2 silly questions..

[Josephine96]

I just have a couple questions for you guys..

1. What the heck is a "No Wake" Zone.. I saw a neighbor post a sign like that in his flooded neighborhood

and 2.

Is there anywhere I can get 1 of those hurricane flags..? The ones with the big red square with the black square in the middle..?

Just curious

[charleston_hugo_veteran]

no wake means slow down your boat and don't make waves

[chadtm80]

No wake means no waves.. . IE: when driving motor boats you have to slow to a point that your boat dosent put out any waves (wake)

[Trader Ron]

A "No Wake Zone" is normally 5MPH.

[Canelaw99]

As for the 'Cane flag, I know the University of Miami sometimes has them because of fans wanting to put them up. Contact the campus bookstore.....

[caneman]

I just have a couple questions for you guys..

1. What the heck is a "No Wake" Zone.. I saw a neighbor post a sign like that in his flooded neighborhood

and 2.

Is there anywhere I can get 1 of those hurricane flags..? The ones with the big red square with the black square in the middle..?

Just curious

Any flag shop should have one.

[StrongWind]

As stated, no wake zones normally applies to boats. Perhaps your neighbor posted it to make light of the situation.

He/she may have also intended it for boats/cars not to make wakes thereby causing more sloshing in houses and yards.

SW

[Josephine96]

Thanks guys.. I had a feeling that was the answer to the no wake zone.. and I'll check out the thing about the hurricane flags..

I kinda like those things lol

[opera ghost]

StrongWind- yeah. I've seen it put out in people's front yards once or twice when road flooding was particularily bad... since I was slushing it out on foot I got a chance to see better- the water was pretty much on his doorstep- and every little wake (even my walking) was bringing water just over the doorstop and onto his carpet.

Sometimes you can only get your things up so high out of the water- and goons come by creating a wake and it gets to them. I wish I'd had a sign to hold up requesting no wake when I was stuck on a freeway offramp with water up to the rims of my front tires- and 2 inches below my tailpipe in the back. (It was a dry spot when I stopped- the water rose to there) Every little wake of every holier than thou SUV who thought they could make it through the 2 foot flooding at the intersection (and inevitably died somewhere on the other side like beached fish) brought me that much closer to a flood out of my mustang. Ugh. I hate wake.

[Josephine96]

I have been inside cars that have had to pay attention to wake zones lol but never driving

[fuzzy]

http://www.flagandbanner.com/fab/productpage.asp?id=NUSST1818FO

[Josephine96]

Thanks for the link Fuzzy and welcome to the boards

[x-y-no]

http://www.grassy.com/store/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=46&products_id=798

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[USCG_Hurricane_Watcher]

In many ways, a "No Wake" sign situation in your front yard isn't funny...but I guess these days, humor is the best medicine...

A wake is caused by the displacement of a moving vessel: Deep draft displacement hull = huge wake; planing hull or flats boat = minimal wake. Speed varies depending on the boat hull shape, etc.

I don't know how it works with cars...lol...can't help it...but in a boat, you're "responsible for your wake." I've seen boat owners have to pay up for damages caused by excessive wake damage.

Wake Zones are established and enforced by the state, so in FL, contact your local FWCC field office.

But in Kiss./St. Cloud????

[USCG_Hurricane_Watcher]

In many ways, a "No Wake" sign situation in your front yard isn't funny...but I guess these days, humor is the best medicine...

A wake is caused by the displacement of a moving vessel: Deep draft displacement hull = huge wake; planing hull or flats boat = minimal wake. Speed varies depending on the boat hull shape, etc.

I don't know how it works with cars...lol...can't help it...but in a boat, you're "responsible for your wake." I've seen boat owners have to pay up for damages caused by excessive wake damage.

Wake Zones are established and enforced by the state, so in FL, contact your local FWCC field office.

But in Kiss./St. Cloud????