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 To Clerk of the Board,
  The proposal to outlaw diesels in their current configuration for
California sportfishing and Whale Watching/Tour boats is very
misguided.
  The technology to replace the diesel engines is not there yet;
but CARB is going to insist that all these hard working people
replace their boats! This is beyond crazy and smacks of government
overreach.
 What is being threatened is the livelihood of thousands of
operators and their crews and the access to the ocean for tens of
thousands of California residents and out of state tourists.
 I have been fishing sport boats for 45 years and I can remember
the noxious fumes on some of those old diesel engines. You
definitely did not want to be drinking your coffee on deck downwind
from those smokestacks. The fleet, over the years, has been
upgrading their engines and everyone has benefited from less
emissions, better fuel economy, lighter weight,etc.
 Please take into account the technology currently available, when
making your decision. The obvious answer is we are not quite there
yet with the technology and to make this decision now will
adversely affect too many people. 
 You must table this preposterous proposal until the technology
catches up.
      
                   Regards,
                   John Hutton
                    Fontana, Ca