04-19-2009, 06:08 PM
[quote Matador]I agree with you completely. I said that in my first post. The thing is, I would hate to see someone pay a fine for a ticket they did not deserve.
I have a 14ft aluminum boat with a 15hp outboard. In the back of my mind I have always thought that I did not NEED to have a fire extinguisher, based on the rules. But I usually have one on board anyway. When I saw this thread, and saw that Whut210 got a warning for a bad fire extinguisher, it got me to thinking that I might have it wrong. So I looked it up. And there it was in paragraph 2, my boat was exempt, just as I remembered. Then I looked again. The other paragraphs seem to contradict the 2nd one.
Anyway, it sure is confusing the way they write the rules up. I am just going to always have one to be safe and sure. Besides, it may be someone else's boat I save...[/quote][size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Matador,[/#800000][/font][/size]
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[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I am NOT a lawyer (thank goodness) and I am NOT telling you to carry, or not carry, an extinguisher. But my take on the quoted pamphlet information is this. The first paragraph states the basic rule – all boats must carry. Then the second paragraph allows an exception to the basic rule – carry is an option without permanent tanks in a boat under 26 feet long. Finally, the third paragraph gives specifics on what kind, and how many, extinguishers are required under paragraph one IF you are not exempted under paragraph two. The paragraphs really don’t contradict each other.[/#800000][/font][/size]
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[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]In your case Matador, you are not required by law to carry any extinguisher but are encouraged to do so. If you want minimum protection, then one B-I fire extinguisher would be sufficient for your boat and motor combination.[/#800000][/font][/size]
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I have a 14ft aluminum boat with a 15hp outboard. In the back of my mind I have always thought that I did not NEED to have a fire extinguisher, based on the rules. But I usually have one on board anyway. When I saw this thread, and saw that Whut210 got a warning for a bad fire extinguisher, it got me to thinking that I might have it wrong. So I looked it up. And there it was in paragraph 2, my boat was exempt, just as I remembered. Then I looked again. The other paragraphs seem to contradict the 2nd one.
Anyway, it sure is confusing the way they write the rules up. I am just going to always have one to be safe and sure. Besides, it may be someone else's boat I save...[/quote][size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Matador,[/#800000][/font][/size]
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[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I am NOT a lawyer (thank goodness) and I am NOT telling you to carry, or not carry, an extinguisher. But my take on the quoted pamphlet information is this. The first paragraph states the basic rule – all boats must carry. Then the second paragraph allows an exception to the basic rule – carry is an option without permanent tanks in a boat under 26 feet long. Finally, the third paragraph gives specifics on what kind, and how many, extinguishers are required under paragraph one IF you are not exempted under paragraph two. The paragraphs really don’t contradict each other.[/#800000][/font][/size]
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[size 4][font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]In your case Matador, you are not required by law to carry any extinguisher but are encouraged to do so. If you want minimum protection, then one B-I fire extinguisher would be sufficient for your boat and motor combination.[/#800000][/font][/size]
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Bob Hicks, from Utah
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I'm 82 years young and going as hard as I can for as long as I can.
"Free men do not ask permission to bear arms."