Lake Martin Topics: Number of boats is the problem

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	Name:	AnchorbayDon -
	Subject:	Number of boats is the problem
	Date:	3/13/2006 9:31:08 AM

In a marketing effort 2 years ago, we went dock-to-dock and surveyed the boats on the lake (south of Pleasure Point) There were more than 4,700 runabouts, ski boats & fishing boats, 850 PWC's, and about 220 cabin cruisers.

Everybody needs to face the fact that our lake has become very popular and there are far more boats here than ever before. This means rougher water and more waves, whether or not you take away the cruisers.

If there was not the rush of new people coming to the lake, do you think the property values would have skyrocketed?

Banning certain boats is not the answer. Putting a ban on new dock construction on the lake might be. Look at all the condos under construction all over the lake. There will soon be concentrations of docks and boats (and traffic) in several areas of the lake and I doubt that big boats will be part of the problem.