I observe this at a number of boat launch. Glendale and Meredith have officers making sure people have the permits to launch, but thay don't enforce the marine laws. I have seen the MP walk over from HQ to check out the loud boats at Glendale. Most of the time they will tell them that it is illegal and that they cannot use the boat in the water. If there is a dispute, the MP will give them a date for a decibel test. And let them go! Jeez. The boat owner is only there for the day. You think they will bother to come back for the decibel test if they are only up for the day????
I also notice that during the initial inspection, they will poke their stick up the pipes. If they hit something than they assume there is a muffler. That is bizarre! Any boatowner knows that there are flaps in the pipes to prevent water from entering the engines.
I also notice when they ask the boatowner to open the engine hatch to inspect the pipes, they never say anything about the captain's call setup! Do they know what the switchable setups look like??? It is obvious.
One NH dealer told me and my buddy that the Corsa quick and quiet (I think that was the name) has an automatic setup so that when the backpressure is low the exhaust goes through the outdrive. When the backpressure gets to a certain level, it diverts the exhaust to the transom. He said it was against the law to have a manual switch. The automatic switch is fine. I guess everyone finds a loophole.
