Many states have muffler and/or sound level pressure requirements.
http://www.nasbla.org/pdf/Model%20Ac...ting%20Act.pdf
http://www.nasbla.org/pdf/Nasbla%20Ref%20Guide%205.pdf

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Greg" wrote in message
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I do agree these folks may be calling undue attention to boats. It may
be
just
a matter of time before we are all running air pumps and catalytic
converters.


I brought up the subject because after being a chauffeur for my 15 yr old
son and his friends for most of the day, I ran out of time to get the boat
in the water. So, I meandered down to the inlet where Irondequoit Bay
meets
Lake Ontario. Every 30 seconds, one of these needle-dick boats came
blarping
through the inlet. Even at idle speed, it completely drowned out ALL other
sound. I couldn't hear the guy standing 10 feet away from me, who was
yelling about why these dumb boats aren't illegal.