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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
Skipper
Speed limits are not the best solution to ALL of these problems. That would be a horsepower limit. However speed limits will IMPROVE all those things.
Other lakes that have enacted speed limits report improved conditions. The same will happen on Winnipesaukee. Your argument that speed limits will bring more power boats, confusion and congestion is ridiculous on it's face and contrary to experience.
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It's not Skipper's argument though. It's the one brought up by various supporters, that small and normal boats, not just human powered craft, are too scared to be on the lake. Presumably if the fear factor is removed then "they will come". I tend to doubt this but that's their argument.
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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
Speed limits will bring more "boats", but they will be of the human or wind powered kind.
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And this is preferable ... why ?
FWIW : I doubt the above.
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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
The questions still unanswered by the opposition
1. How big is to big?
2. How fast is to fast?
3. Is the average horsepower per powerboat on the rise?
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I'll answer them if you do.
1) Don't really know but I do know that the size won't be affected at all by a speed limit. Cruisers aren't fast.
2) As stated before it depends on where and when and the conditions but as an upper limit .... 100 mph.
3) Yes, who cares.