Florida Noise Restrictions
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....kinda funny. last time my boat was boarded for a sheriff to do a dB check, by the time they got all of their equipment set up at the right distances and all, the battery on my boat died and i couldn't start the boat......meanwhile, all boaters on the lake were saved from 6 deputy sheriffs, for 4 hrs, who were just instructed to go write a lot noise ordinance tickets. LOL
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....kinda funny. last time my boat was boarded for a sheriff to do a dB check, by the time they got all of their equipment set up at the right distances and all, the battery on my boat died and i couldn't start the boat......meanwhile, all boaters on the lake were saved from 6 deputy sheriffs, for 4 hrs, who were just instructed to go write a lot noise ordinance tickets. LOL
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Where do you see them enforcing noise ordinance on boats.
Everyone in this thread said they have no issues here in FL and I lived here all my life in the Tampa/Clearwater area and also have had zero issues.
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As my dad it ft. Lauderdale Said on a cougar cat with merc log manifolds he was boarded by police ordinance/ law said “ shal be muffled “ so he put in some log mufflers like in a mastercraft and ran it till the boat rotted away
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Here is the reg, talk about VERY vague,,,, when it doesn't have a limit pretty hard to say what is "effective". But it is also why silent choice needs to be removed, they COULD say to leave it on. Either way we have never been pulled over for noise here, gulf coast or keys.
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Here is the reg, talk about VERY vague,,,, when it doesn't have a limit pretty hard to say what is "effective". But it is also why silent choice needs to be removed, they COULD say to leave it on. Either way we have never been pulled over for noise here, gulf coast or keys.
https://myfwc.com/boating/regulations/
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I have been running KE's headers with some water coming out the tips for over 14 years. Never been pulled over for noise yet. Even had the coasties pull along side while we were idling a couple weeks ago to ask a question and jokingly said "what I can't hear you" when I replied. We both just laughed. But if you get a bad neighbor it could probably be a different story? I think they are pretty good here.