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On 15 Aug 2005 05:09:51 -0700, wrote:

And this puzzles me, because I don't think I've ever seen these rules
obeyed, in all the time I've been on the water. I don't think I've
ever heard a boat horn blasted, except perhaps in anger.

I notice the same thing. The only people I see who ever use the horn
properly are the licensed captains running boats for hire. This only
happens when there is a real risk of collision. I assume the lawyers
tell them to do it since the boaters in question seldom react in the
appropriate manner and I have never heard the proper response.

I do think we should evaluate the rules and update them to reflect
watercraft like jetskis that do not really have a usable signalling
device. I still think some form of hand signals might be more
appropriate for small vessels in close quarters. I doubt a guy on a 2
stroke ski could hear most horns anyway.

Hmmm....I thought there already were appropriate hand signals for
communicating with jet skis.....