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Originally Posted by Silver Duck
So, what's the general feeling on this topic? Is 25 too slow, too fast, or just about right?
Silver Duck
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I think that this is still too slow for some boats to plane
efficiently, sure just about all boats can get on plane at slower speeds, with their tabs WAY down and creating a larger than ideal wake. One thing you can't see at night well is the wakes of other boats. If water is rough due to wind, its all rough, but on a smooth night, and you're cruising along and you pass another boat, I would perfer that the other boat is traveling at an efficient planing speed so that the wake is not excessive.
But I have the question, is it really needed? Of all the testimonials I heard, I didn't hear any about a night time incident involving excessive speed, EXCEPT those that included stories of intoxicated individuals and I don't believe a speed limit will effect those anyways. I boat at night a lot and trying to set aside my bias opinion, I don't see lots of boats flying around real fast at night. The only scary nights are firework nights and nobody is going above 25 with that many boats regardless.