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	Name:	LifeTime Laker -
	Subject:	Actually he is dead wrong!
	Date:	6/16/2004 8:54:07 AM

Bouys on this lake are placed and maintained by the LMRA at the direction of the water patrol. THERE ARE NO 'PERSONAL' BOUYS AND NEVER WILL BE. If you buy one and put it out, you will be forced to remove it at your expense and probably fined as well. Even if you contact LMRA and offer to pay for one ( and they run about $1500 each) they will not put one out. Once they do it for one slough, they would have to do it for EVERY slough that was requested, which would soon be EVERY slough. Alabama power requires 6 concrete slabs at 100lbs each on every bouy it puts out, and it only puts out ones that mark the dam. One of my neighbors had a sign made and put on his pier saying "NO WAKE ZONE'". The WP contacted him and asked if he would take it down, he declined and they did not force the issue since it was on his pier, but nobody pays attention to it. I think the corps of engineers determines the actual placement of hazard bouys, but am not 100% certain as to who has the final say.

As for No Wake bouys, the water patrol depends on the individual to know and obey the law. THAT IS NO WAKE WITHIN 100 FEET OF A PIER. So if you look at it, most all sloughs are already no wake zones. As I have stated before the best tool in fighting inconsiderate neighbors is first a freindly chat, then the video camera. Tape it, with good shots of the hull numbers and faces and then contact the WP. Ask them to pay a trip to the neighbors for a "freindly chat" also. I saw this method work once many years ago. It would certainly get my attention.

Now what really dumbfounds me is the guy in Manoy Creek who anchors a log just off his pier to keep folks away. He replaced his old log this year with bigger and better one. I have really gotten a laugh a couple of times to go by and see kids doing circles around his log on PWC's. This puts them closer to his pier/boathouse than they would come if he just left the matter alone.

I know the law, and understand that each boater is responsible for damage done by his/her wake. But my feelings are if you live on 'big water' or in high traffic areas take responsibillity for your own watercraft. Don't look for the WP or other boaters to do it for you. Lakes have waves, waves rock boats. It ain't rocket science. I get tired of hearing folks whine about what the waves do/did to their boat. Tie it up properly for the conditions it will face while there. It's like buying a place next to a Marina and whining about the noise and confusion it creates.

Ok, I have had my rant now. The first in many weeks.