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Bear Islander · 06-23-2006, 12:33 PM

I looked it up. The bill I mentioned to was NOT passed. However the rule below is in effect.

If you are not anchoring overnight and you are not in a no rafting zone then it seems legal.

In a no rafting zone even a single boat is illegal if it is stationary.

PART Saf-C 407 RAFTING RULES
(a) In addition to and in conjunction with the requirements of RSA 270:44, no person, except as otherwise provided herein, shall, in a prohibited location or at a prohibited time:
(1) Form or allow a boat which he or she is operating or in charge of to be a member of a raft consisting of 3 or more boats;
(2) Form or allow the boat which he or she is operating or in charge of to be a member of a raft if any part of such raft is:
a. Less than 150 feet from shore; or
b. Less than 50 feet from any other raft; or
c. Less than 50 feet from any occupied single boat which is stationary upon the waters of the same lake or pond; and
(3) Anchor a single boat and cause it to remain stationary upon the waters of a lake or pond other than momentarily if any part of such boat is:
a. Less than 150 feet from shore; or
b. Less than 50 feet away from any raft; or
c. Less than 25 feet away from any other single boat which is stationary upon the waters of such lake or pond.

06-23-2006, 12:33 PM	#4
Bear Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bear Island Posts: 1,765 Thanks: 32 Thanked 441 Times in 207 Posts	I looked it up. The bill I mentioned to was NOT passed. However the rule below is in effect. If you are not anchoring overnight and you are not in a no rafting zone then it seems legal. In a no rafting zone even a single boat is illegal if it is stationary. PART Saf-C 407 RAFTING RULES (a) In addition to and in conjunction with the requirements of RSA 270:44, no person, except as otherwise provided herein, shall, in a prohibited location or at a prohibited time: (1) Form or allow a boat which he or she is operating or in charge of to be a member of a raft consisting of 3 or more boats; (2) Form or allow the boat which he or she is operating or in charge of to be a member of a raft if any part of such raft is: a. Less than 150 feet from shore; or b. Less than 50 feet from any other raft; or c. Less than 50 feet from any occupied single boat which is stationary upon the waters of the same lake or pond; and (3) Anchor a single boat and cause it to remain stationary upon the waters of a lake or pond other than momentarily if any part of such boat is: a. Less than 150 feet from shore; or b. Less than 50 feet away from any raft; or c. Less than 25 feet away from any other single boat which is stationary upon the waters of such lake or pond.