The Pain With Rafting

KTO · 09-07-2004, 03:06 PM

Is it just me or is rafting getting to be a real pain!?! On a regular day we can count up to 50 boats rafting in the cove next to our dock. From afar, it looks like a yacht club. I've also seen tons of boats rafting in other various parts of the lake. It also seems to get worse around the lake every year.

3 or 4 boats rafting in a area isn't bad at all, but when there's a whole line of boats all tied together, it gets to be an eye sore.
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Belmont Resident · 09-07-2004, 07:59 PM

Lake is getting more and more crowded each year. As for rafting it is a great way to meet new people and hang out with friends.
Eye sore or not you've got to remember the lake is there for everyone to enjoy not just the people who can afford to own homes on it. Also as long as there are houses being built around the lake there will be more boats being added to the lake. And more unhappy home owners who realize after the fact that the water in front of their home has long been a favorite spot to hang out for boaters.
But don't worry the best time of the season is here.

Most of the vacation people have left and the lake temp is dropping. Less boat traffic for us locals to deal with until next May when the fun starts all over again with even more boats coming. With any luck we will have an extended fall and be boating until the end of October or even November.

KTO · 09-08-2004, 02:01 PM

While what you say is true, some rafters in some areas can be loud, annoying, and pains in the butts. But sometimes, I gues they can be friendly.
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KTO · 09-08-2004, 02:03 PM

If you think about, some boaters that raft can be friendly, while others can be rude an loud, like the people who play their music at full volume. I don't mind sometimes, but when you can hear music that loudly (and sometimes that bad taste in music

) it gets to be a pain in the butt.
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Belmont Resident · 09-08-2004, 03:01 PM

That is what separates the courteous boater from the not so courteous boater. I will ask those around if my music is too loud when I’m rafting or even just anchored around others.

09-07-2004, 03:06 PM	#1
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	The Pain With Rafting Is it just me or is rafting getting to be a real pain!?! On a regular day we can count up to 50 boats rafting in the cove next to our dock. From afar, it looks like a yacht club. I've also seen tons of boats rafting in other various parts of the lake. It also seems to get worse around the lake every year. 3 or 4 boats rafting in a area isn't bad at all, but when there's a whole line of boats all tied together, it gets to be an eye sore. ________ buy vapir vaporizer Last edited by KTO; 01-22-2011 at 05:08 AM.

09-07-2004, 07:59 PM	#2
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	Rafting isn't all that bad. Lake is getting more and more crowded each year. As for rafting it is a great way to meet new people and hang out with friends. Eye sore or not you've got to remember the lake is there for everyone to enjoy not just the people who can afford to own homes on it. Also as long as there are houses being built around the lake there will be more boats being added to the lake. And more unhappy home owners who realize after the fact that the water in front of their home has long been a favorite spot to hang out for boaters. But don't worry the best time of the season is here. Most of the vacation people have left and the lake temp is dropping. Less boat traffic for us locals to deal with until next May when the fun starts all over again with even more boats coming. With any luck we will have an extended fall and be boating until the end of October or even November.

09-08-2004, 02:01 PM	#3
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	While true. . . While what you say is true, some rafters in some areas can be loud, annoying, and pains in the butts. But sometimes, I gues they can be friendly. ________ website host Last edited by KTO; 01-22-2011 at 05:09 AM.

09-08-2004, 02:03 PM	#4
KTO Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 391 Thanks: 30 Thanked 117 Times in 26 Posts	Actually. . . If you think about, some boaters that raft can be friendly, while others can be rude an loud, like the people who play their music at full volume. I don't mind sometimes, but when you can hear music that loudly (and sometimes that bad taste in music ) it gets to be a pain in the butt. ________ CX500D Last edited by KTO; 01-22-2011 at 05:09 AM.

09-08-2004, 03:01 PM	#5
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 410 Times in 251 Posts	That is what separates the courteous boater from the not so courteous boater. I will ask those around if my music is too loud when I’m rafting or even just anchored around others.