Wakeboat bans

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Captain Caveman said:
On some lakes around here in Minnesota, they have rules on how much wake you can create within "X" feet from shoreline. I think that it's a good compromise.
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About 42,000 ft from a Shoreline, sounds about Right

Won't be able to hear the Pathetic Noise they try to say is Music either. If they were playing Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Judas Priest, I would be tapping my toes, but not the Fecal Matter that seems popular these Days
 
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jimmbo said:
About 42,000 ft from a Shoreline, sounds about Right

Won't be able to hear the Pathetic Noise they try to say is Music either. If they were playing Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Judas Priest, I would be tapping my toes, but not the Fecal Matter that seems popular these Days
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"Tapping your toes ".......to Black Sabbath ,Judas Priest and AcDc 😁there is something wrong with you Jimmbo😂😂
Id rather listen to the marine vhf radio in the boat 🙂
 
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I find that music relaxing. When I hear that Fecal Matter called Rap, I want to grab a Bat and start Smashing Things
 
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jimmbo said:
I find that music relaxing. When I hear that Fecal Matter called Rap, I want to grab a Bat and start Smashing Things
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That is what they do themselves! Always causing trouble or getting shot. Give me the same stuff as Mc tool and a little Ozzy, Nugent, ZZ top, Cooper and such!
 
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Nothing like a ...Captains Choice with no mufflers. Motor STRUGGLING at WOT . YEEEEHAWWWW

A class action lawsuit of ALL companies making and selling them. Any new lawyer out of bar exams would win big time.
 
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Scott Danforth said:
Wake boats need large deep water, not shallow small lakes
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I do all my boating at Table Rock Lake in Missouri, and it is DEEP, but many areas are not "large", i.e. imagine more like river channels maybe a few hundred yards wide, for the most part. These "arms" of the lake are what is most prominent. There IS some "big water" up close to Branson and the State Park Marina but you NEVER see those boats there...no, they are prowling the 'arms' of the lake at 12 mph, pushing a 6' tall wake that destroys the shoreline, damned near overturns small fishing boats, and can create a helluva jar even in a bigger boat like mine. Last year I watched a fight break out between some guys who were trying to slalom ski a course that is set up in one area of the lake, whilst some deekheads in a surfboat did everything they could to ruin their day. Let's just say the skiers won that particular argument, lol!
 
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Sinking boats always worked, when i was a kid. I did not do it.
Some boats needed 2 sinkings. Always worked out for everyone.
 
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I have heard of Hole Saws being used on a couple of Wakeboard Boats at my Lake. There were a lot of Smiling Faces at the Lake when that happened

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In my youth, I had a 10' Jon boat and always out running around on the river. Also worked at the local marina, mowing grass and dock hand for fuel. We had a few hot rodders that enjoyed running close and trying to swamp my little boat. I.made note of the boats and when they came in for fuel, they sometimes left without their drain plug, but I had no idea why or how !!
 
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jimmbo said:
I find that music relaxing. When I hear that Fecal Matter called Rap, I want to grab a Bat and start Smashing Things
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Relaxing .....well not them particular ones for me but I do know what you mean .
There is the odd rap I like but mostly I only get interested when one of them gets shot 😁
 
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jimmbo said:
I have heard of Hole Saws being used on a couple of Wakeboard Boats at my Lake. There were a lot of Smiling Faces at the Lake when that happened

Cordless Tools, a Gift from the Gods.
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It seems as though the classic American "Turtle" is what is needed here. A submersible, a hand drill mounted straight up, and a barrel of explosives tied to it with a count-down pocket watch is all that is needed....!

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Not a fan. Have only dealt with one on a small local lake, they're all small. Got caught up in its wake, was not a good time.
However, towns don't own the lakes. It's a state thing. Whatever DNR law is imposed in any given state on any given lake, that is what the towns need to abide by.
Ex: Our town had imposed a rule that nobody could waterski past 5:30. But yet you could cruise 80mph 100' offshore. It's unenforceable. Lasted for years until enough towns people challenged the rule. The town finally went by DNR's boating laws. The dust has settled down since then and all is good...
That being said, I can't stand wake boats and hopefully the state makes some rules, especially the size of lakes they can be used....jmo
 
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In Canada, Lakes and Rivers are Federal Jurisdiction, not Provincial or Municipal, and Boat Owners are Legally Responsible for the Damage caused by their Wakes.
It was mentioned above, that in the States, it is State Regulated. To me that wrong and should be Federal, that way, the Rules/Laws are Consistent Nationwide, instead of 50 different Variations
It is time that those Opposed to these Shoreline Wreckers, start taking them to Task, and haul them into Civil Court, and report any Damage to Nesting Areas caused by them to the Wild Life Officers
 
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