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Seems to me you'll be meeting the spirit of the law
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Question about overboard discharge valve "secured"
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But in reality it will probably come down to the whim of the inspecting officer.
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Question about overboard discharge valve "secured"
Seems to me you'll be meeting the spirit of the law
My sense if that if you had a wire tie on a diverter valve you'd be okay.
I have a nylon tie wrap on the handle and have been checked twice...
Heh. This whole business gives pause to wonder, if the key is in my pocket how is it better?
Or hanging from a hook in the head
I was inspected in Cape Cod Bay last fall.
The only NDZ I have been to...
My goodness
Common ....
Avalon Bay, Catalina Island, and Santa Barbara Harbor, for two...
If you find out for sure, let me know
Y-valves
Here's the federal law (33 CFR 159.7)
we have been stopped and checked several times in FL