DSK wrote:

I tend to take a philosophical approach to all types of vessels, too;
but go-fast boats ('penis substitutes') are my least favorite.

They rank right below jet-skis on the annoyance scale. We call 'em
Viagra boats, for obvious reasons. Whenever my wife sees one she holds
her thumb and forefinger about two inches apart to indicate her
assessment of the the manliness of the driver. Fortunately, I don't
think the Viagra-boaters quite understand the meaning.

They're
evry bit as dangerous as guns, too. It is only a matter of time before
our wonderful gov't takes steps to make sure they are regulated &
controlled.

Well, they *are* regulated and controlled, just like any other boat
(COLREGS, registration, PFDs, etc.) the problem is that they're not
regulated and controlled enough. You wanna go 100 mph with no muffler?
fine - just do it 5 miles away from shore (and from everybody else) I
regularly see these clowns on lakes less than a mile across.

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"Walt" wrote in message

You wanna go 100 mph with no muffler?
fine - just do it 5 miles away from shore (and from everybody else)

At full throttle most of the go-fasts can be heard for well over 10nm on
Lake Michigan, unless the wind is howling. Lots of them are from Chicago,
driven by Ill-annoy-ans.

Max