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No wake zones
I have a question regarding where does a no wake zone begin and end. It is easy when one is entering a cove or an obvious spot but at times a no wake buoy is less clear since you can approach from either direction and I have seen boaters slow down approaching and speed up right after so is there a rule when it is not clear
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I always just kept a no wake between the buoys or after the buoy when entering a cove, since there shouldn't be a second buoy.
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Unless . . .
you are entering Smith Cove where there are two buoys. 10% of the people ignore the first and sometimes the second. It is my perception that of the 10% who ignore it are island residents who just don't give a care to the damage their doing to the docks, boats and retaining walls. The other 2% are just yahoo's who don't know the difference.
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NH is unique with the 150' Safe Passage Rule.... I think this is the main reason we do not have a lot of boat vs. boat collisions on NH inland waterways.
I used to get upset about people who violated the 150' rule. Then I did some ocean boating.... YIKES! I view the Safe Passage rule as more of a guideline.... I don't get upset if someone pops the 150' bubble. I will slow down if they do. As long as they are not what I consider "danger close" within 25' - 50' or so. Most people pass well outside with absolutely no danger.... so what if they are within 150'? If they are not operating their boat in a dangerous manner, then its not dangerous, its not worth getting twisted over. Of course there will be those Rules are Rules folks.... flame on! Woodsy
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But just about every State I can think of has the 150' rule in effect for "Inland Waters" .
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Is this true? I am sure I have read that 150 safe passage is unique to NH.
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Lots of states have rules regarding the distance from the shoreline or docks that boat must be at headway speed... NH is unique (to the best of my knowledge) in that NH requires boats to keep a minimum distance of 150' from each other while traveling above headway speed. Woodsy
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Woodsy: MA has the same 150' Law for inland waters (I live on a Lake in Central Ma when not at Winni) .
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Do you have a link to that law? I looked and there is NO mention of 150' headway speed requirement between moving boats. The mass.gov website did have these rules... Nowhere is it mentioned between moving boats. http://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-and-t...w-summary.html http://www.usps.org/e_stuff/document...oating-law.pdf Woodsy
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Give me some time & I will try and find it for you..... As usual, I am traveling and have limited internet "playtime" ( the forum is my stress relief ) In the meantime, if I recall correctly it is buried in Chapter 90 of the State Reg's .
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I am WELL aware of the NH rules & regs.... No worries there! I have been boating in NH for the last 35 years or so... I was asking Phantom about a MA rule requiring headway speed when 2 moving boats are within 150'. He had mentioned that MA had that rule, and I looked and couldn't find it. A NH marina is not going to have a MA rule handbook.... I was pretty sure that the 150' rule (required separation between moving boats) was unique to NH. Woodsy
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Not upset at all... No need to apologize! :-) Woodsy
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Here is the Mass Boating law Ch 90B
https://www.usps.org/e_stuff/documen...oating-law.pdf
Headway speed:defined as the minimum speed a vessel may be operated to maintain steerageway,but not to exceed 6 miles per hour. • Don’t operate your boat at more than headway speed when within 150 to 300 feet of shorelines used as swimming areas. • Use headway speed when within 150 feet of a marina, ramp, raft or float. • Use headway speed within 150 feet of a swimmer. ...... • Don’t operate at more than headway speed when within 150 feet of a swimmer, the shore, or a moored vessel. I'll let you all peruse this document but I see no mention of a 150 foot rule that pertains to vessels that are on plane and underway. I see mentions of fixed objects and moored vessels, but that is it. Check it out and let me know. I, along with Woodsy, was told many times that the 150 foot rule, with concern to vessels underway, above No Wake speed, is totally unique to New Hampshire inland waterways. If somebody can prove otherwise I will stand corrected. |
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I believe the 150' safe passage rule between two operating vessels is quite unique to NH...
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Boats have to go through the narrows to get into Greene's Basin. There is a house on the left as you go through. All the family does is use a siren and scream "NO WAKE" when people go through. Yesterday I was on my Seadoo when going through and they screamed at me. I didn't even have my hand on the throttle. I couldn't possibly go any slower. I didn't have a wake. There are times when people are ridiculous. I have been in Greene's Basin my entire life. There are days when I wish I could go back go the "Good Ole Days". At that time people minded their own business. My house ( built and owned by my family since 1936) in Green's Basin is right after the no wake ends. Boaters will go by our place at full speed. They are breaking the rules because they are not out 150 feet. I don't scream at them! The siren the other people blast is so loud I think a frightened boater could have an accident. I follow the navigation rules on the lake and some people still have a problem. Those people just have to much time on their hands. It's summer so enjoy because before we know it the boating season will be over.
