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07-21-2014, 09:30 PM | #1 |
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A boat anchored in front of our place for *5 hours* ??? Hmmm...
So, caught on our Web Cam (click here) was a boat that was anchored in front of our place from at least 1:00 to 5:00, just sitting out there..
Now, my mind wanders... what could any one (or ones) POSSIBLY be DOING on an anchored boat for 5 hours (no, no fishing gear was observed). If visit the Rattlesnake Island web site soon - before 1:00 Tuesday afternoon, click on 1:00PM up to 5:00PM images, and the boat is there. Hmmmm... What happens if someone skinny dips in front of a web cam (besides the number of hits going up rather dramatically, of course!). |
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It wasn't us, but...
We go out in our boat, and anchor in deeper water, rather than hang out at a sand bar. We pack a lunch, bring a book, or more so now-a-days a tablet or Kindle, and just make a day of it. If we get hot, we slip over the side to cool off. We may be in Roberts Cove, in Alton Bay down inside the Sandy point area, in Winter Harbor.
I can't say that we have anchored close into shore in front of someone's home, regardless if it is on an island or the mainland. But do we go out for 4 or 5 hours at anchor...yes we do. (not a better nap than one on the boat, with a general rocking from a little wave action, or some boat wakes.) Maybe it is a generational thing... golf for 4 hours, get ready to go on the boat less than an hour, out on the boat for 4-5 hours, go back to the dock, button up the boat, go home, give the cat his treats, call the kids back after listening to our voice mail where they asked where we were, and laugh when they say did you do anything on the lake that was interesting. Yes we did...sat back, read, napped, and watched the world go by. Just one guy's thought, with the wife's agreement.
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Upthesaukee describe a typical adult cruiser's day. Most of us avoid anchoring in front of people's houses and especially in front of a web cam.
Popular sand bars have their fun but with the constant threat of the Marine Patrol, you really can't just sit and relax. Take a boat ride around Timber Island on a Saturday. There are people anchored from dawn to dusk. BTW I'm sure people have skinny dipped in the lake, and everything that happen in a house has happened in a boat. |
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We had a boat anchor overnight Sat. night. I know it's illegal. On Sunday someone parked themselves right in front of our beach. I hope they enjoyed staring at us as much as I enjoyed staring at them. NOT! Really, with a whole lake out there, do people need to do that? Up, I appreciate the fact that YOU don't do that!!!!!!!
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Couldn't agree more with upthesaukee !! Don't get on our boat if ya think you'll be back to the dock anytime soon .
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Anchoring
I have anchored many times all day with kids and now my grandkids off of shore, almost always try to avoid being in front of a camp. Lately the lake is pretty much developed and many of my favorite places are 'off limits'.
I avoid the crowds as the crowds usually attract the MP. And the MP patrol do their normal 'harassing' instead of saying I think you are too close or I think you should move a bit there. At the family cottage on The Broads we occasionally have family anchor off shore and we don't have a problem with this. Sometimes we ask them to have the kids use the beach! The only time it gets annoying is the high school or college crowd with their loud music and beer cans in the water. Other than that, it is a fact of life on Winnipesaukee, however there are a bunch of 'nonconformists' that beg to differ.
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I guess if everyone tried not to be rude and had a thick skin about people who didn't, the world would be a better place.
But now everything is a right and we need to defend those rights or we will lose them. All in all we are blessed to live an exceptional part of an exceptional country, just watch the news and all these issues seem silly. |
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I look at it a little differently, I contribute that you have a good spot on the lake and that the anchorers (out of the hole lake) chose to anchor in front of your place for a good reason. But out of common curtsy (in most cases) there should be a little skinny-dipping involved! There’s nothing worse than a soggy swimsuite.
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I didn't know they were there until I got up in the morning. And even if I saw them there before I went to bed, I don't think I would have been nervous. I wouldn't have thought they were spending the night because it happens so seldom-would have thought they were just sitting there enjoying the evening. (unless they were all closed up, that would be a big hint!)
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what to do, what to do . . .
Doesn't the Marine Patrol phone work
at night? If on the "mainland" doesn't the local police phone work at night? If neither are functional, sounds like the perfect time to break out the fireworks which were saved for that special occasion. |
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Fireworks would just give them a nice show. Maybe they brought some and will light them off your dock since it's below the water line
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The lake would be beautiful again if all houses where removed from within 300 feet of the shoreline!
