Quote:
Originally Posted by tis
"...Airwaves, there used to be headway speed signs coming into the marina in Winter Harbor. You never see any these days as you said..."
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'Tis going back some years, tis.
Winnipesaukee Motor Craft was bought out to build condo apartments: even though the structures, dry storage and gas pumps are gone, the condos keep it
busier yet!
(Probably off to buy gasoline!)
My recollection is that the "Headway-Speed" sign was hand-made and had black and white lettering: It was anchored about 500' before reaching the marina. Residents along muddied homes in that area asked for some respite from Director Flynn, but were denied a NWZ—perhaps more often than the one hearing that I attended.
I didn't speak up because about 20 people had spoken with one voice in the matter—with nobody in opposition. It was a "slam-dunk" as we departed the hearing.
Quote:
Originally Posted by tis
"...I don't think there are too many boats on the lake these days that can't maintain steerage at 6 MPH, are there...?"
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New Hampshire is giving you a break: the Federal law, upon which most state laws are based, stated five
knots, which is about one MPH
slower.
Edited to add:
Five knots IS nearly six MPH; however, the state rounded off to 6-MPH, rather than using the customary 5-MPH of speedometers (and the customary 5-MPH for roadway speed limits), giving freshwater boaters a break.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pineedles
All I know is that when I get pulled over for exceeding the NO WAKE ZONE because my PWC can not be manuvered without power, and I might be a little heavy on the throttle and exceed 6 mph when I try and make a course correction, then I want legal beagels like you guys to argue my case. |
Jet-Skis
are poorly manuvered at slow speeds, so this "driver" will agree with you!
