Loud Speakers from Boat

[sunset on the dock]

Very annoying. What ever happened to common courtesy? A boat (which happened to be a wake boat but without surfer) just shot by along the shore in Tuftonboro playing (at what must have been full blast) rap music. Never mind that every other word was the f word. What are these people thinking?

No doubt a few will respond "it's summer, let them have their fun" or "move to Golden Pond". But everyone else has a right to their space without some self-centered fool inflicting their "rights" upon others in such an in your face manner. I felt sorry for the people on the boat nearby enjoying the lake with their family.

This boater, in essence, was screaming "Look at me, I am just so cool".

[rsmlp]

Originally Posted by sunset on the dock

Very annoying. What ever happened to common courtesy? A boat (which happened to be a wake boat but without surfer) just shot by along the shore in Tuftonboro playing (at what must have been full blast) rap music. Never mind that every other word was the f word. What are these people thinking?

No doubt a few will respond "it's summer, let them have their fun" or "move to Golden Pond". But everyone else has a right to their space without some self-centered fool inflicting their "rights" upon others in such an in your face manner. I felt sorry for the people on the boat nearby enjoying the lake with their family.

Wait, you're suggesting that they were THINKING?

[TheTimeTraveler]

Originally Posted by sunset on the dock

Very annoying. What ever happened to common courtesy? A boat (which happened to be a wake boat but without surfer) just shot by along the shore in Tuftonboro playing (at what must have been full blast) rap music. Never mind that every other word was the f word. What are these people thinking?

No doubt a few will respond "it's summer, let them have their fun" or "move to Golden Pond". But everyone else has a right to their space without some self-centered fool inflicting their "rights" upon others in such an in your face manner. I felt sorry for the people on the boat nearby enjoying the lake with their family.

This boater, in essence, was screaming "Look at me, I am just so cool".

Sadly, many of the younger folks today could care less about anyone else except themselves.

[Winilyme]

Are there any ‘enforceable’ noise ordinances that would apply to situations like this? Maybe under some heading like ‘sadly needed laws for thoughtlessly inconsiderate jacka**** with low levels of intelligence’.

[Garcia]

Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

Sadly, many of the younger folks today could care less about anyone else except themselves.

Sadly, many of the older folks today could care less about anyone else except themselves.

[chachee52]

Originally Posted by Garcia

Sadly, many of the older folks today could care less about anyone else except themselves.

I was going to say the same thing. On the Broads, we get the pontoon boats and now JetSkis blasting music all weekend. Especially now that boats have speakers off the stern so that you can hear the music while swimming. People just turn everything on and loud.
Started with Motorcycles years ago too.

[tis]

Yes lots of the people on jet skis blast their loud music for the rest of us too.

[TiltonBB]

I am all for listening to music while boating. But the speakers should be directed into the boat, not outside the boat, to annoy everyone they pass.

The wake boats are one of the worst things to happen to the lake in recent years. Between the environmental damage they cause with the deep wakes stirring up the bottom sediment and washing up on shore, to the loud speakers designed to blast music that travels for miles, it would be great to see them banned.

Wake boat restrictions and bans across the country are increasingly common, with some areas prohibiting or limiting wake boat activity on certain waterways. These restrictions are often driven by concerns about shoreline erosion, safety, and the impact of large wakes on other boaters and lake ecosystems. Some areas have outright bans on wake boats, while others implement restrictions like limiting operation in shallow water or near shorelines.

[TomC]

I wonder when the point of no return will be reached? Between water quality, noise, captain boneheads, crowds, generational arguments, and prices, the appeal of Lake Winni is threatened. I sold both of my waterfront properties in Mboro (with some regret I might add), took a handsome profit, and built a house on a quiet waterbody in a nearby town where I can kayak, swim, fish, and enjoy the lake in peace without all the aforementioned annoyances. I was literally driven off Lake Winnipesaukee.. I hope wherever your lake life takes you that you enjoy it...

[ApS]

Originally Posted by chachee52

I was going to say the same thing. On the Broads, we get the pontoon boats and now JetSkis blasting music all weekend. Especially now that boats have speakers off the stern so that you can hear the music while swimming. People just turn everything on and loud.
Started with Motorcycles years ago too.

People look to Switzerland as an idyllic country for nearly everything.

Swiss traffic laws proscribe noise levels. Air-cooled engines make too much noise. On any roadway, you wouldn't know motorcycles were nearby.

Originally Posted by TomC

I wonder when the point of no return will be reached? Between water quality, noise, captain boneheads, crowds, generational arguments, and prices, the appeal of Lake Winni is threatened. I sold both of my waterfront properties in Mboro (with some regret I might add), took a handsome profit, and built a house on a quiet waterbody in a nearby town where I can kayak, swim, fish, and enjoy the lake in peace without all the aforementioned annoyances. I was literally driven off Lake Winnipesaukee.. I hope wherever your lake life takes you that you enjoy it...

I've spent nearly every summer on Winter Harbor since 1952.

...and can only take comfort in not spending any money on hearing aids...

[ITD]

Huh???????

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

I am all for listening to music while boating. But the speakers should be directed into the boat, not outside the boat, to annoy everyone they pass.

The wake boats are one of the worst things to happen to the lake in recent years. Between the environmental damage they cause with the deep wakes stirring up the bottom sediment and washing up on shore, to the loud speakers designed to blast music that travels for miles, it would be great to see them banned.

Wake boat restrictions and bans across the country are increasingly common, with some areas prohibiting or limiting wake boat activity on certain waterways. These restrictions are often driven by concerns about shoreline erosion, safety, and the impact of large wakes on other boaters and lake ecosystems. Some areas have outright bans on wake boats, while others implement restrictions like limiting operation in shallow water or near shorelines.

"Live free or die" has different meanings to different people.
No one wants government to tell them what they can or can't do but when something is happening that they don't agree with they want government to step in and take control, you can't have it both ways.
I also moved on from the big lake to a smaller quieter lake. I can only control what I do.