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02-08-2022, 08:37 AM | #1 |
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Wakesurfing legislation call to action
An alert came out from NH Lakes regarding legislation on wakesurfing. A study has come in that concludes wakesurfing damages the shoreline more than other boats and suggests regulation. Action in Concord will be on February 9'th.
Text from the alert.... The long-awaited, peer-reviewed wave-action study by the University of Minnesota was released this week. It confirms that waves produced during the activity of wakesurfing are measurably larger and more powerful than waves created by non-wakesurf boats in terms of maximum wave height, total wave energy, and maximum power. The study concluded that at least 500 feet are needed for wakesurfing waves to diminish compared to waves created by non-wakesurf boats. On Wednesday, February 9, at 1:45 p.m., House Bill 1071 relative to wake surfing, is being heard in the House Resources, Recreation, and Development Committee. This bill would require a 250-foot setback for the activity of wake surfing. The data from the Minnesota study indicates a clear justification for increased setbacks for wakesurfing and that 250 feet would not be sufficient to protect lake health. Wakesurfing is a water sport in which a rider on a surfboard rides the boat’s wake without the assistance of a tow rope. In order for the participant to surf behind the boat without being towed, wakesurfing requires large, enhanced wakes—much larger than wakes required for other tow sports like waterskiing and tubing. When produced in certain areas, enhanced wakes can erode shorelines and disturb lake bottom sediments—these actions can release nutrients into the water and cause toxic cyanobacteria blooms that are harmful to wildlife, swimmers, and pets. These enhanced wakes can also disturb critical fish and bird nesting habitats, damage shoreline property, and make recreating unsafe for others. There is strong opposition to this bill. Our lakes—including YOUR favorite lake—need you to write or call the House Resources Committee before Wednesday, February 9, urging them to support this bill with an amendment to reflect this credible, scientific data. To weigh in on HB 1071. Do one of these today Send an email to: HouseResourcesRecreationandDevelopme....state.n h.us. Mail a letter: NH House of Representatives Resources, Recreation, and Development Committee Legislative Office Building, Room 305 Call committee members: For phone numbers, see committee member bios Register in support below. It only takes about 30 seconds. Share this information with your lake association, conservation commissions, and communities—the more who sign in, the bigger our voice! http://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/remotetestimony/default.aspx Here's how to register in support: Add Your Personal Information Select Date of Hearing: February 9, 2022 Select the Committee: House Resources, Recreation, and Development Choose the Bill: HB 1071 Indicate Who You're Representing Choose Your Position: Support, Oppose, Neutral
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02-08-2022, 09:47 AM | #2 |
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Here's a wake boat wave promo video ..... How To Wakesurf Responsibly: Wave Study ..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=daa0U56zvwc .... that was linked from the NH Marine Trades Assoc .... a New Hampshire boat business, political action committee that's been making political contributions of $100 -$200 to Republican state reps for the last 50-plus years .... www.boatingnh.com ..... the opposition to this proposed new wakesurfing legislation
Quikrete scrim rip rap ..... Quikrete makes a 60-lb bag of sand and concrete and gravel in a paper sack that is designed for erosion control along the water's edge and in the water. You position the bag in the water ..... water permeates the paper bag ..... the sand and cement and gravel mix hardens into concrete ..... the paper bag dissolves .... a heavy dark gray lump of cement is left that lasts for years and years ..... erosion control ..... protecting the shoreline from wave action erosion. It's Quikrete 60-lb scrim rip rap to the rescue ..... build a low, underwater wall along your waterfront shoreline or something! ....
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At 250’ you may have a chance to pass this bill. A increase to 500’ will almost guarantee its failure. At 500’ it eliminates the use of a wake boat on most of NH lakes. And limit’s their use on larger lakes to just a few areas. Allowing lake front home owners to modify a shoreline to prevent erosion would be a better all around solution
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The obnoxious loud stereos with speakers mounted up high, sometimes playing "music" loaded with F bombs, disturbs people for miles around. The large wakes cause boats to slam against docks and cause damage to docks as well. I hope legislation severely restricts the number and activities of wake boats on the lake. |
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As an aside...
Cannot say this has anything to do with wake boats but over the past 3-4 years if the wind is coming towards our home, we have big clumps of this stuff floating on the surface washing up to the bank. It's called Quillwort and it grows on the bottom and takes hold wherever it lands. I just cannot understand where this stuff is coming from (origin) as once it takes root I sort of doubt a wave would uproot it. More like a boat tearing through the stuff or someone digging it up. I can say on busy days - wind going east to west > it's like a flotilla as I catch it with a fishing net and discard.
