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[jmen24]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

Why a visitor has to offend so many people, make so much noise and break laws relating to late-night behavior on our waters, I don't know.

Congratulations on the recent purchase!!!

Can you let me know where I can get a visitors pass to visit YOUR lake?

[ApS]

Originally Posted by jmen24

"...Can you let me know where I can get a visitors pass to visit YOUR lake...?"

When I visit your neighborhood, I'm a visitor.

When you visit my neighborhood, you're a visitor.

If you go to the ocean (which is only one hour away), you're not "visiting".

[OCDACTIVE]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

When I visit your neighborhood, I'm a visitor.

When you visit my neighborhood, you're a visitor.

If you go to the ocean (which is only one hour away), you're not "visiting".

APS I agree with you.. But I don't understand the ocean comment.

Also just a question.. Would you consider someone driving a boat on the lake that lives on the lake, however not in the bay you live in a visitor to "your" bay or area of the lake?

I think that is where some of the confusion is...

For example, if my friend brings his boat up for the weekend to stay at my house, then I would consider him a visitor to the lake for the weekend.

If the person has property in the lakes region then I would not consider that person a visitor to the lake. That is anywhere on the lake he is not a visitor. Now if he tied up to you dock then he is visiting you but not the lake.

Would you agree?

[VtSteve]

On the switchable exhaust, I can understand why you shouldn't switch beyond a certain rpm. But can you keep them on the quieter setting at any speed, or must you turn them off?


It's a quandry I had when looking at a couple of boats. One dealer said Absolutely Not when I asked him if I could get one with an thru prop exhaust (quiet). I was just asking, not really in a buying mood. I do know that at certain HP, thru hulls are specified.

Having a law against switchables is quite silly, but now I understand that quiet exhaust pipes Can be added after the fact.

[OCDACTIVE]

Originally Posted by VtSteve

On the switchable exhaust, I can understand why you shouldn't switch beyond a certain rpm. But can you keep them on the quieter setting at any speed, or must you turn them off?


It's a quandry I had when looking at a couple of boats. One dealer said Absolutely Not when I asked him if I could get one with an thru prop exhaust (quiet). I was just asking, not really in a buying mood. I do know that at certain HP, thru hulls are specified.

Having a law against switchables is quite silly, but now I understand that quiet exhaust pipes Can be added after the fact.

Thru hub is not offered on HP engines. (other then the one APS speaks of) all switchable exhaust I have ever researched is designed only for low RPMS. 1. you can't switch at speed 2. you are not supposed to have them on beyond 2000 rpms. Pretty much the best is for idle only. The boats I have been in that have them turn it off upon take off.