Meredith to Bear Island

SCS17 · 07-06-2021, 04:06 PM

Hello!

Relative newcomer, as some of you may know. Can anyone tell me how long it would take to get from Meredith to Bear on a pontoon boat? If you could give me the time for departures from both the Meredith Town Docks and Cattle Landing, that would be great!

Thank you!

TiltonBB · 07-06-2021, 04:27 PM

It depends upon where in Meredith you start and where on Bear Island you need to go. That will make a big difference.

You could figure anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 minutes depending on those start and end points.

Departure time? That is up to you if you are the Captain on the pontoon boat.

SCS17 · 07-06-2021, 05:25 PM

We are trying to figure out the best place to depart from in Meredith. We are leaning towards Town Docks. We're going to St. John's, so we'd be using those docks that lead to the trail up to the chapel (sorry; don't know if they have an official name).

joey2665 · 07-06-2021, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SCS17

We are trying to figure out the best place to depart from in Meredith. We are leaning towards Town Docks. We're going to St. John's, so we'd be using those docks that lead to the trail up to the chapel (sorry; don't know if they have an official name).

Cattle Landing is much closer to the dock for St John’s a quick 5-10 minute ride max. From Meredith town docks is further and you have the extended no wake zone so I would say 20+ minutes

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garysanfran · 07-06-2021, 07:32 PM

I'm confusing "departure" with launching. If you're looking for a place to launch your pontoon, you won't be able to do it at Cattle Landing. Closest launch would be Goodhue-Shep Browns on Lovejoy Sands Rd.

Somewhere I read that St. Johns has someone that will pick you up at Cattle Landing. How you make those arrangements, I don't know.

fatlazyless · 07-07-2021, 06:02 AM

Is easy enough doable with a roof-topped, 12' rowboat without a motor that can be launched down the smooth grassy gradual slope, there, that's part of the town property at Cattle Landing. Get some good rowing exercise, going out and back to Sunday service. ....

When you row out to the Lord, the Lord rows with you! ........ Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, hallelujah!

A 12' rowboat is usually 5' wide so it will just fit through the 5' opening in the blue wood fence.

No trailer parking is allowed at the Cattle Landing town parking lot because there's no room for trailers, so any kayak or 12' rowboat launched there needs to be car roof-topped.

Meredith AK · 07-07-2021, 09:54 AM

We have a pontoon boat with a 115hp motor and go that way all the time, cruising at roughly 18-22mph.
Accounting for the 10 minutes that it would take you to get through the Meredith Bay no-wake zone, the trip should take you an overall time of around 35 +/-5 minutes. Simply keep all the red markers on your port side and black on your starboard and you should be fine, assuming you go to the left of Eagle Island.

07-06-2021, 04:06 PM	#1
SCS17 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Meredith to Bear Island Hello! Relative newcomer, as some of you may know. Can anyone tell me how long it would take to get from Meredith to Bear on a pontoon boat? If you could give me the time for departures from both the Meredith Town Docks and Cattle Landing, that would be great! Thank you!

07-06-2021, 07:32 PM	#5
garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 604 Thanked 629 Times in 320 Posts	Cattle Landing... I'm confusing "departure" with launching. If you're looking for a place to launch your pontoon, you won't be able to do it at Cattle Landing. Closest launch would be Goodhue-Shep Browns on Lovejoy Sands Rd. Somewhere I read that St. Johns has someone that will pick you up at Cattle Landing. How you make those arrangements, I don't know. __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~

07-07-2021, 06:02 AM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Is easy enough doable with a roof-topped, 12' rowboat without a motor that can be launched down the smooth grassy gradual slope, there, that's part of the town property at Cattle Landing. Get some good rowing exercise, going out and back to Sunday service. .... When you row out to the Lord, the Lord rows with you! ........ Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, hallelujah! A 12' rowboat is usually 5' wide so it will just fit through the 5' opening in the blue wood fence. No trailer parking is allowed at the Cattle Landing town parking lot because there's no room for trailers, so any kayak or 12' rowboat launched there needs to be car roof-topped. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 07-07-2021 at 06:42 AM.

07-07-2021, 09:54 AM	#7
Meredith AK Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Beautiful Town of Meredith Posts: 104 Thanks: 35 Thanked 42 Times in 31 Posts	Meredith Town Docks to Bear Island mail dock We have a pontoon boat with a 115hp motor and go that way all the time, cruising at roughly 18-22mph. Accounting for the 10 minutes that it would take you to get through the Meredith Bay no-wake zone, the trip should take you an overall time of around 35 +/-5 minutes. Simply keep all the red markers on your port side and black on your starboard and you should be fine, assuming you go to the left of Eagle Island.

07-06-2021, 04:27 PM	#2
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 2,895 Thanks: 644 Thanked 2,153 Times in 900 Posts	It depends upon where in Meredith you start and where on Bear Island you need to go. That will make a big difference. You could figure anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 minutes depending on those start and end points. Departure time? That is up to you if you are the Captain on the pontoon boat.

07-06-2021, 05:25 PM	#3
SCS17 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 6 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	We are trying to figure out the best place to depart from in Meredith. We are leaning towards Town Docks. We're going to St. John's, so we'd be using those docks that lead to the trail up to the chapel (sorry; don't know if they have an official name).