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Old 09-07-2020, 01:08 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by joey2665 View Post
I think THINK is saying that traveling 7-8 mph outside of a NWZ in a navigable area when it’s busy produces larger wakes and can be dangerous for other boats desiring to go closer to the speed limit. Kind of like doing 30 in the left lane of a highway.


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Exactly. The boaters I am referring to were less safe and very much less thoughtful going the speeds they were going. If the person in my example had been going no-wake speed, she wouldn't have almost swamped the boat coming from the opposite direction. Had she been going a more appropriate higher speed, she/we would've been through before the next boat.

There are many channels/narrow areas in the north, so it's especially important to consider speed and location (soooo many people towing tubes through NWZs this year).

My response, and what I was half-heartedly "apologizing" for, was attempting my best to mitigate that problem whilst recognizing that I might've been just under the required distance by law.

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