Overnight on the Lake

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Steveo

What a burden this would put on the Marine Patrol. Check each of the 500 boats to see if they have a head and are properly anchored. Then keep a list of each boat and its location and the start of its X night. Then watch the musical chairs they all do when X nights is up. And oh by the way do this all at night.

Alternatively, it could simply be enforced like every other law. At present, the Marine Patrol is not required to verify that every boat on the lake has the correct number and type of PFD, only the boats the choose to check. The responsibility to follow laws really rests on the individual boater.