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BroadHopper · 06-17-2009, 03:46 PM

Weirs Channel is designated as headway speed zone. At times when the current is swift it will be awfully hard to go to the lake at no wake speed.

The biggest problem with this rule is that all vessels have a different head way speed. i.e. A PWC has a lower head way speed compares to a large cruiser. This becomes a problem in the channel when a PWC is obeying the law in front of me, and I don't have full control of my boat.

Changing the head way speed through the channel to some arbitrary speed such as 6 mph will force all vessels to maintain a steady course.

I have seen MP pulling over large vessels because they were going too fast and PWC's because they were going too slow! They were actually obeying the law by going headway speed!

06-17-2009, 03:46 PM	#5
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,669 Thanks: 3,282 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	This'n'that is correct. Weirs Channel is designated as headway speed zone. At times when the current is swift it will be awfully hard to go to the lake at no wake speed. The biggest problem with this rule is that all vessels have a different head way speed. i.e. A PWC has a lower head way speed compares to a large cruiser. This becomes a problem in the channel when a PWC is obeying the law in front of me, and I don't have full control of my boat. Changing the head way speed through the channel to some arbitrary speed such as 6 mph will force all vessels to maintain a steady course. I have seen MP pulling over large vessels because they were going too fast and PWC's because they were going too slow! They were actually obeying the law by going headway speed! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.