It doesn't really specify either way.


"Jeff" wrote in message
...
That's a nice chart in Chapman's, but the categories apply to
motorboats, not sailboats. The categories Class A, 1, 2 and 3 are
used to refer to power boats.


Scotty wrote:
from Chapman's;

USCG min. reguired safety eg.:
Fire ext.- 26'~40' = either 2 B-1, or 1 B-ll.


--
Scotty,
A Snark that actually gets sailed would be a better choice
than any boat that bobspit uses for bragging on the Internet.


"Jeff" wrote in message
...

Bart Senior wrote:

In the USA, does a sailboat, 30.5 feet in length, without

mechanical

propulsion require fire extinguishers?



Federal Law (according to my little handbook from 2000) does not
require fire extinguishers on open boat that have no inboard
engines
or fuel tanks. This is not a law that state generally override.

It? You mean Chapman's? I didn't realize it was now the Law of the Land.


Scotty wrote:
It doesn't really specify either way.


"Jeff" wrote in message
...

That's a nice chart in Chapman's, but the categories apply to
motorboats, not sailboats. The categories Class A, 1, 2 and 3 are
used to refer to power boats.


Scotty wrote:

from Chapman's;

USCG min. reguired safety eg.:
Fire ext.- 26'~40' = either 2 B-1, or 1 B-ll.


--
Scotty,
A Snark that actually gets sailed would be a better choice
than any boat that bobspit uses for bragging on the Internet.


"Jeff" wrote in message
...


Bart Senior wrote:


In the USA, does a sailboat, 30.5 feet in length, without

mechanical


propulsion require fire extinguishers?



Federal Law (according to my little handbook from 2000) does not
require fire extinguishers on open boat that have no inboard

engines

or fuel tanks. This is not a law that state generally override.

Scotty wrote:
It doesn't really specify either way.


I think Scotty's right. It doesn't say.

But would you want to have an arguement out on the water with a Coastie
(or worse, local law) who was determined to give you a ticket and was
convinced that having a foredeck constituted an "enclosed space? I'd
just as soon carry a fire extinguisher... besides that way you can be a
hero when some other person's boat catches fire.

I've had NC Wildlife officers try and pull boats out of one-design races
to count life jackets & look for fire extinguishers. It wasn't pretty.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King