The Dive

RUGMAN · 11-08-2020, 07:24 AM

Did I see the Dive tied up near Christmas Island or was that a mirage?

Bigstan · 11-09-2020, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by RUGMAN

Did I see the Dive tied up near Christmas Island or was that a mirage?

Nope, that was it. Looked like it was listing a bit as well.

WinnisquamZ · 11-09-2020, 02:45 PM

“Listing a bit”. New dock coming to tie up to. Permit in place. Reads like a insurance claim in waiting

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TiltonBB · 11-11-2020, 06:30 PM

The Dive returned to the big lake today Sea Tow assisted with a tow through the Channel

RUGMAN · 11-11-2020, 07:44 PM

Anyone know where it will spend the winter?

Descant · 11-11-2020, 11:11 PM

If I have a bubbler and rent them my dock for the winter am I now a commercial property in a residential zone?
Can't they leave it at the Weirs? I thought they had bubblers.

Beardude · 11-12-2020, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TiltonBB

The Dive returned to the big lake today Sea Tow assisted with a tow through the Channel

Is that a septic truck waiting for them on the bridge?

Patofnaud · 11-13-2020, 09:19 AM

Imagine trying to do that move at full lake level?!!!

upthesaukee · 11-13-2020, 10:18 AM

Hmmmm. I think it had more than two feet of clearance, but the current could be interesting, given the higher outflow at Lakeport in the spring.

Dave

fatlazyless · 11-13-2020, 12:25 PM

Everything considered, The Dive's 2020 new home at the Weirs Beach public docks seems like it is the single, one and only spot all around the lake where it is welcome and happy. It seems like The Dive has done found its happy home. Believe it is situated across from an incredibly ugly commercial parking lot that got dug into the hillside, and the mostly unoccupied seasonal Civil War-era(?) buildings owned by the NH Veteran's Assoc down there at 150 Lakeside Avenue......... a-yuh!

Will The Dive return here, next year in 2021 ..... time will tell?

Will The Dive be doing cruise, adult beverage excursions, out and back from this here spot ..... time will tell?

Will The Dive go spuds down into the natural, shallow water sandbars in Braun Bay and West Alton .... attracting boater, adult beverage-customers from all across the lake to a single social, watering hole ..... time will tell?

One thing is for sure here ..... time will definitely tell....... a-yuh? ...

gbracer53 · 11-19-2020, 09:04 AM

Looks like the Dive is at Fay's for some R&R

MotorHead · 11-19-2020, 10:13 AM

It looks like it is falling apart.
Well, it is a DIVE after all.

mowtorman · 11-19-2020, 10:44 AM

I know what's needed next to round out lake life. A decommissioned nuclear sub underwater dining experience. Bangor Maine had the "Submarine Lunch" that went underwater almost every spring.

thinkxingu · 11-19-2020, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MotorHead

It looks like it is falling apart.
Well, it is a DIVE after all.

I thought the same thing, but it looks like it may be the image quality?

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MotorHead · 11-19-2020, 11:02 AM

I wonder how much they are paying for Winter Storage.

mowtorman · 11-19-2020, 11:14 AM

I'd say rock bottom.

GodSmile · 11-20-2020, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

I thought the same thing, but it looks like it may be the image quality?

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Drove by the other day, it does appear to be in rough shape with siding coming off, It also looks like it is undergoing some sort of repair.

Biggd · 11-20-2020, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by GodSmile

Drove by the other day, it does appear to be in rough shape with siding coming off, It also looks like it is undergoing some sort of repair.

It wasn't exactly attractive to begin with.

MotorHead · 11-20-2020, 08:31 AM

I think they should rename it to "The Dump"

GodSmile · 11-20-2020, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MotorHead

I think they should rename it to "The Dump"

Funny, that is how my wife and I refer to it when we see it on the lake.

lakewinnie · 11-20-2020, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GodSmile

Drove by the other day, it does appear to be in rough shape with siding coming off, It also looks like it is undergoing some sort of repair.

Looks the same as it has always looked to me

mowtorman · 11-20-2020, 11:58 AM

New view of Weirs to Meredith Bay. The Ossippees and Eagle Island always look great.

MotorHead · 11-20-2020, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by lakewinnie

Looks the same as it has always looked to me

It was always a DUMP.
Just like couple of other establishments around here.

joey2665 · 11-20-2020, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MotorHead

It was always a DUMP.
Just like couple of other establishments around here.

Wow that’s a little harsh. Just because it’s not for you doesn’t mean it’s a “dump”. Have you ever been on the Dive? I have, while it’s just a once a year thing for me many others really enjoy it and I didn’t find it to be a dump. It was well kept and clean.

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gbracer53 · 12-03-2020, 04:41 PM

Sometimes you need a really big piece of equipment to haul your boat out of the water!

fatlazyless · 12-03-2020, 07:14 PM

Wow ..... look at that ..... is it still down at Fay's Boat Yard? ...... a crane hired to lift it out like that probably cost at least one thousand dollars ..... wonder what's the real price that got paid to do that?

