Saw a great bonehead move yesterday

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by Just Sold

Capt. Bonehead was on Swains Lake in Barrington yesterday.

While out on my friends 20' pontoon boat yesterday afternoon we were passed well within 75' by 3 other boats crusing above no-wake speed. Not excessive speeds but I would estimate they were doing between 25 and 35 MPH. We were cruising at a slow speed of about 15 to 20 but the boat is not equipped with a speedo so I cannot be positive.

The lake was not very crowded with boats either and there were a number Kayaks out as well.

No MP was around but they have not been seen on the lake much this summer anyway. My friend has noted that the captain boneheads have been increasing over the past few years on Swains.

From my perspective, pretty much all the smaller lakes are like this. People are just used to it and hardly anyone really cares. I saw it happen constantly on Bow lake over 4th of July weekend, 2005, in front of Marine Patrol. You see it all the time on Pawtuckaway too.

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by Dave R

From my perspective, pretty much all the smaller lakes are like this. People are just used to it and hardly anyone really cares. I saw it happen constantly on Bow lake over 4th of July weekend, 2005, in front of Marine Patrol. You see it all the time on Pawtuckaway too.

I grew up on the small Lake Baboosic in Merrimack and still have siblings in the same house.This behavior is accepted as normal and violations from a technical standpoint are many.It really works fine though and does not feel dangerous at all.Before I started coming to Winni 20 years ago,I had never heard of the 150 ft rule.