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islander10 · 04-11-2008, 04:39 PM

I am an islander and the only reason we are on the lake is because we built. We could not afford to buy a cottage on this lake. We are taxed dearly because we made our place look nice but it is our choice to be there. We pay as much to the marina to keep our boat, as we do taxes.
We have been on the lake for 30 years and have seen some changes. There are a lot of bigger boats on the lake but I think that is because no one can afford a piece of property. It is ridiculous to think that the boaters should be taxed. They pay their taxes with the marina costs. We don't need any more taxes!!!! We don't need anymore rules or laws. The marine patrol can't even keep up with the laws and rules we have. Please don't think that all owners want all boaters off the lake. I live at the lake from May till Oct. I would go nuts if there wasn't something to watch! Ha!
The only way to make things better would be to have a test to drive a boat and that isn't going to happen. I can do pretty much anything with my boat because I refused to have to be "driven" around. (I am a woman!) I have two scratches on my boat that is eleven years old. Two times other people have hit me. Both while I was tied to a dock!!!! One was while I was in my marina. When I told the owner he said, "If I only rented to people who knew how to drive boats, this marina would be empty." That says it all!!

04-11-2008, 04:39 PM	#37
islander10 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sleepers/Florida Posts: 17 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am an islander and the only reason we are on the lake is because we built. We could not afford to buy a cottage on this lake. We are taxed dearly because we made our place look nice but it is our choice to be there. We pay as much to the marina to keep our boat, as we do taxes. We have been on the lake for 30 years and have seen some changes. There are a lot of bigger boats on the lake but I think that is because no one can afford a piece of property. It is ridiculous to think that the boaters should be taxed. They pay their taxes with the marina costs. We don't need any more taxes!!!! We don't need anymore rules or laws. The marine patrol can't even keep up with the laws and rules we have. Please don't think that all owners want all boaters off the lake. I live at the lake from May till Oct. I would go nuts if there wasn't something to watch! Ha! The only way to make things better would be to have a test to drive a boat and that isn't going to happen. I can do pretty much anything with my boat because I refused to have to be "driven" around. (I am a woman!) I have two scratches on my boat that is eleven years old. Two times other people have hit me. Both while I was tied to a dock!!!! One was while I was in my marina. When I told the owner he said, "If I only rented to people who knew how to drive boats, this marina would be empty." That says it all!!