Red/White Marker Buoy - Revised Location
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I sent the below email to NH Marine Patrol.
"I would like to report that I think the following red/white marker is out of position on Lake Winnipesaukee. It is directly opposite the mouth of Twenty Mile Bay. An older Bizer map has it positioned at the following approximate location: N 43 39.813 W 71 17.858 My boat GPS has it positioned at the following approximate location: N 43 39.815 W 71 17.885 I went by this marker a couple of nights ago and it appeared much closer to me than I thought it should have been which prompted me to look at it closely this afternoon. It appears to be perhaps as much as 180 feet too far west." Here's what Marine Patrol told me: "The marker is currently in the correct position. It was, however, moved westward to its current position a couple of years ago." There's a shallow area near the buoy but no rocks. BUT, if you are using a plotter with an older chip, be aware that the buoy may not be where you think it is. I have also informed Bizer. |
That's interesting because we have a buoy by our house that was maybe 75 feet closer to shore when we first lived here in 1984. A couple of weeks ago MP came in to do some repairs and I told him it had moved over the years and there were no rocks where it is. He informed me that they do it by GPS so it was correct. Of course back in the day who used GPS?
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In the following 2018 thread, it appears to have been reported that the buoy in question had been decommissioned and removed by Marine Patrol:
https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ad.php?t=23002 Based upon the above, Bizer has removed the buoy from his maps printed in 2019. The buoy does not mark any rocks. The depth around it is about 8 feet. The need for this buoy is questionable. |
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There is a fair probability that the buoy had already drifted to its current, incorrect position when the GPS reading was made and recorded in their diary. |
Remember well that marker.
The year we had a drought, I remember hitting ground at that spot trying to rescue another boat that hit ground. When water is high it is not a problem.
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Bizer has a standing reward of $250 for anyone who can pinpoint the location of a shallow area that Bizer has overlooked. If you can pinpoint any place that is less than six feed deep (at normal fall height) that Bizer has failed to mark with blue tint, you would qualify for this reward. In the past twenty years, Bizer has paid $1250 to those who have helped Bizer to correct and maintain the most accurate map of Lake Winnipesaukee. |
20 Mile bay and Farm Island
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I also reported last Fall on the Western side of Farm Island the water is very shallow with rocks. This is on the West side. Not in the NWZ where there are markers for rocks. Last Fall I was sailing by the island and my keel hit several times. I couldn't believe the large shallow area. And I have been sailing that area for years. But never as close to the the shoreline as I was. My Cape dory only draws 3'6". My best guess is that some of the rocks are within 150' and others are just beyond 150' from Farm Island shoreline. I will take a GPS sounding and report back. |
Red/White Marker Buoy - Revised Location
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The marker is in the right place because GPS says so, and submerged rocks are of no concern so long as they can match up the marker with the GPS coordinates. There is clearly something wrong when the electronics and the marker align and thus are correct and it is the rock that is in the wrong place,,, How do you fix that perspective. Oh, I know, make everyone wear rubber boots, face masks, ear & nose plugs and keep out all visitors and make residents move away and your problem is solved. We are living in odd times, sure hope we all survive this. :( |
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I was out today and the red/white buoy that was in location N 43 39.815 W 71 17.885 last year IS NOT there anymore. Chances are that Marine Patrol has once again retired this buoy as there is nothing there except an 8 foot depth.
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