No wake zones

tis · 08-18-2014, 07:29 AM

When you are in an area where you cannot be 150 feet from shore it is a no wake zone anyway. It just isn't marked.

fpartri497 · 08-18-2014, 09:18 AM

that's correct > last year a M.P. told me that when not marked the safe passage law automatically kicks In. If less than 150 ft. .

jrc · 08-18-2014, 11:14 AM

You could make the argument that a lot of No Wake Zones do not need to exist, because they are redundant with the safe passage law. But I think in general, they need to be a NWZ to have the buoys.

I mean do Sally's Gut and the Weirs Channel need to be NWZ, there is no point in either that is more than 150' from shore? They are de-facto NWZ. Some places like Smith cove near Glendale might have a few square feet in the middle that are more than 150' from either shore, a dock or a moored boat, so I guess a NWZ keeps somebody from trying waterski in that spot.

cmack · 08-18-2014, 11:56 PM

One big problem with the 150' rule... very few actually obey it. I'm passed at times no further than 50' apart. Hell, some slow down just enough to make the biggest wake possible!

chipj29 · 08-19-2014, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cmack

One big problem with the 150' rule... very few actually obey it. I'm passed at times no further than 50' apart. Hell, some slow down just enough to make the biggest wake possible!

That's not a problem with the rule. That is a problem with people not following the rule.

08-18-2014, 09:18 AM	#2
fpartri497 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Concord NH Posts: 681 Thanks: 97 Thanked 48 Times in 39 Posts	that's correct > last year a M.P. told me that when not marked the safe passage law automatically kicks In. If less than 150 ft. . __________________ dont worry be happy

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08-18-2014, 07:29 AM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,946 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	When you are in an area where you cannot be 150 feet from shore it is a no wake zone anyway. It just isn't marked.

08-18-2014, 11:14 AM	#3
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	You could make the argument that a lot of No Wake Zones do not need to exist, because they are redundant with the safe passage law. But I think in general, they need to be a NWZ to have the buoys. I mean do Sally's Gut and the Weirs Channel need to be NWZ, there is no point in either that is more than 150' from shore? They are de-facto NWZ. Some places like Smith cove near Glendale might have a few square feet in the middle that are more than 150' from either shore, a dock or a moored boat, so I guess a NWZ keeps somebody from trying waterski in that spot.

08-18-2014, 11:56 PM	#4
cmack Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	One big problem with the 150' rule... very few actually obey it. I'm passed at times no further than 50' apart. Hell, some slow down just enough to make the biggest wake possible!

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