Forum: Boating
10-27-2006, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 13,348
Play & Pay!
This is an excellent opportunity for the 'average Joe' to financially express his opinion. Now, if we could only have local, state, and federal fees/taxes work the same way!
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Forum: Boating
10-12-2006, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,581
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Forum: Boating
10-10-2006, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,581
Children's sweat equity ......
Give the kids a bucket of water, some sponges, and can of Ajax powder. Works great; and it helps to raise the lake ph. :D
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
09-05-2006, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 20,940
Frosty Bubbles
I have my bubbler set up to run on a thermostat; on/off at 35/45. Ice formation is temperature dependent. I'll turn the whole gizmo on the first weekend in December and off the last weekend in...
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Forum: Boating
09-01-2006, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,917
Diesel Powered Toys
Its gotta be out there somewhere. You can always arrange for a delivery by truck .... its done all the time for construction equipment. How does the MP fill the tanks on their big boats? How about...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-31-2006, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 20,940
Pros & Cons
Feb,
I think a bubbler would work fine in two feet of water. They are so damn cheap to run, you can't afford not to use it! It costs me about $25 to run a 6 cfm compressor for the entire ice season....
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-30-2006, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 20,940
My Favorite Subject
Yo Feb,
Both circulator and bubbler work well. But, bubbler is MUCH cheaper to run; bubbler has higher set up costs. I went the bubbler route and defend its application ...... while fully respecting...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
08-09-2006, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,058
Fear Not The Tax Man
I'm in Alton.
Does any one here have any concerns that water front/view property valuations might be perhaps a little on the high side for out-of-staters and, conversly, perhaps a little on the...
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Forum: Boating
07-21-2006, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,908
Bucket of vibrating bolts
High performance 2-stroke engines , like those found in PWCs, are very prone to failure. Spinning around at 6K rpm will bring nothing but trouble. PWCs are not like boats; a well maintained boat...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-19-2006, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,039
Expensive Hole in the Ground
Using drilled 6" wells is a necessary evil for those without waterfront property ..... wells are the only way .... at about $6K each. Dropping a couple 1" polyethelyne lines into the lake would be...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
07-18-2006, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,039
Free .... but for how long???
My brother in PA uses groundwater from two drilled wells to help reduce energy costs at his house ..... works well and has paid for itself.
Exploiting the thermal mass of the lake is a fantastic...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-13-2006, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,853
Where's the 'Mini-mount'?
Has anyone seen the 'mini-mount' this year? Its strange to not see it berthed in Wolfeboro, or out cruising the lake. I heard someone indicate that it was never launced this year due to its poor...
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Forum: Boating
07-10-2006, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,789
Where is everybody?
I think boat traffic is light ..... perhaps due to expensive gas or poor weather/water levels. In general, I think this is showing to be a challanging tourist season, economically speaking.
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Forum: Boating
07-10-2006, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,625
Me too!
I received (probably) the same letter and form. I gather they had too many complaints about the quarterly thing ...... probably seemed like a good idea at the time ...
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Forum: Boating
06-19-2006, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,377
A $400 investment ....
I've been extensivly using a newly acquired range finder this spring, as I travel around the lake. Its a Nikon with one-half yard resolution.
It worked wonders this weekend when the MP pulled me...
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Forum: Boating
06-13-2006, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 12,906
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
05-12-2006, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,192
Cheap Bubbles!
Thanks for the input, APS. For what its worth, I guess the bubbler method is roughly 1/2 the cost to run. I'm glad I made the right decision .... it doesn't happen very often!
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Forum: Outdoor Recreation
04-25-2006, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,924
ATVs, ATVs Everywhere, But Not A Trail To Ride!
When I go 4 wheeling, I need to trailer them several hours into Maine before I find that ATVs are 'socially acceptable'. NH makes a feeble attempt to provide a few local trails, but they usually...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
04-24-2006, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,192
Crank It!!
A crank up is absolutely the way to go; if I was building a new dock. But, I have a very nice 'non-crankable' deepwater 35ft. aluminum dock, a boat lift, and a floating jet-dock.
I didn't want to...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
04-21-2006, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,192
Clever engineer ....
Glad to help. Being a thrifty hard-core engineer has its benefits. I hope others can see the savings of a linear compressor vs a 1/2 hp circulator.
Interestingly, the bubbler method is not...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
04-04-2006, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,247
A lot of potentail .....
Wow,
You haven't lived until you see a large scale factory, not fitted with auto phase trip, drop 1 of 3 phases. Its a very, very expensive light show ..... not so nice to watch the machinery run...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
03-31-2006, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,200
Permits for Everyone!
Welcome to the People's Republic of New Hampshire!
Might as well call it Lake Massachusetts!
Permits are absolutely required to construct, repair, or demolish a pier, dock, or float. After...
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
03-21-2006, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,192
The Price of Ice
Here's what it cost me this winter to run 2 linear compressors:
12-12-05 through 1-12-06
Total Due: $32.00 ($20 of that is a fixed cost "Member Service Charge")
1-12-06 through 2-10-06
Total...
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Forum: Snowmobiling
02-15-2006, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 12,893
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Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance
01-29-2006, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,192
Truth or Dare
My electric bill arrived (NH Electric Co-Op):
From 12-12-05 through 1-12-06
Total: $32.00 ($20 of that is a fixed cost "Member Service Fee")
The only things running on that meter are two LMI...
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