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Coast Guard boarded me in Leeville

Posted on 10/12/19 at 11:16 am
Posted by bryancpg
Member since Sep 2016
20 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 11:16 am
Coast guard boarded me in Leeville and I had everything I was supposed to have but my fire extinguisher wasn’t showing a charge so he wrote me up. The ticket doesn’t have much info on it and the state doesn’t have a law that says they have to be replaced so I hadn’t bothered to check mine in a while. They also take forever to inspect your boat and have a hard time keeping your boat safely out of traffics way and off of the bank.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
16185 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 11:22 am to
That sucks.

Was it one if the little cheap extinguishers with no pressure gauge?
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66763 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 11:36 am to
I got boarded in dulac earlier this year and had the opposite experience. They were polite and pretty fast. I had everything and the filled out a report and told me to keep it with my registration so that if I was stopped again, I could show that I had been fully inspected. Whole ordeal took about 20 minutes I guess counting some bullshitting.

Coast guard is such a crapshoot. They have a lot of young kids out there who arent the best boat people and some older guys who are some cool old salts. I guess I got lucky.
Posted by LSUintheNW
At your mom’s house
Member since Aug 2009
35748 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 11:40 am to
quote:

and the state doesn’t have a law that says they have to be replaced so I hadn’t bothered to check mine in a while


Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5139 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 11:53 am to
What good is a fire extinguisher if it isn’t charged?
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
9820 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 1:03 pm to
Yeah I’m gonna guess if you have a fire extinguisher that doesn’t work then technically you don’t have a fire extinguisher.
Posted by Chuker
St George, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2015
7544 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 1:14 pm to
you could try throwing the empty extinguisher at the fire. like if you threw it really hard it might subdue the flames.
Posted by DMAN1968
Member since Apr 2019
10144 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 1:30 pm to
I was boarded and inspected on the Tickfaw earlier this summer. Took about 10 minutes and all was well. They had me on one side and another boat on the other. That inspection is good for 6 months I think they said.
Posted by Junky
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2005
8373 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 2:09 pm to
Never been stopped by the Coast Guard. The WL Agents that have are typically good. One thought our boat to be a bit "rigged up" and "old" but we were legal, he insisted we copy his cell down . I've only had one be a dick, but they have a tough job.
Posted by KemoSabe65
70605
Member since Mar 2018
5129 posts
Posted on 10/12/19 at 2:43 pm to
Boarded last month at cal pt before a trip one afternoon. Gave the guy my pelican box and told him to have at it while I parked. Complemented me on my paperwork and dinged me for not having my throw cushion accessible. Disagree about the difficulty of their job, all they have to do is act professional, they have the power to correct unprofessional attitudes.
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7509 posts
Posted on 10/13/19 at 1:34 pm to
Did he give you an actual ticket? I got boarded in Leeville once and he wrote something for my throw cushion was tucked under my console instead of out on the deck, but it was just a warning.
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