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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
Obviously we disagree. Is they anywhere we can agree? Is there any size or speed that you think is to much for this lake?
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Yep, anything bigger than what I have (25 feet) and anything faster than what I have (around 50 MPH) is too big and too fast, IMO, otherwise I'd have a bigger and faster boat. I'm just against legislation that tells me or anyone else what's too big or too fast.
I have no desire to cross giant wakes or listen to loud boats (though I have to admit I enjoy watching a really fast boat go by, quietly). I'm not at all frightened by other boats at speed. I would not be frightened even if fast boats were over-represented in boat collision statistics. I'm a real daredevil that way.
It would not be necessary to alter the entire lake shoreline, only problem areas, most of which are likely not natural anyway. You really think all those little beaches in front of all those houses are natural? I don't. I know the one in front of the place I rent isn't natural. It's also sloped perfectly to really funnel runoff into the lake. The natural shore on either side of it deals perfectly with waves/wakes, even huge ones from big cruisers going by at plowing speed; the same wakes that bounce my boat all over the place at the dock. I wish they would not do that, but we can't legislate common sense. I do prepare for it though. Fenders and well-placed docklines do wonders.