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Originally Posted by thinkxingu
I'm not good at estimating distance. What do people use to even judge 150'? I'm confident that, though I stay a fair distance away from most everything, that it's not always 150'.
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Twice a 75 foot ski tow line.
Most private docks are about 40'. Look at one holding a pencil to mark the 40', with your thumb, then "walk it out" four times. Is there enough dock space? posts are usually 8 feet apart; count the posts.
You an calibrate yourself by driving at high speed. When people start yelling at you, that's less than 150'.