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Descant · 08-27-2020, 08:58 AM

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f NH had not "won" exemption from the Jones Act, would we now have:

A buoy system understood by boaters from other states, funded by USCG?
A safe passage law that others understand?
Overnight anchoring?
Overboard discharge of grey water?
A reasonable and prudent/Rule six speed law?
No requirement for under 13 to wear a PFD?
OK to ride on gunwales?
Etc
Etc
For "Live Free or Die" we have a huge number of laws and rules that really should be common sense.
Please don't start to discuss these--the point is to say that the Jones Act does some things for us that are good, and some not so good.

08-27-2020, 08:58 AM	#10
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,036 Thanks: 1,212 Thanked 1,518 Times in 985 Posts	Speculation I f NH had not "won" exemption from the Jones Act, would we now have: A buoy system understood by boaters from other states, funded by USCG? A safe passage law that others understand? Overnight anchoring? Overboard discharge of grey water? A reasonable and prudent/Rule six speed law? No requirement for under 13 to wear a PFD? OK to ride on gunwales? Etc Etc For "Live Free or Die" we have a huge number of laws and rules that really should be common sense. Please don't start to discuss these--the point is to say that the Jones Act does some things for us that are good, and some not so good.