Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Performance Boats- Alive and Well!!!

VtSteve · 07-17-2009, 11:21 AM

Nothing "erupted" on this board, YMMV.

The run for charity was brought up, as the dollars raised. My facetious, or snide comment, could have been worded better I guess. Better still, I should have left it out altogether, and just focused on the positive aspects of the run and the ensuing monetary gifts. Most here are mature enough to understand it, some aren't.

I'll bet you and yours (TB), are not rolling on the floor laughing when pureplay facts are brought up that you can't respond to. There are many responsible organizations around the country that have devoted considerable time and resources to promote safer boating, more interaction with various law enforcement agencies, state and federal legislators and so on. Many good souls on this board alone provide positive reinforcement that the good guys outnumber the bad by a wide margin.

Many of us come from a wide range of on water lifestyles, a small few have performance boats, there are bowriders, fishing boats, old classics, cuddy cabins, cruiser, people that canoe, kayak, and some that do it all. The VAST majority (probably almost all), are against

1) drunks on the water
2) reckless and dangerous boating behavior
3) rude and obnoxious boaters that may well fall into the first two categories.

Within that group, there is pretty wide agreement amongst us that the problem boaters are fairly easy to spot, need to be focused on, and that they will continue to exhibit their bad behavior until they are stopped. Pretty basic stuff.

I feel that most of us are pretty responsible, fair in pointing out problems, and would mostly like to enjoy ourselves and have a good time. I don't care if someone is in a 40' high speed cat or a 14 foot aluminum boat. If they are endangering people, I want them stopped. I don't need a rangefinder to tell the difference between 150' and 10 feet, nor do I care much if someone is safely boating and is only 117.27896 feet from me.

TB, so you share any of the above with us? And I'm sorry to be speaking for so many people, feel free to add to my small list, or even disagree with the context of what I'm saying. But I feel I've spoken my peace.

07-17-2009, 11:21 AM	#182
VtSteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 230 Thanked 361 Times in 169 Posts	Nothing "erupted" on this board, YMMV. The run for charity was brought up, as the dollars raised. My facetious, or snide comment, could have been worded better I guess. Better still, I should have left it out altogether, and just focused on the positive aspects of the run and the ensuing monetary gifts. Most here are mature enough to understand it, some aren't. I'll bet you and yours (TB), are not rolling on the floor laughing when pureplay facts are brought up that you can't respond to. There are many responsible organizations around the country that have devoted considerable time and resources to promote safer boating, more interaction with various law enforcement agencies, state and federal legislators and so on. Many good souls on this board alone provide positive reinforcement that the good guys outnumber the bad by a wide margin. Many of us come from a wide range of on water lifestyles, a small few have performance boats, there are bowriders, fishing boats, old classics, cuddy cabins, cruiser, people that canoe, kayak, and some that do it all. The VAST majority (probably almost all), are against 1) drunks on the water 2) reckless and dangerous boating behavior 3) rude and obnoxious boaters that may well fall into the first two categories. Within that group, there is pretty wide agreement amongst us that the problem boaters are fairly easy to spot, need to be focused on, and that they will continue to exhibit their bad behavior until they are stopped. Pretty basic stuff. I feel that most of us are pretty responsible, fair in pointing out problems, and would mostly like to enjoy ourselves and have a good time. I don't care if someone is in a 40' high speed cat or a 14 foot aluminum boat. If they are endangering people, I want them stopped. I don't need a rangefinder to tell the difference between 150' and 10 feet, nor do I care much if someone is safely boating and is only 117.27896 feet from me. TB, so you share any of the above with us? And I'm sorry to be speaking for so many people, feel free to add to my small list, or even disagree with the context of what I'm saying. But I feel I've spoken my peace.