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NitroLance Land Lubber Offline Austin Boater Posts: 3	Safe Boating Distance Mar 21^st, 2010 at 1:50pm New to the forum, I am a fisherman and I have a question for all the sjiers/wakeboarders. Not trying to start anything just wanting to know, what do you think a safe distance is from a boat when you are pulling a skier? I have been fishing on lake austin and have had several boats come within 20ft of me while pulling a skier.
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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #1 - Mar 21^st, 2010 at 2:07pm Jeeze, that's waaaaaay too close. I try to do two things. I try to slow down so I don't throw you off your boat with my wake and I try to keep 50 yards or so. I would say I use common sense, but as they say, common sense sure isn't common
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Owtlaw Austin Boater Offline Posts: 224 Round Rock, TX	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #2 - Mar 21^st, 2010 at 4:55pm That's why I avoid Lake Austin. Travis has more idiots, but they're farther apart.
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horns98 Austin Boater Offline Hook 'em horns! Posts: 192	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #3 - Mar 21^st, 2010 at 9:47pm People have no consideration. Last summer I was on Lake Georgetown anchored along the shore line and some jerks pulling a wake boarder kept passing by close enough to knock me off balance. Not once but repeatedly. Hate it.
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Wake man Lake Captain Offline Austin Boater Posts: 687 Gender:	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #4 - Mar 22^nd, 2010 at 8:13am I don't understand why people do that. I hate riding near others, that's how boarders get killed.
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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #5 - Mar 22^nd, 2010 at 11:14am mostly likely younger adults (male) that feel the need to show off to their friend. I stay away from all boat when at speed.
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horns98 Austin Boater Offline Hook 'em horns! Posts: 192	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #6 - Mar 22^nd, 2010 at 5:10pm Lake Travis at least has the big waves that make most people slow down a bit more than they would otherwise. Nobody likes having your spine jarred because you wanna go 45.
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horns98 Austin Boater Offline Hook 'em horns! Posts: 192	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #7 - Apr 22^nd, 2010 at 5:26pm Did our new fisherman go mia?
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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #8 - Apr 22^nd, 2010 at 6:33pm I see and talk to him all the time on austin bass fishing. I think he was hoping to find more lake austin boater. one thing that is alway talked about on the other forum is about what he asked in the beginning and how often wakeboard boats get real close to the fishing boats.
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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #9 - Apr 23^rd, 2010 at 8:24am That's too bad, it'd be good to have a few more experts on Lake Austin to keep Shaka and Wake man company! I don't want this to turn in to a Lake Travis only board lol
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horns98 Austin Boater Offline Hook 'em horns! Posts: 192	Re: Safe Boating Distance Reply #10 - Apr 23^rd, 2010 at 1:59pm I hit Lake Austin too!
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