[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Evenstar

I never said that I "almost" got run over. I said that powerboats have invaded my 150 foot zone because they were going too fast.

Evenstar, don't you think the statements "almost got run over" and "had close calls" have some similarity in your posts? I do in your case...

Originally Posted by Evenstar

I’ve had close calls with high speed boats on NH lakes (including Winni), so I know for a fact that they do happen. And many other boaters had stated that they have had close calls.

Originally Posted by Evenstar

2.) Personally having powerboats come well within my 150 foot zone, because they don't see me in time and are traveling too fast to stay further away

Originally Posted by Evenstar

what I posted was that I have had close calls, and that speeding boats have come way too close for comfort. In defining “close call”, when I stated that a boat was less than a second from hitting me

Originally Posted by Evenstar

I never said that every close call that I’ve had with high-speed powerboats was on Winni – many have been on other large NH lakes, which is why I’m upset that the bill has been so watered down that it currently only applies to Wini. But I have had close calls on Winni, and the boats were going way faster than 30MPH, and they came way closer than 150 feet

Originally Posted by Evenstar

I've never had a close call with a 20 mph boat - I have with much fast boats, who haven't seen me until they were way too close for comfort

You have claimed to have had close calls and had boats come very close, how is this different from "almost being run over"? As usual, your posts contradict each other. "Close calls" to what then???

I only had to go back two weeks for this, I am sure if I wasted another 10 minutes to look further I would probably find plenty more.

My point, other than to poke a bit of fun at your expense? I simply feel, as others seem to agree that your experience on the lake is limited at best and you do not have the time spent on the lake that many of us do to truly see the problem for what it is. High speed is not the issue, it is overcrowding, drinking, inexperienced boaters, failure to maintain proper watch, etc that makes people feel unsafe and by banning a few boaters that you may attribute the problem to you will accomplish nothing in the end.

25mph vs 28mph? Come on Bear Islander...I certainly agree that 28mph is higher than 25mph but either way HB847 would have no effect here. No MP in their right mind is going to make a stop for an estimated 3mph over. We all know what was involved in that incident. Taking booze out of the equation though, do you have any deaths on Winnipesaukee to discuss that are truly attributed to speed only and not alcohol related in the last 5-10 years?