First Boat of the Season

webmaster · 04-03-2005, 01:26 PM

The first boat I've noticed this year on the WeirsCAM:

Island Girl · 04-03-2005, 01:57 PM

I was perusing the iceout cams and spotted that boat... It's only a matter of time.

The water temp is 37 degrees as of this morning... about 5 more and it's ice out!

Thanks for posting the picture, Don. It helps ease the wait!

upthesaukee · 04-04-2005, 06:04 PM

Timing is everything in life...and how great it is to be able to capture the boat on the webcam. Great timing!
Now with the Alton Bay Mobile Digi-cam, we can call your small boat in the water:

and raise you one inboard/outdrive in the water at Parker Marine:

Of course, this begs the question(s): How much gas does he have in the boat, and just where does he really think he's going at this time of the year???

PROPELLER · 04-05-2005, 08:29 AM

Sunday pm April 3rd the boat was traveling pretty fast around the parker docks leaving huge wakes. Not sure what he was doing.

Silver Duck · 04-05-2005, 08:14 PM

Trying to help melt the ice, maybe? If so, I'm all for it!

Silver Duck

Just Sold · 04-05-2005, 08:31 PM

Trying to break up the ice is what they were doing. I was talking with Pepper today and she told me that it is done along the Weirs Channel by one of the marina's there every year. It speeds up the ice out process.

Mee-n-Mac · 04-06-2005, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Just Sold

Trying to break up the ice is what they were doing. I was talking with Pepper today and she told me that it is done along the Weirs Channel by one of the marina's there every year. It speeds up the ice out process.

I'll guess that it helps break up the floes so that the wind is less likely to move 1 big, heavy floe into the docks. Smaller pieces propably stack up better, with less pressure at any 1 point, causing less damage perhaps .... ?

PROPELLER · 04-06-2005, 08:24 AM

I thought that too at first but all the ice in Parker Marine was already gone at that time unless there was some around the corner in the back to the left that I could not see.

Merrymeeting · 04-06-2005, 09:03 AM

It is nice to start seeing boats on the web cams. There is one in Wolfeboro Bay right now (see Street Cam, above the buildings). This area was still ice a few days ago!

04-03-2005, 01:26 PM	#1
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04-03-2005, 01:57 PM	#2
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,354 Thanks: 18 Thanked 564 Times in 180 Posts	I saw that I was perusing the iceout cams and spotted that boat... It's only a matter of time. The water temp is 37 degrees as of this morning... about 5 more and it's ice out! Thanks for posting the picture, Don. It helps ease the wait! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

04-04-2005, 06:04 PM	#3
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,604 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,474 Thanked 1,983 Times in 1,083 Posts	Timing is everything in life...and how great it is to be able to capture the boat on the webcam. Great timing! Now with the Alton Bay Mobile Digi-cam, we can call your small boat in the water: and raise you one inboard/outdrive in the water at Parker Marine: Of course, this begs the question(s): How much gas does he have in the boat, and just where does he really think he's going at this time of the year??? __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

04-05-2005, 08:29 AM	#4
PROPELLER Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Where was he going? Sunday pm April 3rd the boat was traveling pretty fast around the parker docks leaving huge wakes. Not sure what he was doing.

04-05-2005, 08:31 PM	#6
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 1,083 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	Breaking Ice! Trying to break up the ice is what they were doing. I was talking with Pepper today and she told me that it is done along the Weirs Channel by one of the marina's there every year. It speeds up the ice out process. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

04-05-2005, 08:14 PM	#5
Silver Duck Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Billerica, MA Posts: 364 Thanks: 40 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Trying to help melt the ice, maybe? If so, I'm all for it! Silver Duck

04-06-2005, 08:24 AM	#8
PROPELLER Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Breaking Ice? I thought that too at first but all the ice in Parker Marine was already gone at that time unless there was some around the corner in the back to the left that I could not see.

04-06-2005, 09:03 AM	#9
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 303 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	It is nice to start seeing boats on the web cams. There is one in Wolfeboro Bay right now (see Street Cam, above the buildings). This area was still ice a few days ago!