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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:08:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Stop splitting hairs, Reggie. At really low speeds, my boat leaves a
practically flat wake that isn't going to cause any small boats nearby
any grief.

And how often do you run at really low speed?

We thought you were on the fast track, getting out to those fish as
quickly as possible. Virtually everyone I know with a boat that will
run at planing speeds can't wait to get up and moving because the ride
is so miserable at slow speed.

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:10:04 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

Please be careful with your attributes. I didn't say that.

Eisboch

I knew that. :-)

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:47:55 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

How often have you been boating on the Bay with very little wind, yet
the bay is very choppy from everyone's wake.

It happens all the time, just about everywhere there is boating
activity. Wakes rebound off seawalls and the shore, and keep bouncing
around for a long time.

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:08:26 -0500, HK wrote:

Stop splitting hairs, Reggie. At really low speeds, my boat leaves a
practically flat wake that isn't going to cause any small boats nearby
any grief.

And how often do you run at really low speed?

We thought you were on the fast track, getting out to those fish as
quickly as possible. Virtually everyone I know with a boat that will
run at planing speeds can't wait to get up and moving because the ride
is so miserable at slow speed.


Obviously your circle is filled with jerks.

We spend some time exploring the smaller rivers and creeks around here,
and when we do, slow speeds are the way to go. My Parker rides just fine
at slow speeds, and at those speeds, you can barely hear the engine and
there is no exhaust smell. It's great being out in all that air, just a
few feet above the water. You see things you simply cannot see if you're
on an RV barge.

Of course, you wouldn't be able to take that oversized, diesel-smelling
barge into some of the waters we frequent...

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:07:11 -0500, HK wrote:

But "choppy" is a lot different than the huge waves some
semi-conscious a**holes create with their boat wakes near small boats.

They are probably not semiconscious at all, just faced with a flotilla
of small boats spread out in front of them while they are running
where they belong. On open water small boats should have no
expectation of wake avoidance. If you go out there, accept the risks
without whinning.

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:47:55 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

How often have you been boating on the Bay with very little wind, yet
the bay is very choppy from everyone's wake.

It happens all the time, just about everywhere there is boating
activity. Wakes rebound off seawalls and the shore, and keep bouncing
around for a long time.

I know, my question was really rhetorical.

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" JimH" ask wrote in message
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"Wayne.B" wrote in
message
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On open water small boats should have no
expectation of wake avoidance. If you go out there,
accept the risks
without whinning.

Huh? Is that how you operate?


Thank God his type is only a small percentage of real
boaters.

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Scotty wrote:
" JimH" ask wrote in message
...
"Wayne.B" wrote in
message
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On open water small boats should have no
expectation of wake avoidance. If you go out there,
accept the risks
without whinning.
Huh? Is that how you operate?


Thank God his type is only a small percentage of real
boaters.




This little thread has been very revealing about Wayne.

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:18:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:43:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I've stayed out of this mostly because I have a different view.

Which I am NOT going to share. :)

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Why should you be different? :-)

PS, If you are concerned about your low wake, get a bigger, heavier
boat. It will make all the difference. :-) )

The odd thing is that I couldn't make a decent wake if I tried. :)

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:18:44 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:43:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I've stayed out of this mostly because I have a different view.

Which I am NOT going to share. :)
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Why should you be different? :-)

PS, If you are concerned about your low wake, get a bigger, heavier
boat. It will make all the difference. :-) )

The odd thing is that I couldn't make a decent wake if I tried. :)
+

That is exactly what your wife said. ;)