Bad economy/speed limit=bad news for lake businesses

[OCDACTIVE]

Sunset.... For the business owners sake I hope you are right.

Many GFB owners trailer their boats and rent a house / condo for a week or two at a time. Frankly the lake becomes small very quickly for a GFB. However due to the other activities and places to visit around the lake it still is a great place to visit.

My friends that normally would either rent a place or come and leave their boats at my dock are deciding not to come at all. Even though the lake gets small quickly for GFB we still like to be able to use them. I quick ride from Moultonboro to Alton for lunch or Wolfboro for dinner is always a good time. But they are saying that because of the hassell they are going to go to Maine.

So yes you are right there will be a shift, economy wise, but to an entirely different state.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by VtSteve

My father used to let us kids take the boat on weekends, since he couldn't stand the crowds out on the lake. I'm being totally honest here, as the owner of a 22 footer, that I'd take fifty go fasts if I could get rid of the monster wakes. Regulate the mad tubers driving in people's paths, the wild and crazy PWC riders, those that speed through NWZ's, Winni would be better than ever.

Videos would say more than I possibly could.

Other than a family in a bowrider, kayaks and canoes, who does that leave?

[sunset on the dock]

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE

Sunset.... For the business owners sake I hope you are right.

Many GFB owners trailer their boats and rent a house / condo for a week or two at a time. Frankly the lake becomes small very quickly for a GFB. However due to the other activities and places to visit around the lake it still is a great place to visit.

My friends that normally would either rent a place or come and leave their boats at my dock are deciding not to come at all. Even though the lake gets small quickly for GFB we still like to be able to use them. I quick ride from Moultonboro to Alton for lunch or Wolfboro for dinner is always a good time. But they are saying that because of the hassell they are going to go to Maine.

So yes you are right there will be a shift, economy wise, but to an entirely different state.

But again, the point is that those houses/condos might well fill with people who are looking for a different lake experience now that we have speed limits. I know people who feel this way about Winnipesaukee. As far as Maine, there is now more and more momentum for similar limits on their lakes. Many people on these Maine lakes(as well as other NH lakes) do not want to feel that they will become the dumping grounds for these performance boats.

[VtSteve]

Originally Posted by chipj29

Other than a family in a bowrider, kayaks and canoes, who does that leave?

I don't think I'd leave out the bowriders necessarily. What I mean is Enforce regulations, weed out and stop the negligent and dangerous people on the water. I've heard some pretty ridiculous stuff on this topic about how they feel the lake will suddenly become safe and pleasant. Everyone needs to pay attention to all of the laws, in addition to using some common sense and decency. Every group feels that it's someone else that's the issue.

After all is said and done, the lake will still be infested with problems that existed well before the perceived go fast problems. There's jerks in every category of watersport. My three biggest problems last year were with family bowriders towing tubes. At any rate, it will be interesting to witness.