Some of the older boats like mine uses the water from the engine to muffle the noise. At idle the boat is pretty loud but at full throttle it is pretty quiet. Because the current testing procedure requires a full throttle pass, my boat pass the law with decibels to spare. There have been numerous times that I got stop by the MP in a NWZ because it is loud. I just showed them the slip that says I passed the test. Some of the MP's will even stick their club up my exhaust just to see if they hit something. This is something of a no brainer idea. As all boats have flaps to prevent water reversals.
With the new law a lot of the classic and antique boats may have to be modified. This is a big no no among the die-hards and the judges at the boat shows. I wonder if there will be an exception for them?
Also, since the current law and the new law states that the boat requires a full throttle pass, does that violate the new 45 mph rule? Sounds like another political no brainer.
