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Name:   Pier Pressure The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   Marine Police question...
Date:   5/21/2008 12:37:18 PM

It is not "illegal" to have an open container on a boat. It isn't even illegal to be drinking and drive the boat (maybe stupid, but not illegal). What is illegal is drinking enough to become impared, have a blood alcohol level of .08 or more AND operate the boat.

Boat laws are not like car ones in that car laws you have "Physical Control" by having the keys on you and drunk. If the boat isn't going anywhere then no one is operating it. Once the motors are running, it is being operated. Do not operate your boat under the influence...

Is that more clear? Let your passengers drink, but not get to the point they are "Public Intoxication" and doing something stupid.
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two genuine questions - cstewa - 5/21/2008 11:13:35 AM
     two genuine questions - AnchorbayDon - 5/21/2008 11:17:44 AM
          two genuine questions - DJ - 5/21/2008 11:20:06 AM
          legal for towing - Nutin Bitein - 5/21/2008 3:32:18 PM
               legal for towing - old blue chair - 5/21/2008 3:40:41 PM
                    Here is another - Nutin Bitein - 5/21/2008 3:45:39 PM
                         Here is another - old blue chair - 5/21/2008 3:50:05 PM
               legal for towing - BoatsRFun - 5/21/2008 3:47:17 PM
     two genuine questions - Marine Police - 5/21/2008 11:49:00 AM
          two genuine questions - DJ - 5/21/2008 12:19:41 PM
          two genuine questions - DJ - 5/21/2008 12:23:22 PM
               DJ Here is Answer - Maverick - 5/21/2008 12:53:08 PM
          two genuine questions - Tallyman - 5/21/2008 1:17:35 PM
     Marine Police question... - Crimson4Lif - 5/21/2008 12:32:01 PM
          Marine Police question... - Pier Pressure - 5/21/2008 12:37:18 PM
               Physical control - Marine Police - 5/21/2008 2:21:09 PM
               Marine Police question... - Pontoonfisher - 5/21/2008 4:36:19 PM
                    Marine Police question... - DroughtBuster - 5/21/2008 4:55:34 PM
          Clarification - Marine Police - 5/21/2008 2:15:50 PM
               Thanks - Crimson4Lif - 5/21/2008 2:48:06 PM
          1 more Marine Police question - Nutin Bitein - 5/21/2008 2:42:36 PM
     two genuine questions - lamont - 5/21/2008 12:52:09 PM
          two genuine questions - Ulysses E. McGill - 5/21/2008 1:53:30 PM
     two genuine questions - cstewa - 5/21/2008 2:00:00 PM


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