Official Ice-Out 2014 Thread

MAXUM · 04-21-2014, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Pine Island Guy

still plenty of ice in front of the house all the way to Trexlers... but with the sun and a little bit of wind, it should go in a day or two!

Great to spend the weekend out there, all is good... bring on summer! -PIG

I hope so I want to try to make it out to my place next weekend, maybe even get my dock put in if the ice is officially out.

fatlazyless · 04-21-2014, 09:43 AM

I noticed that the Cattle Landing, Town of Meredith, town dock had its three fiberglass pylons which hold it in place have been pushed way off 90-degree vertical by a layer of moving ice probably about three days ago. All three pylons are leaning as opposed to vertical with the outer one having the most lean; about five feet of lean difference between the base where it goes into the lake bottom and the slider socket where the floating dock is "held" to it. It's enough of a lean so the floating dock is all askew, and no longer horizontal, with it held in place in a lopsided position and it's a floating dock; still usable by boaters unless the town decides to close it for safety reasons......one never knows(?).

And, all the ice in the area has disappeared and it's all open water from Cattle Landing to Mark Isl to Timber Isl to Governors Isl.

safe passage · 04-21-2014, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

I noticed that the Cattle Landing, Town of Meredith, town dock had its three fiberglass pylons which hold it in place have been pushed way off 90-degree vertical by a layer of moving ice probably about three days ago. All three pylons are leaning as opposed to vertical with the outer one having the most lean; about five feet of lean difference between the base where it goes into the lake bottom and the slider socket where the floating dock is "held" to it. It's enough of a lean so the floating dock is all askew, and no longer horizontal, with it held in place in a lopsided position and it's a floating dock; still usable by boaters unless the town decides to close it for safety reasons......one never knows(?).

And, all the ice in the area has disappeared and it's all open water from Cattle Landing to Mark Isl to Timber Isl to Governors Isl.

Thanks for the info. I was just up lake from Wolfeboro and encountered no ice until I got to the area between Round Island and Timber Island. Couldn't go between Timber and Mark Island. Made it past Cattle Landing but not past Rock Island. Seemed to be iced in from there until about Loon Island so I would say ice out will have to wait for at least the area in between Bear Island and Camp Menotomy. Hard to tell from the water though.

Also lots of free floating ice between Maiden Lady Cove on Meredith Neck quite a ways up As far as I could see. Couldn't get much past the line between Sachems Cove and Maiden Lady Cove north. Never got to Center Harbor. Not long though as rest of lake is pretty open. This was as of 4:30 PM TODAY

webmaster · 04-21-2014, 05:47 PM

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Pine Island Guy · 04-21-2014, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MAXUM

I hope so I want to try to make it out to my place next weekend

MAXUM - you should be able to get to your place easily, even with the current ice situation... the channel in between the mainland and Bear/Pine is pretty open and the ice that is there can be pushed through easily over to the PO... and is melted far back enough from the shoreline to get around the north side of Bear... the rest is soft enough that with some good wind, should push it out and break it up pretty quickly (especially with a few nice sunny days)...

Lake level is nice and high, didn't see much floating debris -PIG

MAXUM · 04-21-2014, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Pine Island Guy

MAXUM - you should be able to get to your place easily, even with the current ice situation... the channel in between the mainland and Bear/Pine is pretty open and the ice that is there can be pushed through easily over to the PO... and is melted far back enough from the shoreline to get around the north side of Bear... the rest is soft enough that with some good wind, should push it out and break it up pretty quickly (especially with a few nice sunny days)...

Lake level is nice and high, didn't see much floating debris -PIG

Thanks!!! It's been 3 weeks since I've been out so ya know going through withdrawls. Hopefully it'll be nice out. Ideally like you say the ice will be gone.

Misha888 · 04-21-2014, 04:28 PM

Smith Cove and The Witches are clear of ice. Marine patrol checking in on the fishermen today.

GodSmile · 04-21-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Misha888

Smith Cove and The Witches are clear of ice. Marine patrol checking in on the fishermen today.

Does anyone know if Ice is out of Fay's?

HellRaZoR004 · 04-21-2014, 04:42 PM

Still plenty of ice off Black Cat Island

http://www.blackcatnh.com/

Slickcraft · 04-21-2014, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GodSmile

Does anyone know if Ice is out of Fay's?

Yes, has been clear since Friday out through Smith Cove past FL 26 all the way to Welch!

AkwaMarina · 04-21-2014, 07:05 PM

You can just about watch it melt, all of Meredith Bay will be clear of ice I bet tomorrow.

Misha888 · 04-21-2014, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GodSmile

Does anyone know if Ice is out of Fay's?

No ice in the cove.

fatlazyless · 04-22-2014, 06:35 AM

Apparently, the town has decided to close the Cattle Landing town dock due to it being a little bit topsie-turvy what with all three pylons having been ice-sheet and wind moved out of their correct vertical position.

Bright yellow safety tape and two M-DPW wood horses now block off the entrance, plus the steel staircase has been lifted up and away from the floating dock ....... but on the bright side, it looks like an easy fix to just re-position the three pylons and will probably get fixed asap-pdq in my humble opinion ..... wait and see?

