In some areas of the country cars undergo rigorous emissions testing - good
for the environment, good for people and delaying the inevitable onslaught
of global warming. Why aren't boats tested annually? They burn much more
fuel than a car. In fact, boat exhaust has hurt people on the water:

http://havasumagazine.com/carbonmonoxide.htm

Even killed:

http://www.scma.com/news/dec03.pdf

And is common:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/410537_3

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en... ndexed=google

http://www.dbw.ca.gov/PressRoom/2003/030606CO.aspx


Pollution from boats is extreme:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5186090

The EPA wants to do something:

http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsst...te=30-Jun-2004

But the special interests of the boating lobby ($$$manufacturers$$$) are
working with payola to keep profits high at the expense of boater's health.
Is it unreasonable to require and annual emission test and follow up
remediation for every boat? I believe boaters should be responsible for
their carbon footprint as well as their impact on other's health. A great
thing would be a buy back of 2 cycle engines, similar to the buy back of
guns.