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	Name:	The New Guy -
	Subject:	Marine police answers
	Date:	6/22/2009 11:32:22 PM

Hello everyone. Sorry I have not been so quick on answering back. Let me start with the capacity plate. The manufactures use the weight of 150 lbs per person. So if you are rated for 1400 lbs that comes out to be close to 9 people. But not everyone is 150 lbs. So you need to try to keep as close to the weight more than the number of people. Most of all just have a PFD for everyone on board.

Next I just want to comment on the docking lights. There is no law saying you can not run with them on. But your nav lights ( RED, GREEN, and WHITE) are what tells everyone around you that you are a boat. With the docking light on not only are you blinding the other boaters in front of you but you are making yourself to look like a car on the shore instead of a boat in the water. By all means if think you see something in the water turn your lights on so you can be sure that you can navigate around it but then turn them back off please.

Last thing I think it is a good idea to go to where you get your license and get you another copy just for your boat. I think it will cost you $15 but that’s a lot better than a ticket. Please hide then so not just anyone can get your info. Also don't put you original registration in your boat. We tell people this because there are people out there that will steal your boat and if your registration is in there you will not have it when its time to file a report.

Well that's all I have for now. Please everyone be safe out there and remember you are not the only one on the lake so lets watch out for one another. We all want to go home safe at the end of the day.