Lake Markers

Gilligan · 05-20-2008, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave R

It's shallowish and there's a rock south of it between it and Mink. Pass that one on the north side. The confusing one (for me) is the black topped spar just northeast of FL30 and it's companion balck topped spar. You need to pass between the two black topped spars to be safe.

The larger boats go north of FL 30 and I see many others go on either side. Dave R is right about the preferred route.

Dave, I thought that North of FL 30 on the side of Mark is one red top closer to the island and a black top "companion" to the right of it. If those are the two markers you are thinking about, I thought you needed to pass outside the black top marker, or between the red top and the island. I thought the shallowest area is between the two markers.

You wrote that it is 2 black tops and I don't see them on my chart therefore I'm not sure we are talking about the same place.

It is true that passage past markers is not always by the intuitive route. Check the chart.

kchace · 05-20-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilligan

The larger boats go north of FL 30 and I see many others go on either side. Dave R is right about the preferred route.

Dave, I thought that North of FL 30 on the side of Mark is one red top closer to the island and a black top "companion" to the right of it. If those are the two markers you are thinking about, I thought you needed to pass outside the black top marker, or between the red top and the island. I thought the shallowest area is between the two markers.

You wrote that it is 2 black tops and I don't see them on my chart therefore I'm not sure we are talking about the same place.

It is true that passage past markers is not always by the intuitive route. Check the chart.

Its the companion buoy to FL#30 that is also black. So when navigating the preferred route, you pass between that black buoy and the black buoy off the tip of Bear. That, I believe, is the confusing aspect of it.
(That spot is a lot more clear on my old Duncan chart)

Ken

Dave R · 05-20-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gilligan

Dave, I thought that North of FL 30 on the side of Mark is one red top closer to the island and a black top "companion" to the right of it. If those are the two markers you are thinking about, I thought you needed to pass outside the black top marker, or between the red top and the island. I thought the shallowest area is between the two markers.

You wrote that it is 2 black tops and I don't see them on my chart therefore I'm not sure we are talking about the same place.

You are correct, the other black top I meant does indead have a companion red top. It's just that the 3 markers are in relative close proximity and the correct course is not at all intuitive. I have been fully comfortable with the proper route through there for years, but the first time I approached that spot was from Birch Island and I must confess that I found the concept of making a hard right turn and going between the two black spars a little disturbing. I had to stop and triple check my chart.

That route is my prefered way from Center Harbor to Weirs Beach/Meredith, just to avoid the no wake at the north end of Bear. I also route around the north side of Eagle to avoid the no wake at FL2.