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Originally Posted by Acres per Second
A few boats have been "optioned-up" by dealers, including the switchable exhaust option. (Even NH dealers do this).
Crownlines were especially well-known for switchables, and a few Crownlines were operating last season on Lake Winnipesaukee with the switchable exhaust in place. If you're wary and operating in the quiet mode, you'll not likely get stopped. Even if stopped, you may just get a warning. (Hold on to that warning notice).
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I don't know where you get your information, but when I bought my first boat 10 yrs ago, it had through-prop exhaust. Five years later, I inquired about getting a thru-hull exhaust installed and when I inquired about a "switchable" exhaust, I was promptly told, politely by the dealer, that those were illegal in NH and could not be installed. Who was the dealer?? Channel Marine, the same dealer that sells Crownline!! Perhaps the Crownlines you saw/heard had been modified by a knowledgeable owner??
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Originally Posted by Acres per Second
The so-called "legal" thru-hull exhausts can be heard at the same distance—and even when they pass behind Rattlesnake Island!  It's just the way noise is on lakes surrounded by mountains. |
My current boat, a Baja, has the factory-installed thru-hull exhaust and has never been modified by me or anyone else; I know because I bought this boat new. It's legal! If it's loud, perhaps the state should consider allowing a switchable exhaust, keeping the current decibel limits in place so no one gets too loud.