Winnepesaukee
 

I started my boating life in a twelve footer on Lake Winnepesaukee in 1964 or so. Since then, I've been away from boating a total of ten years. I love it, I connect with it. While I've never been involved in the offshore style of boats, I've seen it grow from the old days.

That forum sucks. They moderate almost everyone so posts come up in odd duck orders. I guess that they feel that is the only way to do it because of past events but seriously. What is the point.

Jon

Only because it's the major forum for that debate is all. It's definitely not for the format or comraderie :D

I agree 100% - I tried to get into that forum and "debate" with those wennies but my posts would get posted a day or two after I submitted them, and loose all relevance. Don is a clown and runs that forum like a prison warden! TOOL! :angry-smiley-038:

Whether the site sucks or not is of no importance to me. Obviously it's not the caliber that this one is. I've not had an issue there at all. :angry-smiley-038:

The best way to find the root of a problem is to listen to all sides. It's taken two years plus to find the core issues. It didn't take me that long at all, that's what I do.

When people have the ability and the support to enact legislation that can impact your favorite things in a negative manner, it makes sense to find out what the fuss is all about. In a nutshell,

1) It's not really about speed, as I guessed.
2) Noise (you've heard this one before I suspect)
3) Reckless behavior
4) Disrespect for the lake, it's residents, and boating.

That's what "Some" in the GF community have left as an impression on those folks. What percentage it is, I have no idea, probably the same few all the time.

If I could keep my lake from having a ridiculous speed limit by eliminating the real bozos that are screwing it up, I'd make sure I did it. It's easy to be contentious online, and it typically is. But go fats boaters have families like everyone else, and most take pride in their boats, not to mention the investments made. I'd wager a guess than most on this forum have far more boating expertise and common sense than the majority of recreational boaters.

I'd not frequent a lake that has the types of restrictions Lake George has on it now, and I suspect they have those limits for the very same reasons Winni is looking into it. If we're all lucky, the law will not pass, and better solutions will prevail.

That is exactly what they are hoping for. There is a handful of dicks that are making a lot of noise about go fast boats and how danerous they are. They want to turn back time to the 50's

Bear Islander truly needs a smack up side the head to bring him to reality

I agree, but watch what you say . He comes over here to get ammo to use against us on the other site.

That maybe true but, these PC liberals don't seem to understand how much money is infused into the area because of the GF boat owners. If they push some idiotic nonsense like this thru what is the down side. GF goes somewhere else and is replaced by a happier kayaker or migrant water fowl and overall how much will the local populous make from that?
ZIP.

Yeah but here you can speak your mind (for the most part).
Just like the whiner Evenstar the kayaker , she's scared because fast boats come to close to her. She should grow a pair and go paddle. Close only counts in horse shoes and hand granades.

And don't forget Nuclear weapons. :hothead:

I was a little harsh earlier with my comment. I had just come from over there and it just boggles my mind when I read some of the stuff that is up there. Not the owners fault I guess as he does not write much if any of the stuff on there. I try and stay away because it is like talking to a brick wall. The same people are for the same against. The same arguments being stated over and over and over again. That is more of were my "sucks" comment came from.

The posts all being moderated is bothersome. I have spent time to write replies in other areas from the boating part and the posts never show up. I mean stuff like trying to help a guy with a well pump issue. He I think does that more to keep the board from being FLOODED with replies and clogging his servers. I can understand but it is odd that some get moderated and others do not. I have never done anything to deserve to be moderated over there but I am getting moderated....... :(

And that's why it sux Jon... He may not write any of the content but he moderates the heck out of a good majority of it - with some never getting put up - thus generating a bias or skewed view in one direction or another. Basically - it's the "my sandbox - my rules, you don't like 'em - go find another sandbox" stance... :rolleyes:

If that's the way you want to play, that's cool - but it shreds any factual info that gets put up as having no merit - to me anyway...

Hey I was able to get Donki Dick put in there :D:D

Well the GD bill passed the Senate in NH 14-10. Now on to the Gov.

hopefully he has more common sense than the rest of the donkeys , sorry elected oficials

If they couldn't enforce the 150' distance rule, not to mention the NWZ's, how the heck can they enforce a speed limit? The MP already stated the problems inherent with using radar out on the water.

:Whatever:

It's a dark day when the elected officials can be snowed by a bunch of tree-huggers with no facts to substantiate their position. :Whatever:

You are kidding aren't you he's a democrat.
That alone means he has no common sense.

OHHHHHH just wait.
Good luck to us all when the next liberal gets elected president.
Take your pick their all pretty much the same.

does anyone know if the speed limit has passed the senate yet?:evilb::cool-smiley-027:

Your joking right?

ya only the gov can veto:Whatever: whats he waiting for

It did pass, and the governor is signing it this week.

Time to come to Maine.
Currently your still allowed to go fast here on the big lakes.
But who knows if some upset kayakers or, a group of pissed off
ducks will file a petition or some such nonsense.

hey keep us flatlanders out of it:D. I feel bad for the naw all the hp boats that hung around there will be gone after a while. even in the ocean its getting bad going in to harbors on the cape:(.

I will never go to winni again with or with out a boat:angry-smiley-038:

That's good news to those that pushed for the speed limits. Pretty much what they all wanted anyway. It was pretty obvious after the I Told You So's came out after the accident June 15th.

We should be up Thursday morning thru. Sunday night... Weather right now looking so-so.

was there what a couple of clowns took them hours and all they managed to do was break up a good time:hitfan:

OCD I heard the same bull**** story. My buddies were all up there as well.


So much for that lake. The hippies have taken away any and all fun left to be had.

sat 4 to 7 is cabana boy contest and sun 1to 5 is bikini contest probably won't go have a wedding saturday and if the weather is good the veiw will be better over at braun

Has anyone noticed them cracking down on the 45MPH law yet? I was thinking about brining my jet boat up on sunday but dont feel like any trouble! Where is the Bikini Contest? :evilb:

The speed limit on Winni doesn't take effect until January 1st. The water will most likely be a little hard then. It sunsets in 2 years.

The bikini contest is at the Naswa. http://www.waaf.com/pages/270506.php

What about loud pipes? and where is a good place to launch with decent trailer parking?

I ll will be up this weekend with the powerplay...

new hampshire sucks!! live free my ass.idon't sled there anymore i guess also no boating there.

small lakes don't have a 45mph speed limit?? sorry I missed you last week but I am still sick, boy I feel bad about that speed limit:mad::mad:. I have never brought up my boat cause of the dry pipes. but had my dads up there. art

let them prove how fast i was going......they will just waste there time in court

Octa/Art, used to do Wiini. alot back in the late 80's speed not an issue then, but loud pipes NG. remember being up there for a long 4th of July wk-end. stayed on the boat, freshened up in the lake. everyday the water cops would pull us over and ask how long you stayin ? we said leavin 2-morrow well after the 3rd day they said when u-leavin we said 2-morrow ! they said no you-r-not and they escorted us to the ramp ! only been back once since. don't ask what happened then. :eek:

Let me see what i can do. Im looking at a 33 PowerPlay sport deck around where SL will be at the same time im picking it up may drop in for a run. Ill work some numbers for dats and times let me know i need input.
-Mike

P.S. ill do 80 in the broads im a defient MoFo:evilb: