A lighthouse on the Witches?

ishoot308 · 08-15-2019, 04:31 PM

Dumb, dumb, dumb!

I cannot believe the state is even considering this dumbass idea!

Dan

Hillcountry · 08-15-2019, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Dumb, dumb, dumb!

I cannot believe the state is even considering this dumbass idea!

Dan

I agree! Stay out of The Witches! If you don't know the hazard by now, you never will!

Weekend Pundit · 08-15-2019, 07:01 PM

I for one will attend the public hearing in Gilford on the 26th. I will voice my opinion that more lighted buoys would be a more cost effective means of warning off boaters from The Witches.

A lighthouse sounds cool, maybe even a bit of a tourist attraction, but to mark The Graveyard Of Lower Units And Props, maybe not.

Descant · 08-15-2019, 07:44 PM

Although there really aren't, to my knowledge, many accidents on the Witches, I bet the predominant number occur during the day.

ishoot308 · 08-15-2019, 08:09 PM

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Although there really aren't, to my knowledge, many accidents on the Witches, I bet the predominant number occur during the day.

I honestly think middle ground shoals is way more dangerous than the witches since it occurs in the broads and kinda comes out of nowhere. Though neither should be intimidating to any boater with a map!

Dan

JADAQ · 08-15-2019, 08:22 PM

They could call it “Flatlander light”

kawishiwi · 08-15-2019, 09:22 PM

Now thats a PERFECT use for the dive!
Additional navigational aid AND a burger & a beer if you chop rock with your prop.

Top-Water · 08-16-2019, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

I honestly think middle ground shoals is way more dangerous than the witches since it occurs in the broads and kinda comes out of nowhere. Though neither should be intimidating to any boater with a map!

Dan

I agree, up close inside a bass boat reveals a lot of refrigerator sized boulders. A lot of very big stuff submerged there that could do a world of hurt on your hull or engine prop. As mentioned it "kinda comes out of nowhere".

thinkxingu · 08-17-2019, 05:24 AM

In six summers, I've not heard of Middle Ground Shoals--where is it?

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I honestly think middle ground shoals is way more dangerous than the witches since it occurs in the broads and kinda comes out of nowhere. Though neither should be intimidating to any boater with a map!

Dan

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Wifi-1 · 08-17-2019, 05:56 AM

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In six summers, I've not heard of Middle Ground Shoals--where is it?

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Believe it is south of Cow and west of Swetts Pt, in T'boro

Seaplane Pilot · 08-17-2019, 06:40 AM

Yes, South of Cow - near passage between Cow and Tuftonboro Neck.

thinkxingu · 08-17-2019, 07:11 AM

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Yes, South of Cow - near passage between Cow and Tuftonboro Neck.

What map is that? It looks gross, but is it a more technical chart?

Here it is! I never knew it had a name--on my GPS it's just marked as it's a venomous snake or Danger! Will Robinson with a ton of markers. Name: Screenshot_20190817-070841_Gallery.jpg
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Seaplane Pilot · 08-17-2019, 07:41 AM

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What map is that? It looks gross, but is it a more technical chart?

Here it is! I never knew it had a name--on my GPS it's just marked as it's a venomous snake or Danger! Will Robinson with a ton of markers.Attachment 15208

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It’s the Navionics Boating App for iPhone.

marcucci · 08-17-2019, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

What map is that? It looks gross, but is it a more technical chart?

Here it is! I never knew it had a name--on my GPS it's just marked as it's a venomous snake or Danger! Will Robinson with a ton of markers.Attachment 15208

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@thinkxingu Wow, knowing you and knowing where we are on the lake I was going to be super surprised if you didn't know this. It's like the mini-witches over this side of the lake. Glad you did know about it, just not its name!

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thinkxingu · 08-17-2019, 12:20 PM

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@thinkxingu Wow, knowing you and knowing where we are on the lake I was going to be super surprised if you didn't know this. It's like the mini-witches over this side of the lake. Glad you did know about it, just not its name!

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From where we're coming from, we never go close to there--it's either along the shore from/towards the Barber Pole or on the other side by Ragged/Hole/Sandy.

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kawishiwi · 08-17-2019, 02:44 PM

Huh, I've spent a little time fishing around Middle Ground and never saw a threat to my little outboard. Shallow enough to see bottom but didnt see anything less than 5 ft deep. Did I miss the prop threats out there?

08-15-2019, 04:31 PM	#1
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,367 Thanks: 2,422 Thanked 5,349 Times in 2,093 Posts	Dumb! Dumb, dumb, dumb! I cannot believe the state is even considering this dumbass idea! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

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Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 362 Thanks: 26 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	Public Hearing I for one will attend the public hearing in Gilford on the 26th. I will voice my opinion that more lighted buoys would be a more cost effective means of warning off boaters from The Witches. A lighthouse sounds cool, maybe even a bit of a tourist attraction, but to mark The Graveyard Of Lower Units And Props, maybe not.

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Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,472 Thanks: 1,386 Thanked 1,667 Times in 1,086 Posts	Light? Although there really aren't, to my knowledge, many accidents on the Witches, I bet the predominant number occur during the day.

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kawishiwi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 519 Thanks: 227 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts	Well... Now thats a PERFECT use for the dive! Additional navigational aid AND a burger & a beer if you chop rock with your prop. __________________ "I don't take responsibility at all."

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Seaplane Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 664 Thanked 943 Times in 368 Posts	Yes, South of Cow - near passage between Cow and Tuftonboro Neck. Attached Images

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kawishiwi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 519 Thanks: 227 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts	Middle Ground Huh, I've spent a little time fishing around Middle Ground and never saw a threat to my little outboard. Shallow enough to see bottom but didnt see anything less than 5 ft deep. Did I miss the prop threats out there? __________________ "I don't take responsibility at all."