"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Interesting situation that could set some dangerous precedents.

A judge in Alabama is deciding whether residents living around a lake
can
decide what sort of watercraft will be allowed to use the lake.



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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A state judge could decide in a little more
than a month whether to uphold an Alabama law banning high-speed
cigarette boats and large house boats from three popular Alabama
lakes.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick heard the final
testimony Monday in a lawsuit challenging the law. He gave attorneys
for both sides 30 days to prepare proposed orders and said he would
rule shortly after receiving them.

In 2006, the Legislature passed - and the governor signed -
legislation that banned some boats from three Alabama Power Co .
lakes: Martin, Weiss and Harris, which is also known as Lake Wedowee.
Banned were cigarette boats longer than 26 feet, 11 inches and rated
for speeds more than 60 mph, and all new boats, including houseboats,
longer than 30 feet, 6 inches. Houseboats already on the lake could
remain, provided they had sanitation systems designed to prevent waste
from getting into the lakes.


Sounds like a law that's not quite focused.

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:08:18 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Sounds like a law that's not quite focused.


Sounds like an HOA on the horizon that want to make sure that nobody
is out of step.....

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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:08:18 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Sounds like a law that's not quite focused.


Sounds like an HOA on the horizon that want to make sure that nobody
is out of step.....


Well, they need to separate the rules by safety and "other". There are lakes
around here that are full of modest little cottages, owned by people who
aren't rich at all. They've established speed limits that are viciously
enforced because the lakes are crowded. There's nothing wrong with that. I
*never* see cigarette-type boats on those lakes, I suppose because there's
no point in owning one if the speed limit's 30 mph.

As far as what's ugly...that's another issue.

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:15:25 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

As far as what's ugly...that's another issue.

And a bit subjective..... that just might be the problem!

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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:15:25 GMT, JoeSpareBedroom penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

As far as what's ugly...that's another issue.

And a bit subjective..... that just might be the problem!


Exactly.

Then there's the issue of sewage. I wonder why they're focusing on one
category of boat, as far as sanitation systems. Here, NO boat can discharge
toilet refuse, although there might be a distance limit for those in the
middle of Lake Ontario. I wonder if Alabama has no such rules in place.
Could they really be so backward?