Todays article on SB-27....2/23/11
Compromise spurned by boat speed limit supporters
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Without a speed limit, then what would be the outer limits? There have been some very super-duper, hi-speed, big big money boats roaring around out there in years past.
It just seems like the racing boats have a big following of fans and deserve a venue on the lake. As I've mentioned before, how about one 10-mile stretch of the lake open to racing every Sunday morning but just from 8-am to noon, for only FOUR HOURS, and that could become a go-to venue for fast boaters and spectators in smaller boats. Most days, the lake is the most calm in the mornings, and that would be the best time suitable for high speed motor-boating. Just picture this......"Ladies & Gentlemen, the time is now 8-am so it is time to start your engines......budda-boom-boom-boom-rrrrrrrr-zzzzzz......the smell of two-stroke oil.....and the whiney buzz of a two-stroke, turning round & round..... at 6000-rpm ....... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!" Sounds pretty good when taken in small doses....don't it! Four hours out of the whole week would be a nice compromise.....what the heck....let the lake go speed-noise-crazy on Sunday morning for a FAST FOUR HOURS when most everyone is either asleep or at church or too hung-over and won't even notice it. If that don't make sense to you, then how's about for just three hours, say, from 9-am to noon? It could be a very fast, fun, three hour go-to venue for racers and spectators. Just imagine sitting off by the side of the track, out on the broads nears Steamboat Island someplace, and watching a blurr of speed, color and noise roar down onto your little area from 8-miles away......way up in Wolfeboro...... rooster tails seen through the 12 x 50 binocs that get closer and closer.......zooooooooooooooom! Big fast boats have been roaring up and down the lake since the 1930's so it's a well established Lake Winni tradition! Setting up a time slot from 8-am to noon....would give it a time, place and home for both the big speed boats and the big speed boat fans......rrrrrrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzz! Lots of folks would probably just like to be spectators, and set out on the water and spectate the fast boats....just like down at the Nascar track. |
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Just like this: http://localhostr.com/file/do8UxrJ/l...inni%20GFB.JPG |
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Warren Hutchins alludes to safety but doesn't offer any data showing that the SL improves safety. If they had even the slightest proof they would be jumping up and down on it.:rolleye1: I have a picture from last July in which I was taking my boat from Center Harbor all the way to Alton. Boat had just been emptied of cooler and everyhing on board as my wife was driving the truck around the lake. With just me on board I was able to go WOT. Awesome morning and lake was like glass. Fastest my boat has ever gone and was using GPS to measure. Here's an image I shot. Can someone please tell me how "dangerous" this was (hint: sarcasm)? |
For people who have big boats and who want to go really fast, "the ocean's not that far away," said Hutchins
Or how about if you want an "On Golden Pond" look, squam is only half hour away. Plenty of people there to complain with. |
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It's the Littlest Ones...
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It's not the giant ships who are frightened of you... —it's the little ones! :( :( :( |
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"every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed that is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions and with regard for the actual and potential hazards then existing so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid endangering or colliding with any person, vessel, object, or shore and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions." I am willing to assist you with your comprehension skills. |
The Witches Canal...
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1) strong winds and 2) relatively shallow water that 3) is shielded from the heavy surf that would ordinarily make it too choppy to set records for any wind-powered vessels. Windsurfers from around the world try to set their "personal best speeds" in that very channel. (Another similar venue lies in far-away Australia). Although it's proven extremely deadly to innocents, passengers and "drivers", the fastest boat speeds are recorded in man-made canals. With funds from the NMMA, a man-made canal could be constructed out of "The Witches", then advertise it world-wide for speed attempts. Extreme boats could launch in Lake Winnipesaukee to set their own personal record—at any time of their choosing. "Extreme" boaters could enter The Witches Canal at a legal speed—and then "let-er-rip". As before, "Extreme boaters" can carry alcohol on board—but be certain to obey the rule that takes into account your closing speeds of three miles every minute! :eek: The only rule would need to be: "One-Way-Only"! :eek2: Spectators lining The Witches Canal would bring the usual benefits to the local economy, while such a conversion would enlighten everybody to the boating hazard that was formerly "The Witches". :coolsm: Another advantage to Lake Winnipesaukee: "Extreme" boaters wouldn't get their boats possibly smudged by having to use them in the open ocean! :rolleye2: Quote:
But to answer your questions, all boaters in compliance with "Rule 6"will be able to avoid the shrimping fleets in the Broads! :rolleye1: Quote:
It's hard to say from that very instant; but with "special-thanks" ;) to Dave R, a few seconds later, it might appear like this... |
"Without a speed limit, then what would be the outer limits?" (fatlazyless)
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Some boats like the Outer Limits and the Summa Humma are what one could expect to see in an Arnold Schwarzeneger, action super-hero movie, and it would be a shame to totally legislate these super boats totally off the lake. Hopefully, a small compromise can be made such as Sundays from 8-am to noon for a no-limits, race zone for the go-fasts and their spectator fans. |
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Of course, those kind of speeds from a 50'+ boat are very impressive; apparently this one will not be straying too far from home, the builder indicates the first SV 52 will be spending the summers on Lake Winni in New Hampshire." I don't see any reason to band this type of boat as long as the driver uses "reasonable and prudent" speed (or something like that). Just look at this beast...isn't it beautiful::eek: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...9/IMG_3817.jpg http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/w...boat/OL521.jpg |
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Yeah, I am sure the witches are going to be dredged to make a canal. Right. Oh, and once again I will ask you (although I know you won't answer): What is wrong, illegal, unethical or morally unacceptable about carrying alcohol on one's boat? |
With BWI a Constant Concern, Forget Rule 6...
