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Originally Posted by snowbird
She asked the officer, in that case, would MP please do something about the big wake boats coming within 50-100' of our dock at speed, while sending 3-4' waves over it. I join those who think maybe MP is hyperactive in some areas while overlooking much worse situations.
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Excellent topic - inconsiderate captains of huge cruisers. These people have absolutely no clue as to the size of their wakes. 2 weeks ago one of the biggest Carvers I have seen came plowing by and left an enourmous wake in its path. The waves came over my docks and totally trashed my docks, equipment I had on the docks and also destroyed the shorefront and beach. I chased the captain down and confronted him about his actions. The first thing out of his mouth was that he did nothing wrong, since he was 150' from shore. I told him first of all that he was not 150' from my swim raft (which the vast majority of boaters violate), but more important that he is responsible for his wake and any damage it does. He actually seemed surprised at this. Why can't people think about what they are doing? Had anyone been in the water (including my dogs) they would have been seriously injured or possibly killed by these waves slamming them against the rocks. I'll take fast boats any day instead of these bonehead captains driving these monsterous Carver cruisers throwing out waves that one could actually surf on. Where is the outrage from the Wetlands Bureau? These boats are doing more shoreline damage than nature could ever think of doing? Wetlands won't let a property owner even move a pebble on their own shorefront, but one cruiser going by can trash the shorefront that Wetlands is commissioned to protect. Something has to be done. I can never remember the lake being at normal level and having cruiser waves come up over the docks! Marine Patrol should be focusing on more important issues than bothering a woman snorkeling in front of her house. Gimme a break!