[ApS]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

Don't we all want a safe lake for all? I mean why boast about breaking the rules? Not a good example for young people either.

No kidding! I should have entered this discussion from day-1, but it reads like the chatroom at SOS.

Things picked up about 2005, when SOS noticed that a whole lot of subscribers were dying in Poker Run collisions—(plus making victims of a few of those other boaters of no great consequence). The SOS forums disappeared into smoke-filled chatrooms—hidden from view by us "ordinary boaters".

Originally Posted by Boater

"...Do you realize that the Marine Patrol reads this forum? You've showed them pictures of your boat and made it clear that you intend to come here (from NY?) and intentionally disregard the law..."

Not only that, but isn't the owner in the demographic age category of "highest-risk"—like Erika?

Originally Posted by elchase

"...The driver was going so fast at night that he didn't even see the anchored barge he smashed into..."

That was in Australia: I guess the owner never had a chance to vote in any of OCD's poll(s).

I guess you missed the nine that died colliding with an anchored barge near my former home—this June.

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

I could use a little Adrenalin rush!

Please: Have that—and any other hormonal or chemical stimulations—away from the lake. Wait a minute! You can get an Adrenalin rush in any sailboat off Rattlesnake Island!

Originally Posted by elchase

"...Two killed in this high-speed crash;
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news...ision-in-Maine

It amazes me how many of these there have been once one looks for them. There are literally dozens of high-speed fatal boating accidents every year. They must be one of those stories that has become so common that the news barely mentions them in passing now..."

Those accounts will eventually disappear from the Internet: make hard copies. You can duplicate them as you discuss these collisions with legislators concerned about drunk and reckless boating. (Unless a Citizen headline makes a meeting moot, that is).

Originally Posted by DEJ

I love the ignore function this site offers.

When used as "blinders" by a cult, it's not in the spirit of free exchange of ideas—but you knew that already.

Originally Posted by chipj29

"...Actually, the topic of this thread is "new boat...see you out there"..."

It's a "Vanity".

(Meaning, a vain exercise, sometimes with only one contributor).

BTW: Don opened the "Donate" button open months ago: I suggest everybody here—particularly all contributors at these Anti-Speed-Limit threads. (That's where oversized photos of oversized boats (and overlong mutual-admiration of each other's—whatevers) has been using up bandwidth all season.

Originally Posted by jmen24

"...You started a thread on sailing and based on the number of people ignoring you, you would be able to talk to yourself till you are blue in the face about something you enjoy without anyone bothering you..."

Except for weather and wakes, sailing has no death-dealing controversies to keep the pot stirred. Too many sailing fatalities are produced as a result of the overextended throttles of their two- and three-engined ocean-racers who speed across inland lakes without considering other boaters.

Originally Posted by elchase

"...We should go back to letting cowboys like this decide how fast they want to boat, eh? Then we can start having deadly accidents like these again..."

Please. Two headlines in recent memory are enough.

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

"...I will be heading down to Lake Norman..."

Finally, some good news!

Please ask somebody at Lake Norman how many survived the Baja that launched from Lake Norman, jumped the guard rail onto I-75, and hit a truck!
I never saw a followup, and elchase will want to have a printout.

Originally Posted by DoTheMath

"...this is my son a couple summers ago at 2 1/2 y.o. - he's 4 1/ 2 now and loves being out on the water...!"

Has The Cult been reading the warnings and disclaimers on the newest PFDs? (Don may have a copy of the exact wording).

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE

"...APS...to bring the conversation back to the proper thread...You can take off your law enforcement badge now...As for my engine being abused. Please tell me where you got that data...?"

Right here:

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE

Just bought her yesterday.. Look forward to seeing you all out there!!!!

You got 12 hours out of the engine, and don't consider that abuse?

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE

"...so now lets attack the poll...???

OK.

The most accurate poll could have been answered in one week—an option available to you that wasn't used. In that time, the majority of Winnipesaukee.com forum users (ONLY!) could have voted in that poll.

"Word" gets out to SOS and dozens of SpeedFreak websites, and the voting goes on and on and on. One of your cult can even be read complaining to a sympathetic Volkswagen website!

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE

"...risking damage to the boat on such a long tow...?"

The boat? Discounting the risk of injury to others?

Seems to be the trend.

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE

"...As far as having my boat painted and fixed in VA...I...was told by many different marinas around the lake that they couldn't handle the job...Again there wasn't any that would fit the position..."

Sorry that no skilled New Hampshire workers could meet your demands: a 1½ hour drive through NH probably took you past someone who could have used the work. (Not that I'd ask for altruism during a period of high unemployment). A 12-hour drive probably took you past a hundred willing workers.

I don't "get" the need to paint gelcoat in the first place: it's like painting aluminum canoes—and only FLL does that!