"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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On Apr 11, 8:50?pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

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Sounds a bit like a USCG boarding I endured a couple of years ago. I
was also written up for an insufficient horn, but everything else was
OK. (He thought he had me when he asked to see Chart #1- but I had it
aboard as required).

Are you talking about navigational charts? If so, since when is it
"required" to carry them on a recreational boat? I am not saying you
shouldn't have charts, I am questioning the "requirement" to have them.

Eisboch

See the last item on this list:

http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/fe...u_refchart.htm


I beleive that's the authority upon which the USCG relies when they
ask for Chart #1 in inland waters. Trailer boats are generally not
included in the requirement. The law reads 39 feet and up, (my boat is
39 LOA) and the check list reads 26 feet and up.


Ah .... I didn't recognize the reference to "Chart 1". You are referring
to the booklet called "Navigation Rules" and yes, it is required to have the
current edition on board on boats 39' or larger. I know several people with
boats in this size who were unaware of the requirement for this publication.
Which reminds me ... the one I have is outdated.

http://www.starpath.com/catalog/books/1832.htm

Eisboch