I think the 150 rule when passing another boat on plane is a joke. Why, because most don’t follow the rule. I always go around the graveyard to avoid the need to slow down although most traveling thru it don’t slow and honestly don’t see why you need to. Two boats traveling in opposite direction on plane have plenty of room to navigate that. Not much different than traveling down a road. Leaving Moultonboro bay going north toward toward Lees mill another spot where boats consistently pass each other on plane well under 150ft and nobody slows there. Same for the pinch point at the northern end of Little Bear and Long Island. 150 does seem reasonable though when traveling past kayaks, canoes, sailboats, skiers and stopped boats. I’m glad the OP only got a warning though. If you ever left the fireworks at Wolfeboro bay on the 4th they could nail everyone for that same thing lol.
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