Chesapeake boaters - Surprise speed limit in C&D canal
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Chesapeake boaters - Surprise speed limit in C&D canal
Be aware that there is now a 35 knot daytime / 20 knot nighttime speed limit in the western end of the Chesapeake & Delaware canal from the Elk River to several miles east of Chesapeake City. This includes the basin where the Chesapeake Inn and soon-to-be-reopened Schaeffers Canal House are located.
Don't get caught by surprise when you make your first run this year...
35 knots = 40 mph
20 knots = 23 mph
Don't get caught by surprise when you make your first run this year...
35 knots = 40 mph
20 knots = 23 mph
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Is only for the Maryland portion of the canal? Or is Delaware included too? Who passed this speed limit?
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They are just trying to slow you down, so they can get a better grasp on your wallet. The gubna is on a tax and spend spree that maryland has never seen before. Luxury taxes, taxes on labor, tax increases on smokeless tobacco, 500% increase on boat registration, sales tax on petrol/diesel, 3% increase on sales taxes for alcoholic beverages. He wants it all.
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They are just trying to slow you down, so they can get a better grasp on your wallet. The gubna is on a tax and spend spree that maryland has never seen before. Luxury taxes, taxes on labor, tax increases on smokeless tobacco, 500% increase on boat registration, sales tax on petrol/diesel, 3% increase on sales taxes for alcoholic beverages. He wants it all.
http://www.statestat.maryland.gov/gdu.asp
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It almost sounds like the people on the canal who were fighting the noise regs had a part in it... However, running up the canal at 100 just isn't safe IMHO>.
Oh well, I never ran fast up in there anyway. So narrow and flat that it never made any sense for me to run any kind of speed.
I'll tell ya one thing... The noise regulations combined with speed limits, boat gathering limitations and luxury taxes are a pretty big red flag.
Oh well, I never ran fast up in there anyway. So narrow and flat that it never made any sense for me to run any kind of speed.
I'll tell ya one thing... The noise regulations combined with speed limits, boat gathering limitations and luxury taxes are a pretty big red flag.
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The Delaware / Maryland line is about half way between Summit Bridge and the harbor entrance at Chesapeake City.
Summit Bridge, route 896 is west of the railroad bridge.
What is the reason for the speed limit other than for writing tickets?
Summit Bridge, route 896 is west of the railroad bridge.
What is the reason for the speed limit other than for writing tickets?
Last edited by VetteSteve; 03-16-2012 at 09:23 PM.