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Over the ice, it would be sufficient to truck the necessary boulders and gravel to build it shallow enough for the record speeds that would result. To create a straight course, boulders would require "popping". Outside of the canal—where it is shallow enough—rafting could be encouraged along both sides. (Where it is deep, a few mooring balls could be installed for spectators). Sponsored by private donors—in coöperation with the State—think of it as a watery equivalent to the former NHIS. :cool: All the time, money and effort that went into arguing SB27 could've been expended in The Witches Canal venture with all the above rewards to all boaters. Who could complain? :confused: While there is always great risk with these risk-takers, The Witches Canal could become a Mecca for those seeking extreme speeds without resorting to those other concrete-sided canals where those extreme speeds are sought—with disastrous results to peaceable boaters, the speedsters themselves and even the houses that line those canals. :eek2: A single, six-fatality, collision once occurred within such a canal. :( Because New Hampshire's peaceable boaters—and our lake's unrepentant speedsters both win—think of this as a "Win-Win" proposal. ;) Quote:
1) The transport of three liters of Vodka—plus an unknown quantity of beer—was only discovered in the aftermath of a boat collision with one of Winnipesaukee's 253 islands—an island that was tragically encountered directly in the center of Lake Winnipesaukee. :eek2: 2) While that "transport" was not technically illegal, every experienced Captain is responsible for their boat, passengers and crew—so, viewed in the bright light of Rule 5—how can it be viewed as otherwise than "wrong, unethical, and morally unacceptable". How'd I do? :coolsm: |
Send money, guns and lawyers, APS has hit the fan
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First of all, you might as well just drop the witches canal thing. I am not sure what you are trying to suggest or imply, but it makes no sense whatsoever. No one has even considered or suggested any such canal. Secondly regarding the alcohol. In the example you cited above, the persons were allegedly consuming the alcohol that was being transported. That would be the problem. The transportation of the alcohol has nothing to do with anything. It is the consumption. I will give you the same example I have given before, again with no response from you. On my way home from work on Friday, I picked up a case of beer. Since I like it cold when I get home, I put it in a cooler with ice. Between the store and home, I have a horrible accident. I crashed my car into a telephone pole and was gravely injured, I might have even died. Upon investigation, the police found a bunch of beer cans in the passenger compartment of my car. *GASP* beer cans!?!? He must have been drunk! Blood is drawn to determine how much I had to drink that day. Blood tests confirm that I was not drinking when I crashed my car. The store receipt in my pocket confirms this. The receipt says I bought an 18 pack. 18 full beer cans are found in my car. It is obvious to the investigators that I was not drinking the beer, I was only transporting it from the store to my house. What did I do wrong? Was anything I did illegal, immoral or unethical? BTW, I crashed because I was texting. Yes, I know that is illegal. |
The Mount Washington always has enough booze on board to get everyone well beyond the legal limit. Does anyone believe this is illegal, immoral or unethical?
Maybe a bad example, given the fact that someone did have too many and fall to his death, but that's not really what we are talking about is it. APS since the carrying of booze is illegal, immoral or unethical in boats no one on any island can drink in their camps. Unless they build a still or a vineyard. It must be illegal, immoral or unethical in cars and trucks as well given the huge issue with drunk driving. This means that you either don't drink, only drink in bars or are just confused. |
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Wonderful sounds like APS is looking to re-instate prohibition. What a wild success that was.
