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wendyg · 05-24-2010, 09:59 PM

Sounds like The Witches and Graveyard are pretty tricky...would a GPS system help us to navigate our way safely through along with a chart? Do boats generally take it pretty slow through these spots...of course I am sure there always those who don't

VitaBene · 05-24-2010, 10:12 PM

Hi Wendy, neither are difficult as long as you know where you are relative to the chart and the markers, as long as there is not another boat in the Graveyard I cruise through on plane.

Like others have said, don't trust others and blindly follow- when we were headed back to Lee's Mills from Meredith yesterday the boat I was behind took a marker on the wrong side in Mboro Bay. Not a big deal this time of year with the high water level but had it been September he would have been buying a new drive at best!

NH law requires life jackets through age 12, so a good ski vest for the kids may be in order. I would suggest keeping a few spare vest style jackets on board so the kids have a dry one to wear after they come out from skiing or tubing.

Safe Boating to you- Have a great time out there!!

jrc · 05-25-2010, 06:41 AM

Wendy, there are plenty of narrow and tricky spots on the lake, you can avoid most of them until you are comfortable with lake and your boat. Given where you keep you boat, you will be looking at and avoiding the Witches every time you go out.

The Witches is a big pile of rocks in the middle of a large open area of the lake. Pretty easy to see and miss if you look for them.

The Graveyard is a narrow path through rock fields on the other side of the lake, you can avoid the Graveyard forever, or at least until you feel like a challenge.

05-24-2010, 10:12 PM	#2
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,614 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,650 Times in 853 Posts	Hi Wendy, neither are difficult as long as you know where you are relative to the chart and the markers, as long as there is not another boat in the Graveyard I cruise through on plane. Like others have said, don't trust others and blindly follow- when we were headed back to Lee's Mills from Meredith yesterday the boat I was behind took a marker on the wrong side in Mboro Bay. Not a big deal this time of year with the high water level but had it been September he would have been buying a new drive at best! NH law requires life jackets through age 12, so a good ski vest for the kids may be in order. I would suggest keeping a few spare vest style jackets on board so the kids have a dry one to wear after they come out from skiing or tubing. Safe Boating to you- Have a great time out there!! Last edited by VitaBene; 05-25-2010 at 05:37 AM.

05-24-2010, 09:59 PM	#1
wendyg Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 32 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sounds like The Witches and Graveyard are pretty tricky...would a GPS system help us to navigate our way safely through along with a chart? Do boats generally take it pretty slow through these spots...of course I am sure there always those who don't

05-25-2010, 06:41 AM	#3
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	Wendy, there are plenty of narrow and tricky spots on the lake, you can avoid most of them until you are comfortable with lake and your boat. Given where you keep you boat, you will be looking at and avoiding the Witches every time you go out. The Witches is a big pile of rocks in the middle of a large open area of the lake. Pretty easy to see and miss if you look for them. The Graveyard is a narrow path through rock fields on the other side of the lake, you can avoid the Graveyard forever, or at least until you feel like a challenge.