i was reading that they do inspection check points / sobriety check points (this was at lake mead). i know the sobriety check but are you allowed to have alchohol on your boat?what do they inspect on the boat?
what do they look for @ a checkpoint?
i was reading that they do inspection check points / sobriety check points (this was at lake mead). i know the sobriety check but are you allowed to have alchohol on your boat?what do they inspect on the boat?
You may posses alcohol but may not be under the influence of alcohol if you are operating the vessel. They will check to ensure that you have all required safety equipment e.g. life vests for everyone on board, fire extinguisher, whistle or horn, etc...
Hey there,
If you get stopped at one of these be prepared to get screwed. When I got stopped last year I had my father and a friend onboard. I had all the required safety equipment onboard but my father and friend had brought some beer with them. Well I don't drink but because there was empty beer cans I had to do a breath test and corodination test even though they were told I had not had a beer all day. It ended up being an hour of wasted time and anther thing I noticed was they only stop certain boats. It was really stupid......
Pyronut
thanks for the info. its good to know what the laws are, the boat is registered in mine and my g-friends name, being the registered owner do i have to be sober even if im not opperating the boat? (can i drink on my boat if she is the driver/owner?). as for the safety vest do they have to be those orange lil dinky ones or can the be the ones with the buckles like the ones you use to tube in? thanks in advance!
Last edited by badger; 06-06-2008 at 12:40 PM.
Good point pyro. Make sure you keep empty beer cans out of sight whether you're drinking or not. And if you get caught drinking and boating, it's the same as getting a DUI in a car. You get arrested right there and go to jail and face the exact same consequences. I've noticed that they do tend to profile at the checkpoints.
Hey,
Yes either life jacket will work for you out here. If you carry ski jackets make sure you have have one that fit each person properly and if youhave the orange floats you will be ok. As to drinking on board make sure you have one person who never takes a drink cause the DFG has really been cracking down on drinking and boating. If you do get stopped and the person driving has had only one beer and they have to do a breath test that person will go to jail for drunk driving. The same laws as to driving and boating are somewhat the same but no limit on the water. If you have alcohol in your system while operating a boat your drunk driving period. Not like a car where .08 is the limit.
Be safe and have fun out here on this great lake...
Pyronut
thanks pyro!Originally Posted by pyronut
Hey We Got Screwed Too
yea so a quick story... we were coming back after a long day fishing drinking and just hanging out in havasu. We were pulling into site 6 launch and we see this sheriff just sitting there. Well to make a long story short, the officer came up to us. We were good, had a sober driver all the saftey stuff. they asked who drove here my friend said well "i did". They would not let my sober friend leave the boat with us because we were drinking so my friend who was the least buzzed by this time walked up to get the boat and trailer. they waited for him to put the keys in and no sooner they pulled him out of the truck got him for dui and made us walk home. we went back that night and took the boat where they beached it on the side. i hope my story isnt to long. your topic just brought back memories:rolleyes:
I have been watching this series called "Party Police" on Tru TV (formerly court TV) and they had a few episodes from Havasu. They were using breathalizers and were saying the legal limit was .08
Everytime I have gone to Havasu I was told the same. Are you sure about the no alcohol whatsoever law?
it is .08 i lived there for years
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