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Originally Posted by TimmyG
My wife and I are new to NH. We just bought a boat and will be docking at Fay's. We would like some insight as to where to go/what to do on the lake. (Besides the obvious, fish, ski, etc.) When are the "busy" times, what areas should we avoid, etc...
Thanks
TG
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I think I can safely echo what most of the folks here written, but I'm going to add a few comments of my own.
I rented a slip from Fay's the past 2 years and for the most part it was a positive experience. They always treated me well and were helpful when I needed a hand. If I had any negative experiences it wasn't with Fay's or their personnel. More often it was with one of the other boaters, one or two which had really bad attitudes. (I won't go into any detail as I'm sure that others have had similar experiences at other marinas and clubs.)
The only reason I'm not renting a slip this year is the missus (Secretary of the Exchequer) told me that if gas prices were going to be as bad as some folks were predicting, we would either have to cut back drastically on our time on the lake or find a less expensive place to dock our boat. So we made the move. Even though the slip we found in Lakeport is less expensive, it's not nearly as convenient Fay's (which is only 5 minutes from our house), which is definitely a minus.
There are indeed some times you'll want to avoid heading out onto the lake, primarily mid/late morning through late afternoon/early evening on Saturdays and Sundays.
One of the places we like to go is the east side of Stonedam Island. It's a decent place to anchor and do some swimming. We usually anchor in the little cove near the public dock on Stonedam. While there can be traffic through there it's not nearly as bas as some other areas of the lake.
Many of the other places mentioned by the others are great places to kick back and relax.