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Hutchins and his Winnfabs group should take a vacation to Tripoli .
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I'll drink to that....
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Whoa, whoa, whoa everybody....I'm talking about the liquor cabinet in my home here.....:D |
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And now that you are called on it I predict you will say it was only a joke and I should lighten up. |
Liquor Store owners won't let that happen
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BWI far worse than DWI...
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2) BTW: Your arguments are fine examples of reductio in absurdum. (Found at a thread titled, "1984 Today" :() Quote:
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So we are "hen-pecked old people with nothing better to do"!!!!
I was trying to stay out of this but Mr. Flannery has forced me back into it. Why would he say something like that about well respected people of the Lakes Region? This article is in today's LDS: New Lakes Region senator's vote seen as pivotal in fight over boat speed limits on the Broads By Michael Kitch Mar 02, 2011 12:00 am CONCORD —As the Senate Transportation Committee considers a bill to lift the speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee, freshman Senator Jim Forsythe (R-Strafford), who represents the waterfront municipalities of Belknap County, finds himself at the center of a dispute that has roiled the Legislature for the past six years. Last year, after five years of debate, the Legislature enacted legislation limiting speeds to 45 miles per hour in daylight and 30 mph. after dark This year, the controversy was rekindled when, at the request of Safe Boaters of New Hampshire (SBONH) , a bill — Senate Bill 27 — was introduced to replace the specific speed limits with the standard of "reasonable and prudent." Before the bill reached the committee SBONH agreed to change the proposed legislation to maintain the speed limits everywhere but the Broads, the expanse of open water in the center of the lake, where the "prima facie" limit would be 55 mph. But, when the committee heard the bill last week the Winnipesaukee Family Alliance for Boating Safety (WinnFABs) and its allies steadfastly resisted any change to the speed limits. Last week, following the hearing, Bob Flannery of SBONH e-mailed the group's supporters to inform them they faced two problems. First, he said that they were outnumbered by "the WinnFABs people, who he described as "mostly a bunch of hen-pecked old people with nothing better to do." Second, he said that the Senate Transportation Committee was deadlocked two-to-two with Senator Jim Rausch (R-Derry), the chairman, and Senator David Boutin (R-Hooksett) is favor of the change and Senators Nancy Stiles (R-Hampton) and Molly Kelly (D-Keene) against, leaving Forsythe the swing vote. "WinnFABs knows this," Flannery said. "They are specifically targeting him RIGHT NOW! I have seen the e-mail!" He called on his supporters to contact Forsythe by e-mail or cell phone and urge him to support SB-27. Meanwhile, when the Laconia City Council met this week Warren Hutchins, a staunch advocate of speed limits who spoke against SB 27 before the committee, asked the councilors to voice their opposition to the bill and , in particular, to inform Forsythe of their position. For his part, Forsythe was not showing his hand. He said that he was unable to attend the entire committee hearing and intended to review all the testimony presented. Forsythe, who is aligned with the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, said that he regarded SB-27 as "pro-freedom bill." However, in the next breath, he acknowledged that a significant share of his constituents, favored the speed limits. Both Senators Jeanie Forrester (R-Meredith) and Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), whose districts border Lake Winnipesaukee, are firmly in favor of retaining the speed limits enacted last year and opposed to SB-27. . |
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What I don't like....
Is the claim that Winfabs represent the vast majority of the property owners on the lake. That is a huge false statement. When the speed limit bill was up for a vote, I presented a petition to Rep. Pilliod signed by over 600 property owners on the lake that opposed the bill. He said, the votes are already in. This petition was only circled among those who live on the Gilford / Alton Broads section of the lake. A small section.
I enjoy using the lake as I see fit within reason. NOBODY is going to tell me otherwise. I seen the lake as a great place to be in the last 60 years. I expect it to be a great place for the rest of my years, my children, and my grandchildren. I will continue to fight those who come into this area and tell us natives what to do. If this bill is defeated. I will make sure it will come up again and again until there is a compromise. |
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What we are disagreeing with is your constant assertion that carrying alcohol in your vehicle is bad. |
In case you were wondering, Center Harbor and Meredith are represented by Senator Jeanie Forrester. Moultonborough, Tuftonboro, and Wolfeboro are represented by Senator Jeb Bradley. Alton, Gilford, and Laconia are represented by Senator Jim Forsythe.
