Bill Monroe
03-15-2009, 05:38 PM
http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2009/03/ross_island_no_motorized_boats.html
12244
03-15-2009, 06:24 PM
http://www.willamette-riverkeeper.org/WRK/documents/holgatechannelnowakezonefacts.pdf
Hunt'nFish
03-16-2009, 04:20 PM
Nice article Bill. All points of view shown. :applause:
I have two thoughts.
I have multiple power boats which I pay registrations fees on. Which has paid to install and maintain the launch ramps used by the kayak/canoe crowd. I resent them attempting to take over more and more of the river. Don't get me wrong, I like peace & quite as much as the next guy. But keep in mind who pays the bills here. All I ask is that folks consider our side. We expect to motor in/out of the lagoon under gas power, maybe No-Wake is fine but Electric Only isn't. We don't have batteries w/ endless capacity. We have enough trouble getting them to last all day.
Further, I don't want to see non-motorized boaters have to pay boat registration fees, as I have one myself.
But doing this is only going to drive a wedge between boaters. And in my opinion that is NOT good.
What's next, a no-wake zone on the Mult. Channel .... or in/out of Scappose Bay?
Mind your P's & Q's Riverkeepers, or we might just find ourselves of opposite sides of the fence.
And I might just be inclined to support registering my non-motorized boat, just so you have to too.
I've supported your efforts on other issues... you guys do good work, don't hang us out to dry here.
Hunt'nFish