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It’s a bit confusing but I think the current intent (depending on what side you’re on on this) is to NOT let what’s pending pass because it’s not restrictive enough. EDIT - I hate this stuff. Those concerned with surfing impact SHOULD support the bill with an Amendment that it should be 500 ft. I guess. Ugh. I get it. Folks paid $100K plus for surfing. It looks like a blast honestly. I’d LOVE to try it my self. I totally respect them wanting to allow surfing. But it just causes to much harm for everyone else. If you are in a small boat near one of these it’s a train wreck. I wish they would outright ban them. If they do allow it, I want a property tax rebate for the damage or work to prevent damage. And surfers should be paying the difference. |
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I saw a swimmer once get caught between a boat and the dock it was tied to when one of these things went by. By diving under the dock, as the tied boat slammed into the dock, he was barely able to avoid some serious injury.
Didn't Meredith Marina sponsor a wake board event after petitioning the State to get the NWZ extended beyond their docks? Then they held the event on another part of the Lake? They claimed the large wakes were a safety hazard at their fuel docks. And they convinced the State to extend the NWZ...That petition should be used as evidence. They sell wake boats that they deemed to be a hazard at their own docks, which means they are a hazard at all docks.
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I guess we fall into the minority on this thread. My kids surf and wakeboard and we have a new surf boat coming this season. That being said, we ride in wide open areas- mainly off the east side of Bear and far offshore at that. And we don't crank the stereo, honestly I never play it for the riders.
We stay well away from shore and from other boats. For some reason we seem to be magnets, as there can be nobody else around and wide open water surrounding us, but frequently we are buzzed by other boats. Cruising along at 11mph its pretty easy to see us. Lets figure out how to enforce existing boating laws before enacting other feel good ones that won't get enforced. Maybe start with sitting a patrol boat in front of MP to bust all of the 150' rule breakers. We got swamped countless times last season coming out of Smith Cove. |
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Link to the actual study
https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstrea...=1&isAllowed=y
Interesting that they only compared a few wakeboats to a few "traditional recreation boats that pull skiers and tubers". How about comparing them to the large cabin cruisers that plow through the lake and throw HUGE wakes? I think that is very important information for Winnipesaukee. |
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New proposed restrictions shouldn’t impact you then. I’m sure it’s worse on Winni. Big problem is enforcement. That’s why rules need to be simple and obvious from a distance. |
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If you want to address this topic due to erosion, you might have a valid, environmentally based argument.
But as soon as you add: “And loud radio, and F bombs, and…” You immediately discount your argument and degrade your status to “get off my lawn”. Nobody is going to listen to you if you take this approach. If you want to create some type of decibel based sound ordinance, handle that separately, but don’t expect much traction, as enforcing it (outside of the sandbar) is nearly impossible. We live in a world with others and the lake already has arguably too many rules. In the 80’s, I used to love watching power boats rip across the broads approaching 3 digit speeds. Now, it’s a rare sight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Maybe it will prompt them to vote the right way. With any luck, maybe they will add language further restricting the use of wakeboats on the lakes. |
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I think it would be different legislation.
I believe the PWC still use the 300' rule due to the erosion from wake they cause... not sure if it would go more than that for a bigger vessel. Noise is a bit different. Legally, they could float right next to the house in the No Wake/Headway area and blast the radio... so that has to be less about distance from shore than a dB limit. But with all the different sourcing... it would be tough to enforce. |
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And we know how loud many (I didn't say all) WakeSurfers like to be And to their credit they are very organized. And I'm sure most of the small vessel owners (off lake) don't even know it's happening because they don't have such a large investment. It will be a miracle if it goes through. |
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Lake Aging
There is an increased understanding of the economic value of water quality in the Lakes Region. Lake Winnipesaukee Association recently published a study on that. While swimming, boating, fishing, vacation homes and more are attractions, people prefer to do it in clear water.
