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Originally Posted by bobio
I am new to boating, about 5 years now. The one thing that I constantly see is boaters who decide to stop in the miidle of a highly traveled passage and either set up their boat, swim, tube or just stop to look around. I have also noticed this out on the lake where boaters stop out in the middle of a highly traveled section causing other boaters going at a good clip to zig-zag all over the place.This becomes a problem to other boaters who want to follow the 150 rule when comming out of the end of Paugus or through the Weirs channel. Especially in the Weirs channel heading out to the main lake. There you have Marine patrol watching everything thats going on. With so many boats trying to get going and get out of everyone else's way a stopped or slow moving boat puts other boats in jeopardy of receiving a ticket. I realize that it is their right to do this but shouldn't there be some kind of edicate?
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Perhaps the boaters who stop or go slowly in busy areas are doing so specifically to slow everyone down. This would presumably be caused by the same sort of "power trip mentality" of folks who hang out in the passing lane doing the speed limit on highways. I don't let it get me down. If I need to go slowly to be safe, I go slowly. I would never stop or go slowly in a busy area specifically to slow folks down, nor would I ever hang out in the passing lane.
I do have to disagree with you on one point though. A stopped or slow moving boat never puts anyone in jeopardy of getting a ticket. Breaking the law does that.