At 300' anchored boaters wouldn't be a distraction! The real shame and destruction is the continuous building on the shoreline! The lake has gone from crystal clear 40 years ago to a beautiful brownish glow... thanks to all the waste entering the lake. Great job to all those home owners, keep on flushing! |
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Check the color of the rocks that are half in and half out of the water. Quite the different color. Glad to see someone pointing the problem with the water .
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It's a good thing no one was taking water quality samples back then like they do now as no one would have been in the water! Dan
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I agree. Much cleaner looking in my opinion. |
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I doubt it!
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The state has also done a good job of checking boats, on the lake, and in marinas, to be sure that they have holding tanks and there is no possibility of overboard discharge. When I was in a marina my boat was checked 3 times in 5 years. Brownish glow? Sorry, I don't see it. Is it perfect? No. What system is? But efforts are being made to make a great lake even better and I hope that they continue. |
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Is this dirty water...??
Not sure where you are seeing the "brownish glow", SWNoel, and the "homeowners flushing", but in my view, you are very wrong. I am a waterfront property owner and my septic system--approved by the town--is on the streetside of my property...far away from the lake. Additionally, here is a photo from last week of my son swimming in front of our house in about 10 feet of water. Looks pretty darn clean to me....
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Water clarity
Water clarity is measured by visibility depth (measured with a Secchi disk) and the color of filtered water. The visibility varies greatly around the lake, and also varies by season and after busy weekends. You can find the visibility and other measurements for your area by looking at the Winnipesaukee Gateway site, under the "Monitoring the lake" tab. Greater than 4 meters visibility is excellent while less than 2.5 meters is poor. Last year, the Greens Basin average was 5.1 meters (17 ft) and 19 Mile Bay averaged 3.8 meters (12 ft) while a spot in the Broads averaged 10.5 meters (34 ft).
Overall, the lake is in good shape, but it takes vigilance to keep it that way. The Winnipesaukee River Basin Program (the sewer project) is over 25 years old now. It greatly improved the lake water quality, but unfortunately, does not service the eastern shoreline, and is aging. There is a good article celebrating the 25'th anniversary here.
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Where's a good place?
So I'm looking for a quiet place to anchor and read a book, perhaps a sandwich and a beverage... Braun Bay is a zoo.... I remember a place called Chapman Sands that my parents used to anchor our cabin cruiser back about 40 years ago but damned if I can find any reference to it... in any event, it does not need to be a sandbar, just a quiet place with no-too-rough water that is NOT in front of someone's home.... am I asking too much? leads to places where I don't have to worry about hitting unmarked (by Bizer) rocks would be great... thanks
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twenty mile bay is a nice place to anchor
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The spot we used to frequent.....
......in Meredith Bay, no houses, nice, pretty smooth.......a little bit towards the Weirs past Meredith Marina, gets deep quick there, no issues getting a boat there, there used to be a rope swing there, the railroad tracks are up the hill from the water. Nice quiet spot that we used to love!! (not that there is any spot that we dont love!!)
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With all due respect, if we told you our "secret" places to get away from it all, they wouldn't be secret any more, would they?
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To elaborate on my previous post, part of the pure joy of lake winni is exploring the islands, coves, nooks and crannies.
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We were out yesterday achored in the same spot from 10-7.
That's our idea of a day on the lake. That said, I'd try to avoid being directly in front of a cottage myself. |
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We also use our boat as our beach and anchor for 4-5 hours at a time. We try to stay back from homes and definitely seek places away from the rafters. We live near Winter Harbor. Johnson's Cove becomes an insane place on weekends, sometimes with 40-50 boats. Not appealing at all!!
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Block Island RI
Ever been to the island on a holiday weekend? Shorefront owners have no say in the matter when hundreds of boats are rafting in front of their property, and these boats anchor overnight!
Just be thankful you didn't shell out gazillions pennies and put up with this crowd!
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Yes, heaven forbid a hundred boats sitting in front of my place! I wouldn't like it. I do pay a lot of taxes to have a little peace.
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I understand some like quiet and privacy so to each their own...I say the more the merrier, come anchor in front of my place. Most likely you'll swim to shore and join the party. It would take quite a bit of noise for me to move you along.
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Fact of the lake
For those who have live on the lake all their lives, rafting in front of the property is a fact of life. It's been done for decades.
If you are looking for peace and quiet, Squam Lake is not too far North.
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They do, all the time. And usually I don't mind it. But when they are very noisy and when we see them do their bathroom thing in the lake and when they take their dogs on our neighbors land to go to the bathroom and when they go on our neighbor's dock and when they park right in front of our beach-- I must say I don't like it.
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Problem is those who come up to vacation, appears to have no respect at all!
