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Old 08-04-2013, 05:53 AM   #18
capt.George
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
the trouble with the whining "no wake" crowd is that the wake produced by 6 knots sog with the current is markedly different than 6 knots sog into a 4 knot current.

I see/hear the complaints every day.

I'm sorry for the folks that live on the icw...but if the moon tide is ripping at 4 knots and i need to get someplace at 5 knots sog (the minimum i will do when people need service)...that puts my speed through the water at 9 knots and the wake can be larger than people in small boats, tubes, swimming, etc like.

To them i say buy a house someplace else, tube and swim in the lagoons etc...etc...going any slower is not an option unless there is le vessels, guys working on docks/bulkheads or buoys, or someone obviously in distress.
IS THIS JERK FOR REAL? If so, I think I may not want to join the trawler community.
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