Three cheers.....hut-hut-hut.....go out to Senator Forrester and Senator Bradley for supporting the existing 45-30 speed limit on Lake Winnipesaukee..... If the speed limits gets replaced with a "reasonable & prudent" speed law, then you can expect to see the big, super-duper go-fast boats like the Outer Limits be relettering the boat names on their transoms with names like "Reasonable & Prudent." How's about "Slow & Steady" for a new name to grace a 27' Skater powered up by twin 300-hp racing Mercs.:laugh: Some other new names could be: Reasonable & Prudent, Slow & Steady, Implied Safety, Speed is Safe, and Speed Pays!:laugh: |
All I know is 45 MPH won't stand the test of time. It turns a majority of boats into "technical" law breakers. Many boats can cruise at 50 MPH down Alton Bay with plenty of seperation and there is no pandamonium.
The speed limit won't change one thing on the lake. It's people like me that will drive Warren Hutchins and his ilk crazy as we know how to contact legislators too ;) Rusty, look at the demographic of the pro-SL crowd. White belts, plaid pants, pocket protectors and reading glasses hanging from their chests, and shoes that have velcro for laces. So, "if the shoe fits" (pun intended) :laugh: |
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BTW, here is the PM I sent you for everyone to see. Real threat here. Yup. "Are you the owner of Church's Landing? As well as other accomodations in Meredith?" |
Try That Old, "We Can't See Kayaks" Argument, Instead...
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:rolleye1: 2) "On my way home from work on Friday, I picked up a case of beer. Since I like it cold when I get home, I put it in a cooler with ice." You can buy beer cold :rolleye2: but my experience has shown that must have one heck of a commute! Make the ice in your cooler slushy with water, and any beverage will cool much faster. :cool: 3) "I crashed my car into a telephone pole and was gravely injured, I might have even died." You couldn't have drowned! :eek2: Just as "45 is a very fast speed on the water", BWI is a much-more serious form of abusing alcohol than DWI. I had a telephone pole in my front yard sheared-off by a Mazda RX-7's impact—after hitting it sideways! Driving faster is probably safer! :eek: What a great argument for SBONH! :rolleye1: 4) "Upon investigation, the police found a bunch of beer cans in the passenger compartment of my car." Were they in the front seat's footwell? Were they prior "empties" or the 18-pack you spoke of? Besides Erica, who stores "empty beer cans" inside their vehicle? :confused: Somebody else must have dropped them in there. :rolleye2: (Please, SBONH, don't all you "safe boaters" race to support the storage of empty beer cans inside the passenger compartment of your boat!) 5) "Blood tests confirm that I was not drinking when I crashed my car." If your BAC was .03, you were somewhat impaired upon your collision. :rolleye1: Why was your BAC omitted from the above account? :confused: 6) "BTW, I crashed because I was texting. Yes, I know that is illegal". Texting while driving indicates a "judgment problem"—just as what follows upon taking that first sip of alcohol. :( 7) "Was anything I did illegal, immoral or unethical?" Your texting definitely put you off to a bad start! :eek2: Since you admit that texting is illegal, will you also continue to ignore other NH laws that you don't like? :rolleye1: I'd previously stated, "This isn't an easy question to answer." But ask the question enough times—it won't get ignored! 8) "First of all, you might as well just drop the witches canal thing. I am not sure what you are trying to suggest or imply, but it makes no sense whatsoever. No one has even considered or suggested any such canal." The Witches Canal was merely expanding on a prior suggestion of FLL's: The State could: • placate the Lake's scariest thrill-seekers, • expand on viewing-options and locations for any speedsters who don't care to take in the Lake's scenic views at sane speeds, • to keep over-sized boats from terrorizing any other boaters transiting the Broads, • to transform a "problem area" into a revenue-creating area—other than sending revenue for new propellers—to Maine. :eek2: Are you denying that powerboats will speed-up within the confines of a canal? :confused: BTW: Are you reading that SB27 is described as "A Dead Man Walking" ? |
Thanks, I know where to never spend my money! What other locations is he the owner? Please tell me I have never partronized his business(es):(
I know the marina I bought my boat and the marina where I slip don't mind the money I spend on my menacing bad mo-fo 320 hp, rooster-tail making Four Winns bowrider! Look at how the SL crowd has to use exaggeration and mistruths when they testify. Every boat with a propeller is a renegade to that pro-SL crowd. |
I'd take fast boats over an over-developed shoreline anyday... but who am i to judge.
