St Clair Boat Requirements
muskie_man
Posted 11/8/2013 11:27 AM (#672542)
Subject: St Clair Boat Requirements





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Location: South Portsmouth, KY		What are the requirements by law for safety that you need to have in your boat while on the Michigan and Canadian waters of st Clair?
woodieb8
Posted 11/8/2013 11:58 AM (#672544 - in reply to #672542)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements




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u.s. coast guard approved lifejackets and such. the u.s. coast guard approved equipment is accepted in Canada also.
Guest
Posted 11/8/2013 12:32 PM (#672547 - in reply to #672544)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements


IMO the strange requirements on LSC/Canada are 50' floating rope and an E99 card from customs.
esoxfly
Posted 11/8/2013 6:37 PM (#672572 - in reply to #672542)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements





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Location: Kodiak, AK		Google "Coast Guard vessel inspection" and you'll get a list of what they check for.

Then Canada has other requirements and restrictions, like flare guns are considered firearms.
horsehunter
Posted 11/8/2013 7:26 PM (#672576 - in reply to #672544)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements




Location: Eastern Ontario
woodieb8 - 11/8/2013 12:58 PM

u.s. coast guard approved lifejackets and such. the u.s. coast guard approved equipment is accepted in Canada also.


I think this only applies to American boats in Canadian waters I think Canadian boats require Dept. of Transport approved equipment.

In some areas aggressive police are charging you for not having paper charts even tho you have 2 chart recorders and Navionics on your phone. They are required if you are not within sight of navigation marks which I take to be bouys or shoreline. Not sure about St Clair but had a friend charged on the St Lawrence and a few on Lake Ontario.

Edited by horsehunter 11/8/2013 7:40 PM
LarryJones
Posted 11/8/2013 10:17 PM (#672587 - in reply to #672542)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements




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Location: On the Niagara River in Buffalo, NY		If you launch from U.S. waters and travel to Canadian waters the flare gun is ok as long as you do not touch shore or anchor near shore.
waterwolfhunter
Posted 11/17/2013 2:29 PM (#673855 - in reply to #672542)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements





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Location: Lake St. Clair		LSC is my home water and I have been stopped by the coast guard before. All they checked for were approved life jackets, fire extinguisher, secondary horn besides boat horn. I also went through a coast guard pre season inspection at the boat ramp and they checked for the same stuff. The only extra things they checked for were flare gun and checked my lights. I didn't have a flare gun but without it at the ramp check I just didn't get my sticker. Haven't had any issues this year at all with being stopped or checked.
ShutUpNFish
Posted 11/19/2013 12:37 PM (#674325 - in reply to #672542)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements





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Location: Money, PA		I take all the required safety equipment you would need on the Great Lakes
-Life Jackets
-Flare Gun/Flares Up to date
-Throwable device
-Anchor with 200' of rope
-A sound horn or some sound device (whistle)
-Flashlight/Spotlight
-Passport of crossing the border

Better to be safe than sorry.
pigeontroller
Posted 11/20/2013 5:36 PM (#674598 - in reply to #672542)
Subject: Re: St Clair Boat Requirements




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Location: Ontario, Canada		Flare guns can be bought at any hardware/marina in Ontario. They are not considered firearms...

Geeesh!