From practical experience, I think a no wake zone will make the noise problem worse. A few weeks back, I was docked a Meredith when a boat with open exhausts slowly cruised back and forth waiting for an open dock. The glass on my boat shook when the thru-hulls faced me. I was almost ready to give him my spot just for the quiet. Years ago I got stuck in the channel behind a similar boat. Wow at idle those things are loud.
Now when out I'm on the water or sitting on shore and a boat zooms past, it's much different, I'm not 20 feet away and in 10 seconds they are gone. Some are still too loud, but they are few and far between.
So unless a new NWZ drives the loud boats from the lake, it will just make the problem worse. Now if someone thinks a NWZ in front of their place will drive the loud boats to their neighbors place, well that's not very neighborly.
I think allowing switchable exhaust could work, given that the noisy selection must still meet the noise limits.
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