Phil Abuster wrote:
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...6&cmd=showdeta
ilview&indexed=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...ate=30-Jun-200
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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.

Be like the French. Don't use the engine. Sail everywhere, including docking
and anchoring. Believe me, they do!

Dennis.