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CampEye · 05-29-2024, 05:49 PM

Welcome to the lake! All great advice. I would add:

1. Always carry both your boater's license and your auto driver's license. Not that I know this from first-hand experience

, but Marine Patrol expects both should you be pulled over by them. They'll also always check that you have PFDs, a throwable float, working horn and a properly charged fire extinguisher.

2. In addition to having physical charts on board, I always have Navionics app up on my phone to confirm I'm where I think I am and which way to go around each spar buoy. Very reassuring, especially when traveling at night.

Enjoy!

Dave R · 06-05-2024, 07:10 AM

I did not see anyone else mention this. "No Wake" on Winnipesaukee is not the same as "No Wake" on the ocean (and pretty much everywhere else) where it pretty much means don't plane or plow. People get really worked up if you make even a small wake in a no wake zone on the lake.

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05-29-2024, 05:49 PM	#1
CampEye Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Camp Island, Gilford Posts: 36 Thanks: 47 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Welcome to the lake! All great advice. I would add: 1. Always carry both your boater's license and your auto driver's license. Not that I know this from first-hand experience , but Marine Patrol expects both should you be pulled over by them. They'll also always check that you have PFDs, a throwable float, working horn and a properly charged fire extinguisher. 2. In addition to having physical charts on board, I always have Navionics app up on my phone to confirm I'm where I think I am and which way to go around each spar buoy. Very reassuring, especially when traveling at night. Enjoy!

06-05-2024, 07:10 AM	#2
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	I did not see anyone else mention this. "No Wake" on Winnipesaukee is not the same as "No Wake" on the ocean (and pretty much everywhere else) where it pretty much means don't plane or plow. People get really worked up if you make even a small wake in a no wake zone on the lake.

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