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Originally Posted by Kamper
I did a little research on docks a few years ago. I believe the maximum length is supposed to be 40' unless bottom conditions require a longer reach. It's up to you to prove it.
I also found out that docks are like glass houses. Nobody who has one wants to start throwing stones at their neighbors'. I even asked on the boating forum "who has a permit for their dock?" and nobody responsed tio that question.
Do a "search" for docks and you will find a ton of information and opinions. I expect you won't have a problem unless somebody files a complaint because you've make your dock intrusive to others.
Good luck!
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As previously mentioned, 40' is applicable only on seasonal docks. To get a 40' permanent you would have to have extremely shallow water. Typically they are limited to 30'. The rule of thumb is 25' of dock length from the point that the water is 3' deep at full lake. This defines the legal definition of a slip in NH. You are allowed 12' max between docks if multiple parallel fingers are involved, although if you have enough frontage for 4 slips you could do 2 fingers with 24' between for 4 total slips (or just 2 single fingers spaced apart on different parts of the frontage.
We were originally recommended to do a 36' walk along shore with 2 40' liftouts spaced 24; apart, however we ended up going to permanent docks (42' walkway on shore with 3 30'x6' fingers) because we wanted 4 way ties on the inner slips. Yes, all permitted. My neighbor just did a similar setup but he added 2 tie posts to the outside of 1 of his fingers.
My experience is that most people don't DES sniffing around for misc reasons so I don't think there is much stone throwing to be done. Unless you live near APS.
