How Big Can You Go?

brk-lnt · 07-23-2013, 02:48 PM

I will very politely offer that you will look like a ridiculous ostentatious fool if you launch an 80' boat on Winnipesaukee.

There might be one or two places that could accommodate you, but you'll be almost entirely immobile. For your money you'd be better off with a smaller boat and maybe an island cottage/house or something like that.

ITD · 07-23-2013, 02:59 PM

An 80 foot Hatteras has a 21 foot 1 inch beam, a 5 foot 8 inch draft, 21feet 3 inches above the water and displaces 190,000 pounds aside from being almost 80 feet long.

This sounds like a brilliant idea, maybe the Mount will allow you to share berths...... it's against the law to anchor overnight on the lake.

aquabones · 07-26-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ITD

An 80 foot Hatteras has a 21 foot 1 inch beam, a 5 foot 8 inch draft, 21feet 3 inches above the water and displaces 190,000 pounds aside from being almost 80 feet long.

This sounds like a brilliant idea, maybe the Mount will allow you to share berths...... it's against the law to anchor overnight on the lake.

I think the tide will go up when it's launched!!

HUH · 01-25-2014, 01:12 PM

Not sure if its been mentioned.. Wouldn't the wake from an 80 foot Hatteras do unimaginable damage to shore front and shore front structures that have never seen a wake this large. If this lake ever needed a law it should be one to regulate displacement and speed of such an ego-mobile. Common Loons build their nests in clumps of grass along the shore so picture yourself toppling dozens of loon eggs out of the nest etc..

VitaBene · 01-29-2014, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by HUH

Not sure if its been mentioned.. Wouldn't the wake from an 80 foot Hatteras do unimaginable damage to shore front and shore front structures that have never seen a wake this large. If this lake ever needed a law it should be one to regulate displacement and speed of such an ego-mobile. Common Loons build their nests in clumps of grass along the shore so picture yourself toppling dozens of loon eggs out of the nest etc..

I doubt it would put out more wake than the mailboat or underpowered cabin cruiser (think Carver)!

dave603 · 01-29-2014, 09:30 PM

Found one ad for a used 80ft Hatteras, 2004 for $2,695,000.
Seems to me you can buy a place on the lake for that amount, and get a nice 30 footer for fun.
Not worth it in my mind.

jrc · 01-29-2014, 11:20 PM

While I still think this thread was a mega-troll, we do already have some very heavy and large (68', 74' and a 230') vessels on the lake. Don't they operate safely without damage to the shoreline?

07-23-2013, 02:48 PM	#1
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,947 Thanks: 545 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	I will very politely offer that you will look like a ridiculous ostentatious fool if you launch an 80' boat on Winnipesaukee. There might be one or two places that could accommodate you, but you'll be almost entirely immobile. For your money you'd be better off with a smaller boat and maybe an island cottage/house or something like that. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

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HUH Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 230 Thanks: 21 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Wake Not sure if its been mentioned.. Wouldn't the wake from an 80 foot Hatteras do unimaginable damage to shore front and shore front structures that have never seen a wake this large. If this lake ever needed a law it should be one to regulate displacement and speed of such an ego-mobile. Common Loons build their nests in clumps of grass along the shore so picture yourself toppling dozens of loon eggs out of the nest etc..

01-29-2014, 09:30 PM	#6
dave603 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Nashua/Winnisquam Posts: 282 Thanks: 106 Thanked 96 Times in 49 Posts	Interesting BUT.... Found one ad for a used 80ft Hatteras, 2004 for $2,695,000. Seems to me you can buy a place on the lake for that amount, and get a nice 30 footer for fun. Not worth it in my mind.

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ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	An 80 foot Hatteras has a 21 foot 1 inch beam, a 5 foot 8 inch draft, 21feet 3 inches above the water and displaces 190,000 pounds aside from being almost 80 feet long. This sounds like a brilliant idea, maybe the Mount will allow you to share berths...... it's against the law to anchor overnight on the lake.

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jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	While I still think this thread was a mega-troll, we do already have some very heavy and large (68', 74' and a 230') vessels on the lake. Don't they operate safely without damage to the shoreline?

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