...not the same lake anymore!

[Gavia immer]

Originally Posted by jrc

I'm sure it was the law that allows switchable exhausts, I'm glad you noticed a difference. I was hoping it would be successful.

Your facts are?

[boat_guy64]

I've never seen so few boats. I've been here almost every day in July and my family has been here every day. I've never seen so little boat traffic. Sure, Saturday is busy in Meredith and the Weirs. Beyond that, the lake is dead. I'm not complaining, it sure has made for some nice days for me on the lake. I am concerned for the many businesses.

[Mink Islander]

After a trip to Center Harbor and an afternoon on the porch sipping margaritas I will give my "professional" opinion that lake boat traffic is within a normal range for a nice day in July.

No agenda. Just 30 years on the lake....

Oh, and Wolfeboro was busy and amazingly there was boat parking available at Center Harbor!

And it is definitely 10 degrees cooler on the island.

And yes Capt'n Bonehead is indeed on vacation this week too so be careful out there....

[jrc]

Originally Posted by Gavia immer

Your facts are?

Well if you remember back a little ways, several our posters made it very clear that they saw a dramatic improvement in the lake almost instantly after the speed limit was implemented. They had no facts, just there wishful thinking. I call this WinnFab Logic (WFL). If you wish it, then it is true.

Since Fat Lazy Less, posted that the lake was quieter, and the switchable exhaust law was about quieter, using WFL, what else could FLL mean?

I mean the speed limit supporter clearly said long ago that the issue wasn't just noise, it was boats going too fast. So we know again using WFL, that the speed limit laws didn't wish to quiet boats, so if they didn't wish it it can't be true. Again leaving only the new exhaust law.

Oh come on, I don't have any facts, neither does FLL, neither do you, neither does anyone in this discussion, it's 150% about opinions, it's politics.

[fatlazyless]

Apparently from what I have seen and heard at Buoy 3, the difference in the exhaust noise between going 45-mph and 60-mph is pretty considerable. At 45-mph, it sounds like the engine is just working half fast, and the exhaust noise is pretty tame. But at 60-mph, the engines are working a lot harder and the exhaust noise is a lot bigger. Just my two cents!

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Apparently from what I have seen and heard at Buoy 3, the difference in the exhaust noise between going 45-mph and 60-mph is pretty considerable. At 45-mph, it sounds like the engine is just working half fast, and the exhaust noise is pretty tame. But at 60-mph, the engines are working a lot harder and the exhaust noise is a lot bigger. Just my two cents!

Fuzzy logic FLL. A boat capable of going 45 without a high performance motor will sound a lot louder then a boat with a high performance motor going 60. The 45 mph boat is turning 4000 rpm while the 60 mph boat is turning 3000 rpm. Less rpm means less noise. Also both boats has to run at the same decibel or less because of the decibel law.

So what's your drift????

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Apparently from what I have seen and heard at Buoy 3, the difference in the exhaust noise between going 45-mph and 60-mph is pretty considerable. At 45-mph, it sounds like the engine is just working half fast, and the exhaust noise is pretty tame. But at 60-mph, the engines are working a lot harder and the exhaust noise is a lot bigger. Just my two cents!

FLL, with the SL there should be no boats going 60 MPH

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Apparently from what I have seen and heard at Buoy 3, the difference in the exhaust noise between going 45-mph and 60-mph is pretty considerable. At 45-mph, it sounds like the engine is just working half fast, and the exhaust noise is pretty tame. But at 60-mph, the engines are working a lot harder and the exhaust noise is a lot bigger. Just my two cents!

How far from buoy 3 are you? You must be pretty close.
With your naked eye (I assume you don't own a radar gun) you know exactly how fast boats are going, and you can tell the difference between those boats going 45 and those going 60.

Amazing. You should work for the NH State Police, they could use a highly trained observer such as yourself.

[fatlazyless]

Just my casual observation, but a lot of performance style boats now seem to be cruising along at 40-45 when in the past they would cruise at 55-60. So, it's like anything else, watch enough boats traveling past and you think to yourself that you can guesstimate their speed. No, I do not have a radar gun, just my eyes and ears. A very small number still push the limit and probably cruise along at 55-60 when it looks like there is no MP in the area, but it's a very small number.