hmmmm.....i find your corrents rather amusing...a bait boat on Houchins!!! this is the reason why they should not be allowed on caps waters, i have visions of baitboats doing laps of houchins with a bunch of noddies with little to no angling ability making the biggest line birdsnest in the middle of the lake in history.
So if i ever walk round houchins and there is a bloke sitting on the edge with water wings on and water skis stuck on his feet i will know its you waiting to get 'pulled round the lake'.
As for the casting a fish issue, there could be benefit as casting a deadbait (well i hope its a deadbait you did not specify) out could be made easier with a boat. But again if you can only cast a deadbait 30 yards you might like to
d your technique (unless of course its a three pound bream).
have you also heard about the new electrostunning device you can put on the back of a baitboat and the detachable trolling net to ensure you can stun and empty the lake in one swoop??