New Mooring
 

Spending my first summer on the lake and recently buying a Tritoon , i realize I would like to get a mooring. We are located on what is called Doe point , overlooking Meredith Bay. The water is really rough during the weekends and feel leaving my boat tied up at our dock will cause much damage. We plan to come up just on long weekends. I downloaded the mooring application from the state, is that where you start and then find a contractor to do the work? Any tips on filling out the app., I figure if I start now I will be ready for the 2016 season.

Depending how deep the water, another docking method for dealing with big weekend wakes is a boat lift. Prices are all over from low to high, going from craigslist to new.

For $500, someone in craigslist-Meredith has a Shore Station boat lift set up for a pontoon up to about 9' wide. You know one of those lifts with the big wheels, and for about another $600, you can get a new Shore Station motor to power the lift that works on either 110v, or a 12v car battery.

It could be a wee bit unsettling to watch a moored boat get rolled and bounced around a mooring line, all big-wake weekend long.

If you are into saving money, the $500 Shore Station lift in Meredith belongs to a neighbor and is close to Horse Island. It could pretty easily be floated atop and underneath a 14' rowboat, and towed over to Doe Point on a calm day.

There are quite a few companies on the lake that will handle the entire process from start to finish including dealing with all applicable permits. They are highly versed in dealing with these procedures and to avoid the headache, I would recommend going this route...

Watermark marine construction http://www.docksource.com/ comes immediately to mind but there are many others, just ask around or do a search here.

Good luck!

Dan

The application is easy and can be done yourself. As far as contractors, there are a number around that do it. Diversified did mine, although you can also use Watermark, Island Support, or any of the other marine contractors.

Fay's had an employee that did it on the side as well I think.

Permit Is Easy
 

I have to agree with Codeman, the permit is pretty easy. I did mine and if I can do it, anyone can. You just need some basic info plus draw up a sketch of your property line and some simple measurements to objects around your proposed mooring site (I used a 100' cloth tape). The sketch can be pretty sketchy (professional drafter not required). Take a look at the permit first and decide for yourself if you can do it.

Plenty of contractors available to drop it in for you. We used Winnipesaukee Marine Construction, but they are on the south end of the lake.

Make sure you get a very strong mooring pennant and use stainless steel on all mooring chain and shackles.

Make sure to inspect the mooring pendant and chain annually.

I'd suggest getting an oversized mooring too. The cost difference is nominal and many of us end up moving up to bigger boats after a few years.