Stormy Weather

andyporter · 07-28-2007, 12:26 AM

If you anchor during a bad storm you are a sitting duck. You are still on the water so you're not safe from lightning or the large waves that can form. If its raining hard your boat is gonna start filling with water which sucks. It will probably be kinda cold as well. And the worst thing is your anchor or anchors that people seem so proud of positioning correctly(silly if you ask me) will probably get wedged under a huge rock and you will never see them again without some scuba gear. Go to a dock. Get off the water!

Pineedles · 07-28-2007, 08:03 AM

I for one would have no problem with a boater tying up at my dock if the weather was bad. I know its a crap shoot as to who and who wouldn't object, but my guess is that the majority of the shore front owners would be OK with it.

Winnipesaukee · 07-28-2007, 05:26 PM

A storm? Perfect sailing weather!!! Except for the whole aluminum mast thing.

sgold44 · 07-30-2007, 09:12 AM

Saturday was a beautiful afternoon to boat. We were out from 2:00 TO 9:30. One shower around 7:30.

Sunday was even better. We left Alton bay at 10:00 a.m., returned around 3:30. Calm, warm & sunny.

Gotta love those forecasters!!

macshpman · 07-30-2007, 09:40 AM

I was able to enjoy one day on the lake last weekend. My sister and a employee of mine went out for the day. I was thinking that being at the launch in Meredith by 7:00 would be early enough to miss the start of the boat show but was wrong in thinking that. So we traveled alittle further to Center Harbor and found no waiting line at the launch. Alittle rain shower in the early afternoon and then it started to clear up nicely making it a very enjoyable day out there. I didn't even let the passing boat that were under full power less then 150" feet from us bother me. It was still better then being at work.

Rose · 07-30-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sgold44

Gotta love those forecasters!!

Here's a site with weather maps. I look forward to your forecast later this evening.

http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/ewall.html

CanisLupusArctos · 07-30-2007, 10:29 PM

Back in the 1980s, I remember there was a lake boating forecast. The National Weather Service issued one (I think) and there were also a couple of meteorologists who had phone recordings they updated daily with their own marine forecast for Lake Winni.

Does anyone know what happened to those?

07-28-2007, 12:26 AM	#1
andyporter Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bear Island Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Anchoring in a storm. If you anchor during a bad storm you are a sitting duck. You are still on the water so you're not safe from lightning or the large waves that can form. If its raining hard your boat is gonna start filling with water which sucks. It will probably be kinda cold as well. And the worst thing is your anchor or anchors that people seem so proud of positioning correctly(silly if you ask me) will probably get wedged under a huge rock and you will never see them again without some scuba gear. Go to a dock. Get off the water!

07-28-2007, 08:03 AM	#2
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,549 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	A port in the storm I for one would have no problem with a boater tying up at my dock if the weather was bad. I know its a crap shoot as to who and who wouldn't object, but my guess is that the majority of the shore front owners would be OK with it.

07-28-2007, 05:26 PM	#3
Winnipesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 233 Thanks: 14 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	A storm? Perfect sailing weather!!! Except for the whole aluminum mast thing. __________________ Sail fast, live slow!

07-30-2007, 09:12 AM	#4
sgold44 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Middleton, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Weather Forecasters Wrong Again!! Saturday was a beautiful afternoon to boat. We were out from 2:00 TO 9:30. One shower around 7:30. Sunday was even better. We left Alton bay at 10:00 a.m., returned around 3:30. Calm, warm & sunny. Gotta love those forecasters!!

07-30-2007, 09:40 AM	#5
macshpman Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern NH Posts: 32 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Saturday was a Nice One I was able to enjoy one day on the lake last weekend. My sister and a employee of mine went out for the day. I was thinking that being at the launch in Meredith by 7:00 would be early enough to miss the start of the boat show but was wrong in thinking that. So we traveled alittle further to Center Harbor and found no waiting line at the launch. Alittle rain shower in the early afternoon and then it started to clear up nicely making it a very enjoyable day out there. I didn't even let the passing boat that were under full power less then 150" feet from us bother me. It was still better then being at work.

07-30-2007, 10:29 PM	#7
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Lake Boating Forecast? Back in the 1980s, I remember there was a lake boating forecast. The National Weather Service issued one (I think) and there were also a couple of meteorologists who had phone recordings they updated daily with their own marine forecast for Lake Winni. Does anyone know what happened to those?