The streets here in Naples are flooded with straight pipe Harleys and teenagers with loudazz diesel pickups and that does not seem to bother them here .

Being there is next to nothing for loud boats around here and the fact they are to busy harassing you for not having your dog on a leash on a remote beach , I doubt they have the knowledge nor the resources to enforce excessive noise violations out on the water.

I got one in Volusia county. Beginning of an FPC poker run (last year they ran an event there think it was 2007). Got me on radar going 60 in a 30, he waved......the girls waved back and we kept going. CG in a rib pulled us over with lights/sirens under the Granada bridge. Local cop with the radar gun appears a minute later and took over from the CG. He gave me the option of a speeding ticket or exhaust......same penalty but I felt exhaust could never translate to points/increased insurance so I went with exhaust for $150!

They were full of hassle that year and Stu never returned. To be fair though, the previous year was absolute mayhem.....running 100-120 in the ICW (limit is 25 or 30), running 3 wide at speed, passing outside channel markers......lots of people cheering on their docks, lots of people shouting (not good things).

I think they're more worried about the dolphins and manatees, so don't hit one of them and you should be fine.

I got stopped in Biscayne Bay near South Beach last year for noise, he gave me a warning. He said they were starting to ticket for noise because people in the high rises have been complaining. Never actually got a ticket though.

On the west coast have never seen or heard of anyone being stopped for it.

Never had a problem on the St. Johns River, or the ICW on east central coast. BUT I have to admit the Gibson mufflers that are on the Spectre are really nice, good rumble but you can talk at speed...

That's good to hear.

Thanks so much for all the info. Appreciated. I will be boating out of the Venice area down to Charlotte harbour. See you on the water. Cheers