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08-17-2019, 08:15 PM | #101 |
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Rather than a lighthouse, what about this. Place something like day markers on the witches. These would be large enough for everyone to see and could be lit at night. I personally find the channel markers difficult to find evenas I know where they are located.
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08-24-2019, 05:28 AM | #102 |
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Public Meeting Monday
There will be a meeting on Monday, Aug. 26, to discuss the lighthouse idea and gauge public opinion and support of the proposal. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Marine Patrol headquarters in Gilford.
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Marine Patrol Involvement
I think the efforts of the Marine Patrol would be better directed to patrolling the lake to insure adherence to current rules.
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08-24-2019, 07:55 PM | #104 | |
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"Dunleavy said he offered for his agency to host the meeting as a means to measure that support. However, he stopped short of saying whether he would cast his vote in support of the proposal. “If I want to vote on something, I want to be informed and I’m not there yet,” he said. The best way for boaters to protect themselves is to be aware of where they are and how to interpret navigational markers, he said." |
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Wrong Meeting Location
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08-25-2019, 08:42 PM | #106 |
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08-26-2019, 08:05 AM | #108 |
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I dunno, friends, all this stuff seems so simple: be responsible or face the consequences. The line (for me, at least) is when it comes to life-threatening issues and, as best I know, historically the Witches have only destroyed dreams and outdrives.
They're marked, prominently--anything else is going too far. Some might even make the case that this type of prevention is, ultimately, enabling. Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app |
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If it was Lake Michigan you would just drill a few holes and blow it up to a reasonable depth
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08-26-2019, 11:30 AM | #110 |
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Silly Idea!
This is just SILLY!
To begin with we don't have a lot of Boat V. Witches collisions. It is a VERY RARE occurrence! Secondly... we already have a way of marking this area. We could easily and cheaply use the diamond shaped "danger" markers in addition to the current spar buoys! Woodsy
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08-26-2019, 03:16 PM | #111 |
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Orange Barrels
Many years ago(60's?) there were several orange barrels ringed with reflective tape surrounding the Witches. Highly visible day and night. I'd guess they were discontinued as being unnecessary. I agree with unnecessary.
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08-26-2019, 07:20 PM | #112 |
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Why not tell all the marine contractors that build breakwaters on the lake that they can have the rocks free. Just pull in with your barge and excavator and load up and take them away. In a few short years the Witches will no longer exist and you can throw all the markers away.
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08-27-2019, 03:57 AM | #113 |
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Great idea, but someone will discover some sort of life growing among the rocks, that can't be disturbed. Of course, this will be after a $10M study.... lol
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It's a pile of rocks strewn about on top of a ledge outcropping. It is a natural formation.
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All of this is so funny to me... Why because this is all about liability.... Some people say the witches aren't distinguishable enough, some think they are.....
As I said once before, if this light house where to happen, then we will end up seeing more over time, in other area's such as middle ground shoal.... I personally don't care either way... what I care about is how it will get funded. How will it be maintained etc. Now what people may not realize is that there is presedence for this.... There are light houses on Lake Sunapee..... http://www.lakesunapee.org/lighthouses I say if people really want to see this kind of thing in place "in the name of safety" let it happen, but don't expect the state to build it, maintain it etc. they answer is already there.... if the state will allow it, figure out how to build it and maintain it yourself.....
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As for building more breakwaters, it appears that, per your own new thread about Lockes Island boat crash, breakwaters are also a hazard to navigation. Hope nobody was hurt. |
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Meeting update?
Does anyone have an update from the lighthouse meeting?
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08-27-2019, 01:26 PM | #120 |
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08-27-2019, 03:18 PM | #121 |
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I'm not sure that breakwater was a hazard to navigation. If you are out of control that close to shore I don't think the breakwater is the problem. It looks like the breakwater saved the attached dock, and if there was a boat at that dock it would have saved that too.
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08-27-2019, 03:42 PM | #122 |
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Sorry. I thought the irony came through all on its own. I didn't add LOL or similar because the accident is not funny, just the two posts in two threads, both by TiltonBB have some internal irony.
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08-28-2019, 10:25 AM | #123 |
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Meeting article in the LaDaSun
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