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Originally Posted by TiltonBB
One of the problems travelling through the Weirs Channel is that different boats with different engine configurations and different shaped hulls will all handle differently.
Your intentions could be good when you need to go 4 MPH to maintain steering and control but it gets difficult when the boat in front of you has a comfortable no wake speed of 2 MPH.
Many people never look behind them to see the problems they may be causing for others. (That is true in cars too  ) |
Another well stated challenge for all boaters.
I dont know about the masses, but for me I am on contestant 360 degree lookout, and by the end of a day of boating l am worn out!
I get the impression there are a lot of captains who only see straight ahead and the rest of the world is someone else problem,,, Certainly not all, but too many.