chief bigwin
11-22-2001, 06:10 PM
I have a cottage in Muskoka, Canada and I just received the Lake of Bays Association newsletter. Topic reads "Make Some Noise About Noisy Boats". It appears that some cottagers are fed up with thru-hull boats and want them banned. I have a real problem with them telling me what I can drive.
Part of their argument is that Federal law states that you may not operate a boat with an un-muffled exhaust within 5 miles of shore. No where on our lake are you 5 miles from shore. This is a federal law that has to be enforced by the Coast Guard...our lake is too small to have a Coast Guard boat. This sounds encouraging for thru-hull owners.
The cottage association wants cottagers to start following thru-hull boats(if they can catch them), taking pictures, writing licence numbers down and figuring out where their cottages are. The association wants the Ontario Government, and municipal government to change the law to make it a Provincial offence and have the Provincial Police lay charges. Now we have a problem!
Action needs to be taken. If they win, what will be next!
Have any of you had to face this situation yet? Comments, suggestion would be appreciatated. I am really curious to see what Mike Miller has to say...Donzi has quite a bit riding on thru-hull exhausts.
This may sound crazy, but are there any environmental benefits of thru-hull like less pollution entering the lake etc?
Thanks,
Brian
Part of their argument is that Federal law states that you may not operate a boat with an un-muffled exhaust within 5 miles of shore. No where on our lake are you 5 miles from shore. This is a federal law that has to be enforced by the Coast Guard...our lake is too small to have a Coast Guard boat. This sounds encouraging for thru-hull owners.
The cottage association wants cottagers to start following thru-hull boats(if they can catch them), taking pictures, writing licence numbers down and figuring out where their cottages are. The association wants the Ontario Government, and municipal government to change the law to make it a Provincial offence and have the Provincial Police lay charges. Now we have a problem!
Action needs to be taken. If they win, what will be next!
Have any of you had to face this situation yet? Comments, suggestion would be appreciatated. I am really curious to see what Mike Miller has to say...Donzi has quite a bit riding on thru-hull exhausts.
This may sound crazy, but are there any environmental benefits of thru-hull like less pollution entering the lake etc?
Thanks,
Brian