When you see more planes on the lake than boats...

fatlazyless · 11-30-2020, 04:57 AM

Maybe a forum photo detective can detect if this Laker Amphibian photo www.seabee.info/teal/thurston.htm shows the airplane beached on a Lake Winnipesaukee sandy beach, shoreline?

A different Laker Amphibian photo down at the bottom of the page from 1968 looks like it could be on Lake Winnipesaukee?

Most likely, Laker Amphibians have a cockpit heater and a windshield defroster, just like a car, something that recreational boats do not have.

Apparently, this small airplane did not come equipped with any windshield wipers?

Pricestavern · 11-30-2020, 11:17 AM

If there are more planes than boats on the lake, it's a sure sign that the Alton Runway is open and that a great winter is underway!

steve-on-mark · 11-30-2020, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Pricestavern

If there are more planes than boats on the lake, it's a sure sign that the Alton Runway is open and that a great winter is underway!

THAT runway will be liquid for a while longer.... check back in January! :-)

11-30-2020, 04:57 AM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,789 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,024 Times in 745 Posts	Maybe a forum photo detective can detect if this Laker Amphibian photo www.seabee.info/teal/thurston.htm shows the airplane beached on a Lake Winnipesaukee sandy beach, shoreline? A different Laker Amphibian photo down at the bottom of the page from 1968 looks like it could be on Lake Winnipesaukee? Most likely, Laker Amphibians have a cockpit heater and a windshield defroster, just like a car, something that recreational boats do not have. Apparently, this small airplane did not come equipped with any windshield wipers? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

11-30-2020, 11:17 AM	#2
Pricestavern Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Valencia, Spain (formerly Rattlesnake Isle) Posts: 389 Thanks: 135 Thanked 142 Times in 82 Posts	More Planes than Boats If there are more planes than boats on the lake, it's a sure sign that the Alton Runway is open and that a great winter is underway!