Thanks for all the replies.. Makes me feel like I am not alone on this issue.. Something beautiful about the sound of a well tuned engine.. I think it brings out the child in us all.. Remembering those days when you got a glimps of your 1st real performance boat.. I agree that everyone should be respectful and that also includes those people complaining.. If you are being polite and courtious to those people around you, then they should also appreciate the fact that you are doing your best to keep the noise to a minimum. Most of those people probably never owned a boat or fast car and are just miserable.. or jelous!!

Better have those yanked off before you come back to Buckeye Ocean :drink:

Have you tried finding out who? And chatting them up? Although I like the ideas of being a dik and showing them up its better to try making a buddy. Maybe once they find out your not a douche the will take it easy. If not make sure you are in compliance with the law and let er rip.

Put muffs on the Gun 2 yrs ago on LOTO.
Blew Both drives that weekend.
Muffs have been sittinging shop since.
NO more drive issues.

Im just sayin!!

Hmmm, interesting angle.:lolhit:

Dont know if i completely agree with this side being better, while i have not been stopped for noise, my marina closes at 6:00 every day of the year because the condo assoc. on the canal got a local law passed that they cant even run the forklifts after 6:00!! Sucks on those long summer days when you want to run to the marina for a twilight cruise and you cant get your boat out!

My aunt lives lauderdale and have spent many spring breaks in the lauderdale/Miami area and the keys. It seems everytime I was out fishing with gramps or just being out by the water the Florida Water cops were out in force and had people constantly pulled over.

Talked to one of the complainers that I know of and thought the issue was settled until he tried to call the cops for my disturbing the peace. They told him nothing they could do because the noise ordinance was from 11pm-7am.

I've often joked with my buddies about becoming the establishment I used to hate as I age...
natural process I imagine

anyway I pulled the silent thunder box off my 353 not because it was too quiet but because I slipped my boat, went to the beach often, am an obsessive boat keeper, and the box bottom sitting right at waterline made the transom impossible to clean
Big Corsa's went right on tho and the tone is just right with 425's
now my biggest annoyances are in no particular order:
pickups with straight pipes
Harleys with "the loudest pipes ya got"
and compacts with fart-cans

has anybody ever clued these people in on the fact that you make more power with a well tuned and muffled exhaust?
just goes to prove these idiots are all about attention, not performance...
funny how when I was younger you couldn't get thru town with even marginally loud or un-muffled exhaust on a car or bike, now there seems to be no limit on pointless obnoxiouness

[QUOTE=jimmystartup;3576530]As a kid growing up on the north shore of Lake Simcoe in Ontario I remember with great fondness the sound of open piped boats ripping down the bay. My brother and I would go running down to the dock anytime something unusual showed up. My parents would roll their eyes and occasionally complain that the noise was unnecessary. We'd explain very carefully to them how impressive some of that machinery was and how much work went into building those pieces of art. The didn't buy it.

One day without telling them we loaded our boat on a trailer and returned with it a week later - motor raised, nose cone and low water pickup added and two big holes drilled in the shaft to relieve the exhaust. They were not happy... :angry-smiley-038:

One summer evening a bright yellow Apache with bright red stand-up bolsters came blasting by, it was unbelievably loud. I loved it and spent the weekend chasing it down just to hear it start up. That was around 88/89, never did find out who owned that boat.

Back then 100MPH was a huge deal. Now when I go and visit I can sit and watch literally dozens of triple digit capable boats go by each day. The rigs running up Kempenfelt seem to stick mostly to the middle of the bay so the noise levels aren't all that loud. 20 years on and my brother and I still jump up from the dinner table to catch a glimpse of what is running by. That'll never get old.[/QUOTE]

You are welcome.:drink::drink:

2 years ago running up the shoreline on Simcoe we got calls at home for being too loud and fast on the lake.

When I explained that my 88 year old mother was steering they laughed and backed off.

When it comes down to it I find the most nauseating noise coming off the lake is the Seadoos that go back and forth all day.

might want to read that Enquirer again BIG Daddy :lolhit: sure don't see many MUFFLERS at the dragstrip :eek: i'll have to see if that's sumtin new for 2012






ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!:coolcowboy:
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:drink:
HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bigbird:

My implication was clearly in regards to the street and noise disturbance where we live "BIG DADDY"
ie: the subject of this thread.

don't try to start a fight and make yourself again out to be BMOC where there isn't the need...

and BTW alot of "fast street" cars make passes thru the mufflers
because they understand the concept above
Do you?