Many things degrade water quality. The overall trend is towards lake eutrophication, or aging. Aging can't be stopped but it can be sped up or slowed down. When a lake ages, its water quality declines, and vice-versa. Areas with lower water quality generally have lower economic activity. The question is how fast will any water body age to the point of economic downturn and where should the government add regulations. The State of NH owns most of the water bodies after all. It should have a say in how it is used. The proposition in this legislation is that wakesurfing is a outlying contributor to lake aging and should be regulated. Cruisers and commercial craft, even the marine patrol, leave large but infrequent wakes, especially in the sensitive coves. Winnipesaukee is still pristine in many areas, but noticeably aging in others. Winnipesaukee can handle wake boat traffic in the wide open areas, but some water bodies already see accelerated aging, likely due to watershed development. Many things impact water quality and many things are already regulated. In this case, there is a higher risk of water bodies having a algae crisis if a higher wake intensity is introduced. A 500 foot distance from shore requirement would restrict wakesurfing on smaller water bodies yet allow it on lakes that can support it, like Winnipesaukee. Political parties sometimes agree on measures to protect the state's ecology and along with it the economic driver it provides. Hopefully this is one of those cases. I've submitted my testimony via the web site referenced and encourage you to do it too. Deadline is tomorrow (2/9)
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I agree 500 ft would be better and would rule out some smaller bays and lakes. And folks are arguing to extend it to 500 ft. I don’t disagree wake surfing does probably contribute to aging. But it’s hard to prove and a weak argument. Lawns, chemicals on those lawns and run off from those lawns are probably the #1 reason. Even lawns further up the mountains around the lakes are aging it. Poor rules from decades ago around septic systems is probably #2. Stirring up the water is probably way down the list. I think sticking with safety and erosion are more direct and immediate consequences that can be debated. Aging will be a LOT harder. We’ve had significant aging long before the wake surfing was even a thing. |
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Bluntly, to me, it just makes you sound grumpy and illogical. Win with logic and focused topic. Environment is a hot one right now. As soon as most people see the “those damn kids and their rock’n’ roll music.” they’ll disengage, especially in a hall meeting. Logic and topic… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Illogical? I think not. If you want the legislation to pass you may as well cite every reason, not just one reason. The more evidence you can present that these boats are a problem the better chance there is that the legislation will pass. Focused topic? The topic: Wake boat legislation doesn't change. There are just additional reasons it should pass. |
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You might check out the Lake Winnipesaukee Association website, as geezer suggested, and also Google Lake Champlain water quality to learn more |
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I have a friend that has a wakesurfing boat, and i participate regularly and it is fun!!! They are on a smaller pond with many other of these boats on it. Is ir wrecking the pond? YES. He was one of the complainers of errosion until he did it and he loved it and bought the boat.
I guess how do you just say wakesurfing boats with the big waves when there are lots of other people boating with the bow up not on plane that are creating a big wake too? And forget about Winni, in smaller lakes/ponds where people just go in circles for a bunch of laps doing this. Doesn't that too create errosion? The noise thing? Throw it out. I sit at night on the lake all summer and the pontoon boats that I can hear from LSP out to the Witches are just as bad, not JetSkis have sound systems and they are running back and forth in front of places as well. I'm not complaining about them, it is what it is. Just like Motorcycles with sound systems, I can hear them up and down my neighborhood from the main road all night too. There are laws about Db levels in NH. No need to add more laws that are already there. Just because it doesn't get inforced doesn't mean it's not a law. I agree, focus on the main concern and don't bring up little things to confuse the issue or the issue will never get "fixed" |
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Wake boat wakes or Sophie and Doris
Living in a community with multiple beaches and waterfront I will have to say that when the Sophie and Doris were running full force they caused much more damage that the wake boats. When they used to run full force between Meredith and the Weirs during bike week, they did a lot of damage. They would cause more damage during bike week than all the rest of the boats for the rest of the year. I've seen a lot less damage the past two years with them not running much even with the additional wake boats. Disclaimer.....I'm too old and fat to wakesurf and don't own a wake boat. But I do sit on the beach.
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This no doubt will get about as heated as the speed limit debate.
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Do I miss having a boat? Yes. Are there irritants that no longer bother me now that I don't have a boat? Yes.
I don't miss the wakeboard boats tossing me around like a bobber when I'm anchored in a cove. I don't miss the boats who plow all over the lake in a bow high attitude (me too Chachee). I usually don't have a problem with cabin cruisers, even in Sanders Bay because they never seem to be in a rush to get anywhere. Sophie and Doris, now there is a whole different, but the same, problem. In all the years of boating, what I really wish was enforced is responsibility for one's own wake. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how enforceable that would be be. There's so many complaints about the 150' rule "being ignored" by MP. Let's give them something else that is equally as difficult to enforce. But I'd still like to see an effort made. End of rant and back to the wakeboard boat bill. Dave
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Did anyone listen in to the hearing today? Any outcome?
