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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
...Actually, HB1624 proposes to change over to procedure SAE-J2005, which makes for easier testing...
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You need to go and re-read HB1624. It only allows the authorities to add the inspection requirements defined in SAE J2005 to supplement the existing requirement that still remains in RSA 270:37 (II). It allows the MPs to now have two testing tools in their box, with the addition of SAE-J2005 that allows easy on site verification of particularly noisy craft.
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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
But unfortunately, HB1624 also proposes to increase the allowed noise level from the current 82 dB at wide-open-throttle, to 88 dB at idle.
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This sentence makes no sense. There is no comparison between sound emanating from an idle craft being measured near the transom at four feet to a craft operating at half and wide open throttle being measured at a distance of fifty feet. And again, the 50 foot at full throttle provision at 82/84/86 decibels (depending on year of manufacture) as defined in RSA 270:37 (II) remains in full effect.
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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
How loud might a boat be at full throttle if we allow it to be 4 times as loud as now at idle?
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Nonsensical question. All craft must still abide by RSA 270:37 (II) at full throttle, meaning they cannot surpass 82/84/86 decibels depending on year of manufacture.
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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
...So while HB1624 does promise to make inspections much easier, it also promises to allow boats to be much much louder...
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And once again, that is a completely false statement. The proposed changes require boats to still maintain an 82/84/86 decibel output at 50 feet under full throttle as described in RSA 270:37 (II). It also establishes a new and more convenient test established under idle conditions as described in SAE J2005. It also allows, for the first time, visual inspection of the engine or mechanical systems for muffler violations, raises first conviction fine from a minimum of $100 to at least $250 and makes violations a misdemeanor offense rather than a simple violation....greatly enhancing the sting of the penalty!
A significant portion of the complaints the Marine Patrol receives about boat operation on New Hampshire waterways is in reference to noise. Representative Whalley's revisions give significant more teeth the the existing RSAs governing noise and do not, under any circumstance, allow louder boats to operate on New Hampshire waterways. A simple reading of the bill is all that was required to confirm that.
For those readers wishing to read a factual representation of what Representative Whalley is trying to accomplish, please visit the following site:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legi...06/HB1624.html
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