Marvin willis
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@Marvin willis , the video clip was already on youtube. I just copied and pasted the url into the reply text and posted the reply.Lol how do you do that? It's only a 2 sec video
No WAY I would rely on this horn for signaling. When you're underway, Imagine hearing a car horn that is inside a compartment 100 yards or so away (adequate signaling distance, maybe more even). While good info, that really only applies if you have a real air horn mounted high facing forwards. Maybe it would work idling up to a drawbridge but not likely our boats would need a drawbridge opened.I use my horn all the time (see below). Also I have just a generic replacement horn that has been fine for the 3 seasons I've had my boat and it sits on a lift from April to November above salt water and I never had an issue.
From "The Complete Idiots Guide To Boating and Sailing"....
The vast majority of recreational boaters simply don’t use their horns as signals, except in the same way they use them as signals ashore—to indicate displeasure. However, to be legally correct, you should know the sound signals and use them any time there’s danger that an approaching boater may not understand your intentions.
Many skippers use VHF radio (which I’ll cover in Chapter 14, “Nautical Radio Gear and Procedures and Your First Longer Cruise”) to inform other boats of their intentions. This is really a better approach than sound signals because you can convey more information. However, some small boats don’t have VHF, and the situation may not allow you enough time to make a connection by radio, so it’s important to know and use sound signals.
The correct ways to signal with your horn on inland and coastal waters are as follows:
- ◆ One short blast: I am turning to starboard and will leave you to my port side.
- ◆ Two short blasts: I am turning to port and will leave you to my starboard side.
- ◆ Three short blasts: I am reversing engines.
- ◆ One long blast: I am getting underway (used when leaving a dock).
- ◆ One long blast followed by one short blast: Please open the drawbridge.
- ◆ Five short blasts: Danger—get out of the way, or don’t do what your signal says you intend to do.
The other vessel (or the bridge tender) should repeat with his horn what he heard from your horn to confirm. If the other vessel does not repeat your signal, he either didn’t hear it or doesn’t understand horn signaling. If he does not repeat your signal but issues five short blasts, he is telling you that your intended action is dangerous. In either case, it’s prudent to slow to idle and review the situation before proceeding.
Just remember, if you do use horn signals when approaching a small boat, there’s about a 95 percent chance the other skipper won’t have any idea what these signals mean, so keep a very close eye on the situation and maneuver to avoid the other boat. Or better yet, make contact on your VHF radio and find out his or her intentions.