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Originally Posted by Silver Duck
Island Lover
The posts to which I referred go back to the earlier threads that Don shut off; I've no idea of how to search for them. I can tell you that they were posted by a person with "Bear" in their screen name (as a hint, if you know how to do such a search and want to be bothered). You might look for earlier posts of mine on these threads stating that I didn't believe in punishing a whole group for the misconduct of a few persons.
I am in no way mistaken about that person's agenda;  it turned me against what I initially thought was not at all a bad idea (and still don't, though I think that 60 or so would be more reasonable than 45). While you're at it, you might want to look for posts in roughly the same timeframe (not by the same person) hinting that cruisers should be the next target. I very clearly remember one with a photograph of a number of express cruisers stating that these were the real problem..... 
On the other hand, I'm perfectly willing to accept that you sincerely believe that a speed limit is necessary.
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This is the post you are talking about, made by "Bear Lover"
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Your missing the point. A speed limit is not what the majority want. What they want is those "big, loud, gas guzzling, mine is bigger than yours" boats off of the lake. A speed limit is what they will use as the way to do it. Nobody is going to spend a small fortune to keep a muscle boat on a lake with a 45 mph limit.
And after the speed limit passes they will want a horse power limit, or some other method, to get the cabin cruisers off the lake.
If you really think it can't happen read the list of NH lakes with speed and or horsepower limits. It's about 1 in 3.
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If you will read closely she is talking about the motives of OTHER PEOPLE. This was in the middle of a hot argument. And since then she has apologized for the comment and says she has changed her mind after meeting responsible performance boaters at the hearings.
Could it be she just likes bears?
And your comment was "several of the more vociferous Bear Island supporters" who are the others?
I wanted a 60 mph limit as well.