Question

You are operating your powerboat near a shoreline. What should you do to help prevent erosion?

Answer 1

If you are operating your powerboat near a shoreline, what's important for you to do if you want to help prevent erosion is maintain wake speed to avoid swerving in a counter-clockwise direction. This means that you will run the boat at the slowest possible speed if you want to avoid erosion of soil on the shoreline.

Answer 2

Answer:

To protect the shoreline from erosion, and preserve aquatic vegetation, you should  reduce throttle to "no wake" speed when close to a shoreline or in small rivers to help prevent erosion.  Moreover, you should not operate in shallow water where your prop or pump intake can stir up bottom sediments and destroy aquatic plants.  Last but not least, you should drain the bilge and clean the prop before leaving a waterway; if you do not do so, you may transport plants or animals from one waterway to another and disrupt the natural balance of the environment.