This is a timeless topic, it will always be with us and it will become more of an issue as demand continues to outstrip available supply. The biggest challenge we face is too much pressure on a very finite resource.
I like the model you see on the coast and in Canada, at least on Lake Memphramagog, on the Quebec side of the lake. On Memphramagog the town, or Fed govt., makes public moorings available on a first come / first serve basis and you can even stay overnight (not sure of the limit on # of days but there is one, a few days). They also ban anchoring and they enforce it. This enables them to plan and balance between the needs of boaters and land owners. Having experienced this first hand for a summer I really enjoyed it; especially being able to stay out overnight on the lake without fear of being rousted by marine patrol, fined, and sent packing at O-dark-thirty. It's the same model on the coast, many towns have public day moorings, first come / first serve, that you can also overnight on; there are designated anchoring areas and many other areas where anchoring is specifically prohibited. NH should look at adopting similar models for inland lakes.
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