Navigating Winni for new boaters

Phantom · 06-08-2016, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by KPW

On Winnipesaukee, there are no green and reds. They are black and red.

KPW -- although the buoys are white, the Weirs Channel marker lights blink Green & Red at night

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KPW · 06-08-2016, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantom

KPW -- although the buoys are white, the Weirs Channel marker lights blink Green & Red at night

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Are they black and white topped? Its been a while since I have been there, and never at night.

Phantom · 06-09-2016, 07:25 AM

They are "No Wake" buoys ..... similar to any other FL ... with Red/Green flashing lite versus white.

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Orion · 06-11-2016, 02:55 PM

They should replace all the black spars with green. There is virtually no white showing on many of the blacks now as the white is underwater (waterlogged styrofoam?). When there is any heavy chop, even in daytime, it's almost impossible to see in the dark water. I have a few I travel buy several times each week for years, so I know exactly where they are (in relatively open water north of Cow), but when it's rough you don't see them until you're about 75' away. Green would be much more visible or at least have more white showing.

Descant · 06-11-2016, 06:04 PM

Bright fluorescent green, not forest green. And maybe red should be fluorescent orange. Of course, if we're going to spend all that effort to repaint , maybe we should just swap to the "international plan"?

I agree. In areas where I travel frequently, I rarely look at the buoys to see color, and when in unfamiliar waters, caution abounds.

06-09-2016, 07:25 AM	#3
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 452 Thanked 603 Times in 340 Posts	They are "No Wake" buoys ..... similar to any other FL ... with Red/Green flashing lite versus white. . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

06-11-2016, 02:55 PM	#4
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 914 Thanks: 598 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	Too hard to see They should replace all the black spars with green. There is virtually no white showing on many of the blacks now as the white is underwater (waterlogged styrofoam?). When there is any heavy chop, even in daytime, it's almost impossible to see in the dark water. I have a few I travel buy several times each week for years, so I know exactly where they are (in relatively open water north of Cow), but when it's rough you don't see them until you're about 75' away. Green would be much more visible or at least have more white showing.

06-11-2016, 06:04 PM	#5
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,598 Thanks: 1,418 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,109 Posts	Green Bright fluorescent green, not forest green. And maybe red should be fluorescent orange. Of course, if we're going to spend all that effort to repaint , maybe we should just swap to the "international plan"? I agree. In areas where I travel frequently, I rarely look at the buoys to see color, and when in unfamiliar waters, caution abounds.

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