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Originally Posted by Acres per Second
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ApS: I can: Too many boats -- combined with alcohol + tonnage + Mass. + velocity.
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ApS: Some skippers look down from their helms to other boats. Others have to look up. The ones looking down can afford to feel unafraid.
But I see a bonehead problem too -- exacerbated by chemicals, Mass., velocity, energy, and mass.
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The vast majority of boats owned by New Hampshire boaters can't go as fast as 45. It's an increasing minority of boats that the statute addresses.
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Bingo, I've resisted posting here, but I just had to point this out. Clear case of I've got mine you can't have yours. Notice the mentality,
too many boats, chemicals (alcohol and drugs), Mass. (Massachusetts = bad, I guess Florida is ok) and vast majority New Hampshire boaters are OK. People wonder why this arguement gets so emotional. The most telling part is too many boats. The problem is the speed limit won't fix this problem. Large wakes, speed limit won't fix. Chemicals, speed limit won't fix. Massachusetts, speed limit won't fix. Captain Bonehead veering toward you, speed limit won't fix (trust me 45 is just as scary as 65 when someone does this).
The blame Massachusetts mentality shows the true colors, here's an idea put up a fence at the border that'll solve the problem just like the speed limit will. NOT!!!!!!!!!