Speaking for myself, if you are a LEO and are going to harrass me by pulling me over for no reason (I understand that in this video you were perhaps over a speed limit, which is a whole different post about speed limits being stupid unless you are in a marina or a canal), you are already pissing me off, wasting my time, and you think I want to make small talk with you? Seriously, Shut the fukk up and gimme my ticket or let me go..I have ZERO interest in any casual conversation with you...

Ok, rant over.

USCG documentation gets you nothing special with the locals.

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/nvdc/nvdcfaq.asp#22

what if i borrowed the boat from a friend of mine?? is it illegal then?? never let a friend take your cars for a ride??

only if you don't have the registration with you, or its expired. I'd guess that if the wanted to they could make your life a PITA by checking to see if you really had the right to have the boat.

There's an old song that comes to mind. "I fought the law and the law won"

I never had a non registration or a kid without a jacket, don't know where that came from. Im just curious if anyone knows your rights and obligations by law. Are they similar to when you are asked if they could check your car , and you may say no.

he was talking about me. the boat IS registered in NY. and it wasnt a small child. he weighed more than the life jacket they gave to me for the weekend. not saying i was right by any means. it was just my bada$$ sounding motors that got their attention to come check me out. oh well.

My favorite part of the video is when the cop asked how much the poker run entry fee was maybe he's thinking he and his 1st mate will take the towns CC with a single BA 75 merc and enter it in next years poker run I think I would be OK if that's what the government did with my tax money lol

Seriously i have tried to get adult small jackets to tighten up enough not to slip right over a 100 Lb kids head. It is impossable unless you sew a crotch strap into it similar to a newborns jacket....I have also sent an experienced 100 Lb swimmer into the water on a rough day with a 90 Lb you jacket on and had them not tread water in any way and it kept there head above choppy water.

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this is what he looked like. not trying to debate. at this point i could care less. i know what i did wrong. i have 3 tickets telling me. i was not doing the run. i was not on plane. i was not even in gear. just sitting with the boat idling. cracked the throttles to clear out the plugs and starsky and hutch came running over. Life's a b!tch... and then you call your lawyer