No Wake Zone?

[itwonder]

The no wake zone does not extend across the whole river. Giving reasonable clearance to the cones, you may run at speed imho. The next time some vigilante chases you down in his boat, have your flare gun ready in one hand and mike calling the CG to report him in the other hand. My 2 cents.

[looneytunes]

I don't know about the thinking that if you stay far away from the marina you can make a wake. Wakes don't dissipate till they hit the beach in small areas like the one in the picture. A no wake zone is a no wake zone. Out here (Long Island) in the state channel which looks about the same size as the picture we get visits from Marine Police and Coast Guard frequently because they mistook the design of my friends boat and accused him of going to fast. At almost idle speed his boat plows so either way it will alway generate a wake. They have never ticketed him and no longer bother flagging him down. As a matter of fact more often then not they actually wave to him now.

Point of the post is it's a NO WAKE zone. That means NO WAKE wether the wake was create within 10 feet or a thousand feet of the zone.

One of the THT members Wellcraft290 was on his friends Viking in a marina that had a NO-WAKE zone. A jerk off caused extensive damage to his boat at the Marina while flying through the NO-WAKE zone. Somebody chased the boat down and told the chaser to F off. They traced his documented vessel and as I
understand it put a claim against the inconsiderate boaters insurance.

Wellcraft290, can you tell us what ever happened with this.

LooneyTunes
Dave

[rwidman]

looneytunes - 6/20/2008 8:53 AM

Point of the post is it's a NO WAKE zone. That means NO WAKE wether the wake was create within 10 feet or a thousand feet of the zone.

Dave,
I have confirmed with the SCDNR that the portion of the river from the buoys to the opposite shore is not a no wake zone.

[chrisjb]

A picture says a thousand words.

I don't think rwidman did anything wrong. I view the situation as that marina not being the right one for me if I am concerned about my boat being waked - as is the case of many, many marinas. So I further view the situation as the dude with the chip on his shoulder making his problem - choosing the wrong marina - other people's problem.

I just don't have any sympathy or patience for those types of people.

[Slamdancer]

After further review, I believe the bouys mark the no wake zone the exists from the bouys towards the marina. If you are outside of the bouys, you are not bound by the no wake designation. There are several no wake zones like this in my area, and as long as you are outside of the bouys you are free to create a wake.

If the marina is experiencing issues with wakes created outside of the bouys, they should petition the SCDNR to expand the no wake zone. I am guessing that since the SCDNR placed the bouys, that they determined the needed size of the no wake zone based on the area's traffic patterns and their historical data.

In this situation, Rwidman was clearly within the law.

[looneytunes]

Rwidman,

I learned something here. I did some investigating. It turns out what you say is correct. The No-Wake zone extends only a couple of hundred feet away towards the middle of the waterway.

What I also have learned during my investigation is

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/ilm/sbw/message82004.html

No Wake Zones
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Southport


As you travel the Intracoastal Waterway and other areas you will
often notice signs that indicate no wake zones. These signs have
been put up because the passing boat wakes have caused damage or
erosion. The people that put these signs up are trying to keep
damage to a minimum. There are official no wake zones and there
are requests for no wake areas are from marinas and property
owners that are aware of the potential damage caused by these
wakes.

The average boater considers slowing down will reduce his wake
when in reality it generally causes more wake. Slowing down
drops the stern deeper in the water as the boat comes off plane
and the wake increases as the hull displaces more water.

To enter a no wake zone you must put the boats engine into dead
slow. That allows the boat to come off plane completely and
settle in its normal displacement mode. At that point you should
put the boat into clutch speed and observe your wake as you pass
the marked area.

PLEASE OBSERVE THESE NO WAKE ZONES AND REALIZE YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR WAKE AND THE DAMAGE THAT IT MAY CAUSE. BE A
RESPONSIBLE BOATER.

Boat Smart...Boat Safe...Wear It!

This message was brought to you by...

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 10-5 Southport,
North Carolina

$$


LooneyTunes
Dave