No overnight anchoring

chriscraft208 · 08-21-2009, 07:29 AM

I,ve read you can't sleep overnight at anchor or tie up to sleep at dock without landowner permission does anybody know of a marina that allows overnight
tie ups?

jrc · 08-21-2009, 08:11 AM

Pretty much all the large marinas will rent you a slip for the season and allow you to overnight in it.

But if you want to rent a slip for one or two nights, that will be more difficult. During busy years, there were very few empty slips. This year things are very slow and there are plenty of empty slip.

Call around, you may get someone to rent you one. But be aware that some marinas have rules against short term rentals. Google West Alton Marina, Mountain View YC, Glendale YC, Gilford YC, Spinnaker Cove YC, Fay's Boat Yard, Meredith Marina, Irwin Marine, Quayside YC.

On the ocean so called transient slips are more popular. Mainly because people travel from marina to marina and often anchor out overnight. While you're away, some marinas will rent your slip to transients.

BroadHopper · 08-21-2009, 08:40 AM

And have not been approach by an MPO since I got permission in 2003. See prior post. I have a day cruiser that do not fit the definition of a houseboat. As for toilet facilities I use the rest rooms at the Glendale docks most of the time. It is clean, big and open 24 hours. So are the rest rooms across the street form Alton public docks. The rest rooms under the Weirs train station is a bit unsanitary but doable. I don't anchor in front of a property owner, and always anchor in a cove or bay.

You will always see me brushing my pearly whites at the public restrooms around the lake.

Kamper · 08-21-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

(... have not been approach by an MPO since I got permission in 2003. See prior post. I have a day cruiser that do not fit the definition of a houseboat. ...

So your interpretation, apparently confirmed by experience, is that the overnight laws only apply to "houseboats?" I wish I'd known this before. I've slept a lot rougher than the lounge seat of my Starcraft! lol.

I'm not convinced you are correct but I hope you continue to get away with it.

Good luck!

no-engine · 08-23-2009, 02:51 PM

All the NH laws about anchoring overnight came from personal opinions of legislators who lived on waterfront. They did not like seeing boaters off their frontage. Such selfish "law makers"!

One can observe such peaceful anchoring up and down the coast in coves and inlets!
Frontage on tidal waters is to the mean high water mark. I just observed that along Rye NH coast at a friend's two week rental. Owners in area attempted to control where people placed their beach chairs!

In NH, the State owns the Lake and body of water, not the land owner.

BroadHopper · 08-23-2009, 07:45 PM

Several nights in the past heat wave. Funny, I haven't seen the MP last week. Did they gat laid off?

Dave R · 08-21-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jrc

Pretty much all the large marinas will rent you a slip for the season and allow you to overnight in it.

But if you want to rent a slip for one or two nights, that will be more difficult. During busy years, there were very few empty slips. This year things are very slow and there are plenty of empty slip.

Call around, you may get someone to rent you one. But be aware that some marinas have rules against short term rentals. Google West Alton Marina, Mountain View YC, Glendale YC, Gilford YC, Spinnaker Cove YC, Fay's Boat Yard, Meredith Marina, Irwin Marine, Quayside YC.

On the ocean so called transient slips are more popular. Mainly because people travel from marina to marina and often anchor out overnight. While you're away, some marinas will rent your slip to transients.

Fays had transient slips in the past. I imagine they still do.

ishoot308 · 08-21-2009, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

Fays had transient slips in the past. I imagine they still do.

I was able to rent a temporary slip at Fays for contractors working at my camp earlier this year.

Dan

08-21-2009, 07:29 AM	#1
chriscraft208 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	where to then I,ve read you can't sleep overnight at anchor or tie up to sleep at dock without landowner permission does anybody know of a marina that allows overnight tie ups?

08-21-2009, 08:40 AM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,570 Thanks: 3,206 Thanked 1,101 Times in 793 Posts	Still anchoring off islands And have not been approach by an MPO since I got permission in 2003. See prior post. I have a day cruiser that do not fit the definition of a houseboat. As for toilet facilities I use the rest rooms at the Glendale docks most of the time. It is clean, big and open 24 hours. So are the rest rooms across the street form Alton public docks. The rest rooms under the Weirs train station is a bit unsanitary but doable. I don't anchor in front of a property owner, and always anchor in a cove or bay. You will always see me brushing my pearly whites at the public restrooms around the lake. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

08-23-2009, 02:51 PM	#5
no-engine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West side Winnipesaukee, Lakes Region Posts: 516 Thanks: 20 Thanked 52 Times in 40 Posts	Where? All the NH laws about anchoring overnight came from personal opinions of legislators who lived on waterfront. They did not like seeing boaters off their frontage. Such selfish "law makers"! One can observe such peaceful anchoring up and down the coast in coves and inlets! Frontage on tidal waters is to the mean high water mark. I just observed that along Rye NH coast at a friend's two week rental. Owners in area attempted to control where people placed their beach chairs! In NH, the State owns the Lake and body of water, not the land owner.

08-23-2009, 07:45 PM	#6
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,570 Thanks: 3,206 Thanked 1,101 Times in 793 Posts	anchored overnight Several nights in the past heat wave. Funny, I haven't seen the MP last week. Did they gat laid off? __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

08-21-2009, 08:11 AM	#2
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Pretty much all the large marinas will rent you a slip for the season and allow you to overnight in it. But if you want to rent a slip for one or two nights, that will be more difficult. During busy years, there were very few empty slips. This year things are very slow and there are plenty of empty slip. Call around, you may get someone to rent you one. But be aware that some marinas have rules against short term rentals. Google West Alton Marina, Mountain View YC, Glendale YC, Gilford YC, Spinnaker Cove YC, Fay's Boat Yard, Meredith Marina, Irwin Marine, Quayside YC. On the ocean so called transient slips are more popular. Mainly because people travel from marina to marina and often anchor out overnight. While you're away, some marinas will rent your slip to transients.

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