I like everything about the lake and the state of NH and the freedom people have to make choices. I like having "live free or die" on our license plate. I just want it to mean something. |
OK here we go
Please see my responses in red bold below. Yes, I edited out some of your text in an attempt to keep this short.
BTW, in case you didn't know, most of my story is ficticious. I was not texting while driving. I did not crash my car into a telephone pole and almost die. I did however stop at the store and buy an 18 pack of beer. I made it home safely. Quote:
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Here's a partial list of Rusty's establishments...
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12-years active duty in the Air Force......anybody know what rank he achieved....captain or major....just guessing? It sure seems like his vote is the swing vote what with two for, and two against within the senate transportation committee. Hey, there's no rule that the full senate cannot decide to overlook the recommendation of a committee and not go along with its' recommendation. So's locally, the two state senators with towns that border Lake Winnipesaukee, Senators Bradley and Forrester both say they support the speed limit. Have to wonder which way the third local state senator, Senator Forsythe, will be voting? |
Too Much Feel Good Garbage
Enough Crap!
I have been boating on Winnipesaukee for over 40 years and I own both residential and commercial property on the lake in two different towns. Anyone (really anyone) who tells you that the speed limit is either needed or has made one bit of difference is delusional. Every summer I am out in my my boat at least 5 days a week from May 1st until sometime in October. The only change that I have seen while boating on the lake is that for the last two years there has been reduced traffic because of the economy. The proof of that is that marinas have many slip vacancies and the gas consumption on the lake is down substantially. Ask the marina owners. There is no credible evidence that the speed limit accomplishes a thing except to waste the time of legislators, marine patrol, and citizens and taxpayers! The clowns that keep pushing this should find a new hobby! |
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Of course facts need to weigh into any decision as well but you can't just completely disregard public opinion either. The problem is politicians spend their time pandering to special interests, fall prey to media scrutiny, or even worse take the "party line" all because they stand to personally gain from such positions. That's where we the voters have to pay close attention to who is in public office, these reps are NOT sent into office to do what's best for them or their political careers, they are there to represent the folks that put them there in the first place. I fully expect that any elected official who may hold a position that is contrary to popular opinion would have the fortitude to go out and explain themselves to those that put them into office, if they are on the correct side of the issue they will successfully win the hearts and minds of the voters. |
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One of the best comments on the Speed Limit discussion
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Some people would rather the MP spend hours and hours playing speed laser tag with a very few fast boats instead of watching for safe passage and right of way violations and safety issues. |
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Evidently you went to each marina on the Lake and asked each of them about how many slip vacancies they have compared to prior years…..could you share that number with us? Maybe you took pictures from prior years and then went around and compared them to what you see now. Please share that with us also. Gas consumption is down substantially….how much down compared to prior years? You must have that number so why not share it with us. There is no sense in all of us going around and bothering the marinas when you have already done that. Thank you for all your research and I will be waiting for this very important data. |
Rusty, over the winter Melvin Village Marina sends out the holiday reminders and little tidbits about whats going on at the dealership/marina. Sorta reminds you that you even own a boat when there's snow drifts outside:)
Matt, the new president even wrote in the letter that it was a tough year for sales. Not many years ago, you had to get on a waiting list for most marinas on the lake. Now I'm almost certain for a boat under 25-30 ft you can get a slip with ease if you decide to switch to another marina or boat sizes. I'm willing to bet if someone invested time in putting the data together that you asked for (possibly tongue and cheek), that it would show reduced gas purchases and slips rentals for the last two years. I'm been able to make reservations at places last minute on prime days with EASE whereas in the past I would have required to place them well in advance. And if gas prices keep climbing and stay high we can all hang on to our hats for another hit to the economy. The stock market is practically waiting for an excuse to have a correction right now..... |
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In addition to the commercial and residential property on the lake that I own I also own a slip at Mountain View Yacht Club the largest marina on the lake. That slip has been rented to a tenant for many years. MVYC has 284 slips about 50% of which are used by owners and the other half are rented out. Until 2008 there was always a waiting list to get a slip there. In 2010 there were over 50 slips (at just this one marina) whose owners wished to rent them out but could not find tenants so the slips remained vacant. Across the United States last spring and into summer, boat sales were running about 35 percent down and in April they were 20 percent down. The sterndrive/jet boat segment sales were down about 28 percent, the personal watercraft segment was down about 13 percent. In addition, the ski boat segment was down about 25 percent. The information is based on new U.S. boat registrations in geographically dispersed states representing roughly half of the U.S. boat market. Is with this information combined with my personal observations (involving an extensive amount of common sense) that I have come to the obvious conclusion that the boat traffic on Winnipesaukee is down substantially. I have formed my opinions based on fact, not speculation. I hope I have provided the facts you were looking for. Enforcement of the existing laws without a speed limit is all that we need. Again, the people trying to push legislation that we do not need should go find a new hobby. |
