Wakeboard boats may be getting banned in Vermont!!

[Risco]

To me this is absolute nonsense, if your lake is small have boat size and hp restrictions. I’m not of fan of wakeboard boats but doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be allowed. if you bought house on the water and are worried about waves sounds like bought the wrong house. I do agree with 200 yards or so rule. I’m sure go fast boats are hated all over and if they ever try to enforce a sound limitation we will have a hard time on outboard that are surfaced

[FUJIMO]

In New York State, there is a law already on the books that says you are legally liable for damage caused by your wake. I'm pretty sure other states have similar laws.

That has been a law on many states books for at least 40 years... Unfortuneately its a difficult one to enforce/prove, but I wish it would be taken more seriously, as I've always lived on the water, where many people don't give a rat's ass about they're wake & the damage it causes.

[WILDMAN]

Ever see videos of someone on a bowrider getting 50-100 gallons of water over the front from a wake boarders wake?

[Ted Stryker]

Correct Wildman, they leave curling wakes that the US Navy would be proud of. Some (many) of the wake boats will leave a wake that is bad news for the stern end of a stationary jon boat.

[TooStroked]

Ever see videos of someone on a bowrider getting 50-100 gallons of water over the front from a wake boarders wake?

It's like many other things in our world. We know we have a problem, but nobody's been killed yet. (Hint: This would be the best time to do something.) If we don't, and somebody gets killed, nobody's going to like what they put in place because it will be a political solution as opposed to a rational solution.

I can just see the interview (of the wakeboard boat driver) after the first fatality. "I had absolutely no idea that my (5 foot tall) wake could do any damage." Yea, right.

[Capt.Insane-o]

Two years ago I pulled an 80 year old man from the water and his small tin boat back to shore after it was swamped by a board boat.. the operators of the boat were the biggest load of pricks I about have ever seen after confronting them with it.

[Dave Strong]

Two years ago I pulled an 80 year old man from the water and his small tin boat back to shore after it was swamped by a board boat.. the operators of the boat were the biggest load of pricks I about have ever seen after confronting them with it.

They are entitled dicks, 95% of them.

Dave

[RSWORDS]

Ever see videos of someone on a bowrider getting 50-100 gallons of water over the front from a wake boarders wake?

Yeah. On the interwebs lol

The ones I've seen are from the operator of the bow rider not knowing how to run a boat through large waves.

On the flip side I guess being on a lake they ouldnt get much experience with large waves. Here we are out in 3 footers all the time and I've been in 6' "chop" many times. We dont get swells in the bay.

Also I can't really speak from experience because we dont get those kinds of boats here.

[CUDA]

They are entitled dicks, 95% of them.

Dave

Years ago I'm working in a 5 million dollars and up neighborhood, this kid gets his choice for High school graduation boat or car, gets a high-end Mastercraft wake boat, tells me his parents have lots of cars for him to drive. Had over a ton of ballast capacity

[Hottrucks]

Its time to dump those wakeboard boats guys!
For all you wakesport boat haters….earlier this week, a Vermont State Senator introduced legislation (SB 69) that would effectively ban wake surfing in the state by prohibiting boat “plowing,” in which a bow rides high and the boat stays off plane.
The bill would also require the development of regulations to ban wake boats from specific public waters, taking into consideration existing opportunities for fishing, other boating and predominant use of adjacent lands, as well as scenic beauty and existing uses. SB 69 may be the first bill to call for a statewide ban of ballasted boats.

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You do realize this is the home of Bernie sanders and every other Tree hugger??? Its the right coast California...
I live on the state line reminds me of the speed limit issue in new Hampshire... yea all the big $$$ lakes with big boats have speed limits now.... but not my little poor lakes..

[home made tunnel]

I hate them as much as everyone else on this forum - but hate government intervention even more.
I vote NO LAW. Let me use my old school 2-stroke jetski out on the lakes.

Take the turd-churner boats out of here, and let the turd surfer boats stay. At least the turd surfer boats usually have hot-chicks on them lol.

All I see is big boats and big waves on the ocean. The only scary stuff I've seen was on the annual Connecticut River Run, when you have a 60-70 foot yacht going full power up river, and a 6 foot tall wake. Then his waves 200 yards behind him have already bounced off the shore, and come back into his own wake, and now you have 10' tall waves out of no-where! Damn near swamped myself several times trying to navigate through those in my 13' tunnel. I know the right and wrong ways to go through a wave-set... but that scenario is just nuts.

NO LAWS! Let them surf and get a punch to the mouth when they get back ashore.

[David]

I have been swamped a few times by cruiser wakes in 12 kph (7.4 mph) zones. It happens in a tight channel where is no room for anything but to go straight into the wake and try (sometimes with success) to use the throttle to keep the bow over the waves. You can't legislate courtesy or sense. When I was a kid there were no speed limits on a lot of these channels. People drove stupid and we got speed limits. And people still drive stupid.

I'm sure people get pissed with me water skiing at 8 am. That's when it's calm and our motor is reasonably quiet (150 Etec).

[Chaz]

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You do realize this is the home of Bernie sanders and every other Tree hugger??? Its the right coast California...
I live on the state line reminds me of the speed limit issue in new Hampshire... yea all the big $$$ lakes with big boats have speed limits now.... but not my little poor lakes..

What happened to "Live free or die" ???

[Whaaaaat]

I hate them as much as everyone else on this forum - but hate government intervention even more.
I vote NO LAW. Let me use my old school 2-stroke jetski out on the lakes.

Take the turd-churner boats out of here, and let the turd surfer boats stay. At least the turd surfer boats usually have hot-chicks on them lol.

All I see is big boats and big waves on the ocean. The only scary stuff I've seen was on the annual Connecticut River Run, when you have a 60-70 foot yacht going full power up river, and a 6 foot tall wake. Then his waves 200 yards behind him have already bounced off the shore, and come back into his own wake, and now you have 10' tall waves out of no-where! Damn near swamped myself several times trying to navigate through those in my 13' tunnel. I know the right and wrong ways to go through a wave-set... but that scenario is just nuts.

NO LAWS! Let them surf and get a punch to the mouth when they get back ashore.

This approach will lead to kayakers dragging cables around and across the waterways. Trying to foul props and destroy underwater gear, like they do to the whalers off Antarctica.

[NICE PAIR]

"Back in the day" we used to wake surf behind a 36 foot Hunter, dragged one hell of a wave. Having some class and some brains, we did it in the main channels (open water) where all wakes are equal.

Typical of "Today" youngsters have no class and very small if any brains. Yes, more laws, we reap what we sew. As fellow boaters we should have removed them to open water a long time ago.

While ranting, why didn't we fix our government while it was possible?

Rant over, Thanks. ;-)