# less than 26 feet in length — Recreational boat safety equipment requirements by vessel length

For less than 26 feet in length, condition or exception is A vessel 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; cfr section is § 175.320(a)(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **Vessel length band:** less than 26 feet in length _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition or exception:** A vessel 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 _(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 <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-33/section-175.320#p-175.320(a)(1)> § 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.

## 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.
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