Speed Limits

[jarhead]

Originally Posted by Great Idea

OK Jarhead,

You can take me out in your 30fter and give me a lesson..... then I will take you out on my 48ft triple on the ocean ( where is belongs). Bring a clean diaper and your blanky because you'll need it. My opinion is narrow minded so that means yours is highly enlightened? Give me a break... its emotional rants like yours in response to counter opinions that turn people off to this site. Aggressive posting, aggressive boating perhaps? State your opinion and stop throwing stones. As for experience on Winni? I live on Winni and have spent 100's of hours on the water here since the mid 80's. Large go fasts require time and space in order to get up on plane. This presents a problem on busy weekends at Winni when the lake is busy. There are very few areas on the lake in which these boats can be used for their intended purpose. As for 4 or 5 boats Chase 1? Thats 4 or 5 AT A TIME, 4 or 5 across going by several times during the weekend. We can go on and on.... blah , blah.... the facts remain this.... Winni is becoming a congested area on weekends. Saftey during these times has become a concern. Measures will be taken to address the problem. A speed limit will most likely become PART of the changes considered to address the issue. Hopefully along with increased enforcement and eduction. We all agree that is the most important way of improving the situation. As I have said several times, I would love to avoid the speed limit however as boat usage and congestion on the lake increases its gonna happen.

Throwing stones who did that ?well at least i'm not calling some one a baby.I have reread your posts on this topic,wich is the only thing you have ever posted on , and find it hard to believe any of it .What will a speed limit do that more funding for education and enforcment won't do.My 30' GFNL planes out in under 5 seconds , runs wot mid 70's and handles well at speed so your visibilty argument doesn't apply.I would be more than happy to show you sometime , but somehow doubt that by returning the favor you will scare me.I'm not ranting just telling it like it is.Give me some facts on speed and i'll shut up. I don't rate my opinion that high but atleast it doesn't infringe on others rights.

[Paugus Bay Resident]

First off, the discussion is a law limiting the speed to 45 mph, not "90 plus." A lot of boats on the lake are capable of exceeding that and do not have speedometers.

Huh? First off, there are very (very) few boats on this lake capable of speeds in excess of 90. Please define your definition of a lot.

I have a 33' with HP500s (470 HP each) and on a good day, it will top out at 72 (GPS). It spends most of it's "cruising" time at 3,500 RMP which equals out to about 45 - 48. Only time I tend to open it up is during the middle of the week when most everyone has gone home.

In terms of speedos, where did you get that factoid? I have never seen a HP boat without a speedo. Most have GPS (for accurate speed measurements) as well.

Large go fasts require time and space in order to get up on plane. This presents a problem on busy weekends at Winni when the lake is busy

Don't know about your's, but when conditions warrant it, I drop my k-planes and am on plan with virtually no bow-rise.

Also, one thing that bugs me are posts were people say "I was buzzed at 50, 60, or whatever". I doubt most people can tell the difference between 45 and 60 (especially on the water). Heck, most people don't even know how long 150 feet is

I keep sensing that there is another agenda here, other than speed (MHO).

Let the debate go one, but lets try to keep it rational, factual and unemotional.

OK, I'm done.

[trfour]

Keep em honest!