concession boat on winni?

[webmaster]

Originally Posted by Orion

I saw an ice cream vendor boat at the Long Island bridge beach last week.

Here it is last Thursday at the same spot. Those are 2 big freezer chests in the front.

[webmaster]

Bric's Burgers and Dogs Boat Service tried it back in 2011:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=11706

[Orion]

There was also a "lobster boat" cruising around the shores selling cooked or live lobsters just a few years ago.

[Greene's Basin Girl]

Originally Posted by webmaster

Here it is last Thursday at the same spot. Those are 2 big freezer chests in the front.

The ice cream boat owner lives up in Green's Basin. I use to babysit him when I was a teenager.

[Barney Bear]

George Sawyer delivered bread, milk and ice cream to Camp Lawrence and Camp Nokomis on the east side of Bear Island in his Chris-Craft named the Milky Way. He owned Sawyer's Dairy Bar in Gilford. Members of the Sawyer family operated this restaurant for many years. It was sold several years ago, and continues in operation under the same name (and rotating sign).

[Descant]

Welcome to the forum.

I remember food vending boats going back to the mid-60's. I've never seen one that lasted more than a couple of years. 10-12 weekends. Subtract one for wind and one or two for rain. Same applies for dinner cruise boats, and water taxi's. If your venture is part of another business, like the Winnipesaukee Belle, and you can package your boat to get weekday activity, that's a different operation than something that relies on just the boat.
For several years, we had newspaper and doughnut island deliveries on Sunday mornings, but eventually, the kids who ran it grew up and got "real" jobs.
I could be tempted to pay somebody to drive my boat, server hors d'oeuvres and drinks. Then I could enjoy the cruise with my guests instead of being the designated driver. There are several marinas around with boats big enough to support such a service, and you bypass the biggest expense: the boat.