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Sandy Beach · 08-07-2005, 08:59 PM

One boat all alone in that cove can not be rafting. The MP must be wrong.

I read the RSA about rafting on lake Winnie and it mentions twice about orange balls in Braun Bay.

portion from RSA 270:45:
(4) Braun Bay - There shall be no rafting within 300 feet of both fish and game property lines as delineated by Marine Patrol with orange mooring balls.
(5) Braun Bay at a distance less than 75 feet from shore lines as delineated by Marine Patrol with orange mooring balls.

I was in Braun Bay a few times in July and I do not remember seeing any orange balls over there. Where are the balls mentioned in the RSA? I did see several boat rafts with 3 and more boats at anchor less than 50 feet from other boats so maybe I was not in the NRZ of Braun Bay. Is there another sandy shallow area deep in Braun Bay that I missed? I seemed to be where all the other boaters were.

I do not see anything about this 75' rule or orange balls for Wentworth Cove area in the RSA. Did I miss that too?

08-07-2005, 08:59 PM	#14
Sandy Beach Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 71 Thanks: 9 Thanked 9 Times in 3 Posts	How can one lone boat be breaking rafting rules? Orange Balls in Braun Bay? One boat all alone in that cove can not be rafting. The MP must be wrong. I read the RSA about rafting on lake Winnie and it mentions twice about orange balls in Braun Bay. portion from RSA 270:45: (4) Braun Bay - There shall be no rafting within 300 feet of both fish and game property lines as delineated by Marine Patrol with orange mooring balls. (5) Braun Bay at a distance less than 75 feet from shore lines as delineated by Marine Patrol with orange mooring balls. I was in Braun Bay a few times in July and I do not remember seeing any orange balls over there. Where are the balls mentioned in the RSA? I did see several boat rafts with 3 and more boats at anchor less than 50 feet from other boats so maybe I was not in the NRZ of Braun Bay. Is there another sandy shallow area deep in Braun Bay that I missed? I seemed to be where all the other boaters were. I do not see anything about this 75' rule or orange balls for Wentworth Cove area in the RSA. Did I miss that too? Last edited by Sandy Beach; 08-07-2005 at 09:17 PM.