boat access Pickerel Cove

[TomC]

How big of a boat can get under the Train Bridge? Or how much vertical clearance is there? (for proper perspective, can anyone who has experience with this compare it to the Back Bay bridge [Wolfeboro] or the entrance to the Basin?)

[zaney]

If I remember correctly(been a few years since I've been in there), it's a smaller culvert than entrance to the basin(tighter squeeze) and very similar in height to the Back Bay bridge. I can get into Pickerel cove in my bass boat(18.5 ft) with a little room to spare, but not much. Proceed with caution if you're going to attempt it. You may even want to cut your motor and use a paddle, or push your boat through (using the sides of the culvert once you're inside). Hope this helps. Good luck and be safe.

[Bizer]

The culvert under the RR tracks is not the primary issue. There is a 3-foot diameter water pipe about 15 feet AFTER the culvert that is the limiting factor for most boats. As indicated only on Bizer's chart (shameless plug here), the water pipe is 3.3 feet above "full pool". The Wolfeboro bridge, at 4.2 feet, has almost one foot more clearance.

Today, the lake is about 6 inches below full, so the vertical clearance to Pickerel Cove is 46 +/- inches today.

This photo, taken 07-Sep-03, shows the water pipe blocking most of the view.
http://www.bizer.com/lwsummer/0390707_pickerel_cove.jpg

[SIKSUKR]

Hey Bizer not a shameless plug at all.Great info and photo.Is the height clearance what appears to be the bridge beam,a pipe,or the culvert itself. On the 6th edition it says"overhead pipe vertical clearance 3.3ft. SS