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The people who live to look for every violator, yell, jump up and down, blow sirens and such have carved out a miserable existence for themselves. They wallow in their own misery. Don't let them bother you and drag you into their personal hell.
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Well in defense of the people who yell when the boats make a wake, maybe after a while they have just had enough. I know this won't be a popular statement but when laws are never followed it does get annoying after a while.
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tis- I just want you to remember that I was going as slow as I possibly could on my Seadoo. I guess the people who yelled could call Bombardier ( the manufacturer of Seadoo) to see if they want to recall all their PWC's and figure out a way to make them go slower.
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I had a guy yell at me in Roberts cove and I was barely under headway speed, probably around 2 mph. Personally, I think he was drunk and looking for a fight. As tempted as we are to a.) yell back; b.) flip the bird; or c.) moon him; I always remember the saying "the best revenge is living well", so I smiled, waved back and said, " have a nice day!"
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Well thanks to Bizer the no wake entering greens basin starts 150 before entering which is around the first island Goodwin and ends at the no wake before GBG house which helps me understand
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I resided in the Hole in the Wall for years..you want to share stories? Too, many to tell.
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(z) From a point 150 feet from the east entrance of Green's Basin to a point 150 feet beyond the western entrance of Green's Basin shall be a “no wake” area. |
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Thank you, I wanted to make sure I wasn't doing it wrong in other places.
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The seventh edition of the " Boater's Guide of New Hampshire ( A Handbook of Boating Laws and Responsibilities) states the following:Unsafe Passage
Operating a vessel at greater than headway speed if within 150 feet of: - Swimmers In the water - Other vessels - Rafts or Floats - Permitted swimming areas - Docks or mooring fields - The shoreline -Operating a vessel at greater than headway speed while passing under a bridge - Overtaking another vessel at a distance and speed such that your sake causes danger or damage |
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The problem with the no-wake issue is people don't usually look behind themselves to see what they are creating. (No offense meant but jetski's are some of the worst.) I don't believe that most people are intentionally malicious but, having lived in the Hole in the Wall no-wake for almost 20 years it doe get to the point where you have just had enough. You see you boat get banged around so many times that you have to get it out and you yell or whatever.
And then we get back to what is a no-wake? Headway or 6 mph. We don't want to go there. I remember coming out of the Weirs channel 25 years or so ago and getting yelled at by MP for a wake. "I'm not making a wake." I said. "Look behind you. Do you see white? That's a wake!" More people need to look behind them. No reason everyone shouldn't be able to enjoy the lake all of time. |
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NO Wake does not mean no wake!
I really don't get why people do not understand this very simple, very clear rule.
270-D:1 Definitions VI. "Headway speed'' means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way. VIII. "No wake area'' means an area where a boat is to be operated only at headway speed. The legal interpretation is VERY clear. You are allowed up to 6 MPH... regardless of the wake generated. The only reason you can exceed 6 MPH is to maintain steerage and control. It is physically IMPOSSIBLE for a moving boat to leave NO WAKE. Some people think no wake means DEAD SLOW.... It does not nor was it ever intended to. If that was the case NOBODY would get out of Paugus Bay on Labor Day weekend. I got pulled over once for NWZ violation.... I asked the officer what the issue was, he told me too fast in a NWZ... I indicated my GPS said otherwise. I was travelling at 5 MPH. I offered to demonstrate, he politely declined, and sent me on my way. If you need more than 6 MPH that you better have a good reason why... water currents, boat hull design etc etc... the 6 MPH was not a randomly chosen number. The NWZ should be relabeled to HEADWAY SPEED ONLY thus eliminating any confusion. Also note that the term "headway speed" is also used in several other RSA's Woodsy
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Obviously there is a big problem with this law. The way it is written it does sound like you can make a wake as long as you are doing the 6mph. However, MP is not usually going to agree with you. A wake is a wake.
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People that don't plan and prepare for the effects of wakes just because they have waterfront property or a slip in a no wake zone are being unrealistic and negligent. There's always a chance of a waves on water. Realistically, one could justifiably make a huge wake in a no wake zone if a human life was at stake. With the 45/30 speed limit in place, and speed detection equipment on board MP boats, this seems like a VERY easy law for MP to enforce with quantifiable evidence. |
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And the law (which is very poorly worded and misleading) mentions nothing about wake, waves, ripples, or anything of that sort. It only mentions speed.
