The weirs docks

Misty Blue · 06-09-2010, 09:56 PM

Who(m) ever designed the docks (and yes they are actually piers) at the Weirs could not have been a boater. There are too many finger piers.

In an attempt (I supoose) to fit more boats into a defined space of shore line they squeezed in as many finger piers as possible. It looks good on paper but they are so close that with two boats tied side by side no other boats can fit between. So what happens...

People want to tie up to the docks but do not want to be stranded by two boats lake side of them side by side. So he ties up at the end of an empty finger pier. His neighbor has the same idea and you have two boats blocking 80' of useful dock space on both sides!

In Meredith and Wolfeboro the finger piers are seperated enough to allow boats to pass even though two boats are tied up side to side. This allows the entire pier to be used. Good planning.

BTW. For the nautical language folks on this thread a "dock" is the space taken up by the boat. ie. Dry dock. Not tied up to anything, just sitting there.

The pier is what you tie up to and walk on.

Misty Blue.

06-09-2010, 09:56 PM	#12
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Weirs docks, poor design. Who(m) ever designed the docks (and yes they are actually piers) at the Weirs could not have been a boater. There are too many finger piers. In an attempt (I supoose) to fit more boats into a defined space of shore line they squeezed in as many finger piers as possible. It looks good on paper but they are so close that with two boats tied side by side no other boats can fit between. So what happens... People want to tie up to the docks but do not want to be stranded by two boats lake side of them side by side. So he ties up at the end of an empty finger pier. His neighbor has the same idea and you have two boats blocking 80' of useful dock space on both sides! In Meredith and Wolfeboro the finger piers are seperated enough to allow boats to pass even though two boats are tied up side to side. This allows the entire pier to be used. Good planning. BTW. For the nautical language folks on this thread a "dock" is the space taken up by the boat. ie. Dry dock. Not tied up to anything, just sitting there. The pier is what you tie up to and walk on. Misty Blue.

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