<Scott wrote: Who would enforce such restrictions?  Customs, Immigration,
the Coast Guard?  I can see restricting motors for import and installation
into US built vessels, but for a boat cruising in U.S. waters, seems pretty
crazy to me.  I don't see how it could be enforced.>

I too think it's crazy but I know many many grey market cars that have been
taken off the road because of EPA emission failures and then a bit of
checking and then the authorities are all over the owner.

It's very easy for customs to check. Walk into the ER and look for the
tag...No tag no entry.

For those that are not outside the US yet normal clearance procedure in most
countries has the customs guys on board your boat looking at everything and
anything. Then there are the Agriculture folks, the Health folks,
Immigration and the local constabulary. Why not one more, the Emissions
folks? It's only a matter of time before the US adopts this same thorough
check on boats entering US waters.

If there's a law sooner or later someone will get swept up in it. Better to
know before hand than be the dust in front of the broom, me thinks ;-)

BTW, don't forget the ban on Tin based paints and soon they will be checking
bottoms on this!! Simple test that takes about a minute or so I'm told.
Yipes!!

Pretty soon I can't get back with my fouled but tin free bottom and my no
compression, smoke belching worn out diesel that barely runs but that can't
be replaced ;-)

YMMV

Cheers

Dave
Swan Song

This topic has started with the assumption that if there is a rule it will
be  enforced, I would suggest that only a little over have of the rules,
regulations, and laws that we have in the United States are enforced.

If someone would like to start a list of non-enforced rules - just for
boating - I would be happy to add a few.

John Harris