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Woodsy · 08-21-2017, 05:01 PM

Tis...

We can agree to disagree... or perhaps Tim can chime in here. When an object moves such as a boat moves through the water it displaces the water and the wave it creates is called a wake. There is no such thing as NO WAKE. It is not possible, The lawmakers wrote the law to allow you 6MPH or greater because that is a measurable metric... (as opposed to 6" wake wave height or some other hard to measure metric). That's also why there is a law that makes a boat operator responsible for the damage their wake may cause.

The reason they chose 6MPH or maintain steerage is because currents need to be overcome and dead slow can be dangerous in some conditions. (weirs Channel comes to mind) They also understood that not all boats create the same size wake at the same speed.

A NHMP officer may pull you over.. BUT You are allowed 6MPH in a NWZ... With todays GPS apps etc. its a pretty easy defense to an MP officer or a judge.

Woodsy

PS: I used to own a boat that dead ahead slow was 7-8MPH.... I learned A LOT about this particular rule.

08-21-2017, 05:01 PM	#32
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,950 Thanks: 80 Thanked 971 Times in 433 Posts	Tis... We can agree to disagree... or perhaps Tim can chime in here. When an object moves such as a boat moves through the water it displaces the water and the wave it creates is called a wake. There is no such thing as NO WAKE. It is not possible, The lawmakers wrote the law to allow you 6MPH or greater because that is a measurable metric... (as opposed to 6" wake wave height or some other hard to measure metric). That's also why there is a law that makes a boat operator responsible for the damage their wake may cause. The reason they chose 6MPH or maintain steerage is because currents need to be overcome and dead slow can be dangerous in some conditions. (weirs Channel comes to mind) They also understood that not all boats create the same size wake at the same speed. A NHMP officer may pull you over.. BUT You are allowed 6MPH in a NWZ... With todays GPS apps etc. its a pretty easy defense to an MP officer or a judge. Woodsy PS: I used to own a boat that dead ahead slow was 7-8MPH.... I learned A LOT about this particular rule. __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.