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madrasahs · 04-27-2004, 10:26 AM

There are some great buys on California 2-stroke outboards, so you may see more "older ones" around Winnipesaukee as local markets buy them up. I don't think that's so bad.

There are many more 2-stroke Jet-Skis around here. Known more accurately as "Thrill-Craft" -- in Hawaii's boating regulations.

I mean, even a cigar smoker knows when a Jet-Ski has gone by. (And Jet-Skis have greater cylinder capacities than the average Winnipesaukee 2-stroke outboard).

Take a look on the water's surface around outdrives. Many leak grease into the water 24/7. Especially those whose props have "seen the bottom" (bent/damaged/replaced).

MtBE is a Federally-mandated additive for urban (congested) areas which is released by all motor exhausts into the air -- and is absorbed even into well water -- not just lake water. MtBE is a waste-product of gasoline refining, and reduces gas mileage. But gasoline containing MtBE is not even sold on Winnipesaukee! (Or Winnipesaukee's near-environs, for that matter).

This kind of pollution (oil and grease) is overstated for Winnipesaukee, anyway -- including MtBE.

(Almost forgot...: "Performance boats" may bring in their own high-octane -- including leaded -- gasoline (even Av-gas) for "top performance").

As one who uses Winnipesaukee water for drinking water (and I'm joined by many others -- particularly islanders) water quality is most compromised by nitrogen, phosphorus, and lawn fertilizers -- anything that "grows algae".

The sheer number of recently-arrived over-sized boat wakes pull nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen, (and the soil containing all of that and more) into the lake all season long -- starting (nowadays) in June. Saturday's winds roiled the waters some [see those Rattlesnake Island photos -- the water next to the dock], but those over-sized boats will muddy our shorelines "like you won't believe."

IMHO, 2-strokes are an air-pollution problem, not a water problem.

Now then, what was the question again?

04-27-2004, 10:26 AM	#6
madrasahs Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 381 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	There are some great buys on California 2-stroke outboards, so you may see more "older ones" around Winnipesaukee as local markets buy them up. I don't think that's so bad. There are many more 2-stroke Jet-Skis around here. Known more accurately as "Thrill-Craft" -- in Hawaii's boating regulations. I mean, even a cigar smoker knows when a Jet-Ski has gone by. (And Jet-Skis have greater cylinder capacities than the average Winnipesaukee 2-stroke outboard). Take a look on the water's surface around outdrives. Many leak grease into the water 24/7. Especially those whose props have "seen the bottom" (bent/damaged/replaced). MtBE is a Federally-mandated additive for urban (congested) areas which is released by all motor exhausts into the air -- and is absorbed even into well water -- not just lake water. MtBE is a waste-product of gasoline refining, and reduces gas mileage. But gasoline containing MtBE is not even sold on Winnipesaukee! (Or Winnipesaukee's near-environs, for that matter). This kind of pollution (oil and grease) is overstated for Winnipesaukee, anyway -- including MtBE. (Almost forgot...: "Performance boats" may bring in their own high-octane -- including leaded -- gasoline (even Av-gas) for "top performance"). As one who uses Winnipesaukee water for drinking water (and I'm joined by many others -- particularly islanders) water quality is most compromised by nitrogen, phosphorus, and lawn fertilizers -- anything that "grows algae". The sheer number of recently-arrived over-sized boat wakes pull nutrients such as phosphorus, nitrogen, (and the soil containing all of that and more) into the lake all season long -- starting (nowadays) in June. Saturday's winds roiled the waters some [see those Rattlesnake Island photos -- the water next to the dock], but those over-sized boats will muddy our shorelines "like you won't believe." IMHO, 2-strokes are an air-pollution problem, not a water problem. Now then, what was the question again?