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“25% to 30% range”……. “about 50%”……”over 50 slips”, “running about 35 percent down”, “ski boat segment was down about 25 percent”, “representing roughly half of the U.S. boat market” ?????? Come-on TiltonBB, you can’t just throw figures like that around without having backup data. Spend some more time getting realistic figures and then let us know what you come up with. Maybe as a hobby you should take a class in statistical analysis. |
* 2 on tilton''s post I to am at mvyc and rent up until the last few years I was concerned about having a slip the last two years no worry there have been tons of open slips and have been driving around a lot less
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Rather than ask me to do your homework perhaps you could provide some facts of your own. You can try this web address for more information. There are weekly reports generally prepared for people involved in the boating industry: http://www.boating-industry.com/ The facts regarding boat registrations that I presented are outlined there. The problem with the pro speed limit crowd is, to paraphrase Ronald Regan's words: It isn't that they don't know anything it is just that so much of what they know is wrong! |
I don't care how much factual data gets presented - it will never matter to the speed limit crowd. Why let facts get in the way of a great soap opera? Half of these people ought to receive an Oscar for their performances. :laugh:
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where o where have all the boats gone?
Rusty, I don't know whether you boat on wknds, but when ever I put my jet boat ( it goes 59 mph, but I keep it at 39 so I don't break any laws ) in Center Harbor, and put put down to Alton Bay, one only has to use ones eyes to notice how much traffic there isn't.
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I would say you have a mild case of "Dysgraphia" :laugh: |
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Excess speed doesn't improve the chances of survival at night, even when 45-MPH—through the darkness—appears "Reasonable and Prudent" to a Captain. Quote:
2) Roadway fatalities (and DWI) nearly always occur on land. 3) Intoxicated boaters appear as a huge factor in New Hampshire's blaring headlines of manslaughters—even when the defendants are "gotten-off" on those charges. 4) Those headlines should prompt SBONH to support a "no open containers" law for boat Captains—but we're not holding our breaths. :rolleye1: 5) After one sip of alcohol, who would trust any boater's judgment while using their "personal-best" Reason and Prudence. :confused: |
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This is what really happened: I was driving home from work and stopped at the store and bought some beer. I made it home safely and drank some of the beer that I bought. Then, I read some of your posts on here and I had the sudden urge to drink more. |
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...and... ...and... 3) Intoxicated boaters appear as a huge factor in New Hampshire's blaring headlines of manslaughters—even when the defendants are "gotten-off" on those charges. 4) Those headlines should prompt SBONH to support a "no open containers" law for boat Captains—but we're not holding our breaths. :rolleye1: APS, as Chip mentioned, why hasn't WinniFlabbs pushed for a no open container law on boats. They are such a staunch group in the name of "safety", I would have thought this would be their #2 issue. I don't think I'm holding my breath either on this one! :rolleye2: |
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"WinnFABS was formed by a group of citizens who love Lake Winnipesaukee and who want to ensure safe family boating and preserve the beauty and serenity of the lake for present and future generations." Only after this sentence does the words "speed limit" enter their mission statement. I think you're missing the point. If WinnFabs is really concerned about safety then they would be going after enhanced BUI enforcement long before a speed limit. Of all the points we debate I don't believe anyone doubts that BUI is a common theme in the winni fatalities. |
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Who wants to step-up to the plate and get a petition going to add boating to this RSA??? Winnfabs got the Speed Limit taken care of so why doesn't someone from the SBONH get this thing going? Or maybe someone from Maine would like to take this challange on.;) Below is the RSA for transporting Alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles: 265-A:44 Transporting Alcoholic Beverages. – I. The words "liquor'' and "beverage'' as used in this section shall have the same meanings as defined in RSA 175:1. II. Except as provided in paragraph V, no driver shall transport, carry, possess, or have any liquor or beverage within the passenger area of any motor vehicle upon any way in this state except in the original container and with the seal unbroken. Securely capped partially filled containers of liquor or beverages shall be stored and transported in the trunk of the motor vehicle. If the motor vehicle does not have a trunk, such containers shall be stored and transported in that compartment or area of the vehicle which is the least accessible to the driver. III. Except as provided in paragraph V, no passenger shall carry, possess, or have any liquor or beverage within any passenger area of any motor vehicle upon any way or in an area principally used for public parking in this state except in the original container and with the seal unbroken. Securely capped partially filled containers of liquor or beverages may be stored and transported in that compartment or area of the vehicle which is the least accessible to the driver. IV. A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a fine of $150. In addition, a person who violates paragraph II of this section may have his or her drivers' license, if a resident, or driving privilege, if a nonresident, suspended 60 days for a first offense and up to one year for a second or subsequent offense. V. This section shall not apply to persons transporting, carrying, possessing, or having any liquor or beverage in a chartered bus, in a taxi, or in a limousine for hire; provided, however, that the driver of any of said vehicles is prohibited from having any liquor or beverage in or about the driver's area. VI. For the purposes of this section only: (a) "Passenger area of any motor vehicle'' shall not include any section of a motor vehicle which has been designed or modified for the overnight accommodation of persons or as living quarters. (b) "Way'' shall mean the entire width between the boundary lines of any public highway, street, avenue, road, alley, park, or parkway, or any private way laid out under authority of statute, or any such way provided and maintained by a public institution to which state funds are appropriated for public use or any such way which has been used for public travel for 20 years. |
Does anyone really believe the drinking problem on boats or cars for that matter, is meaningfully related to having an open container while the boat is moving?
