Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Boats longer than 30'-6" banned on Lake Martin? Date:   7/20/2016 8:44:01 AM

I own a 23' wakeboard boat and a 26' deck boat.  I can assure you my deck boat can create as large a wake as my wakeboard boat, albeit with a different form.  The reason people don't wake surf behind a deck boat is that most of them (mine inculded) have a lower unit that extends behind the boat and would be very dangerous to wake surf even with a swim platform.  Wakeboard boats have a direct drive screw that is under the boat and it is safe to surf behind the boat.

I really don't have a dog in the large boat hunt but Lake Lanier is a great example of the issues the larger boats can create.  However, like all boats if the operator is diligent and concerned about other's property and enjoyment of the lake they can be used without creating the huge wake.  When we wake surf we always do it in an area where there are no docks or homes.  I am very cognizent of the wake I am creating so I avoid damaging other's property.