Lake George Performance Weekend May 17th & 18th- who's going??
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Some perspective from a guy that has been boating here my entire life.
There are plenty of big power boats, 160 mph skaters, 120 + mph Cigs, Fountains, etc. If you have noise reduction at idle and are not running 80+ in a channel on a busy Saturday, you should be ok. Certainly there is a faction on the lake that does not like our boats and they have the power. In a way I can understand it as every year I get cut off by some ahole in a rental pontoon boat that is tubing in a channel. I would not want to be running hard when that happens. The lake itself is worth it for me so I deal with it. By the way, I've never gotten a ticket on this lake.
Would I like to see a Poker Run in July, sure. Just not going to happen. This performance weekend as close as we can get. For me, the lake itself makes it worth it.
Now if someone could just put a run together on Champlain or Sacandaga....
There are plenty of big power boats, 160 mph skaters, 120 + mph Cigs, Fountains, etc. If you have noise reduction at idle and are not running 80+ in a channel on a busy Saturday, you should be ok. Certainly there is a faction on the lake that does not like our boats and they have the power. In a way I can understand it as every year I get cut off by some ahole in a rental pontoon boat that is tubing in a channel. I would not want to be running hard when that happens. The lake itself is worth it for me so I deal with it. By the way, I've never gotten a ticket on this lake.
Would I like to see a Poker Run in July, sure. Just not going to happen. This performance weekend as close as we can get. For me, the lake itself makes it worth it.
Now if someone could just put a run together on Champlain or Sacandaga....
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Some perspective from a guy that has been boating here my entire life.
Would I like to see a Poker Run in July, sure. Just not going to happen. This performance weekend as close as we can get. For me, the lake itself makes it worth it.
Now if someone could just put a run together on Champlain or Sacandaga....
Would I like to see a Poker Run in July, sure. Just not going to happen. This performance weekend as close as we can get. For me, the lake itself makes it worth it.
Now if someone could just put a run together on Champlain or Sacandaga....
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Lake George is regulated by the Lake George Park Commission which is a massive bureaucracy that does very little to preserve the lake but does a lot to preserve it's own bureaucracy and no-work jobs. They have rules and regs for everything but with minimal enforcement (because that would entail doing work)
Last edited by Pismo10; 04-08-2014 at 07:54 AM.
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Some perspective from a guy that has been boating here my entire life.
There are plenty of big power boats, 160 mph skaters, 120 + mph Cigs, Fountains, etc. If you have noise reduction at idle and are not running 80+ in a channel on a busy Saturday, you should be ok. Certainly there is a faction on the lake that does not like our boats and they have the power. In a way I can understand it as every year I get cut off by some ahole in a rental pontoon boat that is tubing in a channel. I would not want to be running hard when that happens. The lake itself is worth it for me so I deal with it. By the way, I've never gotten a ticket on this lake.
Would I like to see a Poker Run in July, sure. Just not going to happen. This performance weekend as close as we can get. For me, the lake itself makes it worth it.
Now if someone could just put a run together on Champlain or Sacandaga....
There are plenty of big power boats, 160 mph skaters, 120 + mph Cigs, Fountains, etc. If you have noise reduction at idle and are not running 80+ in a channel on a busy Saturday, you should be ok. Certainly there is a faction on the lake that does not like our boats and they have the power. In a way I can understand it as every year I get cut off by some ahole in a rental pontoon boat that is tubing in a channel. I would not want to be running hard when that happens. The lake itself is worth it for me so I deal with it. By the way, I've never gotten a ticket on this lake.
Would I like to see a Poker Run in July, sure. Just not going to happen. This performance weekend as close as we can get. For me, the lake itself makes it worth it.
Now if someone could just put a run together on Champlain or Sacandaga....
Now, back on topic.
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lol. I meant invasive, lol Actually Sacandaga is very clean (the water changes over 7 times in a year). The water isnt as clear because we get sand stirred up in it as we are sand based (why we have many nice beaches to pull up to) and Lake George is rock based (hence minimal beaches to go to). So I don't think I would want to have those damn Zebras all over my boat, docks, etc... They are sharp little suckers!
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I plan on joining the fun. I have had a great time doing them in the past. Just know, my dislike for the "lake George rules, fees, etc" has nothing to do with this run or how it is organized. It is a great time and those who haven't done it before should!
Last edited by EvilTwin; 04-08-2014 at 09:23 AM.