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Originally Posted by Phantom
DaveR --- I find that comment about the Marina in Western MA strange (not that i don't believe you) because Mass along with NH BOTH do not allow Switchable exhausts --- as recently as last year on our new Crown I tried and was denied by the dealer (NH based). It was eithor through the prop or sideport exhaust (baffled).
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Maybe they all just have loud boats down there... The local folks I was with said "Captain's Call" was a popular option and that Crownies with through hulls had it. Spoke with a Monterry 298 SC (really nice boat) owner down there and his boat had switchable exhaust (he showed them to me). His boat had the same sort of noise levels at speed as the Crownies.
Maybe I'm an old fart but, seems kinda silly to have loud exhaust on a 35 MPH cruising speed bow rider. I think the droning would get tiring quickly for the passengers.
I think switchable exhaust is a great idea and should indeed be allowed if it passes the noise test in either mode.