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How is a legal no wake zone marked on a river? Buoys along the river or across the river?
If the law establishes a no wake zone “within 100 yards” of a particular marina and "no wake" buoys are placed 100 yards from the marina and the river is 300 yards wide, is the portion more than 100 yards from the marina a no wake zone or not a no wake zone?
If some jerk runs down the dock, jumps in his boat and chases you for a mile and demands that you stop while he yells at you that you are creating a wake but you were outside of what you believe is the no-wake zone, what is the best thing to do?
I believe the best thing to do is to remember you hope to live a lot more years and have lots more fun and listen patiently and quietly and do whaterver nice polite thing is necessary to get the other fellow to calm down and go away. Then avoid doing whatever it was that caused him to blow a gasket if at all possible.....no sense tempting him twice!!
There is much more to life than who is "right" on the small points. There are much greater issues in our finite lives on this earth.
I believe the best thing to do is to remember you hope to live a lot more years and have lots more fun and listen patiently and quietly and do whaterver nice polite thing is necessary to get the other fellow to calm down and go away. Then avoid doing whatever it was that caused him to blow a gasket if at all possible.....no sense tempting him twice!!
There is much more to life than who is "right" on the small points. There are much greater issues in our finite lives on this earth.
He is not allowed to stop you for anything. He is just another boater. If he attempts to force you to stop, it can be considered assault. He is opening himself up to charges with that one. Same goes for someone forcing you off the road at rush hour because they think you were driving to fast.
Plus, he ran down the dock and sped after you? That means he was speeding after you in his own no wake zone. Looks like he is now just as guilty as you are.
I am a huge non- fan of people that try to enforce the law as they see it.
300 yards wide means you have a 100 yard lane down the middle that you can run in at normal cruising speeds or faster. That's how it was explained to me by the local water police.
I would not worry about him at all. Just make sure you wave the next time you motor by.
The no wake zone extends the whole width of the river - why be bothered having one if boats are plowing along 100 yds from the dock, kinda defeats the purpose. The entire river is a no wake zone and this guy was just trying to explain that to your dumbazz, the boats tied up for fueling or whatever are at risk with large wakes thats why it is a NO FRICKEN WAKE ZONE STUPID. And for all other idiots out there whether it really is or not at least show some consideration sometimes but thsi was a NO WAKE ZONE for a reason.
Think about if you tied up to the dock waiting somebody to get back from the store and an idiot blasts you with a 4 ft wake ( you probably were plowing up the largest wake your boat could) and blasted it against the dock 5 times - the nose of my boat was ripped completely off against a seawall by an idiot at Sailfish Marina in West Palm.
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The Boaters Mortgage guy
1976 SeaCraft 20 Master Angler/200 Merc XRi
Its a NO WAKE ZONE FOR A REASON DUMBAZZ - he was trying to educate you to the fact the YOU just probably caused thousand's of $ damage to either his or all the boats in the marina. Not to mention safety issues of people boarding or exiting vessals when the weren't expecting to be hit with a 4 ft wake- I'm sure you slowed down to 2K RPM and got the nose high so it would throw the largest wake possible.
I dearly wish you and ever other poster on this thread would sell your boats immediately because your all TOO STUPID to understand what a NO WAKE ZONE IS. You might lucky you didn't stop because he may have kicked your azz, and deservidly so - what do you think the difference of a wake from 50 yds or 100 - NOT FRICKEN MUCH
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The Boaters Mortgage guy
1976 SeaCraft 20 Master Angler/200 Merc XRi
Its a NO WAKE ZONE FOR A REASON DUMBAZZ - he was trying to educate you to the fact the YOU just probably caused thousand's of $ damage to either his or all the boats in the marina. Not to mention safety issues of people boarding or exiting vessals when the weren't expecting to be hit with a 4 ft wake- I'm sure you slowed down to 2K RPM and got the nose high so it would throw the largest wake possible.
