Boats Out? - Page 2

This'nThat · 12-17-2006, 11:21 AM

As I sit here this morning, looking out at a perfectly calm lake, I've decided on my New Year's resolution -- never again will I take the boat out early. Next year, the day after Christmas, at the earliest!

Island Girl · 12-17-2006, 08:46 PM

Through the good graces of hardy friends.... we were out on the lake today. It has been two months and I really needed a lake fix. The island was beautiful!

gtxrider · 12-17-2006, 10:04 PM

Do I hear a cruise on Christmas DAY? Did you happen to go down Alton Bay to view the fire damage? Did the Sea Doo make an appearance since it may get more use than the snow mobile?

Island Life · 12-17-2006, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orion

There's at least 9 more weeks of boating!

. . . that was written on September 25th. Guess Orion underestimated by at least 4 weeks!

Island Girl · 12-18-2006, 06:31 AM

I drove through Alton Bay in the car... not by boat. I did take some pictures. I will try to post later. The air is acrid... around there. . It is hard to tell about the damage. It is much worse on the lake side than the street side.

No Christmas Day cruise for me... I will be in the Seattle area... then again they have lots of water there!

IG

fatlazyless · 12-18-2006, 07:46 AM

Is today the right time now for me to take my boat, 30' dock, & boat lift out, or should I wait till sometime in January or who knows when? On the one hand, today I could go boating. Or, I could do about half of the removal. Holy smokes.....it's a tough call. My boat is a 1974 Starcraft Starchief with an outboard, and removing it is easy, as long as the town boat launch at Brown's Boat Basin isn't iced in. Until about five years ago, I'd waste a lot a time trying to get three guys lined up to haul the dock sections and boat lift. And now, through the wonders of using a crank-winch tied to a tree and some ten foot boards, I've figured out that the whole removal can be done by myself, all alone. My latest removal day so far was on January 5, I think, if I remember correct.

Who knows when it will freeze? The weather could change overnight, and descend into the deep freeze, or a foot of snow could fall? What a dilema? It is a seasonal dock, but I have never heard of anything like a seasonal dock non-removal fine, but who knows.

After all, I have bigger things to worry about, like paying my incredibly expensive property taxes so that our Senator Judd Gregg can have his $850,000.00 lottery win and not have to pay NH even one penney in tax. Now, that is everyone's problem!

Lakegeezer · 12-18-2006, 10:28 AM

There is skim ice flows moving in front of our place again this morning. After the warm weekend, I don't know how its possible. Perhaps flowing out of a bay. Anyway, years ago, I left a stubborn dock pole in the mud, thinking it would be OK until the freeze. A very thin skim of ice formed one night, and when the wind came up the next day, it bent the 2" iron pole. The momentum of thin ice is impressive. I suggest that as soon as there is the possibility of ice, you should get your crank-up dock out of the water, because having it bent at the shoreline hinge would be expensive to fix.

Loony Singer · 01-03-2007, 11:13 AM

...we were up at the Lake to bring in the New Year with some good friends. We were looking across from our place on Moultonboro Neck at the barely visible fireworks in Wolfeboro at midnight, when what to our wondering eyes should appear but....A BOAT. At 5 minutes past midnight. Working its way through The Graveyard at a reasonable rate of speed. Amazing.

Island Girl · 01-05-2007, 10:20 AM

I sure could use a ride out to Rattlesnake Island to fix Snake Eyes..... I will bring chocolate or cheesecake as a bribe!!!!

kchace · 01-05-2007, 12:00 PM

Mmmm! Might be worth taking my boat out of storage. :^)

Ken

codeman671 · 01-05-2007, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Girl

I sure could use a ride out to Rattlesnake Island to fix Snake Eyes..... I will bring chocolate or cheesecake as a bribe!!!!

I am going out tomorrow to Mark but won't be on my own boat. You may want to ask Watermark or Island Support if you can catch a ride, they both still have boats at Glendale in operation.

Island Girl · 01-05-2007, 01:48 PM

Can't afford their prices... but thanks for the suggestion, Codeman671.

IG

hazelnut · 01-06-2007, 08:15 PM

What a great day! Had to break through some skim coat of ice but all in all it was a blast. First time boating in early January for me.

Happy · 01-13-2007, 10:28 AM

Hazelnut,

Sounds like quite an adventure. I would like to get out there sometime this winter, but my boat is winterized. Do you think we'll see any ice this year? What about the fishing derby? I am hoping for an early start to the season at this point.

