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[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

you only need a solas raft if your documented, and more than 50 miles from the coast, state registered boats never need a Solas raft.
Also you also do not need survival suits in july, aug, or sept.

http://www.uscg.mil/d1/prevention/Co...gest-20081.pdf

Vessels 5 net ton displacement + supposed to be documented according to cg.
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[thefishingfreak]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Vessels 5 net ton displacement + supposed to be documented according to cg.
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I called on that. They said its not enforced and if you were to hire a professional surveyor to specifically calculate net tonnage most boats would be way under. His example was a recent 47 footer with an 18 foot beam came in at 2 tons. So by simple calculations (LxBxD-:-100)x67=gross tonnage, will be way over 5 on most boats. and net is Gross x.80 or 80% of gross. So the coast guard "says" most vessels over 25' will be 5tons but in reality not so much.

How do you think they get away with commercially fishing Canadian boats? Canadian boats can't be documented
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