Common Violations
- Carry your registration card with you or on your boat at all times of operation (it’s the law).
- You must have a wearable US Coast Guard approved PFD for every person on the boat. The PFD must be the right size, readily accessible, and in a serviceable condition. Ripped, damaged, or unserviceable PFD’s are not legal.
- If your boat is 60 feet or longer you must carry a Type IV Cushion or Ring Buoy.
- It is unlawful to operation a motorboat, except outboards of open construction, without a fire extinguisher of the size, type and number as specified in the Wisconsin Boating Regulations book.
- It shall be unlawful to operate a motor driven boat equipped with a storage battery unless such battery is secured against shifting. Both positive and negative terminals need to be covered.
Know Your Buoys
A Danger Buoy is a buoy that marks an area where boaters are to be warned of dangers such as rocks or underwater structures.
The channel is between the green and red markers.
Information Buoy
Diver Buoy. Stay 150 feet away.
Mooring Buoy