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There is absolutely no exaggeration here and I resent that. Would you like to come visit me and ask my neighbors what they have seen since you don't believe me?
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I can't figure out from the posts which sandbar or rafting area you are in front of ? (serious question) .
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Your signature line caught my eye...lol...you wouldn't be the phantom painter of the Long Island bridge would you?
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List of No Rafting Zones.
I have been unable to find a list of No Rafting zones for NH. I can find individual RSAs but no list. Anyone found one?
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Remember rafting in NH means tying three or more boats together, being too close to another boat or being within 150' of shore.
From the most recent copy of Saf-c 400 on the State of NH website, it does not include the recently approved closed coves behind Stonedam: Saf-C 407.03 Prohibited Areas. (a) Rafting, as defined in RSA 270:42, V, shall be prohibited on the following portions of Lake Winnipesaukee, unless covered by one of the exceptions specified in RSA 270:45: (1) The area known as Kona Mansion, in the town of Moultonborough, east of an imaginary line running north and south from the red top mark buoy located on the western tip of Avery's Point on the south to the Kona Farm gas docks on the north; (2) Small's Cove in the town of Alton, southwest of an imaginary line running southeast-northwest from light 75 on the northwestern end to the northernmost point of land marking the entrance to the first cove, south of Small's Cove on the south; (3) Wentworth Cove, southwest of Governor's Island Bridge west of an imaginary north-south line, running from light 43 on the north to the black top buoy, located off Wentworth Cove Estates on the south; (4) Braun Bay, within 300 feet of both fish and game property lines, to be delineated by marine patrol with orange mooring balls; (5) Braun Bay, at a distance less than 75 feet from shore, to be delineated by marine patrol with orange mooring balls; (6) The area known as Cedar Cove, specifically identified as the area opposite Plum Island which borders the town of Alton tax map 18, lot numbers 12 through 20 and 55; (7) The area of Winter Harbor from the southern boundary of the town of Tuftonboro tax map 63, lot number 14 to the southern boundary of tax map 15, lot number 20; (8) The entire area known as Green’s Basin in the town of Moultonborough; (9) Orchard Cove, on the east side of Cow Island, in the town of Tuftonboro; (10) The entire area known as Buzzell Cove in the town of Moultonborough; (11) Brickyard Cove, south of an imaginary line running about 2,300 feet from the northern tip of Clay Point to the southern tip of Barndoor Island; (12) The entire area known as Black Cove, in the town of Meredith, encompassing an area in Meredith tax map S-7, east from the northern most point of Lot 5-1 to the southeastern most point of Lot 1; (13) The entire area known as East Cove in the town of Moultonborough; (14) The entire area known as Advent Cove in the town of Meredith; and (15) Roberts Cove, in the town of Alton, east of an imaginary line running north to south from the westerly boundary of lot 41 on tax map 48 to the westerly boundary of lot 1 on tax map 48. |
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Even though Mark Twain calls them lies, here in NH it is truth.
For the State of NH. Rafting Limitations or no rafting. Lake Ossipee is interesting, there is only one area with a limitation of 10 boats that can raft. Lake Sunapee has 2 No Rafting Zones. I noticed they are in congested areas and it makes sense. Lake Winnipesaukee has 13 No rafting zones with one area limiting rafting to 25' and 3 boats. Looks like the rest of the state is pretty clear. One thing you need to keep in mind is that the Great Bay and Piscataqua River one cannot anchor and or raft at any spot. You must find an empty mooring buoy at designated areas and anchor from there. You need to register with the harbormaster for overnight. Another interesting tidbit is that the entire Connecticut River is the jurisdiction of NH. Not down the middle with VT as people believe. Bear in mind there are only less than 100 full time marine patrol officers patrolling offer 900 bodies of navigable waters. And people are squawking about no marine patrol presence. Winnipesaukee I believe is the only NH navigable body that has presence 24/7.
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Ever notice that the ones typically truly "rafting" (3+ boats tied together) are
(1) typically ALL from the same Marina ? (2) typically in the 32'+ Sea Ray class (3) more often than not from the same slip ! My wife & I always laugh at the fact that these boats/ people spend all of their time socializing on the same dock all mornings & evenings, then go out and spend all their Lake time "rafted" together. To each his own - I guess ......... .
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Is this going to turn into an anti-rafting thread and then be put in the dungeon?
