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02-23-2014, 09:09 PM | #1 |
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Buoy changes in 2014 and beyond
Bizer had a meeting with the Marine Patrol on February 21st. I thought I'd share with you some of the changes that are in place for 2014 as well as anticipated changes.
What prompted the meeting was a phone call that Bizer received last fall. The Marine Patrol is considering decommissioning (removing) many buoys over the next few years. There are a fair number of buoys that have been around for eons and nobody knows whether the need exists. In many cases, it was a case of a shorefront owner knowing the Commissioner of Safety and having a buoy placed in front of the shorefront owner's property to keep boats away. The Marine Patrol will be creating a list of buoys they feel are superfluous. The Marine Patrol will be allowing the public to comment before actually removing the buoys. Meanwhile, the following buoy changes should be in place for the 2014 boating season.
Also: A boater asked me what happened to the bouy at the Barbers Pole. A buoy that looked like a barber's pole was placed just north of light #17 back in 2001. It was maintained by a local resident. That resident passed away and the family did not want to assume the responsibility of maintaining the buoy. It was removed as it had no navigational value. Last edited by Bizer; 02-25-2014 at 11:45 AM. |
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Of the three black-and-white buoys on the east side of Sandy Island, the northernmost buoy marks a rock that is three feet below the surface and was 10m west-southwest of the buoy when last surveyed in 2011. Last edited by Bizer; 02-25-2014 at 11:33 AM. |
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I wonder if they will remove the buoy at the southern point of Pine Island that keeps mysteriously moving itself away from shore. The Mount could pass inside that buoy without danger.
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02-25-2014, 08:47 AM | #5 |
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First, thanks for the information!
But sorry, I have to ask: Is that a penguin in the center of that picture? Or is it a lighted marker with solar panels on it?
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The penguins are considered black top spars and should be navigated as such.
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Also, I originally forgot to mention in my original post:
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Lake Shore Park
Before 1996, to the right if the main beach was a popular rafting spot much like Braun Bay. When the state bought the property and add to the park, the buoys were placed to prevent rafting. For a long time boats were not allowed on the beach. I notice lately a number of pontoon boats beached to the furthest right looking toward land. Have there been a changed in policy?
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Question for Bizer - in your surveys do you track the placement and/or migration of buoys over time? ice is nice, but i'm ready for it to be just in my drinks -PIG |
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It's good to know that NH Marine Patrol hasn't contracted the dreaded PC disease yet, so we still have a Nipple Rock on the lake! Does anyone know how often the MP checks the markers after ice out? Or are they not checked unless someone reports them?
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Missing for a long time
My husband - who's been staff/volunteer at camp for 50 years, told me that the marker on the north side has been missing for as much as 20 years - based on the age of his kids (how his memory works....) it could be more.
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It's great to know that the two copies of the new 2014 Duncan Press navigation chart that I just ordered are already out of date (and they haven't even arrived yet)!
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How do you know they are out of date? Perhaps they also updated their charts with this information, did you email to ask them?
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And they are not showing pictures of Penquins standing on rocks!
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Buoy Update
Thanks to Bizer for his post.
For those inquiring minds...Patrols begin shortly after ice-out but are limited. Officers report nav aids off station at this time. We also get many calls from the general public. We do not accept reports via email or this forum as we cant guarantee a timely review! Our goal is to have all lights and nav aids on station by Memorial Day Weekend. Also, Marine Patrol reaches out to all chart manufacturers when we are making significant changes to the nav aids. Obviously these changes extend beyond Winnipesaukee and involve a significant amount of effort. We thank all the chart manufacturers for their participation. We are looking to "phase-in" some new regulatory buoys as well as improve our posting of No Rafting areas in the next couple of seasons. We hope the improvements will make things better/easier for the boating public and have a positive influence on the budget! Safe Boating!! Tim Dunleavy |
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Thanks for what you do and making our boating safer!!
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Gps
I hope there will be postings here when the GPS chips are updated. In the meantime sounds like my 1956 tan and blue chart is coming back into favor.
Who remembers when there were three red buoys on the northeast side of the Hole in the Wall? The intent was to go close to shore either way, and around all three regardless of compass heading. Much confusion. Eventually the rocks and the buoys were removed. I guess the penguin protectors won't allow blowing up single rocks anymore, just as contractors can no longer mine the Witches for breakwater materials. We used to hear a story about a boat getting hung up in the middle of those three buoys and another boat putting great effort into pulling them off, to no avail. Eventually, as it started to get dark, they gave up and offerefed the men a ride. When the three men on board came to the gunwale to offload, the boat slid off the rock and they were on their way again. |
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I would not consider these as major changes as the changes do not involve newly found navigation hazards. |
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