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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
Don't you think you are getting a little carried away here? You guys are creating a chicken little "the sky is falling!!!" controversy where there isn't one.
Nobody wants to ban 23' center console boats. And I am unaware of any serious effort to ban GFBL's of any kind. We are only debating a SPEED LIMIT. A limit that the majority of power boats on the lake are capable of violating.
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Bear Islander it is good to have you back.
I'm not sure I agree with the statement that the "Majority" of the boats are capable of violating the Speed Limit. If we want to split hairs here, I guess you could say that. My boat is "capable" of breaking the law but it takes many factors to attain that feat. I outlined it in a prior post. Half tank of gas empty of passengers with a tailwind. I would argue that many of the boats that can "violate the limit" can only do so under perfect conditions as outlined above. I would hardly think that these are the people we are talking about anyway. The subject of this debate is and has always been targeted at the so named GFBL boats. Not my bowrider that is technically "capable" of breaking the limit.
FYI - I do not believe we will be banning any 23 foot center consoles... Yet. ha ha ha. As I said in another post we really don't know what could be next. Swim Caps? No Kayaking in the Broads? No Sailing at Night? Headlight Use on Boats? Give em an inch and.... Well you know the rest.