Speed and noise limits on Virginia lakes
 

I read an article this weekend in a lake Anna paper, stating associations around Virginia lakes are trying to put noise and speed restrictions on Va lakes. Although the people I talked to don't think it will totally pass they think some of the parts will pas, such as 25 mph limit at night. They are also proposing a 55 mph limit during daylight hours . If we as a group don't get together they will soon be telling us what color of bathing suit to wear. We need to act as a group to stop this. I am told that (Smith Mountain Lake Power Boaters Assoc.) SMLPBA has a site and a link showing that less than 3 percent of boating accidents are caused by speed

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Dave
Go onto the websit and it will give you plenty to read on what we have been going through.Are you going to make it to the chillout in Richmond next week?www.smlpba.com

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Yea Rich we are coming to the chill out . I talked to Brian about this last night and tried to call you but your recording said not to leave a message I guess I need your new number. Brian was going to talk to the President of smlpba to see if a petition could be drawn up for all at the chill out to sign.

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Good Idea

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Jim is on this now.

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If there is some type of petition, next weekend would be an excellent time to get signatures. It's rare that a lot of power boaters get together at one event...

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I got a warning last 4th of July on Lake Anna. And was told that I could not launch the next day or I would get a ticket. Unfortunately there was a boat that capsized that weekend after the fireworks.

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A warning for what?

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No mufflers!!!

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Velocitypbw

I am pretty sure VA law does not require mufflers, you just have to have "Baffels" on your exhaust, these equate to the rubber flaps that hang off. But if you were running dry exhaust you are asking for it. :D

WILL

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I was told that swim platforms and rubber flappers do not meet VA laws under baffling device.

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I am pretty sure they do, I have pulled over a few times for my exhaust, and each time they checked to see if I had the flappers, and said I was in compliance?? This was all on SML? Maybe they different law enforcement officers are interpreting the law differently? I will try and post the actualy VA law.

WILL :D

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OH here is the article in the Roanoke Times today about all the boating laws being proposed and who is proposing them, I think it sucks that some of the officials who want new laws are not even close to the water.

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/49520

WILL :mad:

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Boy Will, you can't catch a break, :mad:
Speed noise laws up north in Va, and Manatee Zones down south in Fl.. :mad:
At least you have the Gulf of Mexico to run HARD, FAST and LOUD and PROUD in!
Good luck guys,
Dean

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Hey Dean,

Yea I know, my brother just got a place at Indian Rocks Beach (next to tampa) Hopefully I can enjoy it?? :(

WILL