Yep,,the sailboaters have the run of the lake....no doubt.
Yep,,the sailboaters have the run of the lake....no doubt.
Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill !!
Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill !!
reply from odnr about power loading at cowan
Hello Mike,
The law says that use of any motor with a rating of more than 10hp may not be used on the waters of Cowan Lake (with no exceptions). However, direction has been provided to our officers to allow power loading with a higher horsepower primary motor provided that the primary motor is only in use while actively loading; not motoring up to the ramp or any excessive distance from the ramp. The Department’s Natural Resource Officers are expected to use reasonable discretion when determining if an operator is utilizing an over-horsepower motor in an appropriate manner or improperly using such a motor to power load.
I hope this information is helpful to you; please do not hesitate to contact again if you have additional questions.
Wishing you a safe & happy boating season!
Deb Green, Regulatory Coordinator
ODNR, Division of Parks & Watercraft
614-265-6500 direct
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After reading this thread I researched and found this info on the net.
WATERCRAFT.OHIODNR.GOV states some contradictory rules. Search the site and click on the list of Ohio lakes that have 10hp motor limits and all the way down at the end there's a NOTE that says idle/no wake is permitted throughout the lake with Larger HP OUTBOARD ENGINES! I'd save this link and it should get you out of any ticket!!!!
2022 z519 cup 225 merc 4s ser # 3B210484. 2--hds12 live units. 2 poles, atlas plate, ghost, hamby's, active target, merc digital gauges
2002 basscat pantera 3 (dad bought new) sold 8-2-22
2000 stratos 20 ss (bought new) 200 hp Rude ficht great boat/motor sold 11-21
pulled by a 2500HD Denali
proud dad of an ARMY Captain
MAGA
ASE/GM Master tech before tools
I just checked the site out the lakes with a * beside the name of the lakes are the ones that allow idle with big motor. cowan isn't one of them, but should be
2022 z519 cup 225 merc 4s ser # 3B210484. 2--hds12 live units. 2 poles, atlas plate, ghost, hamby's, active target, merc digital gauges
2002 basscat pantera 3 (dad bought new) sold 8-2-22
2000 stratos 20 ss (bought new) 200 hp Rude ficht great boat/motor sold 11-21
pulled by a 2500HD Denali
proud dad of an ARMY Captain
MAGA
ASE/GM Master tech before tools
Go ahead and start her up at Cowan,, get a ticket. Plenty of people fish there regularly and know. Go for it....
Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill !!
The link was the website I mentioned, sorry for the confusion. That's what I understood from the rule when I read it but I havnt fished there in 3 years. So I'll definitely take your guys word for it. It sucks that they petitioned to change the rule because Cowan is a fun place to fish. Thanx for the heads up!!