unwritten lake rule

bobio · 07-02-2006, 08:36 AM

I am new to boating, about 5 years now. The one thing that I constantly see is boaters who decide to stop in the miidle of a highly traveled passage and either set up their boat, swim, tube or just stop to look around. I have also noticed this out on the lake where boaters stop out in the middle of a highly traveled section causing other boaters going at a good clip to zig-zag all over the place.This becomes a problem to other boaters who want to follow the 150 rule when comming out of the end of Paugus or through the Weirs channel. Especially in the Weirs channel heading out to the main lake. There you have Marine patrol watching everything thats going on. With so many boats trying to get going and get out of everyone else's way a stopped or slow moving boat puts other boats in jeopardy of receiving a ticket. I realize that it is their right to do this but shouldn't there be some kind of edicate?

07-02-2006, 08:36 AM	#1
bobio Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Shore, Ma./ South Down Shores, N.H. Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	unwritten lake rule I am new to boating, about 5 years now. The one thing that I constantly see is boaters who decide to stop in the miidle of a highly traveled passage and either set up their boat, swim, tube or just stop to look around. I have also noticed this out on the lake where boaters stop out in the middle of a highly traveled section causing other boaters going at a good clip to zig-zag all over the place.This becomes a problem to other boaters who want to follow the 150 rule when comming out of the end of Paugus or through the Weirs channel. Especially in the Weirs channel heading out to the main lake. There you have Marine patrol watching everything thats going on. With so many boats trying to get going and get out of everyone else's way a stopped or slow moving boat puts other boats in jeopardy of receiving a ticket. I realize that it is their right to do this but shouldn't there be some kind of edicate?