Boat ramp with dock beside it

rrr · 08-22-2008, 12:32 PM

Salty Dog-

The ramp at the Wolfeboro town docks or the Libby Museum (on the Wolfeboro/Tuftonboro town line) will probably do the trick.

Enjoy your visit - it's beautiful here in September!

sa meredith · 08-22-2008, 12:36 PM

First time out on the lake???
Have a chart or GPS. Look the chart over good, before and during. Seemingly open water turns to rocks QUICKLY on Winni.

Irrigation Guy · 08-22-2008, 01:40 PM

The ramp in Alton Bay has the town docks next door to it.

Wolfeboro_Baja · 08-22-2008, 02:55 PM

For a $20 fee, Ames Farm Inn on Rt 11 in Alton (not Alton Bay), across from Diamond Isl., has 2 ramps with a dock between them and parking space for your tow vehicle & trailer on the premises. That's my regular launch site for my 25 footer. They're about 9 miles (about 15 min drive) from the public docks in Alton Bay up Rt 11.

Also, like sa meredith said, make sure you have a current chart and make sure you use it!!

ossipeeboater · 08-22-2008, 03:59 PM

when I put my 24 footer I use Ames farm if coming from down south, worth the $ super easy launch ramp to use.

Rose · 08-22-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfeboro_Baja

For a $20 fee, Ames Farm Inn on Rt 11 in Alton...

The Farm is in Gilford, just before the West Alton line.

Well, I just ran into the 300 second waiting period before submitting another post, so I'll also mention that the launch in Wolfeboro can be very intimidating and difficult. On weekends, you often have an audience and lots of parked vehicles to deal with. If you're not fully confident of your abilities to back into a ramp in possibly tight conditions, you probably want to skip it.

MJM · 08-25-2008, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Rose

......that the launch in Wolfeboro can be very intimidating and difficult. On weekends, you often have an audience and lots of parked vehicles to deal with. If you're not fully confident of your abilities to back into a ramp in possibly tight conditions, you probably want to skip it.

I use Wolfeboro, and agree - it can be a bit unnerving, because people like to watch, some even like to offer free advice

, and some just keep walking right in your way as if you're not even there!

It's the most convenient for me, but if I need to launch while something is going on at Cate Park (e.g., craft fair, etc.), I sometimes will go down to Libby Museum.

08-22-2008, 12:36 PM	#2
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	careful First time out on the lake??? Have a chart or GPS. Look the chart over good, before and during. Seemingly open water turns to rocks QUICKLY on Winni.

08-22-2008, 01:40 PM	#3
Irrigation Guy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 484 Thanks: 89 Thanked 138 Times in 72 Posts	Alton Bay has one The ramp in Alton Bay has the town docks next door to it.

08-22-2008, 12:32 PM	#1
rrr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Winter Harbor Posts: 214 Thanks: 75 Thanked 37 Times in 14 Posts	Salty Dog- The ramp at the Wolfeboro town docks or the Libby Museum (on the Wolfeboro/Tuftonboro town line) will probably do the trick. Enjoy your visit - it's beautiful here in September!

08-22-2008, 02:55 PM	#4
Wolfeboro_Baja Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hopkinton NH Posts: 395 Thanks: 88 Thanked 80 Times in 46 Posts	For a $20 fee, Ames Farm Inn on Rt 11 in Alton (not Alton Bay), across from Diamond Isl., has 2 ramps with a dock between them and parking space for your tow vehicle & trailer on the premises. That's my regular launch site for my 25 footer. They're about 9 miles (about 15 min drive) from the public docks in Alton Bay up Rt 11. Also, like sa meredith said, make sure you have a current chart and make sure you use it!!

08-22-2008, 03:59 PM	#5
ossipeeboater Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 157 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	when I put my 24 footer I use Ames farm if coming from down south, worth the $ super easy launch ramp to use.