safety topic

there's no way that one is photoshopped, you can see thier reflections in the water

Well anyone who is running that much weight is asking for trouble.

But. . .

If I am out on the lake I would be a whole lot less worried about the guy in the malibu running into me than some crazy wally wahoo.
Most likely if they are running that much weight they are going to be paying more attention than anyone else on the lake to make sure that they do not sink the boat.

The 50 guys in the white boat is just a dumb idea.

He's tyin' way too hard...and that chain should be in the glovebox   

Riley wrote: Hardly anyone on my lake knows how to, or cares to yeild. The biggest boat wins. Sadly, on the Saturday night of the NE Reunion, on Long Lake about 45 minutes away, a 32' Cigarette type boat with twin 425's ran over a 14' Glaspar at 9:30 at night. The 38 yo guy from MA, and his 19 yo friend from ME got thrown from the boat and swam to shore. Their boat went 150' into the woods. It took the wardens 4 days to find the remains of the guy and lady in the Glaspar.

10-5-2007, this guy is going to jail.
From MaineToday news story:

Cumberland County District Attorney Stephanie Anderson said LaPointe and his passenger Nicole Randall of Bridgton said they had seen Trott’s 14-foot boat traveling without lights shortly before the crash. LaPointe and Randall, family friends, had been idling in the 32-foot high performance boat at Long Point, a popular gathering spot for boaters, when the smaller boat passed.

Minutes later, LaPointe headed toward the north end of the lake where his
boat was kept, going 45 mph despite the low visibility at 9 p.m., said
Warden Jason Luce, who joined Anderson for a news conference this morning.

Following the crash, 2000 feet from shore at Bear Point, the larger boat
continued onto the shore with such speed that it was more than 160 feet
into the woods before stopping.

The indictment charges LaPointe with two counts of manslaughter in the
deaths of Trott and Groetzinger, four counts of aggravated drunk driving and
one count of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon. The latter charge
accuses LaPointe of driving a boat too fast, failing to have adequate
visibility, failing to stay clear when overtaking another boat, failing to
yield to another boat and driving the boat while drunk, Anderson said.

Well in MI they are say we need boat indorcements now. It has not happened yet but they are trying to get it passed. The only problem I have with this is, the bill is all about income has nothing to do with safety.

Connecticut has a boater licensing program. We have lake patrol on our part of the river who stop people to check safety equipment and to write tickets. Still doesn't stop people from doing stupid things. I think stricter enforcement is the only thing that will help.
                               Farmer