Senate scuttlebutt?

Lakegeezer · 02-19-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WT-RXT

So, don't get too worried even if it passes, it will only dissappoint those expecting enforcement!

Many people don't want to disobey the law - which is why ineffective proposals are worth fighting before they become law. For example, bass boaters in tournaments safely go 60-70 mph early in the morning. There is no traffic, the lake is flat, and their noise is quickly gone due to their speed. They are VERY safe boaters. This crowd is always concerned about its image, and in some cases, the tourney rules demand the laws are obeyed or the boat is disqualified from the contest. If a law is passed, these law abiding boaters will have to slow down. The result will be more wake and longer periods of noise at 7AM. So - there would be a negative impact to them and others who enjoy early morning quiet.

ApS · 03-01-2006, 05:52 AM

The bassboat world speed record is 116.594 MPH: I suspect it wasn't "quiet". Every boat is quieter at slow speeds.

I can understand the bassboaters' gripe, though. Mostly, they are speeding equidistant from the shores: Even in fog

, when there's no other craft on the water—certainly no sailboats.

That said, there could be an exemption for bass tournaments as there already is for "legal" speedboat races.

(But not for "illegal" races, as this eagle-eyed boater witnessed): http://www.winnipesaukee.com/oldforu...mes;read=15388

03-01-2006, 05:52 AM	#2
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 2,222 Thanked 779 Times in 555 Posts	Easy: Exempt bass boats in tournaments! The bassboat world speed record is 116.594 MPH: I suspect it wasn't "quiet". Every boat is quieter at slow speeds. I can understand the bassboaters' gripe, though. Mostly, they are speeding equidistant from the shores: Even in fog , when there's no other craft on the water—certainly no sailboats. That said, there could be an exemption for bass tournaments as there already is for "legal" speedboat races. (But not for "illegal" races, as this eagle-eyed boater witnessed): http://www.winnipesaukee.com/oldforu...mes;read=15388