How Big Can You Go?

RailroadJoe · 07-26-2013, 06:05 AM

Bring it in by helicopter. There are big ones.

ITD · 07-26-2013, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RailroadJoe

Bring it in by helicopter. There are big ones.

Good idea, but I think the biggest helicopter will "only" lift about 40 or 50 thousand pounds, this boat weighs around 190,000 pounds. This is probably not the first guy to think this way, but the logistics probably prevent it from happening.

jrc · 07-26-2013, 10:02 AM

I don't know if this guy is serious but it is fun to think about this. I see these issues:

1) Getting the boat to the lake- this is the toughest issue, and I don't know how you truck something that wide and that tall from an ocean port to the lake.

2) Getting the boat in the lake- seems like a crane or a two could handle this.

3) Docking the boat- there are very few existing docks that could handle this, but they do exist.

4) Navigating the lake - is this really an issue? Paugus Bay may be off limits but you can go anywhere the Mount can go. That is a lot of lake.

5) Visiting public dock and sandbars - easy enough with a tender, just anchor in deep water.

6) Anchoring overnight - same as the rest of us, back to the dock at night

7) Licensing - not needed if you captain your own boat, or hire a licensed captain

8) Maintenance - Do you need a crane every spring and fall or can you leave it in the water with bubblers, purely a cost issue.

If you can get it here the rest is easy.

NoBozo · 07-26-2013, 10:37 AM

The Mount Washinton usually spends the winter at her own dock (w/circulators) in Center Harbor. There is a marine railway right there that goes "mostly" unused during the winter. I'm sure an 80' Hatteras would be welcome to store there..out of the water for the winter..for a FEE.

A little winter income for CruiseNH might be welcome.

NB

brk-lnt · 07-26-2013, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBozo

I'm sure an 80' Hatteras would be welcome to store there..out of the water for the winter..for a FEE.

NB

I'd wager the liability to them wouldn't be worth any reasonable fee they could collect.

All of this doesn't really matter, I'll wager $100 that this guy never brings an 80' (or 60' for that matter) large yacht to the lake.

07-26-2013, 10:37 AM	#4
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Winter Storage (No problem) The Mount Washinton usually spends the winter at her own dock (w/circulators) in Center Harbor. There is a marine railway right there that goes "mostly" unused during the winter. I'm sure an 80' Hatteras would be welcome to store there..out of the water for the winter..for a FEE. A little winter income for CruiseNH might be welcome. NB

07-26-2013, 06:05 AM	#1
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Bring it in by helicopter. There are big ones.

07-26-2013, 10:02 AM	#3
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	I don't know if this guy is serious but it is fun to think about this. I see these issues: 1) Getting the boat to the lake- this is the toughest issue, and I don't know how you truck something that wide and that tall from an ocean port to the lake. 2) Getting the boat in the lake- seems like a crane or a two could handle this. 3) Docking the boat- there are very few existing docks that could handle this, but they do exist. 4) Navigating the lake - is this really an issue? Paugus Bay may be off limits but you can go anywhere the Mount can go. That is a lot of lake. 5) Visiting public dock and sandbars - easy enough with a tender, just anchor in deep water. 6) Anchoring overnight - same as the rest of us, back to the dock at night 7) Licensing - not needed if you captain your own boat, or hire a licensed captain 8) Maintenance - Do you need a crane every spring and fall or can you leave it in the water with bubblers, purely a cost issue. If you can get it here the rest is easy.

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