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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What does Slow - No Wake mean?
A.    SLOW - NO WAKE means moving at the slowest speed possible while still maintaining steerage.
  • It has nothing to do with you actually making a small wake or not. The speed and maintaining steerage depends on your boat and boat characteristics.
  • If there is a wind or current, you might have to go faster than you might think to maintain steerage.
  • This means boaters going downstream with a current need to go faster than boaters traveling upstream against the current. Boaters going against a current have greater control of their boats.

Source: US Coast Guard Auxiliary
PLEASE NOTE:  Arkansas boating regulations state that: “slow, no wake speed” means "A speed at which the vessel does not produce a wake, not to exceed 5 miles per hour."

Q: When  and how should the US Flag be displayed on a recreational boat?

A: Your boat should wear the US Flag from 0800 until sunset, and when you enter or leave port during daylight or at night, weather and rig permitting. While in port, if you leave your boat and will not return before sunset, lower and stow the national ensign before you go. Fly the US Flag from the flagstaff at your boat's stern. If your boat has an overhanging boom or an outboard motor, your flagstaff may be offset to starboard (preferably) from your boat's centerline. If your boat is rigged with one starboard halyard and one port halyard, fly the signal of superior dignity on the starboard side and the signal of lesser dignity on the port side. 

For more than two flags, then the US Flag should be flown from the centerline, the next most significant flag from the starboard, and the least most significant, from the port.  For Example:  Port - Razorback flag; Center - US Flag; Starboard - Arkansas Flag.
Source: US Power Squadrons

Q:Can I leave my US Flag on display at night?
A: The Flag Code states it is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness. The American Legion interprets “ proper illumination” as a light specifically placed to illuminate the flag (preferred) or having a light source sufficient to illuminate the flag so it is recognizable as such by the casual observer.

Source: The American Legion

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