The problem is driving a boat after they drank too much. Some people sit at the sand bar, anchorage, a party, a dock and drink too much, then they drive the boat home when they shouldn't. Some people go to a restaurant or bar and drink too much then they drive the boat home when they shouldn't. Go after the real problem, not some side issue that make you feel good. Everyone knows if the MP put 3 or 4 boats at the mouth of Braun Bay on weekends around dusk, and do the same with the town docks in Meredith and Wolfeboro after last call, this would make a huge dent in the problem. |
Enough Laws
We have enough laws. Let's continue to live by the state motto and stop creating needless "feel good" laws.
As has been said so many times before: Enforcement of all of the existing boating laws (and getting rid of one needless law) will result in a safer lake for everyone. That remains true today. Let's not waste time and effort adding excessive regulation and stress to peoples lives. |
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I am also not familiar with the problems at “the town dock in Meredith and Wolfeboro after last call”. Is this something that you have witnessed and know for a fact that a lot of boaters are piloting there boats while over the .08 level? I’m not trying to give you a hard time, it’s just that I didn’t know that we need up to 12 MP personnel and boats to fix this problem in those areas of the Lake. |
I would like to thank the Laconia City Council for stating that they favored retaining the speed limits....NICE JOB!!!!!!
This article was in yesterday's LDS: http://localhostr.com/file/7b39EIv/L...%20council.JPG |
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The motivation behind the forming of our alliance was the introduction into the New Hampshire state legislature of Boating Speed Limit bills which provide for a daytime speed limit of 45 MPH and a nighttime speed limit of 25 MPH. WinnFABS was created for one purpose. It raised funds telling people the money was for that one purpose. To expend that money elsewhere would be wrong. It is not for you to determine what the alliance's goals should be. You are free to start your own organization and have whatever goals you wish. Some people try to build, while other only try to tear down. |
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In addition, if they feel it's ok to state their support, then my organization (the Flying Pig Preservation Society of Gilford) will hereby state its support for SB 27. |
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Would Ya let us all know what their response is please!;) :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: |
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I'm too busy fighting a stupid law to spend time adding a new one;) |
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Every time Warren Hutchins continues his diarrea of the mouth, he talks about the size and quantity of boats. That's going beyond safety and don't try and say otherwise. |
WinnFabs' motives for promoting the speed limits were selfish. They wanted Winnipesaukee to be like it was in the 19th Century, before there were any motorized boating. They illustrated imagianary encounters with small children in Kayaks and canoes. They think that all motorized boating is bad. The only boats THEY think should be on the lake are non-motorized. Progress moves on, despite their wishes. Bear Islander thinks horsepower should be limited on the lake, and yet he has no problem shooting off into space on a rocketship which could endanger thousands of lives if something goes wrong! Ask him. He won't deny it! Talk about, do as I say, not as I do!
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What ever happend to"live free or die". Whats next you can't operate a boat if know some one who has consumed an adult beverage in the past month. It makes me sick to my stomach to think of what some people want to do to this lake. If you like the peace and tranquility so much why don't you sell your lake house, and buy a house over looking a pond. Then you can make you own rules. meanwhile leave the lake the way it has been for the last hundred years. Sorry for the grammar.
