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Old 07-01-2013, 03:00 AM   #30
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Question Two Issues--Second..."Speeds in Coves/Bays/Harbors"

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Originally Posted by Woodsy View Post
Guys...Anyone with any knowledge of deep V hulled speed boats know you need chop to go fast...calm water is slow sticky water!
So you'd be advising someone who's been around amphibious aircraft, EDO floats, flying boats and floatplanes all his life about choppy and calm waters?

Don't make me get out my baby pictures!



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Originally Posted by Woodsy View Post
"...Winter harbor is barely 1.5 miles long x 0.5 miles wide.... not nearly enough room for ANY boat (except maybe a top Fuel Hydro) to hit 100 MPH.... (they like calm flat water)..."
They've added a "STOP" sign at the entrance to Winter Harbor?



Actually, that's one of my pet peeves: hearing a scofflaw a full minute before entering Winter Harbor. (Next to switching their Captain's Choice on-and-off-and-on "at speed" in protected waters).

So who approves of the speeds required for barefoot waterskiing in in the calm waters of coves? (Something I''ve never seen).



With all due respect to Moultonborough's "anecdotal statements":

"Loon mortality from watercraft":
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