Overnight?

[ApS]

Yes, it's water quality. Any "camp" with a pipe in the water will tell you—especially islanders with a pipe for water.

Originally Posted by jrc

Hey Garysanfran, I guess the happy face wasn't enough I'm absolutely sure I never caused any problems for the Rice family.

I'm not encouraging anything, just relating my experiences and ribbing you a little for calling, what amounts to illegal parking, anarchy.

Some illegal parkers get their "comeuppance", but Winnipesaukee's overnighters seldom do.

[BostonWhaler]

A lot of animosity in this thread.

Me and my friends had a lot of life-enriching moments camping about Winni when we were kids, and never pissed anyone off. I only make it back up a couple times a season now, but it's definitely a show of how things have changed.

Where would a kid go nowadays to do such a thing? Is it better that they now have DSL to the islands so they can play Call of Duty on Xbox all day?

[dickiej]

On the coast, we call this "gunkholing".......finding a protected, quiet cove to throw the anchor over and spend the night. A lot easier on the ocean than a lake. I guess you have to look at this issue from both sides......if I owned a home on the lake, how would I feel about a boat or several boats anchoring right off my property? I guess it depends on how they behave......if they are loud, you know how sound travels on the water.......but if they're quiet, what harm, really? On the other hand, do you really want to open this door? Next thing, you've got hundreds of boats being trailered up to the lake for the weekend just adding to what many already consider an overcrowded situation......

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by dickiej

On the coast, we call this "gunkholing".......finding a protected, quiet cove to throw the anchor over and spend the night. A lot easier on the ocean than a lake. I guess you have to look at this issue from both sides......if I owned a home on the lake, how would I feel about a boat or several boats anchoring right off my property? I guess it depends on how they behave......if they are loud, you know how sound travels on the water.......but if they're quiet, what harm, really? On the other hand, do you really want to open this door? Next thing, you've got hundreds of boats being trailered up to the lake for the weekend just adding to what many already consider an overcrowded situation......

But those weekenders have the same right to enjoy the lake as the home owners.

[ishoot308]

The problem is some people are pigs and don't care!...not all... but those that are, ruin it for everyone and are the reason for some of the laws we have on the lake.

The people who litter and discharge their waste into the lakes and don't know when to keep the noise down, are the ones why the overnight law is in place. It's really that simple...

In my heart I believe over-nighting should be allowed on the lake...but the realist in me knows what the outcome would be...

Dan