So, let me see .... the old Cattle Landing dock was in-place for maybe 75-years and was a log timber and rock crib style construction ...... and going back to 1992 it was never closed to use due to ice damage......and this new floating dock which was constructed in 2012 is now closed ......and unlike the old dock.....boaters cannot easily use the outermost end as a drop-off /pick-up spot due to the pylon in that spot .... and it's the pylon design that unlike the old crib design got damaged by the ice. It sure seems like the old rock and timber dock was a more rugged design better able to stand up to wind driven ice than the existing floating dock which cost about 125 thousand dollars in 2012.

So knowing all this .... if the town could return to 2012 and redo the dock construction decision....would they go with another stone and timber crib dock similar to the old one ...... or go with a floating dock? As the saying goes....hindsight is always 20-20.

Driving down the six mile long Meredith Neck Rd is a drive down a road that is falling apart.....it is a State of NH road as opposed to a Town of Meredith road.....and the asphalt is falling apart with numerous cracks, bulges, cold patch repairs, and missing pieces of asphalt....and once you get to the Cattle Landing town dock.....the dock is closed due to ice damage due in large part to a crappy floating design.

Once upon a time....the road got maintained and the old dock was rugged enough to stand up to the ice-out movement....but not anymore.

tis · 04-22-2014, 07:29 AM

Very interesting comment, FLL. Guess things ain't what they usta' be.

Oregonrain · 04-21-2014, 04:29 PM

I don't see any ice in the Weirs Cam. I can't believe how quickly it's gone! Has ice out been declared yet?

04-21-2014, 09:43 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,778 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,022 Times in 744 Posts	I noticed that the Cattle Landing, Town of Meredith, town dock had its three fiberglass pylons which hold it in place have been pushed way off 90-degree vertical by a layer of moving ice probably about three days ago. All three pylons are leaning as opposed to vertical with the outer one having the most lean; about five feet of lean difference between the base where it goes into the lake bottom and the slider socket where the floating dock is "held" to it. It's enough of a lean so the floating dock is all askew, and no longer horizontal, with it held in place in a lopsided position and it's a floating dock; still usable by boaters unless the town decides to close it for safety reasons......one never knows(?). And, all the ice in the area has disappeared and it's all open water from Cattle Landing to Mark Isl to Timber Isl to Governors Isl. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

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04-21-2014, 04:28 PM	#7
Misha888 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 340 Thanks: 280 Thanked 90 Times in 62 Posts	71 degrees and any day now? Smith Cove and The Witches are clear of ice. Marine patrol checking in on the fishermen today. Attached Images

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AkwaMarina Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 98 Thanks: 11 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	You can just about watch it melt, all of Meredith Bay will be clear of ice I bet tomorrow. Attached Images

04-22-2014, 06:35 AM	#13
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,778 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,022 Times in 744 Posts	...Cattle Landing dock closed to ice damage Apparently, the town has decided to close the Cattle Landing town dock due to it being a little bit topsie-turvy what with all three pylons having been ice-sheet and wind moved out of their correct vertical position. Bright yellow safety tape and two M-DPW wood horses now block off the entrance, plus the steel staircase has been lifted up and away from the floating dock ....... but on the bright side, it looks like an easy fix to just re-position the three pylons and will probably get fixed asap-pdq in my humble opinion ..... wait and see? So, let me see .... the old Cattle Landing dock was in-place for maybe 75-years and was a log timber and rock crib style construction ...... and going back to 1992 it was never closed to use due to ice damage......and this new floating dock which was constructed in 2012 is now closed ......and unlike the old dock.....boaters cannot easily use the outermost end as a drop-off /pick-up spot due to the pylon in that spot .... and it's the pylon design that unlike the old crib design got damaged by the ice. It sure seems like the old rock and timber dock was a more rugged design better able to stand up to wind driven ice than the existing floating dock which cost about 125 thousand dollars in 2012. So knowing all this .... if the town could return to 2012 and redo the dock construction decision....would they go with another stone and timber crib dock similar to the old one ...... or go with a floating dock? As the saying goes....hindsight is always 20-20. Driving down the six mile long Meredith Neck Rd is a drive down a road that is falling apart.....it is a State of NH road as opposed to a Town of Meredith road.....and the asphalt is falling apart with numerous cracks, bulges, cold patch repairs, and missing pieces of asphalt....and once you get to the Cattle Landing town dock.....the dock is closed due to ice damage due in large part to a crappy floating design. Once upon a time....the road got maintained and the old dock was rugged enough to stand up to the ice-out movement....but not anymore. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

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04-21-2014, 04:42 PM	#9
HellRaZoR004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Litchfield/Gilford Posts: 828 Thanks: 233 Thanked 224 Times in 131 Posts	Still plenty of ice off Black Cat Island http://www.blackcatnh.com/

04-22-2014, 07:29 AM	#14
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,759 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	Very interesting comment, FLL. Guess things ain't what they usta' be.

04-21-2014, 04:29 PM	#15
Oregonrain Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: For now I live in Lebanon, OR, but this summer I'll be living somewhere in the Lakes Region Posts: 144 Thanks: 199 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts	I don't see any ice in the Weirs Cam. I can't believe how quickly it's gone! Has ice out been declared yet?