I hate to hear about the damage to your boat. Been there, done that. What we always tell people is that the trails are the path of least resistance. If you aren't very familiar with the trail system, idle speed is your best bet. I consisted Lake Conway my home lake and I am on it a lot for work and play. I only get on plain on a few stretches of trails. I mainly idle around. We are very aware of the issues with the trails system (stumps, too close to some boat docks, missing markers, etc...). We hope to get funding for a complete overhaul in the upcoming years. We plan to hire a contractor to move trails away from boat docks, cut stumps in existing trails, and remark the whole trail system. This is not a simple or cheap task to accomplish, but we recognize that it needs to be done. We are hoping to begin this process in FY 2018/2019 and finish it up during a drawdown proposed for 2020.
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