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Originally Posted by Evenstar
If you're going to pick my posts apart,at least try get what I posted correct.
“The number of canoes and kayaks” is the combined number of paddled boats on the lake. I never said there were less kayaks on the lake now than there were 2 decades ago. Plus the 70’s was 3 decades ago – I said “the last decade or two”.
I never said that there were no paddlers on Winni - but that the numbers were way down, especially compared to other large lakes. You see way more kayaks and canoes on Squam, and on most other large lakes.
If there isn’t a problem, why then does Winni have such a bad reputation among paddliers?
I’m on several paddling forums – No one has ever recommended Winni as a good place to kayak.
Winni isn’t even in AMC’s book on places to kayak in NH.
And at “Sea Kayaking in NH”, Winni isn’t even mentioned: http://www.trails.com/activity.asp?areaid=10650
How did you ever get that I “have never actually been on the lake” out of what I posted? I’ve kayaked on Winni – I’ve posted that several times.
There is not a “general lack of power boats” on Squam. That is totally false. There are a large number of powerboats there, which are by far the largest type of boat on Squam. I’m on Squam nearly every weekend during the summer - the speed limit is working on Squam.
And I really don't get the wake argument. I'll admit that I don't know much about power boats, but don't most power boats get on plane somewhere near 20 mph - which is way below the proposed 45 mph speed limit? Are there actually any recreational powerboats that aren't on plane by 45 mph?
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My apologies. I misread and thought you hadn't had your kayak on Winnipesaukee yet.
My "general lack of power boats" statement was in comparison to Winnipesaukee, I guess I wasn't entirely clear about that. I realize Squam has power boats but I think we can both agree, it is not as cowded as Winnipesaukee. Winni gets crowded and that's surely why it's not popular with paddlers.
Wakes are smaller the faster you go above plowing speed or the slower you go below plowing speed. Plowing speed is where the boat is as fast as it can go without being on plane and also happens to be the least efficient speed a boat can do. You are quite correct that most boats plane at around 20 MPH, it happens to be the minimum planing speed for my boat. I know of no boats that cannot plane below 45. There is a huge difference in the size of the wake between 20 and 45 though.
My boat's wake at 50 MPH
My boat's wake at 20 MPH