Thanks.
Happy

(A woman needs a man, like a fish needs a bicycle. ~Bono)

12-17-2006, 11:21 AM	#101
This'nThat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 534 Thanks: 19 Thanked 134 Times in 61 Posts	No more early out As I sit here this morning, looking out at a perfectly calm lake, I've decided on my New Year's resolution -- never again will I take the boat out early. Next year, the day after Christmas, at the earliest!

12-17-2006, 08:46 PM	#102
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	On the Lake today Through the good graces of hardy friends.... we were out on the lake today. It has been two months and I really needed a lake fix. The island was beautiful! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

12-17-2006, 10:04 PM	#103
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Christmas Cruise? Do I hear a cruise on Christmas DAY? Did you happen to go down Alton Bay to view the fire damage? Did the Sea Doo make an appearance since it may get more use than the snow mobile?

12-18-2006, 06:31 AM	#105
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Fire I drove through Alton Bay in the car... not by boat. I did take some pictures. I will try to post later. The air is acrid... around there. . It is hard to tell about the damage. It is much worse on the lake side than the street side. No Christmas Day cruise for me... I will be in the Seattle area... then again they have lots of water there! IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

12-18-2006, 07:46 AM	#106
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,734 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,005 Times in 733 Posts	...wondering what to do? Is today the right time now for me to take my boat, 30' dock, & boat lift out, or should I wait till sometime in January or who knows when? On the one hand, today I could go boating. Or, I could do about half of the removal. Holy smokes.....it's a tough call. My boat is a 1974 Starcraft Starchief with an outboard, and removing it is easy, as long as the town boat launch at Brown's Boat Basin isn't iced in. Until about five years ago, I'd waste a lot a time trying to get three guys lined up to haul the dock sections and boat lift. And now, through the wonders of using a crank-winch tied to a tree and some ten foot boards, I've figured out that the whole removal can be done by myself, all alone. My latest removal day so far was on January 5, I think, if I remember correct. Who knows when it will freeze? The weather could change overnight, and descend into the deep freeze, or a foot of snow could fall? What a dilema? It is a seasonal dock, but I have never heard of anything like a seasonal dock non-removal fine, but who knows. After all, I have bigger things to worry about, like paying my incredibly expensive property taxes so that our Senator Judd Gregg can have his $850,000.00 lottery win and not have to pay NH even one penney in tax. Now, that is everyone's problem!

12-18-2006, 10:28 AM	#107
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,677 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 353 Thanked 639 Times in 290 Posts	Dock removal time is now There is skim ice flows moving in front of our place again this morning. After the warm weekend, I don't know how its possible. Perhaps flowing out of a bay. Anyway, years ago, I left a stubborn dock pole in the mud, thinking it would be OK until the freeze. A very thin skim of ice formed one night, and when the wind came up the next day, it bent the 2" iron pole. The momentum of thin ice is impressive. I suggest that as soon as there is the possibility of ice, you should get your crank-up dock out of the water, because having it bent at the shoreline hinge would be expensive to fix. __________________ -lg

01-03-2007, 11:13 AM	#108
Loony Singer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 109 Thanks: 30 Thanked 16 Times in 11 Posts	hard to believe, but... ...we were up at the Lake to bring in the New Year with some good friends. We were looking across from our place on Moultonboro Neck at the barely visible fireworks in Wolfeboro at midnight, when what to our wondering eyes should appear but....A BOAT. At 5 minutes past midnight. Working its way through The Graveyard at a reasonable rate of speed. Amazing.

01-05-2007, 10:20 AM	#109
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Any boats still in? I sure could use a ride out to Rattlesnake Island to fix Snake Eyes..... I will bring chocolate or cheesecake as a bribe!!!! __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

01-05-2007, 12:00 PM	#110
kchace Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brookline and Moultonborough NH Posts: 100 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mmmm! Might be worth taking my boat out of storage. :^) Ken

01-05-2007, 01:48 PM	#112
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	$$$ Can't afford their prices... but thanks for the suggestion, Codeman671. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

01-06-2007, 08:15 PM	#113
hazelnut Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,348 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 508 Thanked 462 Times in 162 Posts	Boated to Cow Isle on Thurs What a great day! Had to break through some skim coat of ice but all in all it was a blast. First time boating in early January for me.

01-13-2007, 10:28 AM	#114
Happy Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hazelnut, Sounds like quite an adventure. I would like to get out there sometime this winter, but my boat is winterized. Do you think we'll see any ice this year? What about the fishing derby? I am hoping for an early start to the season at this point. Thanks. Happy (A woman needs a man, like a fish needs a bicycle. ~Bono)