Tubing in Weirs channel

Belmont Resident · 08-02-2010, 05:51 AM

Saturday afternoon I picked my son & girlfriend up at Channel marine and proceeded back out to where I was anchored. I was talking and did not catch it till the tube was beside me so I had no time to notice the boat or driver pulling a tube with 2 people on it towards the PB end of the channel.
What kind of ignorant, no, no that’s definitely not it, stupidity provokes someone to pull a tube with 2 people on it thru the channel on a busy weekend afternoon?
Granted they were either teenage or young adults but still could you imagine the amount of chaos that would ensue if one or both fell off while in the area of the bridge?

XCR-700 · 08-02-2010, 06:04 AM

Gotta say that in all my years of boating in Winnipesaukee I have never seen that before,,,

upthesaukee · 08-02-2010, 06:10 AM

...although I do not go thru the channel all that much, I think I have seen that scenario at least 3 or 4 times! I just figured it was "stupid is as stupid does"!

bigRazor · 08-02-2010, 08:29 AM

I saw it once last year with younger kids on it. They were probably 6 - 8 yrs old.

I also like dodging swimmers in the weirs channel. Not sure why the want to swim around boats with limited control.

MJM · 08-02-2010, 08:39 AM

I only go through there maybe once a year, or maybe even once every other year, and I have seen it too! Stupid is everywhere!

LIforrelaxin · 08-02-2010, 09:48 AM

I have seen this in the Weirs channel, coming through the hole in the wall, going by Trexlers and under the Long Island Bridge, and even going through the Governors Island channel and bridge.

It is definitely not a wise practice at least in my mind, but it appears that people have decided that it is easier to take the kids tubing while out for the normal joy ride.... instead of taking a nice joy ride, and then later or earlier in the day, going out for some tubing...

Of course do to resource issues and other more significant problems that need to be addressed the MP doesn't have the time to sit in these channels and nab some of these people so I am sure it is only going to continue.

jrc · 08-02-2010, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

....Of course do to resource issues and other more significant problems that need to be addressed the MP doesn't have the time to sit in these channels and nab some of these people so I am sure it is only going to continue.

Nab them for what? I don't think it's illegal.

Belmont Resident · 08-02-2010, 10:18 AM

Called MP and although it is not a smart thing to do it is not illegal.
Another one for you can’t legislate common sense.
Some just don’t have it and probably never will.

LIforrelaxin · 08-02-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jrc

Nab them for what? I don't think it's illegal.

By nab them I don't mean they have to write them a ticket.... and I know it isn't exactly illegal... but they could pull them over, talk to them about the safety concerns of what they are doing and then while they're at it do a safety inspection....

Remember the Marine Patrol does have the authority just to pull you over and do things like that....

pm203 · 08-02-2010, 10:26 AM

I saw that on Saturday. May not be illegal, but sure lacks common sense.

Winnipesaukee · 08-08-2010, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

By nab them I don't mean they have to write them a ticket.... and I know it isn't exactly illegal... but they could pull them over, talk to them about the safety concerns of what they are doing and then while they're at it do a safety inspection....

Remember the Marine Patrol does have the authority just to pull you over and do things like that....

I thought MP just like any other policing force needs probable cause (or is it just "reasonable suspicion" that a boater committed or is committing a crime before they can pull over, and therefore detain, occupants of a boat...

Sure, the people tubing are being stupid, but MP shouldn't be pulling over boats (and "while they're at it" holding them up longer), unless they have committed a crime. Seems like an un-American to advocate for IMHO.

MAXUM · 08-08-2010, 11:36 AM

Well if you think that's crazy earlier this year there were several teens jumping off the bridge into the channel, all the while the parents were video taping this stunt. They were apparently renting one of those cottages along the channel there across from Thurston's. Granted it was on a Friday and boat traffic through there wasn't super heavy, but that's one heck of a jump into water that's about 6-8 foot deep.

Yesterday there were some bridge jumpers at Long Island too. At least that is a little "safer".