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Speed is the only thing that can be easily measured (radar, laser, etc) and is routinely accepted in a court of law... Wake height is not easily measured and very much up for debate... Woodsy
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Against the current is not an issue with maintaining steerage. Going with the current is when you may sometimes need to go close to 10 mph(relative to the land) to maintain steerage in a 5 mph current.
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As it is written, I see two interpretations: - One is if you put an "either" before the 6mph - The other is if you apply the "slowest" to the entire statement (i.e. the slower of either 6mph or maintain steerage") Applying Boolean logic to the statement, the OR statement means only one of the 2 things must be true. Either 6MPH OR slowest possible to maintain steerage. You only need to do one of these. However, it seems there is enough confusion over the intent of the "slower" phrase, that it has become part of the equation. And in either case, it doesn't clarify if it is speed through water, or speed over ground. To me, it would be much clearer if it were worded as either: A) "Headway speed'' means no faster than 6 miles per hour (Speed over Ground i.e. GPS measured) unless the vessel is unable to maintain steerage, in which case the vessel must operate at the slowest possible speed to maintain steerage way. (this means you can go up to 6mph, and only go over in order to maintain steerage.) or B) "Headway speed'' means operating at the slowest possible speed to maintain steerage way. (this means go as slow as possible to maintain steerage). Actual 270-D:1 Definitions VI. "Headway speed'' means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way. |
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The law is actually very clearly written to allow variation and still have a set enforceable parameter. The set parameter is 6 MPH, you are not to exceed that unless deemed necessary (by you the captain) to maintain steerage. That's the variation. The burden of proof is on the MP below 6 MPH, the Burden of proof above 6 MPH is on you, the captain, to justify why you had to exceed 6 MPH. There is no need for Boolean logic. There are plenty of precedents in the courts. The NH Legislature recognized that different boats require different speeds to maintain steerage. They also recognized that requiring all boats to travel at the slowest possible speed of another craft was an undue burden. 6 MPH was the decided upon headway speed recommendation. This takes into account boat type, safety, boat traffic, currents, weather condition etc. Thus, you can actually get out of Paugus bay on a holiday weekend... Or up the Piscataqua River with an outgoing tide. The Weirs Channel is approx 3/4 of a mile long... not counting boats stacking up. At 3 MPH its a 15 minute transit time... at 6 MPH its a 7.5 minute transit time. Woodsy
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It is physically IMPOSSIBLE for a boat moving forward NOT to leave a wake. A boat moving forward displaces water.. the water fills the void caused by the hull, creating a wake. Unless a boat is adrift and floating freely with the current, it is creating a wake. The height of the wake will vary with the type of hull, and the speed at which the hull goes thru the water. Because of the myriad of boat hull designs, there is no way to define what is acceptable wake height, and what is not. Every hull is different and creates a different wake and that wake all varies with the forward speed of the boat. The important clause here is "maintain steerage". Maintaining proper control of your boat is paramount and trumps ALL! Currents, boat traffic, wind & weather can all affect at what speed steerage can be maintained. For example, in the spring the Weirs Channel usually has a 5+ MPH current... to overcome that current you have to go a minimum of 7-11 MPH... guess what?? Your boat is making a pretty good wake! The 6 MPH speed is essentially the standard acceptable speed that is universally recognized as the maximum speed necessary to maintain steerage for 98% of the recreational boats. Why 6 MPH and not 5 MPH? No idea! Woodsy
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I stayed in Center Harbor for the first time this past summer. I was very surprised there isn't any sort of no-wake zone as you get closer to the docks they way they have it in Meredith Bay and Alton Bay. All sorts of craft come barrel a$$-ing thru there full bore. I didn't really care other than the times when I'd be trying to dock my boat and the waves would be crashing making things tricky. I just thought it was odd.
