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Old 04-17-2010, 07:12 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac View Post
so far as I can tell ME has no similar rule at all
Actually Maine does have a boating law that requires headway speed within the "water safety zone" which is 200 ft from shore. There is no law requiring distance from other boats above headway speed.

http://www.maine.gov/ifw/laws_rules/boatlaws.htm

If I'm going slower other wakes don't have a major impact on me. If I am going faster I make my course so I don't have to worry about jarring and getting beat too death.

NH is the exception with the 150 ft rule and you don't see wide-spread pandomonium by not having it in other states. This is a major part of why I don't see how any SL supporter would have a legitimate argument but whatever.
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