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Originally Posted by northeastelectric
And yes you are right, I dont know what the economy has to do with speed limits, common sense boater safety should dictate the speed limits. & we have no problem with speeding around in boats, we just wish people would slow down a little when approaching smaller watercraft.
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I too wish people would use a little common sense. When I'm on plane and I encounter smaller vessels, I make very obvious course adjustments to make it patently obvious that I see the other vessels (I do this wih all vessels when I'm the give way boat), give them a wide berth, and often speed up to minimize my wake. Hopefully the pictures below will help visualize my decision to speed up in these situations.
My boat's wake at 45-50 MPH
My boat's wake at 30-35 MPH
My boat's wake at 15-20 MPH