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https://www.facebook.com/eastcoast.flightcraft/ probably knows all about it .... someone here, give them a friendly phone call! ....
Don't they support the WeirsCam or something with a place to put it? .... Hey there FlightCraft ..... you want to stop selling those eighty thousand dollar wake boats and bring back the three dollar miniature golf! Miniature golf is a real sport while wake boarding is just an activity! .....
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Here is the hearing. It starts about 4 hrs in and goes for 2 hours.
https://youtu.be/XNzW7TinlcQ Didn’t see any vote or anything. Just arguments for and against. One person asked about invasive species type problems. And the answer was a huge eye opener. You know how careful NH is on boats being cleaned coming and going. How the hell do you clean the INSIDE of a BALAST TANK. You can’t !!! So they could suck in an invasive species from one lake and dump it in another. Or bring problems that are in one part of the lake to another. 50 years from now people will laugh that these things were ever allowed. |
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We should be tougher on everybody who might be transporting milfoil, and everybody who might be causing excessive erosion, and everybody who makes the lake way less pleasant for everybody else. Wake boats do all 3 of these things |
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This is very unlikely to get any traction.
Noise, etc. are super weak arguments and diminish the movement. Erosion is a legitimate concern, but that could easily become about all boats. Do you want that? Careful what you wish for. It’s usually best to err on the side of freedom, as legislation, once given a heading, likes to eat until it’s big and fat. |
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Actually erosion and noise can be considered a property loss.
My freedom doesn't allow me to be destructive to my neighbor's property or for them to lose the peaceful enjoyment of such. |
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I also bring back my point that all the pontoon boats now with the sounds systems and Jet skis make just as much music noise. Not to mention not all the boats with the sound bars over head are Wakesurfing boats, some are just regular boats or regular ski/wakeboarding boats. |
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MP would be responsible.
You could also file a suit under the tort laws against the State of NH under Part First Article 2-A. The court would then decide for the State or send it back to the Legislature for immediate relief. You would use the statute NH RSA 270:37 as fact that the Legislature has intent to limit the noise coming from a vessel. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/...270/270-37.htm There is no other reason to actually require muffling exhaust in the case of a water vessel that I can think of. And the muffler requirements do not state only after dark or any other period of enforcement limitation. |
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Like I said: Be careful what you wish for.
All boats technically “destroy your property”, no? We are talking about a spectrum here. This is how some lakes end up “no boats with motors”. Wouldn’t the lake be cleaner with less erosion with no boats at all? Be careful of the heading you choose. And “enjoyment” varies by the user. What about THEIR enjoyment? I don’t have or want a wake boat, FWIW. I’m looking at this without bias. |
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All boats cause erosion, but boats distinctly made to increase waves by definition distinctly cause more erosion. Since PWC are already restricted beyond headway speed within 300 feet of shore, and are much smaller in displacement... it would not be unreasonable to expect the Legislature to set the same standard for a vessel distinctly designed to create increased wave action.
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I think we all want a clean and beautiful lake, protected from milfoil and cyanobacteria. If somebody told me that my boat was causing much more damage than most, I'd change my boat and/or behavior
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That’s going to be fishing boats. They hop lake to lake the most (by a landslide). They should be flushing the bilge and live wells after every dip. Hot water, bleach, flush, and let fully dry before the next launch. Enforcing this is super difficult unless the boat and trailer look like hanging gardens |
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Exactly--kind of like the BS with last year's special commission where half the people on it depended on boat sales for their living
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I don't think moving it to 250' or even 300' would make a bit of difference in sales. You could move all boats to 300' and it wouldn't make a difference in sales.
And if you put in a noise ordinance... either through direct legislation or court inflection, the industry would just morph into a means to provide the music more directly - sort of like waterproof headphones. But in the end, the main issue with the lakes will always be the property values that they present. Protecting those property values will be front and center regardless of what secondary issues may arise. |
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It’s businesses too. And those businesses do draw people to spend money in NH. And increase demand for property. The boat dealers argument was if you do this everyone would pack up and leave. Which was of course BS. Honestly the 250ft is practically a token and just a message that NH won’t just tolerate anything. It might move some boats out of marginal coves. But it’s such a small difference. I think 500ft would make a more serious dent and still not harm most of them much. It would hit a small hand full probably hard. On some very small bodies of water. They would need a 1000ft, almost a 1/4 mile, diameter circle around the boat and that wide path moving ahead. |
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Tourism is about 8% of NH's GSP according to the Division of Travel and Tourism. They estimate that between 75% and 85% of that on any given year is residents recreating. The Seacoast is the actual winner for summer revenue on that one.
