early boaters beware

GTO · 04-14-2025, 11:46 AM

I’ve seen a lot of debris in the water over the years after ice out but last night going through the Weirs I looked out and there was an entire Pine tree, not a large branch, the whole tree. it was floating about maybe 20 ft of where the swim ropes normally would be

steve-on-mark · 04-14-2025, 11:53 AM

Someone sent this to me yesterday...look familiar?

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GTO · 04-14-2025, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Someone sent this to me yesterday...look familiar?

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but the picture doesn’t do it justice

camp guy · 04-14-2025, 01:11 PM

This is the time of year for debris to be floating around. Granted, an entire pine tree is unusual, but is indicative of what else is most assuredly out there lurking, just waiting for a propeller or some other crucial piece of a boat to get too close. Generally speaking, it takes a few days of wind to "flush" the debris out of the main body of the Lake (and even after that you need to be careful).

Winilyme · 04-14-2025, 01:52 PM

Looks like one of Steve's tiki boats after a rough day on the lake.

steve-on-mark · 04-14-2025, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Winilyme

Looks like one of Steve's tiki boats after a rough day on the lake.

Ha....time to install snorkels and periscopes!

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GTO · 04-14-2025, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by camp guy

This is the time of year for debris to be floating around. Granted, an entire pine tree is unusual, but is indicative of what else is most assuredly out there lurking, just waiting for a propeller or some other crucial piece of a boat to get too close. Generally speaking, it takes a few days of wind to "flush" the debris out of the main body of the Lake (and even after that you need to be careful).

Went by today. Still there, same spot. Must be stuck in the don’t there

LIforrelaxin · Yesterday, 01:21 PM

At least in Texas, The trees in the lake are stationary.... Hope that doesn't wander to far before someone gets it taken care of......

04-14-2025, 11:46 AM	#1
GTO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,085 Thanks: 338 Thanked 349 Times in 161 Posts	early boaters beware I’ve seen a lot of debris in the water over the years after ice out but last night going through the Weirs I looked out and there was an entire Pine tree, not a large branch, the whole tree. it was floating about maybe 20 ft of where the swim ropes normally would be __________________ GTO

04-14-2025, 11:53 AM	#2
steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,823 Thanks: 186 Thanked 723 Times in 421 Posts	Someone sent this to me yesterday...look familiar? Sent from my Pixel 7a using Tapatalk Attached Images __________________ ....keeping " urban decay " out of photos for nearly a year.

04-14-2025, 01:11 PM	#4
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,181 Thanks: 299 Thanked 525 Times in 293 Posts	early boaters beware This is the time of year for debris to be floating around. Granted, an entire pine tree is unusual, but is indicative of what else is most assuredly out there lurking, just waiting for a propeller or some other crucial piece of a boat to get too close. Generally speaking, it takes a few days of wind to "flush" the debris out of the main body of the Lake (and even after that you need to be careful).

Yesterday, 01:21 PM	#8
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas, Lake Ray Hubbard and NH, Long Island Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,867 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 892 Times in 524 Posts	At least in Texas, The trees in the lake are stationary.... Hope that doesn't wander to far before someone gets it taken care of...... __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....

04-14-2025, 01:52 PM	#5
Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 485 Thanks: 132 Thanked 289 Times in 155 Posts	Looks like one of Steve's tiki boats after a rough day on the lake.