They were VERY thorough last time the boat I was on was boarded...
Right down to the expiration dates on the flares. He was a little smug about the whole thing.
The highlight was my buddy called him out on a technicality. The RI EPO tried to bust our balls for only having a validation sticker on one side of the boat. This boat was registered in MA, and in MA you only need 1 and they only give you 1. RI EPO insisted otherwise. Eventually he had to admit defeat when he called up the main office and got shot down. After that he became a bit more social and wanted to know what we caught the bass in the fish box on....
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