I'm not big on big rafts because we don't like to be tied down. But I have enjoyed quite a few good days with friends in rafts. I'm so sick and tired of the toilet thing it just makes me sick to have to address it again. Sure people standing in the water will pee in the water but that doesn't really apply to rafters as much as any crowd in the water. Does making rafting illegal keep all the small boats out of Braun bay? Those people standing in the water are peeing the same if their boats are tied together or not. The kids on Weirs beach are peeing in the water, the kids in the Boy Scout camp are peeing in the water, your kids are peeing in the water on your beach, fishermen are peeing in the water, ever see a bass boat with a head, a canoe, a kayak? Make peeing illegal not rafting. Phantom's list makes it actually better to allow rafting. Larger 32'+ boats all have heads and holding tanks, but small boats don't. As to the rest of the list, why are you surprised that people hang out with their friends? |
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Back the bus up JRC !
first, I never took a position on rafting -- quite frankly I don't give a hoot (please note my comment of "to each his own") Second -- I never touched the topic of the Lake being a toilet --- We all know what happens, live with it or leave. and finally -- to your question -"why am I surprised people hang out with their friends ?" ......... Hanging out vs. being around them every weekend all day/all night Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/socializing on the slip in between are two different things....... As I said ..... To each his own .
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Sorry, most of my post was addressing the irritating comment about rafters using the lake as a toilet. Did not mean to tar you with that brush.
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Like the guy who exposed himself in front of our house, to empty his bladder, in front of our young child ( at that time) and then proceeded to flip us off when we said something to him. It's hard to ignore, condone, and even get past that stuff after a while. And for those that believe we should " go somewhere else" if we don't like it.... We invested our lives, money, and yearly tax bills to live on this lake. |
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Here, let me change that for you....
I'm not being serious. But sometimes I feel like that's how some people behave. I don't condone this behavior but it still happens.
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It happens. If I behaved in such a manner, in someone's driveway, in front of their house, I might be arrested for indecent exposure, and possibly end up on the sex offender registry. But when it happens on the lake, the attitude is so different...." What the hell, just enjoying ourselves!"
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No one wants to see a man expose himself to empty his bladder. That's really a special level of crude. What did the Marine Patrol do to him?
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What could the MP do if you didn't have a video or photo of the guy exposing himself? It would be your word against his.
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When you gotta go, you gotta go. If you come across someone expressing relief, please look the other way. You will both feel better.
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True but most people try to exercise some discretion while others 'show it off.' Next time try shouting "Hey Buddy! Ya got something in an adult size?!"
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Don't know, but it looks a lot like a jobbie nooner in Michigan.
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Sanibel Island in Florida maybe?
Aren't you glad you are not on Lake Norman NC Home of the world record rafting event? I heard there were many accidents on the interstate bridge on the holiday weekends because of hooters...........................
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That was what I was saying earlier, I hope this lake never looks like that!
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I hate to dig up a quiet topic but I saw this and thought of the problem discussed here, maybe this sign needs to be at boat launches.
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Ok now,those signs are sexist or are they saying just don't pee out of the water. I suppose there could be a squatting silloulette.
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What's sexist about it?
If you want to know how to do this as a female, there are instructions available. I'd post a link, but I'm sure can do your own google search if you really needed this info. Check www.wikihow.com for detailed instructions (and not 'adult oriented' videos).
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It's interesting that the thread started with the topic of anchoring in front of someones house on the lake and ended up about peeing in the water. I anchored once close to the shore of an island. There was a dock close by and a small camp in the woods. there was no boat at the dock and it looked like the place was deserted. We grilled up some burgers and while we were eating a couple came in on a boat to the dock and tied off. I apologized for being so close and began pulling up the anchor to move and the people insisted that it was not a problem and that we stay as long as we would like. We finished eating and thanked them for there hospitality and they thanked us for the visit and we moved on. I really hadn't given it much thought that there may an edicate to anchoring in a public body of water, But did feel uncomfortable in front of someones camp. Of course we had just given up our own privacy as well. Is there an unspoken rule as to how far from shore you should anchor if there is houses near by? I like to hug the shore for shelter from the wind, but now I look for a place where i'm not invading anyones privacy. Inside of the 150 ft line also get's you inside the no wake area which i would think is safer for everyone. As far as the peeing goes, is it the pollution to the lake or the fact that someone is exposing themselves that is the issue or both. I would think that if you had to pee you could be discrete so nobody could even tell what your doing. Pulling up in front of someones house close enough so they can see what you are holding in your hand is just ridiculous. Otherwise let's face it, your never going to stop the peeing. How many people pee right after they jump in and nobody ever knows. As far as polution goes I'm sure there are much bigger problems on the lake than people peeing, But yeah nobody wants to watch! But if we have to pee we hold it all day untill we get home that night, would you beleive anyone who told you that?
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