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Originally Posted by Kracken
I am not sure why there are fewer “For Sale” signs on Rattlesnake, but I do know for sure…The speed limit is NOT the reason.
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And the better reason is?
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
RG and I took a ride around the island Saturday and counted 12 places for sale. I don't have official statistics on what the 10 year average is but this actually seems higher than usual to us.
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For sale signs are down (perhaps by half) on
the Broads side of Rattlesnake.
I watch there carefully because I get a charge out of watching wind-driven waves and spray and consider the idea of owning there someday. It can be like living on the exciting ocean—without low tide!
Yet one can enjoy a quick ride to nearly anywhere else on the lake when it's not rough. I scan that shore on nearly every outing, which I've been doing for as long as I've been afloat.
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy
"...The blue boat seemed to be having some real fun having the lake all to themselves..."
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That blue Fountain "fun-boat"
only thinks he has the lake to himself. (Check again).
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Originally Posted by codeman671;
"...If I lived on the broads side of Rattlesnake, speeding boats would be the least of my concerns..."
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1) But where would speeding boats NOT be the least of your concerns?
2) But maybe you're right:
Broad-side Rattlesnake Island residents have very steep shorelines and are unlikely to be victims of collision injury, damage or fatality: plus, Rattlesnake
is an easily-seen island.
Nearby Parker Island is small, yet has a disproportionate number of collisions onto it—one involving a fatality.
3) Why are all these names so readily-linked to tragedy among the speed crowd...on the inland-waters we all wish to protect...?
deTourillon
Cody
Colann
Cameron
Rush
Frisbie
Mastronardi
Gibson
Mineo
Littlefield
Blizzard
Yet all we can recall is "Thorndike" when it comes to
non-fatal misadventures with Winnipesaukee's performance boats?
This photo is just one example of serial "Broads" crashes since 2002, has an unknown, un-named "driver", and is not Mr. Thorndike's boat—which is a similar boat that ran onto Parker Island. The scenery includes Mt. Shaw in the background.