How is this safe?

Rattlesnake Guy · 10-20-2007, 10:58 PM

As the days get shorter and shorter as does our final grip on the season I was again reminded of a ridiculous safety issue.

Friday night we were coming out to the island and it was a bit foggy and light drizzle. We had the GPS on just to be sure we stayed as safe as possible.

We came out of Alton bay and I could not find the marker light where it should have been. Then I could not find the one on ship/moose. Likewise Parker. These old friends that keep me from having the misfortune of eating my windshield were dark.

On Saturday I checked and sure enough, the lights have been removed for the winter. The weather was almost 70 degrees last night. I was not the only boat out last night or tonight.

What the heck is the big hurry to get the lights out of the water? Is safety for folks in October less than September? Don't we have another 10+ weeks before ice? Tourism is the biggest industry in NH, do we literally have to turn the lights out before the game is over? Solar lights......

10-20-2007, 10:58 PM	#1
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	How is this safe? As the days get shorter and shorter as does our final grip on the season I was again reminded of a ridiculous safety issue. Friday night we were coming out to the island and it was a bit foggy and light drizzle. We had the GPS on just to be sure we stayed as safe as possible. We came out of Alton bay and I could not find the marker light where it should have been. Then I could not find the one on ship/moose. Likewise Parker. These old friends that keep me from having the misfortune of eating my windshield were dark. On Saturday I checked and sure enough, the lights have been removed for the winter. The weather was almost 70 degrees last night. I was not the only boat out last night or tonight. What the heck is the big hurry to get the lights out of the water? Is safety for folks in October less than September? Don't we have another 10+ weeks before ice? Tourism is the biggest industry in NH, do we literally have to turn the lights out before the game is over? Solar lights......