.... helllllloooooo ....... The Dive ....... what's the latest with The Dive?

And, that Weirs Beach public dock sure seems like the #1 best spot for it, all around the lake ...... it's #1 happy spot ..... a good fit .... it actually looks very distinguished from a distance on a sunny day ..... very bright white and boxy.

For about $22/gal at Walmart you can get exterior semi-gloss paint that would probably stick pretty good to The Dive exterior and make it a bright pink for a high visibility color. Now, bright pink would make it both very distinguished and very distinctive, characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.

...... as seen from one/half to two to five miles away ..... out, across the shimmering waters ....... just look at that bright pink, boxy vessel ..... that's got to be The Dive!

MotorHead · 12-03-2020, 09:16 PM

My God, what an eyesore.
The further north you go, the further south you get.

Reminds me of the movie Deliverance.

VitaBene · 12-03-2020, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MotorHead

My God, what an eyesore.
The further north you go, the further south you get.

Reminds me of the movie Deliverance.

Snooty? Snotty? Troll much?

MotorHead · 12-04-2020, 03:29 PM

No trolling.

Calling it like it is.

Rinkerguy · 12-04-2020, 04:29 PM

Every time I was at Weirs or the few times we were onboard the Dive was always full of people having a good time, staying safe and no trouble. God forbid people would stop disrespecting a new small business owner for trying to make ends meet.
Good luck in the future, hopefully 2021 will be back to the good ole days when we can actually enjoy the lakes region again

joey2665 · 12-04-2020, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rinkerguy

Every time I was at Weirs or the few times we were onboard the Dive was always full of people having a good time, staying safe and no trouble. God forbid people would stop disrespecting a new small business owner for trying to make ends meet.

Good luck in the future, hopefully 2021 will be back to the good ole days when we can actually enjoy the lakes region again

I agree 100%. It’s always busy people seem to enjoy it. They have not been traveling to many sand bars so that isn’t an issue anymore. I wish them the best of luck. So many trying to pee on their corn flakes.

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Biggd · 12-04-2020, 05:13 PM

I thought it was in a bad spot when it was off the pier but it was in a much better spot this past year. I'm not a customer but I wish them well. I personally think it frugly but sometimes frugly works?

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mowtorman · 02-03-2021, 11:25 PM

We have the view from the boardwalk back for all to enjoy. Great time to jump in on the public private partnership if you want to build some docks for Laconia. I was really looking forward to cracking a cold one while tied up......would have felt like 1977. I imagine alcohol will be prohibited at the public docks again along with swimming.

XCR-700 · 02-03-2021, 11:48 PM

Well I wont be as harsh as some, but truth is it aint pretty, that's for sure.

And while I don't oppose it in general, parking it at the Weirs docks was not an enhancement to the view.

That's one of my favorite views of the lake all the way back to my childhood, and the first spot I bring visitors to when they come to see the lake, and I feel a great sense of loss looking at this picture.

I guess life goes on.

Others opinions may vary,,,

11-11-2020, 06:30 PM	#4
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 2,994 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,196 Times in 931 Posts	Back Out The Dive returned to the big lake today Sea Tow assisted with a tow through the Channel Attached Images

11-11-2020, 11:11 PM	#6
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,350 Thanks: 1,342 Thanked 1,623 Times in 1,055 Posts	commercial? Residential? If I have a bubbler and rent them my dock for the winter am I now a commercial property in a residential zone? Can't they leave it at the Weirs? I thought they had bubblers.

11-13-2020, 10:18 AM	#9
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,597 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,455 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Hmmmm Hmmmm. I think it had more than two feet of clearance, but the current could be interesting, given the higher outflow at Lakeport in the spring. Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

11-13-2020, 12:25 PM	#10
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,740 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	...... time will tell? Everything considered, The Dive's 2020 new home at the Weirs Beach public docks seems like it is the single, one and only spot all around the lake where it is welcome and happy. It seems like The Dive has done found its happy home. Believe it is situated across from an incredibly ugly commercial parking lot that got dug into the hillside, and the mostly unoccupied seasonal Civil War-era(?) buildings owned by the NH Veteran's Assoc down there at 150 Lakeside Avenue......... a-yuh! Will The Dive return here, next year in 2021 ..... time will tell? Will The Dive be doing cruise, adult beverage excursions, out and back from this here spot ..... time will tell? Will The Dive go spuds down into the natural, shallow water sandbars in Braun Bay and West Alton .... attracting boater, adult beverage-customers from all across the lake to a single social, watering hole ..... time will tell? One thing is for sure here ..... time will definitely tell....... a-yuh? ... __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 11-13-2020 at 06:44 PM.

11-19-2020, 09:04 AM	#11
gbracer53 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Looks like the Dive is at Fay's for some R&R Attached Images

11-08-2020, 07:24 AM	#1
RUGMAN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: weirs beach, Posts: 301 Thanks: 39 Thanked 39 Times in 32 Posts	The Dive Did I see the Dive tied up near Christmas Island or was that a mirage?

