DES milfoil vacuum boat(s)

fatlazyless · 04-04-2009, 06:12 AM

Yesterday's LaDaSun had an interesting and informative article about the NH DES' five year plan for removing the nasty & invasive milfoil weed from growing and spreading.

Purchasing one or more small pontoon boats, known as "diver assisted suction harvester" or D*A*S*H* units, equipped with an underwater vacuum is part of the plan and they are accepting contributions to pay for the boat(s), equipment and divers.

Exotic Aquatic Weeds & Species Fund, Meredith Village Savings Bank, P O Bx 177, Meredith, NH 03253.

The article reports that using an underwater vacuum with a diver trained in removing milfoil is less expensive, more effective, and speedier than a chemical herbicide treatment.

The recently proposed increase in boater registation fees, which may or may not get passed by the legislature, includes a small portion for milfoil eradication. Having every boat reg kick in just a dollar or two for milfoil clean-up seems like money well spent. Maybe you want to email your local state rep and express your support for the milfoil eradication funding that is part of the boat registration increase.

The overall increase was initiated by the Marine Patrol director and is currently navigating its way down the flow through the course of legislative process.

If you have ever visited Pickerel Cove on Paugus Bay, then you have seen how much negative local impact, milfoil can cause......it's very yucky green stuff........eyuuuuchh........gross!

upthesaukee · 04-04-2009, 09:12 AM

You can read the article by clicking this link:

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/

and go to past issues, 2009, April 3rd (there are two april 3's in the left column, and I think it is the top one, and once you have the page, go to page 6, with the article also continued to page 7.

Now, if we can only get a fund started to fix the potholes and frost heaves...

Oh yeah, that's a different thread.

loneskier · 04-04-2009, 09:34 AM

My family has a house on Pickerel Cove. They did a treatment with the chemicals that destroy Milfoil last year but they never came back to manually pick the Milfoil that came back. It is now a wait and see what comes back this year. It is impossible to swim in Pickerel cove and the boating even with a paddle boat can be very interesting.

fatlazyless · 04-05-2009, 07:27 AM

I'd never heard of a DASH boat before readig this LaDaSun article and doing a google search shows that the States of Maine and Michigan and others have DASH boats.

Was not able to find a picture of a DASH boat. www.aquacleaner.com

Seems like an effective tool for controlling milfoil. Boats in use by the NH MP get excellent-plus maintenance and can have a lifespan of 25 years, so a DASH aluminum pontoon-outboard boat would be in use till 2035. The MP has its' own full-time boat mechanic who maintains all the different engines and hulls.

I threw the asterisks in an attempt to resemble the M*A*S*H tv show from the 1970's......what-the-heck

!

D*A*S*H = diver assisted suction h.........(?)

upthesaukee · 04-05-2009, 08:40 AM

Your Letter H stands for Harvester.

HUH · 04-05-2009, 09:51 AM

I would like to thank the divers and crew for doing a fantastic job in smith cove.. Hooray.. we hate the foil

Heading4thelake · 04-05-2009, 09:08 PM

At Lake Wentworth our milfoil team works very hard at taking care of milfoil. Our divers at all LWA members and includes our president. We all take pride in our lake and Crescent Lake. But out of over 1000 members the same 10 people show up to help. The lake research is done by it's members as they look for trouble spots all week long and then we attack those spots on the weekend. These are great people to work with... (all 10 of them )

newbie · 04-06-2009, 09:50 AM

I too have a home on Pickeral Cove and let me tell you, Milfoil treatment is not a one year activity. Once you have the infestation, you will fight it every year. We treated with chemicals and it did a good job, but now the hard work starts. Time, money and patience are this years plan. Without folks volunteering their time and ever shrinking $$, I am afraid that Pickeral Cove will just go back to the way it was.

This DASH operation has begun to bring the price of milfoil maintenance down, but it is still consideable, but what would you pay to not have the milfoil so thick that you can walk across it?

