Hi Lakegeezer,
You search in vain, the 150' foot rule for swim platforms applies only to headway speed.
There are too many RSA's misquoted above to list them all here, suffice to say someone was spinning quite a yarn again.
To simplify, you must secure a permit to erect a swimline, and the allowable uses of such are very detailed. Only with permission of the permittee can you then operate a boat within the line. As for the 150' foot rule, it has been explained a number of times in previous posts.
As for anchoring close to shore, you must visit the Administrative Rules (saf. 400) to find specific listed exceptions that invoke a 150' rule in clearly defined restricted areas. Each area is clearly detailed in that reference. There is no general 150' anchoring from shore rule.
As for rafting, a swim float/raft is not a "raft" as defined for boats being tied together, therefore the "rafting" rules for boats do not apply to swim rafts, as alluded to in an earlier post.
As always, your best and only reliable source of information is to call the MP office directly. It is unfortunate that with the correct information readily available, some still feel the need to fan the flames of internet debate by posting erroneous information.
Fat Jack's baseless attack on out-of-state boaters indicates to me he was looking more towards causing another "us against them" bash fest then trying to relay useful information to the readers of this site.
But then again, what else is new?
Anyways and always, please feel free to e-mail me off-line if I can help provide any further information.
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