Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Agree Date:   6/16/2016 2:28:16 PM

No one said all these boats are careless.  I don't consider someone wake surfing and causing damage any differently than I would a big Sea Ray tooling along at 2,000 rpm and generating a big wake.  Both are legally responsible for the damage they cause.  You may not like it or agree with it but its a fact.  As I said, I own a Malibu Wakesetter and we wake surf all the time.  I choose to do it in areas where there are no homes or docks because a) I have respect for other's property and their enjoyment of the lake; and b) I don't want to have to pay to repair a dock or boat that I damage as a result of my waves.  Based on your responses you take the view that your convenience and enjoyment trumps all others on the lake.  Fair enough......I choose to be considerate of others on the lake.  Different strokes and all that.

And just to be clear, as I stated I believe that if you own a place on a large part of the lake you should design and construct your dock system to account for larger waves because they will happen regardless of how much complaining and shaking your fist at boaters.  But at the same time, even when I am pulling tubes on larger areas I try to stay away from the shore so as to allow my waves to dissipate before they get there.  Again, a matter of common courtesy and a recogniition that I am not the only one on the lake trying to enjoy it.  

Frankly, I don't see many wake boaters with your attitude where I frequent the lake and am glad for that.