First day on Lake = Success!

hawk93x · 07-09-2019, 07:22 PM

Just dropping a note to say thank you to this forum for a wealth of helpful information.

My family is vacationing here for the first time (Moultonborough) and we had a wonderful 6 hours on the lake exploring most of the waters between Moultonborough Bay and Lees Mills. Some highlights were anchoring for a swim in the little cove just east of Lees boat ramp; anchoring to swim and jump off an interesting rock between Blanchards and Round Islands; and tubing around Little Ganzey in the small bay of the State Landing launch.

I came prepared with the Bizer map and my Navionics HotMaps card. Priceless. I love how the Navionics card includes the safe travel line from the Bizer maps. If I had one complaint, it's that the boating route line is the same color as the contour lines. Hard to distinguish sometimes. That could use an update, Navionics!

... and I only have a 16' aluminum Deep V fish/ski boat. I was intimidated after doing some reading, but we had zero issues. We even went out into Moultonborough Bay, which was kinda choppy with the afternoon wind, but not bad if we maintained about 20mph and watched the angle of the waves. We did one loop and headed back.

eillac@dow · 07-09-2019, 07:42 PM

Wonderful! Glad you had a great day!

Slickcraft · 07-09-2019, 07:52 PM

Welcome to the Forum hawk93x

DBreskin · 07-09-2019, 08:26 PM

I recommend going the beach on the NW side of Ragged Island. The island has a nature trail you can walk. Anchor just off shore south of the roped-off swimming area, you can get as close as 20’ from shore without issue and it’s a sandy bottom.

Top-Water · 07-09-2019, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hawk93x

Just dropping a note to say thank you to this forum for a wealth of helpful information.

Thanks for sharing about your first day on the water.

thinkxingu · 07-09-2019, 09:12 PM

Glad you had a great experience in the north--we're lucky because it's peaceful but we can always go to where the action is. You visited some cool places!

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Pricestavern · 07-10-2019, 08:26 AM

Congratulations! Sounds like you had a great time. C'mon down to Rattlesnake sometime.

07-09-2019, 07:22 PM	#1
hawk93x Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 1 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	First day on Lake = Success! Just dropping a note to say thank you to this forum for a wealth of helpful information. My family is vacationing here for the first time (Moultonborough) and we had a wonderful 6 hours on the lake exploring most of the waters between Moultonborough Bay and Lees Mills. Some highlights were anchoring for a swim in the little cove just east of Lees boat ramp; anchoring to swim and jump off an interesting rock between Blanchards and Round Islands; and tubing around Little Ganzey in the small bay of the State Landing launch. I came prepared with the Bizer map and my Navionics HotMaps card. Priceless. I love how the Navionics card includes the safe travel line from the Bizer maps. If I had one complaint, it's that the boating route line is the same color as the contour lines. Hard to distinguish sometimes. That could use an update, Navionics! ... and I only have a 16' aluminum Deep V fish/ski boat. I was intimidated after doing some reading, but we had zero issues. We even went out into Moultonborough Bay, which was kinda choppy with the afternoon wind, but not bad if we maintained about 20mph and watched the angle of the waves. We did one loop and headed back.

07-10-2019, 08:26 AM	#7
Pricestavern Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Valencia, Spain (formerly Rattlesnake Isle) Posts: 389 Thanks: 135 Thanked 142 Times in 82 Posts	Welcome! Congratulations! Sounds like you had a great time. C'mon down to Rattlesnake sometime.

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eillac@dow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dow Island & Weymouth, MA Posts: 365 Thanks: 295 Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts	Wonderful! Glad you had a great day!

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DBreskin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Wolfeboro NH Posts: 283 Thanks: 143 Thanked 121 Times in 76 Posts	I recommend going the beach on the NW side of Ragged Island. The island has a nature trail you can walk. Anchor just off shore south of the roped-off swimming area, you can get as close as 20’ from shore without issue and it’s a sandy bottom.

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07-09-2019, 09:12 PM	#6
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,229 Thanks: 1,171 Thanked 2,055 Times in 1,275 Posts	Glad you had a great experience in the north--we're lucky because it's peaceful but we can always go to where the action is. You visited some cool places! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app