Boating is cost and access. Pretty much like any other recreational format. It is doubtful that diminishing a boats speed for an extra 100 feet, or even 500 feet, would change the demand pattern even enough to discover any data on it. Now if we stated that no vessel shall sit at rest while manned unless docked... that might create an issue. |
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And yes I apologize for changing topics. From politics to education the lakes region is allows placed behind the sea coast.
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My wife prefers the seacoast and I prefer the lake. I won this time Property tax tends to be one of my primary motivators when shopping homes: One could argue that property tax is one of the most immoral taxes: Who wants to pay a lifelong mortgage after you’ve already paid your property off? This got to be such a problem in CA, they capped it based on an annual % of the purchase price, regardless of appreciation. Alton, Gilford, Wolfeboro and Moultonboro bring great value. Some of the sea coast has similar value, so both will remain popular for years to come. When I look at Gilmanton, Bow and other places, I’d have a hard time justifying a purchase. A house the price of mine in Bow would have double the property tax. |
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Based on numbers from September 2021. This is based on both volume of sales along with average days on the market. While areas like the seacoast and lakes region may have a high concentration of high dollar properties, that does not really create a fair measuring stick. What it does illustrate is real estate in these areas is in high demand and with limited options drives the higher-than-average prices. Then again this is happening everywhere. It's all relative, every market is different. |
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https://www.nhar.org/assets/docs/NHAR_QDS_2021-Q4.pdf I was speaking specifically to real estate, not which area brings in more revenue. I do think that a lot more people visit the seacoast than the lakes region, but that is my opinion. Just the sheer traffic alone down here is a nightmare. When people complain about lakes region traffic I have to chuckle. |
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I can say with certainty that sub-$500k condo short-term rentals are absolutely booming here at Hampton Beach. We rent our one-bedroom beach condo out May to Oct on airbnb and it sells out easily. Many of our neighbors do the same. We are in process of buying a second one bedroom condo right now and plan to keep buying more when good deals land in our lap (we refuse to get into bidding wars). I think it's safe to assume the tourism revenue from the people that are renting these small (600-850 square foot) beach condos is pretty huge because in addition to the beach, our customers tell us the big draw here is all the cool places to spend money at night. Tourists love all the live music and expensive food/drink venues that are clustered here. The lakes region, IMO, is going in the opposite direction as the seacoast, tourism-wise. It's becoming more and more exclusive and other than Weirs Beach (which is tiny compared to Hampton Beach), there really aren't any high-density low-cost vacation destinations in the lakes region anymore. |
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I still think the other key argument that should be made against wakeboats is safety of other boats in the vicinity of the huge waves. I've said this before - in all of my experience on the lake, I have never had a safety issue with boats going > 45 mph, but have had some scary calls with wakeboat waves. If safety is really an issue, I think the wakeboats are by far more of an issue than boats going > 45 mph or the occasional cabin monster that is running in a straight line. So I have a question on the proposed House Bill - is the 250 foot setback only applicable to the nearest land/shore, or would it also apply to other boats (i.e., would it supersede the 150 foot rule for the wakeboard boat)? |
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I should have looked this up before my previous post. The following language is in House Bill 1071:
"Any boat underway for wake surfing on inland waters shall maintain a minimum distance of 250 feet from the shore, docks, and other boats" TiltonBB's question is a good one with regard to distance from other boats - how do you enforce it? |
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We use property taxes... which we have since the founding of the State (and used to pay all State level revenue as property taxes including on livestock and equipment) because property is much more stable, and moreover, the property tax generally goes towards items that improve the value of the property. |
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Using them doesn’t make them any less immoral of a tax. One should be able to buy a home, pay it off and sit. If tax revenue is absolutely required, gather it at spending points. This prevents the retired (fixed, often low, income) from being disproportionately injured financially year after year. People who have had a paid off house for 20 years, only to be displaced by unaffordable taxes is ****ing immoral. |
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Wake boat no longer needed
No need for a $150,000 wake boat to tow you if you have one of these.