I know on the Charles River there were many a kayaker and row-boater that would do the slow down wave in certain zones, but as it's been stated 6mph is no-wake, anything less it does get harder to maintain control and if I do make a little wave there isn't much I can do. |
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The movement of water across your hull is what leaves a wake, not necessarily your boat speed. For example: If you maintain a constant stationary position against the current in the Weirs Channel in the spring your boat will be leaving a wake, though not moving at all. To travel against the current in the Weirs Channel (or anywhere with a strong current) the same 5 to 7 mile per hour speed is all that is needed. Don't confuse the speed of the water across your hull with your actual speed over the stationary land. Your boat speedometer (if not GPS) will indicate a higher speed than you are actually going because it will read off the pressure sensor and will not correct for water flow. Many people are use to one "No Wake" speed RPM setting and fail to account for the movement of water underneath them and adjust accordingly. Quite often that is the reason that the Weirs Channel backs up so much. It would be nice if people looked behind them to see if their slow speed is causing a backup or handling problem for the boats following them. Not all boats react the same way at slow speeds. |
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Agreed! Its the old Air Speed vs Ground speed. LOL! I was just trying to keep it simple... you need to increase your power to overcome the current.. so if the current is at 5 MPH and you are stationary, you are creating the same wake as you would @ 5 MPH in a no current or wind sea state. Being stationary in a current of 5MPH your boat speedo will usually read 5 MPH even though you are not moving forward. Your GPS will read 0 MPH. When you move forward through the current at 5 MPH... your boat speedo will read 10 MPH and your GPS will read 5 MPH. However, you will be creating a 10 MPH wake and the engine power will be the equivalent of 10 MPH in a no current or wind sea state. I totally understand it... I just didn't explain it fully! Woodsy
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No Wake Zones
Out enjoying the lake Saturday evening , coming through the no wake zone between Governors and Eagle Island, while in the no wake zone, a new Mastercraft comes through the no wake still on plane. So hit the airhorn along with the boat behind me and inform the mastercraft "It's a no Wake Zone". No response , just kept on going, but the MP's were in the right place at the right time and pulled them over. I was once a first time boater and made my share of mistakes and learned along the years to respect the others around me and the 150' rule. I have to admit that having been on the lake 15+ years now , this summer has been won of the toughest for rules of the road violations. But any day on the lake , beats a day at work
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We seem to have the subject a lot. Just remember if the MP pulls you over to discuss your wake, be nice. Once he gives you a ticket, now the burden is on you to fight it. The process is the punishment. Even if you win, you lost your time.
Also remember that these laws were written before GPS, no one really had accurate speed measurement at 6 MPH. So the MP use the white water as their visual clue. The number one reason for No Wake Zones is safety, if I'm driving my boat safely, I don't care what people yell from shore. Safety means ability to control my boat and that my wake doesn't damage or injure people on other boats. |
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I think what was left out of the boater certification process was that nobody had to take a class or learn from an experienced boater how to improve boat handling skills. I wonder how many boaters know how to properly use the trim and throttle to reduce a wake?
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The difference between the two....
Headway speed is REQUIRED in numerous SITUATIONS... within 150' of shore, other boats, docks, people, etc... No Wake Zones are designated AREAS where headway speed is required but would not normally be required. Weirs Channel, Bridges, Bear Island, Meredith Bay, Between Governors & Eagle Is. Hole in the Wall etc... The No Wake Zones have many uses... safety, traffic control, shoreline protection, political... Woodsy
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You're right, I should have said "supposed to be safety". As in any government endeavor, the intent of a law is not always the result.
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Here's a puzzle for you captain batman:
You're headed into Paugus Bay, while going under the Weir's bridge, you throttle is at it's minimum possible, your GPS indicates a speed of 8 MPH. You have no problems steering and controlling your boat. Are you 'legal'? Later in the day you're headed out of Paugus bay, while going under the same bridge, but you are not making any headway. The bridge is over your head but doesn't appear to be moving. So you add some throttle. Your GPS indicates a speed of 3 MPH, you can just barely maintain your heading, but your tach is showing a much higher engine speed than you would normally run to avoid a wake. Are you legal? Some data if you need it (pick any day):
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It isn't so hard to understand. Actually it's quite simple.
Some may not realize that you can't simply glance at your GPS to say that you're 'legal'. There are some places on the lake where there can be a significant current which can affect your boat. In the first example, the current could be going 5 MPH or so, and your GPS could be indicating ground speed, not over the water speed. Which would the MP use (if the headway/steerage requirement was not in play)?
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Does anyone really think the intent of the No Wake laws was to restrict the speed of a jetski to below their normal idle speed? If an idling jetski causes too much disturbance to your shorefront, fix your shorefront.
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I dont understand what the confusion is. Woodsy explained it very simply. As far as my PWC, when in line through the channel I frequently have to use my reverse to slow down so I'm not getting dirty looks for passing other boats. I do sometimes use my reverse 1/2 open like BR posted to slow.
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http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rule...saf-c5100.html
Scroll down to 5102.96 These are in addition to the 150-foot rule |
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Yes GBG I also love in the basin so remember one year that house but it's own no wake buoy out
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Of course meant live I pads will write anything
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