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camp guy · 05-18-2006, 07:51 AM

Let's not get all balled up in the details of hundredths of inches, nor the specifics of dates and times, the increased water level presents a potential for DES problems and needs to be addressed. The economic concern is minor compared to the long-term concerns to the economy if the Lake suffers. If I remember correctly, in late June and early July of 1998 there was a lake-wide NWZ due to high water. There was also a bass fishing tournement on the Lake at this time and those boys with their go-fast fishing boats had to comply with the local rules and keep it at 6 MPH or slower, a real trick with a 17' boat powered by a 225 hp outboard !! The Mount Washington had to abide by the NWZ, also, and it kept running. And here we are today, none the worse off for that period of NWZ, and we will be here next year, too, none the worse off for a NWZ this year. The preservation of the shoreline and personal property is more important than the fleeting economics associated with unrestricted boating. The answer, boat responsibly and act with courtesy.

05-18-2006, 07:51 AM	#26
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,184 Thanks: 301 Thanked 525 Times in 293 Posts	Lake-wide NWZ Let's not get all balled up in the details of hundredths of inches, nor the specifics of dates and times, the increased water level presents a potential for DES problems and needs to be addressed. The economic concern is minor compared to the long-term concerns to the economy if the Lake suffers. If I remember correctly, in late June and early July of 1998 there was a lake-wide NWZ due to high water. There was also a bass fishing tournement on the Lake at this time and those boys with their go-fast fishing boats had to comply with the local rules and keep it at 6 MPH or slower, a real trick with a 17' boat powered by a 225 hp outboard !! The Mount Washington had to abide by the NWZ, also, and it kept running. And here we are today, none the worse off for that period of NWZ, and we will be here next year, too, none the worse off for a NWZ this year. The preservation of the shoreline and personal property is more important than the fleeting economics associated with unrestricted boating. The answer, boat responsibly and act with courtesy.