[Evenstar]

Originally Posted by ITD

I was away last week and missed the part where this topic was beaten to death, but I did go through most of your posts. I see that you mention you've been on Squam and I believe that. For Winnipesaukee you say in several posts you have been "to" Winni many times, you never say on. The closest you come for Winnipesaukee is that you mentioned your grandparents boated on Winnipesaukee, I assume years ago. Finally the quote which I repeat here specifically says you have not been on Winnipesaukee.

Hey, I've been totally honest about the fact that I haven't kayaked on Winni yet. I've also stated that I've been to Winni many times. You can tell a lot about how safe a lake is, just by spending time on its shore. Granted, it's not the same as being "out on it", but you can still get a pretty good idea. And I did talk with a certified kayak instuctor, who knows Winni very well. (I noticed that you avoided that part of my reply.)

I don't expect everyone to put their boats away so I can spend a day paddling across the Broads either. Just the way I was brought up.

A sea kayak is not a canoe, or a row boat, or a day sailer, or a runabout. So you're obvoiusly no expert on kayaking on Winni. A sea kayak is much faster than a canoe or a rowboat, or a recreational kayak. And it's much more sea worthy ... especially if you use a skirt. The widest part of the main lake (open water w/o islands) is less than 5 miles. I average about 5 miles an hour in my current kayak, which is shorter and slower than my new one. So I won't be spending "a day paddling across the Broads." I can cross it in about an hour. And I'm not asking for "everyone to put their boats away." All I'm "asking for" is the right to safely use the lake. And using the lake, includes kayaking on the Broads safely.

So you see when I say that a speed limit will not solve any of the problems listed by the proponents I’m actually using events from my own experiences to form my opinion. When I and others ask for reasons beyond emotions and perceived problems we cannot get a good answer. That’s because there isn’t a good answer and you will not be safer in the middle of the Broads with a 45 mph speed limit.

I beg to differ. Of course it would be safer! Which is safer, crossing a busy highway that has a 45 mph speed limit, or crossing a busy highway where cars can go as fast as they want to?

Squam is not exactly a little lake. So it's not as big as Winni, but it is the second largest lake in NH.

Don’t know what you are trying to say here, I see a double negative in the statement.

I was just responding to your post, where you wrote: "A speed limit won't solve the noise problem or the wake problem and there will still be collisions and bad behavior."
There will always be people who break the laws, but that is a pointless argument for not passing a law. Do you understand what I am saying now?