Big boats?
Not sure I agree with all of this. I think there are less large boats on the lake now than 10-20 years ago. Back in the day there were tons of large Sundancers, Rinkers, Montereys, Larsons, Chapparals, Regals, etc.
The dealers are not selling many of these any longer. Irwin still carries Searay but doesn't move that many of the large stuff. Rinker is no longer. Larson is no longer. Monterey has done away with their cruisers and trended more into day boats with an emphasis on outboard power. Chapparal, same thing. Silver Sands isn't carrying the big cruisers in the Regal line.
Also, loud performance boats such as Fountains and Baja are not being sold here any longer. The trend for performance boating has gone more towards outboard power which are not loud. There are large center consoles now and some performance cats running the lake, but certainly not loud like the days of old.
There are more and more pontoons these days, they aren't loud and don't throw a big wake.
Sure, there are always going to be people misbehaving. There will also always be curmudgeons complaining about everything, warranted or not.
I hear Squam is lovely...
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