Have You Ever Seen This Boat Go By????

Greene's Basin Girl · 09-24-2011, 02:43 AM

Yesterday I saw a boat out in front of our place. He was following a flag in the water. I asked the boat driver what was going on? He said the person with the flag was diving to check-out the milfoil situation. He said we were in good shape ( not much milfoil ). I was thinking---I hope so---because they just sprayed a few weeks ago. I have attached a couple of pictures.

fltsimguy · 09-24-2011, 04:10 AM

I saw them coming out of Smith Cove a couple months ago. I was wondering what was going on as it's a funny looking dive operation!

dog paw · 09-24-2011, 01:16 PM

Back mid July they where at the rocky area that you have to go through to get to Lees Mills ramp. They were doing some pumping. I was wondering what was going on, looked interesting but I was afraid to get near them with a diver down. Water could not have been that deep.

upthesaukee · 09-24-2011, 07:26 PM

Went out on the boat today, and they were working by the town beach and Harmony Park on the east side of the bay.

Lakegeezer · 09-24-2011, 09:54 PM

That's looks like a DASH unit. A Diver Assisted Suction Harvester. Tuftenboro, Moultonborough and Wolfeboro contract out milfoil harvesting using that kind of device. In Moultonborough's case, citizens voted $200K to help fund it. Volunteer weed watchers identify milfoil, and the town's volunteer milfoil committee schedules the harvesting. It has been going on all summer and amazing piles of decaying weeds are at the dump. It is an alternative to chemical treatment, when the infestation is not so bad.

tis · 09-25-2011, 08:37 AM

It is and it is Winter Harbor today.

jrc · 09-25-2011, 06:36 PM

I think there are more than one on the lake. The one I see around Smith Cove has a different color sign. Most of the waterfront land owners around the area pitch in for the cost of keeping the cove under control.

upthesaukee · 09-25-2011, 10:20 PM

Cuz they were in Alton Bay all afternoon working the same location.

09-24-2011, 02:43 AM	#1
Greene's Basin Girl Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1,515 Thanks: 394 Thanked 527 Times in 269 Posts	Have You Ever Seen This Boat Go By???? Yesterday I saw a boat out in front of our place. He was following a flag in the water. I asked the boat driver what was going on? He said the person with the flag was diving to check-out the milfoil situation. He said we were in good shape ( not much milfoil ). I was thinking---I hope so---because they just sprayed a few weeks ago. I have attached a couple of pictures. Attached Images

09-24-2011, 07:26 PM	#4
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,604 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,475 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Alton Bay 9-24 Went out on the boat today, and they were working by the town beach and Harmony Park on the east side of the bay. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

09-24-2011, 09:54 PM	#5
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,680 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 355 Thanked 640 Times in 291 Posts	DASH Unit That's looks like a DASH unit. A Diver Assisted Suction Harvester. Tuftenboro, Moultonborough and Wolfeboro contract out milfoil harvesting using that kind of device. In Moultonborough's case, citizens voted $200K to help fund it. Volunteer weed watchers identify milfoil, and the town's volunteer milfoil committee schedules the harvesting. It has been going on all summer and amazing piles of decaying weeds are at the dump. It is an alternative to chemical treatment, when the infestation is not so bad. __________________ -lg

09-25-2011, 10:20 PM	#8
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,604 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,475 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Maybe more than one. Cuz they were in Alton Bay all afternoon working the same location. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

09-24-2011, 04:10 AM	#2
fltsimguy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 69 Thanks: 14 Thanked 30 Times in 11 Posts	I saw them coming out of Smith Cove a couple months ago. I was wondering what was going on as it's a funny looking dive operation!

09-24-2011, 01:16 PM	#3
dog paw Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 34 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Back mid July they where at the rocky area that you have to go through to get to Lees Mills ramp. They were doing some pumping. I was wondering what was going on, looked interesting but I was afraid to get near them with a diver down. Water could not have been that deep.

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09-25-2011, 08:37 AM	#6
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,803 Thanks: 759 Thanked 1,468 Times in 1,024 Posts	It is and it is Winter Harbor today.

09-25-2011, 06:36 PM	#7
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	I think there are more than one on the lake. The one I see around Smith Cove has a different color sign. Most of the waterfront land owners around the area pitch in for the cost of keeping the cove under control.