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Scotty wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:31:14 -0500, "Scotty" wrote: I heard he was trying 'to wake' a small sailboat and ran too close to the edge. Do you really believe that people run around on the water deliberately trying to wake sailboats? Some do, it's a fact. Ask the GC. SBV I've seen plenty of guys in floating RV-Condo boats coming down the ICW, oblivious to their wakes. They didn't give a damn they were damaging shell banks, or rocking the hell out of small boats along the way. Justice arrived when some of them ran aground on a sandbar a little south of where we lived near St. Augustine. |
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On Sat, 10 Nov 07, HK wrote:
I've seen plenty of guys in floating RV-Condo boats coming down the ICW, oblivious to their wakes. Not sure the type you're referring to but the worst around here are the 25'-35' space ship looking planing boats that run along half way up on plane. They'd do everybody a favor if they either speed up or slow down. Doesn't really matter which. Either way they'd leave a much smaller wake. And yes, they're totally oblivious to what they're doing. Rick |
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Not sure the type you're referring to but the worst around here are the 25'-35' space ship looking planing boats that run along half way up on plane. They'd do everybody a favor if they either speed up or slow down. Doesn't really matter which. Either way they'd leave a much smaller wake. And yes, they're totally oblivious to what they're doing. That's exactly what I get here on my river. And I have to believe they're oblivious, because it's disturbing to think that anyone would intentionally drive a boat around like that. |
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: Scotty wrote: "Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:31:14 -0500, "Scotty" wrote: I heard he was trying 'to wake' a small sailboat and ran too close to the edge. Do you really believe that people run around on the water deliberately trying to wake sailboats? Some do, it's a fact. Ask the GC. SBV I've seen plenty of guys in floating RV-Condo boats coming down the ICW, oblivious to their wakes. They didn't give a damn they were damaging shell banks, or rocking the hell out of small boats along the way. Justice arrived when some of them ran aground on a sandbar a little south of where we lived near St. Augustine. I wrote a trip report (http://www.geoffschultz.org/Log_Page.php?id=980) talking about a spot just S of St. Augustine where we watched a small power boat go aground at full speed on a sand bar and then the couple proceeded to beat the crap out of one another while calling each other every name in the book. We called the marine patrol, but they never showed up. In that same report I lamented about travelling on the ICW on weekends. I complained about: Tons of boat traffic Jet skies that use you as a slalom course Boaters who don't know the rules Boaters who know the rules and just don't care A special case of the above is the Sports Fishing boats who have important places to be and pass close by throwing up 4' wakes Boaters who think that they're doing you a favor by going along at a slow pace, but their speed is such that their stern is as deep in the water as possible throwing up the maximum wake. I guess that falls under #3. Boats pulling skiers or people in tubes who fall right in front of you. Too many people drinking and boating -- Geoff www.GeoffSchultz.org |
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"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message .. . Boaters who don't know the rules Boaters who know the rules and just don't care A special case of the above is the Sports Fishing boats who have important places to be and pass close by throwing up 4' wakes Acording to someone on this group, it's his God given right to wake a smaller boat and you should just deal with it, or get off ''his'' waters. Not sure if he falls under #1 or # 2. SBV |
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Scotty wrote:
"Geoff Schultz" wrote in message .. . Boaters who don't know the rules Boaters who know the rules and just don't care A special case of the above is the Sports Fishing boats who have important places to be and pass close by throwing up 4' wakes Acording to someone on this group, it's his God given right to wake a smaller boat and you should just deal with it, or get off ''his'' waters. Not sure if he falls under #1 or # 2. SBV Well, you can always put torn-up nets in their path. There's nothing like 100' of fishing net wrapped around the propshaft to slow down these inboard behemoths! |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:54:08 -0500, "Scotty" wrote:
Acording to someone on this group, it's his God given right to wake a smaller boat and you should just deal with it, or get off ''his'' waters. Not sure if he falls under #1 or # 2. ============================ No whine before its time. One man's ripple is another man's tsunami. "Waking a smaller boat" implies an intentional malicious action, and I don't think much, if any, of that goes on. I'd be the first to call someone to task if I suspected it. That said, wakes happen. Get over it, buy a bigger boat, or stay away from where the big boys play. |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:06:24 -0500, HK wrote:
Well, you can always put torn-up nets in their path. There's nothing like 100' of fishing net wrapped around the propshaft to slow down these inboard behemoths! How do we slow the outboard behemoths? |
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