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Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE
Agreed and good point here... I also paddleboat, kayak etc. On busy days I stay out of the boating lanes. Someone asked earlier what a boating lane is. Basically in the Broads there aren't boating lanes but when you get into the Narrows up in Moultonboro and the islands like Mark and Timber and such there are only certain areas or lanes that powerboat traffic can go. I would never in my right mind travel in the middle of these on a kayak during busy weekends. Although I have every right to be there as many stated before many Capt. boneheads don't realize this. It would be putting yourself at risk no matter what law they passed. Even if the whole lake was a NWZ it doesn't mean someone who is not familar with the laws can cause an issue. (before the legal experts jump all over me, Yes ignorance to the laws is no excuse and why education is needed but I am not going to risk going out there assuming everyone knows what I know)
So during the busy weekends, when I go out on a paddle boat or kayak I avoid these areas. I also think by me going out into a channel and making everyone slow down for me is not what a courteous boater should do whether under power or not.
Anyway I personally wouldn't want to go there in the first place, the fun of being in a non-power boat is being able to get into coves and inlets that you can't see in a powerboat.
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Good to hear that the fun of being in a non-power boat for you is being able to get into coves and inlets that you can't see in a powerboat.
Possibly you also understand that for others it might be going across to an island to see an eagle's nest? Somehow if anyone wants to do anything that in any way causes a power boat owner to have to change their instant desires it is not what a courteous boater should do, but all day long power boaters can cause non-power boaters to not be able to explore (except in coves and inlets) and that is courteous? This is a huge problem and thus the need for NWZ's.
Look at your symbol.......IT IS A POWER BOAT. That is where you are coming from.