I don't know how limiting the noise standard might be, and it may be different in Canada. I suspect that it's the jet that makes PWCs loud. There are regulations on most of our lakes meant to keep watercraft a sizable distance from shore, although I suspect those rules are frequently violated. Here I thick it's assumed that if you are concerned about noise, you won't locate on an all-sports lake. The designations and restrictions go back quite a few years. They had been in effect for quite a while when I moved here twenty years ago. On Oct 14, 2012, at 7:44 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> Just curious. > > I assume that every PWC that buzzes the shoreline of Lake Ontario meets those > same government noise standards, and they are loud. > > Having motor and non-motor lakes is a great idea unless one lives by a motor > lake and is bothered by the noise. Personally I am more worried about how the > noise disturbs the wildlife; hardly fair to ask them to move. > > Regular motorboats and cabin cruisers aren't loud, PWCs are. The only thing > louder are "cigarette boats" (I'm not sure if that's what they're called but > they seem patterned after the cigarette boat racers). Those suckers' roars > can be heard for kilometres across open water. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > Sent: October 14, 2012 10/14/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: OT: Playing in the dirt and the water > > I didn't find the noise level annoying while riding it. I know it has to meet > government standards. In Michigan we have all-sports lakes and motor-free > lakes. So those who want to get away from the noise have an alternative. Of > course many of the big metro-area lakes are all-sport, but I would guess > there are several hundred motor-free lakes in the tri-county area. > > Paul > On Oct 14, 2012, at 5:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Very interesting craft. It really sounds to be more than capable on both >> land and water. You said it's expensive so I have to say I was surprised >> when I saw the price - much lower than I expected. >> >> I'll never get one. Even if I could afford one they're just not my thing. >> >> I wonder though, how loud are they? Jet Skis and other PWCs are very loud (I >> suspect they're louder at shore than the operators realize). When I'm >> walking around the wildlife park at the bottom of my street they are loud >> enough to be disturbing, especially when they are close to shore (as so >> often seems to ve the case). >> >> I hope hope the craft you reviewed are a bit quieter, although if they go 40 >> mph I can't imagine they would be. >> >> Cheers, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> Sent: October 14, 2012 10/14/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: OT: Playing in the dirt and the water >> >> I mentioned how much fun it was driving this thing a while back. Embargo is >> off today, and my article is in the Times and on the web. The machine is >> called a Quadski, and it's a hoot, an expensive hoot, but a hoot. >> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/automobiles/after-romping-in-mud-you-can-take-it-for-a-bath.html?ref=automobiles >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
