Several years ago my friend was solo operating a Coleman Scanoe, with an outboard motor, in the CT River.
He was checked by a NH C.O. (NH owns the river) and was found to not have a throwable device.
He got a ticket.
He should have disputed it as the Scanoe is only 15'8" long.
I wonder to this day if that C.O. did not know the law or just guessed the vessel's length.
My friend made the point that, operating solo, who would be throwing or catching the throwable device.
That fell on unsympathetic ears.
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