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Mack
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Fourth of July Boater's Plea>
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6/30/2010 7:53:18 PM
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The fireworks display is a glorious occasion best witnessed from the water in a boat in Kowaliga Bay. It is truly a spectacular sight. Hundreds of boats, spirits high, lots of lights.
My family stopped attending years ago due to the danger involved, not in motoring toward the Bay, but in trying to get home AFTER the fireworks stopped. Everybody attending throttles up at the end and heads home, creating huge wakes and rogue wakes from odd directions, not in dribbles but in mass. Shallow freeboard boats are especially in danger of being swamped. Passengers being thrown out of boats that are in column formation is nightmare material. If you operate a boat large enough that you can ignore the wake problem, think about those people ahead of you who might be at risk.
Last year we attended AquaPaloosa, against my better judgement about safety. At the end of the show, we pulled into a cove and waited for a good 20 minutes for the traffic to clear before heading home. Worked OK.
I will not diss the fireworks party, because I went and enjoyed it, back when I was "Bullet Proof". Just wanted to pass along a warning to be SMART AFTER the Party. If you are the Captain, you are responsible for your passengers. Cover them.
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Nancy Christine II
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6/30/2010 8:14:30 PM
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I second that.
My father and I almost lost the NCII last season... I have 4" of free board in the stern.
When the show was over all the multi coloured lights to beautifully drifting around turned a sinister trail of greens and the wave produces almost sent us to the bottom of the lake.
My 2500 GPH pump was no match for what happened to that water in the bay that night,
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willallie
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6/30/2010 11:16:33 PM
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! There are many people on the lake that have no common sense and should not be driving a boat...on the other hand, you have people who know what they are doing and watch out for the stupid people. After more years on the lake than my youngest, who just turned 30, I still say...glad I live here. Just look out for the dumba... who doesn't know what he/she is doing.
Happy July 4. Hope we can still celebrate our Independence Day in 100 years.
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roswellric
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Fourth of July Boater's Plea!
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7/1/2010 2:35:06 PM
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Mack hit it on the head.
This is no overstatement of the danger. I had a boss years ago that would take his houseboat out on Lanier for fireworks, beach it and spend the night rather than get into demolition derby. A runabout ran right through the houseboat at full throttle, killed the driver and seriously injured people in the houseboat. BTW...If you are anchored please LEAVE YOUR MOORING LIGHT ON!
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