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I've already contacted a USCGA rep and he's coming out to the house this Friday to do a VSC on both of our boats.
Since we are rapidly approaching spring 2011 boating season, this is a great idea for us to make sure we comply with the laws......in turn this will keep the law off our backs by making sure our vessels comply with Federal and local laws.
Cliff
1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
you know I had some trouble with the Coast Guard auxiliary doing a safety check. The one thing I didn't have on board was a a personal flotation cushion that could be thrown to a person in the water. I explained to him that I fish alone... who's going throw to me when I'm in the water. So I went and bought one anyway, and he gave me my Coast Guard sticker for that year. The next year the problem I had was convincing him that I didn't need a blower for my 26 gallon molar tank mounted under my RPS. I told the tank was removable so I didn't need one. So he said remove the tank and I said it's full of fuel and not to remove it now. Needless to say he was not going to give me a Coast Guard safety sticker for that year. I gave up on dealing with these people. But it is a good idea and I would not discourage anyone from getting a safety check for their boat. There may be things they have overlooked or just not thought about.
The Coast Guard station here in San Diego will check your epirb for free, or at least they used to.
Edited by Guts on 03/07/11 - 11:58 AM
Guts/AKA/Kim
A blower for your tank? Its not enclosed. Where are supposed to mount the blower and what exactly is it supposed to ventilate?
The CG aux here do a great job for the most part but I bet like most places, their level of knowledge and expertise varies quit a bit. Even when it comes to the law.
