Evanstar your points are well taken and I don't have a dog in this fight, heck you can ban everything from the lake that doesn't have feathers and webbed feet and it will not bother me.
My points really aren't about speed but tolerance to allow people with different ideas of recreation to enjoy a large lake. And also that speed and noise are not as closely related as some lead you to believe, you can address one or the other separately.
In my world (see post #1 for definition of opinion) with large bodies of water, due to the lack of them, I personally think you have to be more tolerant to the general publics usage. Again, I rarely keep my canoe at the cabin at Lake of the Ozarks because that just isn't the place for it. At one time when my parents when down there in the late 30's and early 40's it was but not anymore unless you want to rise early and be on and off the lake before the crowds.
Finally, if a speed limit is imposed (separate from noise) I sell my 38 foot 12,000 lb boat and plod around the lake at 30 MPH in my 39 foot sea ray 30,000 lb boat and we start the discussions about wakes and how cruisers and diesel smoke are killing the lake. Large boat wakes (and condo development) are the issue we are dealing with at Lake of the Ozarks. Some want a size limit, some a displacement limit, me, I just bought a boat that allows me to go out on the lake no matter how rough rather than try to restrict how other people enjoy the lake. If they do ban boats over a certian size, I won't support it but still no problem I'll downsize or bring one of the other boats and sit it on the lift.
I try to respect everyone opinion and go by the platnum rule...
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