Check your local regs.

To remain legal in fl, one person capable of operating must be sober. Keys, no keys.....one sober capable operator.

We are a zero tolerance state...meaning simply, they have the authority (not that they always do) to take the vessel or car or home or whatever you are in and own at the time they discover a felony infraction.

BUI is a felony here.

Also, when under way, alcohol cannot be within reach of the operator...but if stopped (anchored, drifting, tied to a dock) all can drink.....but may have to prove there is one under limit operator on board.....even if they are asleep at the time of inspection.

I'm pretty sure you're under way if you're drifting.

better take that back..... or u will be f-ed this year geting stoped every weekend......:party-smiley-004:

In my class they said you could, that was difference between car and boats..

wasn't there a thread last year about a guy at loto getting hauled away for being drunk with the anchor down and no intention of leaving for the night? Boat cops are my least favorite people in the world.

A vessel drifting with no one in command at the helm with or without power is classified by USCG as NOC

Not Under Command

And yes, I am a uscg captain.

But....local regs can be more stringent....

Look at our gun laws as opposed to Il:poopoo:

MNo offense to you but my buddy is a water sheriff in MI. You can pretty much do whatever if your not driving...

please send your buddy over to this side of the state. The sheriff's over here are out of control. I'm surprised I haven't seen any of them out yet skimming on top of the ice. Coast Guard however is very respectible to everyone.

I don't know ay specifics about it, but there is drunk and then there is that wonderfull drunk attitude some people get which is much more likely to get them hauled away then merely consuming a few beverages.....