something not happening w/ M.V. Winnipesaukee Belle

fatlazyless · 07-07-2026, 06:40 PM

Announced first day cruise of this summer, a two hour/$42 voyage out from Meredith town dock was originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 and has been changed to Saturday, July 11 so something important must be up or down with the Winni Belle?

As of yesterday, Monday July 6, the Winnipesaukee Belle was still high up its repair ramp in Center Harbor, totally out of the water, so maybe it has some mechanical issue or something?

Hey there ...... Winni Winni Winni Belle ...... what's up with the Winnipesaukee Belle, a twin side wheel, 65' vessel with 150-passengers powered by burning wood to make steam to crank around these two huge side wheels ....... just like 1853 on that Mississippi River steam side wheeler boat ...... way back then, going down lake!

fatlazyless · 07-09-2026, 09:11 AM

Center Harbor town dock area: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 and the M.V. Winnipesaukee Belle is still resting, totally out of the water, high up on its repair ramp.

Why is this when the announced first day was to be July 1? You know a huge amount of upgrades, renovation and repair has been done on the Winni Belle over the last two years so what's up here?

Could well be there's a shortage of paying customers who prepaid on the Winni Belle sigh-up website, and that's the problem here? Not enough paying passengers to make the Winni Belle hit the Winnipesaukee waters?

My suggestion; give the Winni Belle a new bright color paint job on its exterior and change the sedate white and dark blue to some hot colors like hot pink, fluorescent green, and some other wackadoozie color to upgrade it to look like a party boat.

Another suggestion is to lease it or sell it to the Town Docks restaurant in Meredith which seems like it could be very popular draw with all their restaurant customers, and the large boat dock, right there. Is the M.V. Winnipesaukee Belle an automatic grand slam, business home run under the direction of the Town Docks restaurant, or what?

And what dear reader, do you think .......

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map · 07-09-2026, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Announced first day cruise of this summer, a two hour/$42 voyage out from Meredith town dock was originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 and has been changed to Saturday, July 11 so something important must be up or down with the Winni Belle?

As of yesterday, Monday July 6, the Winnipesaukee Belle was still high up its repair ramp in Center Harbor, totally out of the water, so maybe it has some mechanical issue or something?

Hey there ...... Winni Winni Winni Belle ...... what's up with the Winnipesaukee Belle, a twin side wheel, 65' vessel with 150-passengers powered by burning wood to make steam to crank around these two huge side wheels ....... just like 1853 on that Mississippi River steam side wheeler boat ...... way back then, going down lake!

Hmmm? Wasn’t she supposed to be doing the cocktails cruises?

07-07-2026, 06:40 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,251 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 314 Thanked 1,120 Times in 827 Posts	something not happening w/ M.V. Winnipesaukee Belle Announced first day cruise of this summer, a two hour/$42 voyage out from Meredith town dock was originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 1 and has been changed to Saturday, July 11 so something important must be up or down with the Winni Belle? As of yesterday, Monday July 6, the Winnipesaukee Belle was still high up its repair ramp in Center Harbor, totally out of the water, so maybe it has some mechanical issue or something? Hey there ...... Winni Winni Winni Belle ...... what's up with the Winnipesaukee Belle, a twin side wheel, 65' vessel with 150-passengers powered by burning wood to make steam to crank around these two huge side wheels ....... just like 1853 on that Mississippi River steam side wheeler boat ...... way back then, going down lake! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

07-09-2026, 09:11 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,251 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 314 Thanked 1,120 Times in 827 Posts	Winnii-Winni-Winni-Belle ...... what's happening? Center Harbor town dock area: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 and the M.V. Winnipesaukee Belle is still resting, totally out of the water, high up on its repair ramp. Why is this when the announced first day was to be July 1? You know a huge amount of upgrades, renovation and repair has been done on the Winni Belle over the last two years so what's up here? Could well be there's a shortage of paying customers who prepaid on the Winni Belle sigh-up website, and that's the problem here? Not enough paying passengers to make the Winni Belle hit the Winnipesaukee waters? My suggestion; give the Winni Belle a new bright color paint job on its exterior and change the sedate white and dark blue to some hot colors like hot pink, fluorescent green, and some other wackadoozie color to upgrade it to look like a party boat. Another suggestion is to lease it or sell it to the Town Docks restaurant in Meredith which seems like it could be very popular draw with all their restaurant customers, and the large boat dock, right there. Is the M.V. Winnipesaukee Belle an automatic grand slam, business home run under the direction of the Town Docks restaurant, or what? And what dear reader, do you think ....... ? __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!