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Originally Posted by Fat Jack
so does the fact that these two guys might be hypocrites mean that their latest statements are not correct?
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Fay and Thurston aren't hypocrites -- any more than
we are when we pump 50 cents worth of Saudi oil with every gallon of gasoline into our gas tanks. We (and they) do it because they
have to.
Fay admits to nearly 70 years on the lake, and I believe his comments to be altruistic. If not, are "Ocean Boats" sales really affecting sales of "Family Boats"? They certainly impact the enjoyment of Winnipesaukee boating -- even the "Big Boats" complained: Ocean Speedsters say that wakes from Ocean Cruisers can "flip their boats at high speeds". The Ocean Cruisers complain that the Ocean Speedsters "make ear-shattering noises".
Not so long ago, a 16-foot boat was just fine for waterskiing. (We skied
two behind a 14-footer). Today, a docked 18-footer can take water over the transom, and there's horror stories on Winnipesaukee about even larger boats taking water over the bow! Time to "move up"? Today, it's not unusual to see a 28-footer towing a skier or tube.
From here, it certainly appears that Thurston's "Family" boaters "move up" in size every few years. That compounds the wake problem for other "Family" boaters, who are also forced to "move up". It's a cycle that benefits nobody (while I watch my shoreline soil and natural leaf cover wash into the lake).
Maybe news this weekend that NH Safety Commisioner Flynn may be on the way out will prompt some changes soon. (Increase registration fees was my suggestion last season -- except I'd go big with "wetted area" + engine displacement).
I think Director Barrett's comment "How much is too much?" can be answered every day -- at every stopped Marine Patrol boat.
When an MP stops a boat for an infraction, and infractions occur nearby while the summons is being written?
THAT'S TOO MUCH!