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Old 06-28-2017, 05:45 AM   #19
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Exclamation Because It is Usually—and Obviously—ABOVE the Surface!

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Originally Posted by jmk View Post
Based on your prior boating venues, I would say it is most important to understand there is almost no such thing as a "soft grounding" on Winnipesaukee. Lots of beautiful granite make the lake bottom unforgiving if you end up in shallow waters. It's deep in so many places, but there are places to avoid. They are all marked on the standard lake map.
I recently took a tour of Winter Harbor. (My own "turf").

With Lakeport dam having left the lake as high as it is (for July), there is a "brand-new" boulder field just below the surface about 150' from a red buoy (and shore)!

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