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At the January 24, 2011 Laconia City Council Meeting they had a discussion with Laconia State Representatives regarding the State budget .
For some reason they got on the topic of the SB-27 speed limit Bill. Too bad that there wasn’t someone there who knew a little about the Bill. IMHO they were all clueless. It really is funny to read so I thought I would post it. The following State Representatives were present for this discussion: Alida Millham, Don Flanders, Robert Luther, Frank Tilton and Harry Accornero. Also in attendance State Senator Jim Forsythe, County Commissioner Philpot and County Administrator Debra Shackett. Here it is: "Councilor Hamel asked if there is a Bill in the process to change the speed limits on the lakes to “what is reasonable”. Senator Forsythe stated this is his most e-mailed topic; this is called SB-27 and is based on a Coast Guard law and enumerates factors such as weather and keeps the 150/50 foot rule. Councilor Hamel noted that this is being brought forward by Senator D’Alessandro, who is not even from a waterfront community and doesn’t understand the issues with this. Senator Forsythe did not comment. Representative Flanders noted that some time ago there was a conversation relative to Lake Winnipesaukee being part of Coast Guard jurisdiction and it was determined it is not; this is a Coast Guard rule and is designed for the ocean and everything connected to it not Lake Winnipesaukee. The speed limit law has worked for Lake Winnipesaukee and should not be changed." |
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I’m all for fixing the BUI problem on the Lake and maybe this will help. I sent this section of your post (along with a few comments of my own): “The problem is driving a boat after they drank too much. Some people sit at the sand bar, anchorage, a party, a dock and drink too much, then they drive the boat home when they shouldn't. Some people go to a restaurant or bar and drink too much then they drive the boat home when they shouldn't. Go after the real problem, not some side issue that make you feel good. Everyone knows if the MP put 3 or 4 boats at the mouth of Braun Bay on weekends around dusk, and do the same with the town docks in Meredith and Wolfeboro after last call, this would make a huge dent in the problem.” |
While it can't hurt to send my email to Director Barrett, I find it hard to believe he doesn't know about people drinking then driving their boats on the lake.
My point was more about the "open container" law, you suggested. Imagine two hypothetical scenarios: a man, let's call him Smallmeadow, has too much to drink at a lakeside bar and on the way home in his boat he runs over another boat killing someone; a women let's call her Snowstorm, has too much to drink at a lakeside bar and on the way home runs into an island killing a passenger. Now does it really matter if they had open containers on board? How many hypothetical scenarios can you relate where an open container may have contributed to a fatal accident on the lake? The problem is not drinking, it's drunks behind the wheel. |
I think its time people start reviewing their safe boating books that they had to read to get their license. There is no legal limit on drinking while driving a boat, its the point of imparment as detimined by MP. You can blow a .04 and still get a DWI. The only no tolerance activity in this state is snowmobileing. As far as a speed limit, there are more dangerous things going on on the lake than that, like not knowing navigational markers. I watched someone last summer cut 2 black tops because he thought those and our mouring field markers were chanel markers, his words not me guessing. he did hit a rock and damaged his lower unit, and if he was just a little farther in he would have hit a bigger rock that would have surely injured his passengers. That to me is more dangerous than someone doing 60 across the broads. Education and experience should be the focus, not more restrictions that are going to be laughed at by those who need to feed their egoes.
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Please review the applicable statutes under Chapter 265-A to get the correct information. While it is theoretically possible to be charged with operating while intoxicated with a BAC of less than .08%, convictions are extremely difficult. However, there is no difference under this statute whether you are operating a boat, ATV, snowmobile or motor vehicle. |
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I'm glad you beat me to the punch because I could not have said it as nicely as you did. IMHO it's folks like "nhhick" that need to be educated in the boating laws of NH. |
I stand corrected
I stand corrected, I do not have time or patience enough to look up RSAs therefor go by what our local law enforcment agencies tell me. Last summer I got my commercial boating license, after having my private for 10 years, and all of marine patrols material covers alcohol consumption repeatadly and that is where I got my information, one video from MP always came back to alcohol and/or PFDs. We also had a Q&A with a fish & game afficer at a club meeting winter and he made it very clear there was a zero tolerance on snowmobiles. The RSA make me happy in many ways, I enjoy a cold one with an order of wings and good friends while im out on the trails and it makes a solid case on the lake instead of just MPs judgement. maybe a little more education is due for all. continued education is required for many licenses, maybe others should need to be kept up as well with the way laws are changing these days.
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