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Originally Posted by lawn psycho
BI, the SL versus HP and/or displacement restrictions is an entirely different beast.
I will say it now, if you want to ban a certain class or size of boat, using Hp or other means to achieve that goal (much like the SL) is sleazy and misleading.
You ignore my posts about erosion and water quality. You and your neighbors properties do more damage to water quality and erosion than boats but yet you don't acknowledge it or are willing to do anything about it. Where does the septic water go from island properties, please enlighten me.
Remember this EVERY time you see the man made beaches...... I have three friends on the lake and have seen one of their neighbors buy bags of sand and dumps them on his beach at night. So you have to reconcile the shorefront owners water quality and erosion impact hypocrisy before you even think about mentioning a boat. Do you think man made beaches are natural and don't add sedmiment into the water?
Island dwellers have tons of higher Hp boats. I know several island properties that actually have 26-28 ft cruisers too. Interesting is watching the island residents violate the 150 ft rule coming into and leaving their docks. There is a Pro-Line on the south side of Rattlesnake who does it almost every time coming and going and he's not alone.
If you want to impact the size of boats on Winni you will impact every marina and boat dealer in the State of NH. If the State's largest lake were to have a restriction, then how would you not claim it was needed Statewide? Don't expect to have the support of marinas and the boating industry. Some marinas are filled with cruisers and some of them hardly ever leave their "home port". The slip, maintenance, and storage fees for those boats are huge. Oh yeah, let's not forget all the marinas where people own large slips who would now have a worthless investment. You can divide a 35 ft slip into two 20 ft slips either so reconfiguring the slips is a non-starter as well....
I seriously want this to be brought forward as it will define the lake one way or the other as the SL has already been a lightening rod. It won't impact me and I suspect you'll lose this battle. Please bring it forward as it will start peeling back the onion on people like you with similar views. I will say it again, a size restriction won't happen and I want you to spend your time trying to make it happen.
Personally, if I was going to spend huge money on a big cruiser I would get bored on Winni. However, the wakes from these boats are not the menace and the exaggerations are just silly. I know when I am out on my boat it does not match the pandemonium portrayed on this forum.
You are willing to permit the Mount, which circles the lake all summer multiple times per day to throw wakes, but want to ban individual boats. So do you want to prevent wakes erosion or not?
You posted in the 2005 thread about a child being knocked over by a wake. It appears you love red herrings. If a child is that small to be "knocked over" (assuming this really happened) then they likely should not be allowed that far in the water. Go to the beach and I guess you can blame aircraft carriers for causing waves and knocking children over in the surf. Perhaps you should call the Secretary of the Navy and have a few words with him 
Why did you buy a camp on an island surrounded by water but yet you hate the way the lake has operated for decades? Your escapades and the things I have seen you post shows me you will never be happy or fulfilled. I was involved in a research study (still ongoing but I am no longer involved with) where we measured cardiac parameters while placing patients in "stressful" situations and could easily elevate their blood pressure and other blood markers. I can't imagine what it must be like for some of you who sit at the waters edge and seem miserable. If you want calm, go to another lake. Winni is a huge lake, not a pond. |
WOW, you really got revved up this time! I will try and answer your questions.
I don't see anything sleazy or misleading about wanting a HP limit. As you can see I have been talking about banning large boats for years. As a citizen I have every right to support any kind of legal legislation I want. That is the American way. Perhaps you are not aware but many New Hampshire lakes and ponds already have HP limits. There is nothing bizarre, unusual or unconstitutional about HP limits. In fact the US Constitution gives me the RIGHT to support HP limits.
You seem to think island dwellers are emptying their sewage into the lake. The truth is that probably 90% of my neighbors either have newer homes with approved septic or they have had new septic systems installed in recent years. Getting a new septic on an island is more expensive than on the mainland because truck loads of sand must be brought to the island by barge. It usually costs about $50k.
My septic, like most of them, is pumped back up hundreds of feet away from the lake by a septic pump. It is then dispersed in a state approved leach field. There may be a few old septic systems still in use on the island but they are getting pretty rare.
There may be high HP boats on some islands but I am only talking about the island I am familiar with, Bear Island. There are NO performance boats on our island.
Eventually, over many years, some slips might have to be changed for smaller boats. But please remember even with my proposed legislation there will be high HP boats on the lake for decades, even generations. Nobody with an existing boat will be effected.
The incident with a child really did happen. She was standing in waist deep water a few feet from my dock having a fine time when a huge wake knocked her back several feet into the rocks. I am very familiar with the wake from the Mount Washington, is passes right by my place every day. The wake from the mount is the slow roller type and is not as destructive as you get from big non-commercial boats.
You mention perched (or man made) beaches. None of my neighbors have a perched beach in fact I am unaware of any on Bear Island. They a mostly a mainland phenomenon. Unfortunately the state allows these things. If you want to start an organization to fight against perched beaches I will join and give a small donation.
I thank you for your concern but my blood pressure is just fine. My wife always says that her blood pressure drops ten points when she gets to the island. You must think I sit on my dock grumbling about all the big or high speed boats I see go by. The truth is I love the lake just the way it is, especially on weekdays. I support speed limits and horsepower limits because I want to keep it that way. The real problem is not the way the lake is now, but the danger of what it may become. Perhaps you have forgotten that I SUPPORTED the recent increase in the speed limit on the broads.
You talk about other people that support my views on HP. Unfortunately there are none. I am just one voice in the wilderness when it comes to HP limits.
I hope I answered all your questions.