I dearly wish you and ever other poster on this thread would sell your boats immediately because your all TOO STUPID to understand what a NO WAKE ZONE IS. You might lucky you didn't stop because he may have kicked your azz, and deservidly so - what do you think the difference of a wake from 50 yds or 100 - NOT FRICKEN MUCH
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The Boaters Mortgage guy
1976 SeaCraft 20 Master Angler/200 Merc XRi
Sometimes NO WAKE ZONES are difficult to spot. When the new bridge was being constructed, there were two small buoys above and below the construction site on Town Creek. They were right up against the shore, and not particulary prominent.
DNR or the Sherrif stopped me after cruising through and notified me of my error. (A Sunday--no construction/workers present) They were nice and didn't cite me, but I idled through from then on. Those buoys are now gone. The no wake zone was then entire width of Town Creek all the way across, though you couldn't divine it from the buoys location or size.
When going up the Ashley River past City Marina, I consider the entire width Ashley a no wake zone from the red buoy all the way to the old bridge. (And probably past Bristol Marine)
The Cooper River Marina area is a no wake zone in the proximity of the Marina, but the rest of the Cooper, and Shipyard creek is not a no wake zone. (to my knowledge) (The tugs and container ships sure make a wake!)
Regarding hostile boaters......Sadly, civil discourse has eroded so much in this country, there will always be no shortage of rude and hostile people. The advise to listen, not respond, and go on your way is good advice. (Hard to follow when people become so offensive) A review of responses to this thread indicates the presence of individuals with unstable emotional development. They own boats......and keyboards. When I'm hassled by road rage warriors, or boat rage warriors, I just hold up my cell phone, point to it, and tell them "I'll call the officers, and they you can repeat your vulgarity and threats to the officer." If they persist, I will call.
If a boat is tailing you, get his registration numbers if you can. Makes it easier for law enforcement to find and visit the miscreant.
Here's a question... kind of the opposite of this. If you are minding your own in a no wake zone, just putting along and someone else comes speeding through *damn jetskis* is it rude to (nicely) remind them that it is a no wake zone? We were out yesterday and there was a group of 304 jetskis that kept buzzing right through the channel...
Regarding hostile boaters......Sadly, civil discourse has eroded so much in this country, there will always be no shortage of rude and hostile people. The advise to listen, not respond, and go on your way is good advice. (Hard to follow when people become so offensive) A review of responses to this thread indicates the presence of individuals with unstable emotional development. They own boats......and keyboards. When I'm hassled by road rage warriors, or boat rage warriors, I just hold up my cell phone, point to it, and tell them "I'll call the officers, and they you can repeat your vulgarity and threats to the officer." If they persist, I will call.
If a boat is tailing you, get his registration numbers if you can. Makes it easier for law enforcement to find and visit the miscreant.
Keyboard bullies I ignore.
I agree whole heartedly about the erosion of civil discourse and you make a good point about holding up a cell phone.
I always make sure I have my video camera aboard for instances like this. Video tape is your best witness, it does not lie. Most people as irate and irrational as they are will chill out immediately when you hold your camera up. Try it sometime.
How about just showing the guy the same courtesy you would like extended to you if it was your boat tied to your dock.
As for after he chases you, I would just stare at him as he went through his rant, he'll go away.
As one who deals with this somewhat frequently on my own dock; My boats and docks need to endure a lot more than a boat wake. I just watch them rush by and think to my self 'what a jerk off'
Ther are many places where individuals put up their own no wake signs. Remember the Coast Guard's signs are orange and white. Not red or black or any other color. True World Marine when they moved here put up red and white no wake signs on their docks. If you put orange ones up I believe the Coasties would take exception to it. All bridges, I believe, are no wake zones.
Please excuse the multiple posts, I couldn't tell it had been accepted/received.
Ther are many places where individuals put up their own no wake signs. Remember the Coast Guard's signs are orange and white. Not red or black or any other color. True World Marine when they moved here put up red and white no wake signs on their docks. If you put orange ones up I believe the Coasties would take exception to it. All bridges, I believe, are no wake zones.
No Wake Zone?
