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Originally Posted by HomeWood
Sorry in advance if this is a stupid question, but what exactly does the 150' rule mean? Do you have to stay away and pass other boats at that distance when on plane or something? It doesn't seem like we have that rule here. I went to the lake the past two days and Sunday was the busiest day. People will come straight at you and cross your path, fly right up behind you and pass. I looked on the New Hampshire online boating course and didn't see it.
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Almost. If you are within 150' of pretty much anything; another boat, a dock, a swimmer, the shore, etc ... you must be at No Wake Speed (NWS) which is defined as the slowest speed you can go and retain steering or no more than 6 MPH. So when passing, crossing or overtaking another boat if you want to stay on-plane (and stay legal
) you need to be more than 150' away.