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	Name:	Pier Pressure -
	Subject:	Almighty Bob
	Date:	4/17/2008 12:10:45 PM

Some people are complaining about wave action on Lake Martin. You could have ONLY pontoon boats and bass boats, and since the number is increaseing you will still have HUGE waves. It is a simple law of physics called wave dynamics. Ever heard of a "Standing Wave"? Look it up. True, my boat creates a wave larger than a bass boat, but it does not create a wave bigger than two bass boats. The only way cruisers or bigger boats would be accountable for the current wave action, would be if their numbers were at least %50 of ALL lake traffic in a given day, not tied up at the rock all day, and assuming that there is NO wind.

Go to the lake on a day in which the wind is 10+ knotts. Stand on the shore and observe the wave action (downwind side). I think we should ban mother nature for ruining our boating. Your small boats will be swamped on windy days, mine will not. Last time I was on the lake and a storm front approached there were three bass boats following in my wake because they couldn't operate in the open water. They followed me directly into the marina. Without that "assistance" they would have been left out in the storm in the elements and mother nature would have prevailed.

With all of the development the lake boat traffic will see a large increase, and the wave action will not at all go down, unless ALL motor boats are banned.

This is and always was about Money and greed. The persons who are so heavily for this law are probably using it as a marketing scheme to sell property "Large ugly houseboats are banned, loud and fast boats are banned, so your peace has been preserved".... Hello, it is still a PUBLIC lake.

The legislatures were touting this as a way to garner INCOME, as the money from the tickets goes directly back into the conservation department. They assume that the person with the 200k + boat will not mind paying the "ticket - tax" to operate their illigal boat. What is $130 per weekend to operate something that is costing $1000 per weekend already??

Argue the point all you want, it still comes down to money and/or greed. You can ban the boats, but they will not go away, and if the boats do, the people will not!

For the last two years someone has been vandalizing and sinking the mooring buoys at the rock. These items are usually around $200 to place. Once in the water they become "public use". Whoever this is obviously has a beef with the atmosphere are the rock. You can continue on your path of destruction, but you will not keep us away...