New-ish boater, don't want to be "that guy"..

[Hillcountry]

Probably stick to Squam or Winisquam…nice Fish and Game ramps there…also Newfound! Winni ramps can be challenging at best…

[radioman]

Having spent the past 22 yrs at sheps, let me address some misconceptions.

Both bays of the ramp are owned and maintained by the town.
If you ask any employee of goodhue they will say that they own the right side because they want to keep that bay clear for their growing rental fleet.
The number of rental boats has grown from 10 in 2002 to 36 as of two days ago!!
Parking is a grownig problem each year in spite of numerous studies by both the town and private associations which have gone nowhere.

Hesky park is difficult because it is so short and there is a sign there regarding boat length.
Goodhue does offer a one on one boat training service.

People with boats over 18 feet need to stay away from heskey and get to sheps early as has already been noted.

[Descant]

Steve St. Onge is a licensed professional captain who can give great hands on experience about navigating and docking. Contac t "Steve on Mark" through this Forum. Not free but excellent reviews. Many videos on YouTube about launching and retrieving. Some helpful, some amusing, some disastrous.
This is a good time of year, no crowds. Have fun.

[icg56]

Moultonborough Ramp at Lee's Mills is quiet and wide to hone your skills without an audience.

[rick35]

One of our neighbors used to sit at the Shep Brown's launch just to watch. He said that if you watch long enough someone would make it worthwhile. You try to not be that guy. I've been that guy. It happens and all you can do is learn from it and do better next time.