Now what do I need?

[Amx]

Listed too]Horn, Whistle, or Bell

....that was an attempt at humor....visible....fog...no?.........I guess I'll have to work on my material. [/quote]

[Marc Martyn]

hmmmmm. I'd better get a barge to pull behind my pontoon boat for all this if I'm going to go fish American Lake.

[Toni]

hmmmmm. I'd better get a barge to pull behind my pontoon boat for all this if I'm going to go fish American Lake.

Marc, do you have an gas outboard on your potoon?

Yes flares.

Nighttime Visual Distress Signals

also]Daytime Visual Distress Signals

http://www.boat-ed.com/wa/handbook/chcklst.htm[/quote]

AMX, VDSs are required to be carried on vessels when on Washington's coastal waters, the Strait of Juan de Fuca east to Puget Sound, and the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula at Foul Weather Bluff. All vessels on coastal waters, regardless of length or type, are required to carry night signals when operating between sunset and sunrise. Most vessels must carry day signals also; exceptions to the requirement for day signals are...
VDSs are not required to be carried on Washington's inland waters, but they are strongly recommended.

Don't need a night time one unless we are out at night.
http://www.boat-ed.com/wa/course/p4-10_ ... evices.htm

[hewesfisher]

You know, I just can't believe American Lake is falling under the same rules and guidelines as other federal waterways that are connected to the ocean. It's a lake, not feeding into or out of Puget Sound. Yes, there are military shorelines, but the rules for federal waterways are big time overkill for a small boat with a 4hp motor not on "real" federal water. Seriously, does the CG cruise American Lake to ensure your boat has all the required equipment to operate on federal waters? How many tenders (aka inflatables with motors) are used in the sound and don't have reg numbers and all the stuff required for operating on a federal waterway?

I'm not advising breaking the law, but there is a point where all this stuff being talked about is absolute nonsense for American Lake. Flares? Bells? Whistles? Horns? Throwable flotation devices? First aid kits? Anchors? I know some of this is tongue in cheek, but where do you draw the line?

Toni is just trying to be legal, and quite frankly, I wouldn't bother with any of it at American Lake. Her motor is under the 10hp limit, so unless the Pierce County Sheriff Marine patrol or CG is out there enforcing federal waterway rules, I wouldn't be the least bit concerned. If they are, I'd find somewhere else to fish, the hassle of meeting those requirements for a 10' boat with 4hp outboard would take all the fun out going there in the first place.

[Toni]

:bball:

[FishingFool]

Yes flares.

Nighttime Visual Distress Signals

also]Daytime Visual Distress Signals

http://www.boat-ed.com/wa/handbook/chcklst.htm[/quote]

Can be a flashlight right? Doesnt have to be a flare. I dont have any flares.

[Marc Martyn]

Toni............. go fishing and have a good time.

[Toni]

Toni............. go fishing and have a good time.

Yes Marc.