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Forum: General Discussion 02-04-2025, 05:53 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 24,405
Posted By DickR
Hoo Boy, is this embarrassing. What a mis-read...

Hoo Boy, is this embarrassing. What a mis-read from the calculator! Three orders of magnitude off, and this from an ex-engineer!
Forum: General Discussion 02-04-2025, 03:44 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 24,405
Posted By DickR
According to an article in the LDS (per a quick...

According to an article in the LDS (per a quick search), Moultonborough alone has 66 miles of shorefront. Straight math: 66 * 5280 * $1.58 = $550 million, and every year ???
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 01-31-2025, 06:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 12,099
Posted By DickR
What are you planning to do with the kerosene?...

What are you planning to do with the kerosene? Depending on use, you may be able to substitute diesel. Kero is a bit lighter than diesel, but in general it and diesel have similar properties.
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 01-21-2025, 05:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,441
Posted By DickR
I don't think fourteen hours in one long ON shot,...

I don't think fourteen hours in one long ON shot, then 10 hours totally OFF is an optimum strategy at all. One certainly can argue that the normally colder night time hours could benefit from more ON...
Forum: Boating 01-09-2025, 11:31 AM
Replies: 1,065
Views: 563,173
Posted By DickR
Make that a shirt along with a $3 round sticker...

Make that a shirt along with a $3 round sticker proving the shirt go paid for.
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 01-08-2025, 02:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,441
Posted By DickR
The only thing I can think of, admittedly getting...

The only thing I can think of, admittedly getting creative here, is that the recent strong winds, combined with a lot of open water upwind of the docks, pushed a huge mass of broken ice ashore, to...
Forum: General Discussion 11-19-2024, 05:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,630
Posted By DickR
Dentist

Another good dentist: Dr Taoka, at Harborside Dental on rte 25 in Center Harbor (http://www.drtaoka.com/).
Forum: General Discussion 10-11-2024, 09:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 14,233
Posted By DickR
Leaving should not feel like a funeral. The Lakes...

Leaving should not feel like a funeral. The Lakes Region is a "no wake" zone! It will not be totally gone from you.

"Do not mourn forever what has been lost, but celebrate what was."
Forum: Marketplace 07-18-2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,568
Posted By DickR
We have an O'day Widgeon (12', I think), that...

We have an O'day Widgeon (12', I think), that doesn't get used anymore and which we are thinking we ought to sell. PM if interested.
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 07-07-2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,502
Posted By DickR
Look for youtube videos, and watch more than one,...

Look for youtube videos, and watch more than one, to get various outlooks on the subject, and to weed out any that seem weak on content or sound advice.
Forum: Boating 07-07-2024, 10:59 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 17,144
Posted By DickR
Here is the text of the bill:...

Here is the text of the bill: https://legiscan.com/NH/text/HB1045/id/3009358
In it, the part regarding exceptions reads: " III. Paragraph II shall not apply if:

(a) The main helm of the vessel...
Forum: Getting Here 05-25-2024, 04:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 10,199
Posted By DickR
In NH, and thus perhaps also in other states, if...

In NH, and thus perhaps also in other states, if you go on the state's website, you can look up what they have down for you and pay within seven days to avoid the extra processing charge. In other...
Forum: Boating 05-25-2024, 10:02 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 30,187
Posted By DickR
Has anyone determined the channel cross section...

Has anyone determined the channel cross section area at various places? That would let us divide flow by area to approximate current speed at those places.

OP: there have been discussions on this...
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 05-18-2024, 03:13 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,021
Posted By DickR
I'm hoping others with experience with the...

I'm hoping others with experience with the various types of gutter screening will chime in. It seems to me that success depends on the nature of tree debris falling on the screens. Pine needles, in...
Forum: History 04-17-2024, 02:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,252
Posted By DickR
It seems there are two "Cotton" mountains, one...

It seems there are two "Cotton" mountains, one near Wolfeboro and one in Holderness, toward the west end of the Squam Range. If comparing either to Whiteface Mountain in the Sandwich Range, Whiteface...
Forum: General Discussion 03-15-2024, 10:57 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 28,830
Posted By DickR
Download & install IrfanView (irfanview@gmx.net),...

Download & install IrfanView (irfanview@gmx.net), a very nice and free picture viewer. It will let you resize pictures easily.
Forum: General Discussion 03-12-2024, 10:04 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 28,830
Posted By DickR
By late yesterday, the wind had taken out the ice...

By late yesterday, the wind had taken out the ice between Long Island and the end of Moultonborough Neck from the bridge down to around FL64. This morning, the rest was gone, down to at least the...
Forum: Outdoor Recreation 02-21-2024, 06:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,889
Posted By DickR
That might be "Into Thin Air," by Jon Krakauer,...

That might be "Into Thin Air," by Jon Krakauer, about the 1996 expeditions, which together saw around a dozen deaths.
Forum: General Discussion 02-12-2024, 06:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,307
Posted By DickR
We have Spectrum for internet, TV, and phone....

We have Spectrum for internet, TV, and phone. With Fidium, there would be internet and phone (via VOIP), but what about TV for regular broadcast shows? How does that work? Also, what speed is still...
Forum: General Discussion 02-06-2024, 05:38 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 69,207
Posted By DickR
Resolution is limited, but that white bump just...

Resolution is limited, but that white bump just to the right of center seems to be Mt Shaw, in the Ossipees, and the white peaks in the left third of the picture likely are in the Paugus range. From...
Forum: Boating 02-01-2024, 12:05 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 27,270
Posted By DickR
This could be a matter of ignorance, arrogance,...

This could be a matter of ignorance, arrogance, indifference, or all three. I was curious as to how long adding or unloading ballast water might typically take, so I did a bit of googling. Here is...
Forum: Boating 12-28-2023, 02:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,957
Posted By DickR
Does anyone know if the hydrofoils are designed...

Does anyone know if the hydrofoils are designed to shear off on impact with, say, a log or piece of dock framing from ice-out damage? I would think that would be smart design, for protection of the...
Forum: General Discussion 12-21-2023, 05:27 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 85,016
Posted By DickR
To my knowledge, none of Moultonborough was...

To my knowledge, none of Moultonborough was included in that.
Forum: General Discussion 12-14-2023, 11:41 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 31,413
Posted By DickR
The property tax, based on likely selling price,...

The property tax, based on likely selling price, is fundamentally a tax based on someone else's ability to pay it. However, it sure works to the benefit of towns with a lot of vacation property,...
Forum: General Discussion 11-14-2023, 12:02 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 50,265
Posted By DickR
Those rates for the July bill are for half a...

Those rates for the July bill are for half a year; double them to compare with the rates for the December bill. So that 0.63 becomes 1.26 to compare with 1.86 on the new bill. And as I noted, I tried...
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