Minimal wake, minimal shoreline impact, battery powered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_PhLgPtfcg
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I agree that nobody should be taxed out of their (primary) residence. Many towns have tax relief programs that enable cash-strapped older people to put off paying property taxes until their home is sold. Since everybody's seen huge run ups in real estate value over the 20 years you cite, that should work for all towns |
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Its not just elderly... pretty much any family with lakefront property will be priced/taxed out eventually! They are not making anymore lakefront, and its a high demand commodity. We see this now in almost all aspects of lake life... I know of 1 marina getting close to $7700 for valet & winter storage!
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If I am operating a boat, not a wake boat, and approach you directly... as we encroach on the 250 foot mark... you must act. I need not change anything in direction or throttle until I reach 150 feet from you. If we both reach 150 feet without a change in course or cutting the throttle, you have impeded 100 feet into your legally required safe zone... broke the law... and are subject to fine. I will not have done anything illegal until I break the 150 foot safety zone required of me. |
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The boat flying past you at 20 feet would be violating the current law. When new law is enacted, all previous legislation is considered amended.
As it currently stands, the wake boat could pass within 150 feet of a non-motorized craft like a kayak, canoe, or paddle board and swamp them... but still be legal in their operation. But the question was how it could be enforced? Not whether it was prudent based on any existing precedent. Operators tend to heed ROW under logical terms... the legal requirement is NH RSA 270-D:2 It does not provide a special provision for towing except ''Starting skiers from shore, docks or floats, as long as neither the boat nor the skier is endangering the life or safety of any person.''; which is the provision that keeps boats at least 150 feet from others and shore. |
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It seems this law covers a large amount of the responsibility of any boat driver or boat
270-D:2 VI. (a) To provide full visibility and control and to prevent their wake from being thrown into or causing excessive rocking to other boats, barges, water skiers, aquaplanes or other boats, rafts or floats, all vessels shall maintain headway speed when within 150 feet from: (1) Rafts, floats, swimmers. (2) Permitted swimming areas. (3) Shore. (4) Docks. (5) Mooring fields. (6) Other vessels. |
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As long as they stay 150 feet away... but it does not remove responsibility from the towing vessel to also try to maintain the 150 feet.
The earlier part of it lays out the ROW that every boat is to act upon... nothing specifically exempts a boat in tow from acting outside that. |
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Committee Hearing 2/23/2022
Tried to listen to today's vote by committee in NH House. It appears they voted 11-10 to deem the bill Inexpediate to Legislate. In my opinion, I think this means the committee did not recommend implementing the 250 foot distance to the full House and would appear to be a win for the boating industry. Not sure if there are any other steps...
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When it goes to the full House, someone can remove it from the CC and have it voted on individually. I have had bills come from committee with unanimous support, removed from the CC and killed on the House floor. |
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From my experience in Concord it is all about the lobbyists. Sadly many of the legislators depend on them when making their decisions.
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Not always.
A decent argument can change opinions. The NHOHVA lobbyist felt that I would leave the House Transportation Committee with an ITL. I think everyone was a bit stunned when it was unanimous OTP. A Democrat majority/Republic minority facing lobbyist were able to find common ground on the arguments we made in support of that bill. |
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'Vermont considers regulations limiting wake boats' ..... article in today's June 30 Burlington Free Press that you can probably see without a paid subscription.
Is an interesting read. it seems likely that some of these rules could actually get approved in Vermont but never, never, never get approved in New Hampshire by the Republican majority in the NH legislature who each receive something like a $250-annual political donation from the NH Marine Trades Assoc. Here's a working link .... http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/v...090626615.html
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Re: donations from the Marine Trades Association.
FLL, what is the source of the $250 donations yo cite? I have good friends who serve on the Transportation Committee and the Resources Committee in the NH House. Never heard of any such donations which would have to be reported under either House ethics rules or campaign reporting rules. The Senate would have similar rules. |
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NH Marine Trades Assoc is a political action committee, since about 1971, mailing address; 65 Gold St, Laconia NH 03246, same address as Lakeport Landing Marina, and has a website ...... www.boatingnh.com
On wake surfing, Marine Trades has this link ...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daa0U56zvwc ..... which supposedly shows how wake boat waves will dissipate and lose their power before the wave hits the shoreline. I recall an article in the LaDaSun where the president of Marine Trades said it distributes political contributions of about $200-300 to NH state reps and senators who they believe will support their Marine Trades initiatives and objectives. The money is typically used to pay for their political campaign signs that pop up, all over, at election time. Nov 9, 2020: Laconia Daily Sun; 'Gilford man elected VP of NH Marine Trades Assoc.'
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