# 65 feet or less in length — Recreational boat safety equipment requirements by vessel length For 65 feet or less in length, condition or exception is One 20-B portable fire extinguisher may be substituted for two 5-B portable fire extinguishers; cfr section is § 175.320 (a)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-01. - **Vessel length band:** 65 feet or less in length _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Condition or exception:** One 20-B portable fire extinguisher may be substituted for two 5-B portable fire extinguishers _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **CFR section:** § 175.320 (a)(1) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > (a) Recreational vessels 65 feet or less in length. (1) A recreational vessel 65 feet or less in length must carry at least the minimum number of portable fire extinguishers set forth in table 1 to § 175.320(a)(1) . A vessel less than 26 feet in length, propelled by an outboard motor, is not required to carry portable fire extinguishers if the construction of the vessel will not permit the entrapment of explosive or flammable gases or vapors. Table 1 to § 175.320 (a)(1) Length (feet) | Minimum number of 5-B portable fire extinguishers required 1 | If no fixed fire extinguishing system in machinery space | If fixed fire extinguishing system in machinery space | Under 16 | 1 | 0 | 16 or more, but less than 26 | 1 | 0 | 26 or more, but less than 40 | 2 | 1 | 40 or more, but not more than 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 One 20-B portable fire extinguisher may be substituted for two 5-B portable fire extinguishers. | ## Source - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/chapter-I/subchapter-S/part-175/subpart-E Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-08-25. Part of [Recreational boat safety equipment requirements by vessel length](https://referencesource.org/recreational-boat-safety-equipment-requirements-by-length/).