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[Crappie Chatt]

Reference 32-1119 Wakeless speed, 5mph or less, is required close to boats engaged in fishing ormoored, boat docks, launching areas, swimming areas, or within designated no wakeareas as to prevent wash or wake from the vessel causing damage or unnecessaryinconvenience to the occupants of the area or other vessels. You are responsible forinjury or damage caused by your boat’s wake. <*)}}}><

[DuckHuntingUSA]

Wish there was a definition of what close is.

[skeeter96]

On Eldorado the waves from the wind are bigger than the wake from my boat

[Fishin Dave]

Yepper at 6o mph on a broom stick! lol

[Fishin Dave]

Or would that be an "UGLY STICK"

[shortdraw]

It would be nice to know what is considered close....skeetwr doesn't put out a wake as his is airborne most the time..

[Captain Dan]

I would also what is considered close. Although some of the cruisers that are pulling skiers causes wakes that travel clear across Clinton lake. Getting hit by large wakes broadside sure rocks my pontoon boat, sometimes knocking myself and other things over.
Maybe a SPEED LIMIT sign at the boat ramps with the regulations would help. Or water patrol/police on the lakes during weekends ticketing or issuing warnings.
2 Years ago i reported a cruiser that was too big for Clinton that caused 4 foot wakes that really rocked my 24' pontoon to the game warden with his ks numbers, asking the warden to write the owner a warning about his wakes. The warden told me he knew who he was and he usually boated at Perry so he was going to talk to the guy in person which would do more good than writing him.

[Fishin Dave]

I have had some of those experiences at Pomona lake on more than one occasion. Try to fish on some points, and I've had three different boats go between our boat and the bank, and we were only in 20 feet of water ,and maybe 100 feet off the point. I'm sure they do it on purpose, I have seen them do it to other boats trying to fish there as well. That's why I will never go there when the water warms enough for the ski boats. I know the lake is for everyone, but you wouldn't know it once you are out there.

[PannieJoe]

Each operator of a vessel shall operate the vessel at no-wake speeds of five miles per hour or less when within 200 feet of any of the following:
(1) A dock;
(2) a boat ramp;
(3) a person swimming;
(4) a bridge structure;
(5) a moored or anchored vessel;
(6) a sewage pump-out facility;
(7) a nonmotorized watercraft;
(8) a boat storage facility; or
(9) a concessionaire’s facility.
(e) An operator of a vessel shall not moor or store the vessel in excess of 24 hours, except at sites designated for moorage or storage of vessels.
(f) Vessels left unattended at other than a designated moorage or storage site or vessels not in conformity with posted notice provisions or restrictions for moorage or storage sites shall be subject to removal by the department as authorized by law. (Authorized by K.S.A. 32-807 and K.S.A. 32-1103; implementing K.S.A. 32-807, K.S.A. 32-1015, and K.S.A. 32-1103; effective Dec. 4, 1989; amended Sept. 14, 2007.)