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Author:
SeaDog1
Date:
May 22, 2010
Subject:
"Fed Up with the WISEGUYS!"
Message:
Hi All! This post is directed at the "WISEGUYS" and not those that observe marine courtesy toward their fellow boaters. Was up at West Hill last night (May 21st) at 7:30 PM and planned to do some night fishing. While setting up my boat at the boat ramp and ready to put it in the water, these 2 young guys (early to mid 20's pulled up in a big SUV towing a big 17- 19 ft. Jon boat with a big motor blocking me from launching my boat. They proceeded to launch their boat without so much as asking me if it was OK to go before me. Once they got their boat in the water I was able to get mine in. They went over to the stone dock to pick up an older couple, then the driver gunned his motor and roared out of the boat basin leaving a huge wake that bounce me and 2 other boaters in the basin area. (Now keep in mine that this was just after sunset.) Well I went out but only motored down the east shore 1/3 of the way when the wind started freshning from the south and would make for a bouncy night of fishing. Decided to forgo fishing and go home. Got back to the boat ramp and who comes roaring up into the basin -> You guessed it! The 2 WISEGUYS! Well I hollared at them, as they where disembarking the older couple, and asked if they knew that the maximum speed on WH was 15 mph year round and 6 mph from sunset to sunrise, and that the speed rules where posted on the big white boards next to the boat ramp. AS tipical WISEWGUYS do they fiend ignorance. Well after an exchange of words (No swearing) the 2 WISEGUYS took off again and the driver again gunned his motor out of the boat basin and making a huge wake. Again a tipical WISEGUY responce for getting caught breaking the law. Just after they left 4 kayakers (luckly following the shore line) came into the boat basin. They told me they had seen these 2 WISEGUYS speeding around in the dark and decided the safest way back was to hug the shore line and stay out of their way, also not to get swamped by them. I will be so glad when Memorial Day comes and these WISEGUYS with their Big hp Motors cannot use them on WH. Again, I've been out on the water with those that have big motors on their boats but have the courtesy of throttling way down so as not to produce a huge wake or bounce fishermen at anchor or other small boaters that they could easily swamp. It's the WISEGUYS with big motors that just have to push their throttles wide open without any consideration toward other boaters, swimmers, or any damage their wake may do to shoreline property. They care nothing about observing any marine courtesy! Let me make this perfectly clear to ALL the WISEGUYS! -> If I'm out on the water and you pull one of your STUPID ANTICS (Near Me!) and break the posted laws for a particular body of water -> I will take down your Reg. Number and see you in court! Think it's your word against mine? -> WRONG!!! Have been to court 3 times against 3 WISEGUYS (Results -> All got heavy fines and 2 lost their Ct. boating prvileges!) to date, No Judge in Admiralty Law has EVER DISPUTED MY TESTIMONY because I hold a USCG Unlimited Master's License and by Maritime Law I MUST OBEY all MARITIME LAWS TO THE LETTER!! Any WISEGUYS want to take me on? :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: SeaDog1
Author:
metalfish
Date:
May 23, 2010
Message:
Wow.
Author:
PECo
Date:
May 23, 2010
Message:
I was almost swamped in my little sit-inside kayak by a police boat in Lake McDonough last year. He passed me in a channel and I wasn't paying attention. That would have been a little awkward. Go get 'em, SeaDog!
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