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Old 07-05-2020, 04:11 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Island-Ho View Post
I constantly get boaters passing at planing speed between the end of my dock (where we like to swim) and a buoy only 75’ off the dock. So they are at most 60’ from the dock! What is it about 150’ these idiots don’t understand?
I think there may be a feeling that, since you don't have to slow down for a buoy, they're in open water and neglect to think about 150' from shore, concentrating on the buioy. There must be many places where this occurs.
Is the buoiy really necessary? If it were removed would boats stay farther away from your dock, or is it a narrow passage? Rumor is, that some buoys marked political friendships, not rocks. Current practice is to remove buoys that are determined to be unnecessary, or can be better marked some other way.
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