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Originally Posted by Pontoon Goon
I am wondering what peoples feelings are in regard to the proposed no wake zone in Weirs Bay being extended out to the #1 marker ? Alright I may be the one who proposed it and that was only to my wife but I think the idea has merit. That has got to be by far the most dangerous area on the lake. With boats funneling into the channel hard on a busy W/E, boats ignoring the 150 and coming out of the channel hard and not even taking into account boat traffic for the Weirs, it is a disaster in waiting. By extending the no wake it would give vessels the proper room to disperse and reduce the huge swells that create danger for smaller boats. The no wake zone was extended in Meredith a few years ago and I for one thinks it is working out great.
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Personally, I think that would be too far out but I suppose it would also depend on where the other end of that imaginary line would be. Like you said, you would have boats funnelling in and out of a channel that's what, 50-75 ft wide? Somehow, I just see that as getting more congested, not less. It's not like the NWZ in Meredith Bay; that one I don't mind as much although I think they could move that line 100-200 ft closer to the public docks and achieve the same results.
Dave R mentioned getting boats to go around the outside of Eagle Island instead of between it and Governor's Island which I wouldn't mind doing except that it's a really w-i-d-e berth around Eagle in order to properly go around the 3 black spars (or is it 4, I don't have a chart in front of me) marking the ledge underwater. I'm sure more people would use that route if it weren't for that.
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Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE
P.S. not trying to stir anything up here.  |
You're no fun!!
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Originally Posted by Pontoon Goon
You're right, I think we are over regulated as it is. But what I would like to impose is common sense. Dave R. suggested angling from the docks towards the #1 marker, that makes great sense. I'm also not trying to stir the pot, this has nothing to do with speed limits, but simply safety in a very congested area.
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You CANNOT legislate common sense or courtesy!! That was one of the biggest reasons mentioned by those pushing for the speed limit. You either have, and know how to use, common sense and courtesy or you don't. Unfortunately, too many boaters on the lake either don't have it and/or refuse to use it and we now have a speed limit to contend with for 2 (or more) years!! We do NOT need another law, just ENFORCE the laws we already have!!