11-09-2020, 02:45 PM	#3
WinnisquamZ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 2,053 Thanks: 210 Thanked 652 Times in 435 Posts	“Listing a bit”. New dock coming to tie up to. Permit in place. Reads like a insurance claim in waiting Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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11-11-2020, 07:44 PM	#5
RUGMAN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: weirs beach, Posts: 301 Thanks: 39 Thanked 39 Times in 32 Posts	Anyone know where it will spend the winter?

11-13-2020, 09:19 AM	#8
Patofnaud Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tilton/Paugus Bay Posts: 239 Thanks: 13 Thanked 64 Times in 45 Posts	Imagine trying to do that move at full lake level?!!!

11-19-2020, 10:13 AM	#12
MotorHead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 281 Thanks: 53 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	It looks like it is falling apart. Well, it is a DIVE after all.

11-19-2020, 10:44 AM	#13
mowtorman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 231 Thanks: 75 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	That sinking feeling I know what's needed next to round out lake life. A decommissioned nuclear sub underwater dining experience. Bangor Maine had the "Submarine Lunch" that went underwater almost every spring.

11-19-2020, 11:02 AM	#15
MotorHead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 281 Thanks: 53 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	I wonder how much they are paying for Winter Storage.

11-19-2020, 11:14 AM	#16
mowtorman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 231 Thanks: 75 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	Value pricing I'd say rock bottom.

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11-20-2020, 08:31 AM	#19
MotorHead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 281 Thanks: 53 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	I think they should rename it to "The Dump"

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11-20-2020, 11:58 AM	#22
mowtorman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 231 Thanks: 75 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	Hey good lookin' New view of Weirs to Meredith Bay. The Ossippees and Eagle Island always look great. Attached Images Last edited by mowtorman; 11-20-2020 at 02:00 PM.

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12-03-2020, 04:41 PM	#25
gbracer53 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sometimes you need a really big piece of equipment to haul your boat out of the water! Attached Images

12-03-2020, 07:14 PM	#26
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,740 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	...... very bright white and boxy. Wow ..... look at that ..... is it still down at Fay's Boat Yard? ...... a crane hired to lift it out like that probably cost at least one thousand dollars ..... wonder what's the real price that got paid to do that? .... helllllloooooo ....... The Dive ....... what's the latest with The Dive? And, that Weirs Beach public dock sure seems like the #1 best spot for it, all around the lake ...... it's #1 happy spot ..... a good fit .... it actually looks very distinguished from a distance on a sunny day ..... very bright white and boxy. For about $22/gal at Walmart you can get exterior semi-gloss paint that would probably stick pretty good to The Dive exterior and make it a bright pink for a high visibility color. Now, bright pink would make it both very distinguished and very distinctive, characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others. ...... as seen from one/half to two to five miles away ..... out, across the shimmering waters ....... just look at that bright pink, boxy vessel ..... that's got to be The Dive! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 12-03-2020 at 09:04 PM.

12-03-2020, 09:16 PM	#27
MotorHead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 281 Thanks: 53 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	My God, what an eyesore. The further north you go, the further south you get. Reminds me of the movie Deliverance.

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12-04-2020, 03:29 PM	#29
MotorHead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 281 Thanks: 53 Thanked 85 Times in 64 Posts	No trolling. Calling it like it is.

12-04-2020, 04:29 PM	#30
Rinkerguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 122 Thanks: 0 Thanked 33 Times in 24 Posts	Every time I was at Weirs or the few times we were onboard the Dive was always full of people having a good time, staying safe and no trouble. God forbid people would stop disrespecting a new small business owner for trying to make ends meet. Good luck in the future, hopefully 2021 will be back to the good ole days when we can actually enjoy the lakes region again

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12-04-2020, 05:13 PM	#32
Biggd Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Waltham Ma./Meredith NH Posts: 4,109 Thanks: 2,219 Thanked 1,189 Times in 756 Posts	I thought it was in a bad spot when it was off the pier but it was in a much better spot this past year. I'm not a customer but I wish them well. I personally think it frugly but sometimes frugly works? Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

02-03-2021, 11:25 PM	#33
mowtorman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 231 Thanks: 75 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	Oh what a relief it is We have the view from the boardwalk back for all to enjoy. Great time to jump in on the public private partnership if you want to build some docks for Laconia. I was really looking forward to cracking a cold one while tied up......would have felt like 1977. I imagine alcohol will be prohibited at the public docks again along with swimming.

02-03-2021, 11:48 PM	#34
XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,342 Thanks: 757 Thanked 538 Times in 313 Posts	Well I wont be as harsh as some, but truth is it aint pretty, that's for sure. And while I don't oppose it in general, parking it at the Weirs docks was not an enhancement to the view. That's one of my favorite views of the lake all the way back to my childhood, and the first spot I bring visitors to when they come to see the lake, and I feel a great sense of loss looking at this picture. I guess life goes on. Others opinions may vary,,,

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