Why would someone want a NWZ?

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Originally Posted by jrc

From practical experience, I think a no wake zone will make the noise problem worse. A few weeks back, I was docked a Meredith when a boat with open exhausts slowly cruised back and forth waiting for an open dock. The glass on my boat shook when the thru-hulls faced me. I was almost ready to give him my spot just for the quiet. Years ago I got stuck in the channel behind a similar boat. Wow at idle those things are loud.

Now when out I'm on the water or sitting on shore and a boat zooms past, it's much different, I'm not 20 feet away and in 10 seconds they are gone. Some are still too loud, but they are few and far between.

So unless a new NWZ drives the loud boats from the lake, it will just make the problem worse. Now if someone thinks a NWZ in front of their place will drive the loud boats to their neighbors place, well that's not very neighborly.

I think allowing switchable exhaust could work, given that the noisy selection must still meet the noise limits.

JRC, I may have been there the same day with my family- we were eating at the Town Docks and there was a guy with a blue Fountain with twins idling back and forth, back and forth. Finally 15 minutes or so go by and he finally docks, only to take off 10 minutes later (of course he had to let the boat "warm" up and idled for 10 minutes while prepping to leave)