First time to the Lake

[loony]

You should also have a compass on your boat.

NH lakes have a very unique hazard marking system. Please get familiar with the marking system described in the handbook.

Remember to stay north and east of a black top marker and south and west of a red top marker. You'll likely hit a rock if you're on the wrong side.

Also a red and black next to each other does not necessarily mean you go between them unless they're solid. It depends on their on their relative location, so the rocks may be between them or around them.
For example, if a black top is north of a red top, you go around them both.


Since you're staying in the center harbor area, try to avoid the poorly marked area shown in the wavy lines. It looks wide open and
safe, but you could wind up in the middle of it without knowing it. The Bizer chart has note about the rocks.

[Dave R]

That's a helpful post below. One thing to add to is that the red-topped white spars have a band of reflective tape on them. This makes them much easier to distinguish at night.

Also, there are a few places on the lake where the spars are confusing. For example, you need to go between two black-topped white spars at floating light 30. There are not many places where you'd ever WANT to go between two black topped spars... Consult your chart if you are not 100% sure of what you are doing.

Originally Posted by loony

You should also have a compass on your boat.

NH lakes have a very unique hazard marking system. Please get familiar with the marking system described in the handbook.

Remember to stay north and east of a black top marker and south and west of a red top marker. You'll likely hit a rock if you're on the wrong side.

Also a red and black next to each other does not necessarily mean you go between them unless they're solid. It depends on their on their relative location, so the rocks may be between them or around them.

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