water patrol harassing fisherman

[kygorski]

yeah the whistle worked, but I know the air horn was louder. I was in my 12 ft boat many years ago, had a 7.5 motor. the Ill. game warden stopped me this was a very small lake, asked me about a fire extinguisher. I had a dry chemical thing that was cheap, and handy, showed it to him. Thats not coast guard he told me. So I asked him this. What would you do in a 12 ftboatif the engine or gas line caught fire? I'd jump out he said, so would I and I wouldn't bwe carrying a fire extinguisher either.

[Grumpy]

I am not sure why the airhorn was no good. I have a small handheld airhorn that I keep on a lanyard on my dash. I have been checked in KY, TN, IN and MI and that has been satisfactory everytime. The KY Boating Regulation says "Kentucky law states that all boats 16 feet in length or longer must have a hand-, mouth- or power-operated signaling device capable of producing a blast for two seconds or more and audible for one-half mile for class 1 vessels, one mile for class two vessels . . .."

I have always thought the HANDheld airhorn was fine.

Grumpy

[kygorski]

I carried one of those air horns for years,and was never questioned about them, till then.Come to think of it, that fishing boat I rented in in Tn two weeks ago didn't have a horn, or fire estinguisher,

[dissel]

yeah the whistle worked, but I know the air horn was louder. I was in my 12 ft boat many years ago, had a 7.5 motor. the Ill. game warden stopped me this was a very small lake, asked me about a fire extinguisher. I had a dry chemical thing that was cheap, and handy, showed it to him. Thats not coast guard he told me. So I asked him this. What would you do in a 12 ftboatif the engine or gas line caught fire? I'd jump out he said, so would I and I wouldn't bwe carrying a fire extinguisher either.

I've been stopped four times at rough in the past month and a half. Its the same too. For the pleasure boaters don't they have to see them do something illegal for them to come aboard?