Cal · 08-08-2010, 06:15 PM

In 01 or 02 I saw some people water skiing in the channel about 10 o'clock at night from the Naswa

no-engine · 08-08-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Winnipesaukee

Sure, the people tubing are being stupid, but MP shouldn't be pulling over boats (and "while they're at it" holding them up longer), unless they have committed a crime. Seems like an un-American to advocate for IMHO.

Just as stupid and unsafe for the people on the tube, as running a snow-machine on a beach to lake. If I were in channel at same time, I'd personally cut their tow line! In tight quarters totally inappropriate. Towing a boat with a problem motor is another matter!

08-02-2010, 05:51 AM	#1
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 409 Times in 251 Posts	Tubing in Weirs channel Saturday afternoon I picked my son & girlfriend up at Channel marine and proceeded back out to where I was anchored. I was talking and did not catch it till the tube was beside me so I had no time to notice the boat or driver pulling a tube with 2 people on it towards the PB end of the channel. What kind of ignorant, no, no that’s definitely not it, stupidity provokes someone to pull a tube with 2 people on it thru the channel on a busy weekend afternoon? Granted they were either teenage or young adults but still could you imagine the amount of chaos that would ensue if one or both fell off while in the area of the bridge?

08-02-2010, 06:10 AM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,397 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Crazy but... ...although I do not go thru the channel all that much, I think I have seen that scenario at least 3 or 4 times! I just figured it was "stupid is as stupid does"! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

08-02-2010, 09:48 AM	#6
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, not that one, the one on Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,821 Thanks: 1,014 Thanked 880 Times in 514 Posts	I have seen this in the Weirs channel, coming through the hole in the wall, going by Trexlers and under the Long Island Bridge, and even going through the Governors Island channel and bridge. It is definitely not a wise practice at least in my mind, but it appears that people have decided that it is easier to take the kids tubing while out for the normal joy ride.... instead of taking a nice joy ride, and then later or earlier in the day, going out for some tubing... Of course do to resource issues and other more significant problems that need to be addressed the MP doesn't have the time to sit in these channels and nab some of these people so I am sure it is only going to continue. __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

08-02-2010, 10:18 AM	#8
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 409 Times in 251 Posts	No it is not Called MP and although it is not a smart thing to do it is not illegal. Another one for you can’t legislate common sense. Some just don’t have it and probably never will.

08-08-2010, 06:15 PM	#13
Cal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pitman , NJ Posts: 627 Thanks: 40 Thanked 21 Times in 12 Posts	In 01 or 02 I saw some people water skiing in the channel about 10 o'clock at night from the Naswa __________________ Paddle faster , I think I here banjos

08-02-2010, 06:04 AM	#2
XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,333 Thanks: 744 Thanked 533 Times in 310 Posts	Gotta say that in all my years of boating in Winnipesaukee I have never seen that before,,,

08-02-2010, 08:29 AM	#4
bigRazor Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pelham, NH Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I saw it once last year with younger kids on it. They were probably 6 - 8 yrs old. I also like dodging swimmers in the weirs channel. Not sure why the want to swim around boats with limited control.

08-02-2010, 08:39 AM	#5
MJM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	I only go through there maybe once a year, or maybe even once every other year, and I have seen it too! Stupid is everywhere!

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08-02-2010, 10:26 AM	#10
pm203 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 225 Thanks: 41 Thanked 86 Times in 46 Posts	I saw that on Saturday. May not be illegal, but sure lacks common sense.

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08-08-2010, 11:36 AM	#12
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Well if you think that's crazy earlier this year there were several teens jumping off the bridge into the channel, all the while the parents were video taping this stunt. They were apparently renting one of those cottages along the channel there across from Thurston's. Granted it was on a Friday and boat traffic through there wasn't super heavy, but that's one heck of a jump into water that's about 6-8 foot deep. Yesterday there were some bridge jumpers at Long Island too. At least that is a little "safer".