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Originally Posted by codeman671
"...Is that something really floating?? Looks like rocks at the bottom left of the pic, maybe something along shore Sometimes the pics that APS finds and posts can be a bit misleading.  ...Of course there are exceptions to the rule. Common sense is needed..." |
Not having any of my boats registered—as yet—I watched that UFO (
Unidentified
Floating
Object) drift back and forth for a couple of days. (Off Tuftonboro Neck).
More debris showed up, so I decided to take a chance.
An hour later, the NHMP saw the only boat on the lake
and decided to check my AWOL registration decal.
A "safety check" of my boat showed I was in compliance. (Including my red "fire-extinguisher" that was really a can of insect spray!)
Perhaps by noting that my boat was filled with former Winnipesaukee debris (photo below), I was let go with still-one-more NHMP verbal warning story to add to my growing collection of NHMP verbal warning stories.
Yes, that object did turn out to be stairs with a railing. Fortunately, my littlest boat has limited "painted graphics" to risk, so I did a very slow "tow" back to shore. A challenging tow, as those stairs would have made a very good "sea anchor".
One book on sailing fundamentals writes that a set of tapered wooden plugs is a part of your
"Essential Safety Equipment".
(Of course, those boats
faster than sailboats need "common sense" instead).
No "debris" has beaten the record of
one entire 50-foot dock adrift off former Camp Wyanoke's "Lands End"!!!
