Anchoring overnight ?

Belmont Resident · 08-06-2012, 08:24 AM

From what I'm told the MP's have been equipped with night vision which allows them to see as clear as day at night and at a great distance.
Not sure where the money is coming from but from my understanding a lot of the boats have this and it is not cheap.
I'm with LIforrelaxin, why is there always someone willing to give boaters a bad name by doing what they know is wrong?

brk-lnt · 08-06-2012, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident

From what I'm told the MP's have been equipped with night vision which allows them to see as clear as day at night and at a great distance.
Not sure where the money is coming from but from my understanding a lot of the boats have this and it is not cheap.
I'm with LIforrelaxin, why is there always someone willing to give boaters a bad name by doing what they know is wrong?

They most likely have standard thermal IR cameras, which are anything but "clear as day". They could potentially see heat from people on boats. Less so if you are in the cabin, but rather easily if you were on the deck. Working range on an ~$15,000 camera would be around 1 mile, giving you the ability to see something with enough to detail, but more likely would be a unit with an ~1/2 mile range.

I have a couple of these cameras if you ever want to see what the images look like (note, the image is pretty much the same day or night, since it sees heat, not light. So you don't need to go out at 3AM to see how it works).

no-engine · 08-20-2012, 06:16 PM

I was told long ago that the law came to be when a powerful legislator did not like boats off his lake property, and then law passed.

As kid on ocean in small harbors and coves, my parents and their friends anchored away from their regular mooring. There was no issue with land owners; people had respect for neighbors, other cruisers and land owners.

NBR · 08-26-2012, 01:38 PM

I can see the point in the law. With all the Captain Bone Heads on Winni someone would anchor and not light an anchor light and boom!

08-06-2012, 08:24 AM	#1
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08-20-2012, 06:16 PM	#3
no-engine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: West side Winnipesaukee, Lakes Region Posts: 516 Thanks: 20 Thanked 52 Times in 40 Posts	I was told long ago that the law came to be when a powerful legislator did not like boats off his lake property, and then law passed. As kid on ocean in small harbors and coves, my parents and their friends anchored away from their regular mooring. There was no issue with land owners; people had respect for neighbors, other cruisers and land owners.

08-26-2012, 01:38 PM	#4
NBR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 119 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts	I can see the point in the law. With all the Captain Bone Heads on Winni someone would anchor and not light an anchor light and boom!