04-04-2009, 06:12 AM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,528 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 296 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	DES milfoil vacuum boat(s) Yesterday's LaDaSun had an interesting and informative article about the NH DES' five year plan for removing the nasty & invasive milfoil weed from growing and spreading. Purchasing one or more small pontoon boats, known as "diver assisted suction harvester" or DASH units, equipped with an underwater vacuum is part of the plan and they are accepting contributions to pay for the boat(s), equipment and divers. Exotic Aquatic Weeds & Species Fund, Meredith Village Savings Bank, P O Bx 177, Meredith, NH 03253. The article reports that using an underwater vacuum with a diver trained in removing milfoil is less expensive, more effective, and speedier than a chemical herbicide treatment. The recently proposed increase in boater registation fees, which may or may not get passed by the legislature, includes a small portion for milfoil eradication. Having every boat reg kick in just a dollar or two for milfoil clean-up seems like money well spent. Maybe you want to email your local state rep and express your support for the milfoil eradication funding that is part of the boat registration increase. The overall increase was initiated by the Marine Patrol director and is currently navigating its way down the flow through the course of legislative process. If you have ever visited Pickerel Cove on Paugus Bay, then you have seen how much negative local impact, milfoil can cause......it's very yucky green stuff........eyuuuuchh........gross! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 04-04-2009 at 09:38 AM.

04-04-2009, 09:12 AM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,548 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Here's a link to the article You can read the article by clicking this link: http://www.laconiadailysun.com/ and go to past issues, 2009, April 3rd (there are two april 3's in the left column, and I think it is the top one, and once you have the page, go to page 6, with the article also continued to page 7. Now, if we can only get a fund started to fix the potholes and frost heaves... Oh yeah, that's a different thread. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!! Last edited by upthesaukee; 04-05-2009 at 08:43 AM. Reason: try to make viable link

04-04-2009, 09:34 AM	#3
loneskier Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Attleboro Ma Posts: 25 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Milfoil at Pickerel Cove My family has a house on Pickerel Cove. They did a treatment with the chemicals that destroy Milfoil last year but they never came back to manually pick the Milfoil that came back. It is now a wait and see what comes back this year. It is impossible to swim in Pickerel cove and the boating even with a paddle boat can be very interesting.

04-05-2009, 07:27 AM	#4
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,528 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 296 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	*DASH* boat** I'd never heard of a DASH boat before readig this LaDaSun article and doing a google search shows that the States of Maine and Michigan and others have DASH boats. Was not able to find a picture of a DASH boat. www.aquacleaner.com Seems like an effective tool for controlling milfoil. Boats in use by the NH MP get excellent-plus maintenance and can have a lifespan of 25 years, so a DASH aluminum pontoon-outboard boat would be in use till 2035. The MP has its' own full-time boat mechanic who maintains all the different engines and hulls. I threw the asterisks in an attempt to resemble the MASH tv show from the 1970's......what-the-heck ! DASH = diver assisted suction h.........(?) __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 04-05-2009 at 08:20 AM.

04-05-2009, 08:40 AM	#5
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,548 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	The H is for Your Letter H stands for Harvester. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-05-2009, 09:51 AM	#6
HUH Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 230 Thanks: 21 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Milfoil I would like to thank the divers and crew for doing a fantastic job in smith cove.. Hooray.. we hate the foil

04-05-2009, 09:08 PM	#7
Heading4thelake Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wolfeboro/Ct. Posts: 67 Thanks: 113 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts	milfoil At Lake Wentworth our milfoil team works very hard at taking care of milfoil. Our divers at all LWA members and includes our president. We all take pride in our lake and Crescent Lake. But out of over 1000 members the same 10 people show up to help. The lake research is done by it's members as they look for trouble spots all week long and then we attack those spots on the weekend. These are great people to work with... (all 10 of them )

04-06-2009, 09:50 AM	#8
newbie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Just North of Boston Posts: 105 Thanks: 57 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Pickeral Cove I too have a home on Pickeral Cove and let me tell you, Milfoil treatment is not a one year activity. Once you have the infestation, you will fight it every year. We treated with chemicals and it did a good job, but now the hard work starts. Time, money and patience are this years plan. Without folks volunteering their time and ever shrinking $$, I am afraid that Pickeral Cove will just go back to the way it was. This DASH operation has begun to bring the price of milfoil maintenance down, but it is still consideable, but what would you pay to not have the milfoil so thick that you can walk across it?