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back the boat in with the exhaust facing the seawall and tghe condos and tell him NOW THIS~ IS PHUCKING LOUD:coolcowboy::eek::drink:

BMOC? Is that a Big Mouth Obnoxious Chit? :D

Merry Christmas! :drink::drink::drink:

correct Nort and that fits you to a Tee :grinser010::lolhit:









ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:coolcowboy:
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:drink:
HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:b igbird:

that should work pretty good :drink:







ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:coolcowboy:
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:drink:
HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:b igbird:

There are also race tracks now both circle and drag that require some kind of muffling devices so you are correct. What I see that gets me pizzed is the arrogant azzhats with boats, snowmobiles and Harleys that just have to have it as loud as possible and then they wear HEARING PROTECTION!!!! No friggin waaay, you want your **** stupid loud then YOU should at least have to endure the noise you are creating, Smitty

Excellent post.

My suggestion is to use constraint, consideration and finesse when dealing with complaints from those who might bring negative outcomes to your boating situation. As others said here, learn and know the local noise laws and times and stay within those limits so you can protect your interests.
Beyond that, the GGB mufflers and those from Aqua Power LTD in Florida seem to greatly reduce decibils without reducing power much. Try them, you might actually like the effect more than you might initially think.

Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar

By the end of a long day on the water, I'm usually tired of listening to my own noise...let alone, hearing someone else's tub. :D

Plan to have the air cylinders installed then. I am anxious to hear them open thru the muffs, it should still bit quieter. But it sounds great now and noticed no speed loss with them. Nice to be able to talk in the no wake zones and hear the tunes.

I'd like to have the db checked as it still has a bark to it. Maybe I'm getting old after 20yrs at the drag strip or just my hearing is old...

I still don't wear a seat belt cuz they say I HAVE to... pizzes me off... I hate that. But the mufflers run as fast and sound good to me. I only bought them to fly under the radar while in FL for the winter but try the Kool-Aid, you might like it too:)

:mad: dudes I used to back up faster from a burnout than the cars that you imbisiles are griping about!!! noise at a drag strip!! imagine that who'da thunk it???? WTF is this world coming to? next thing ur gonna tell me is top fuel is banned for fear of causing earthquakes!!! :angry-smiley-038:

Just givin ya a hard time , Mark :grinser010: I go back and fourth on the silent thunder box on the formula, it's currently in the barn, but I have toyed with putting it back on. It's still very tolerable with open exhaust since it sits so low in the a$$.

The cig was a different story...

Scottie Too Hottie still hates me over that boat :evilb:

For those who don't know, Scottie is a thong wearing, 'toon driving, flamer that always seems to be hanging around the docks at the bar... :rolleyes:

One day when I backed the cig in with dry 6" CMIs he went on and on about how no one likes to listen to that crap... I snapped back that no one likes to look at his ugly azz hangin out in a thong :eek:

Later that night after quite a few beers he was standing right behind the boat on the dock, and I cranked her up. Scared the chit out of him and soaked him from the waist down. :drink:

I guess it comes down to the mutual respect thing. I never would have said a word to him if he hadn't barked at me about the noise.

Live and let live i suppose...

I'll also add that I am the "Noise Guy" for a large fractional jet operator in Columbus, OH. Ironic that someone with such a love for noise has to deal with all the complaints from morons around the country that decided to move within 200' of a runway end...

Needless to say, I'm not very empathetic ;)

GO TO HELL" & "PHUK YOURSELF!!" :lolhit: haha sailboat....

You're gonna have to put mufflers on those big ol' jet airliners bubba. I bought Gibson clamp-ons for my Donzi and I absolutely HATE them. The unmuffled 525 just sounds so sweet and I have so much money into it and all and I want to hear it in all it's glory :). I'll save the Gibbies for if I ever visit water with strict sound level enforcement. Until then they will continue to gather dust in the garage.

Oh, and regarding whoever started this thread and you guys telling him to get the noise level checked to make sure it's in compliance, uh........it's pretty safe to assume it's not.... :lolhit:

OT I know but yrs ago there was a case around here where the driver of a car was not wearing his seat belt (illegally) and the car rolled.....the driver started flying around the inside of the car when it was rolling and landed on the front seat passenger (who had his belt on as well as everyone else in the car) giving him permanent injuries to his neck and shoulder....passenger sued his dumb azz off and won.....hopefully you dont land on your wife or kid....just sayin'

How about the dude who was riding a motorcycle in NY without a helmet with many others who were also riding without theirs in protest of the helmet law and crashed and killed himself from a head injury earlier this year.

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I say we have a early spring poker run and all meet up at xtreme air's dock..:coolcowboy::lolhit: