The Dive?

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Overlake97

That's the sandbar outside West Alton Marina, right?

Yup.

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[Phantom]

Just downloaded the App ……….. as joey points out, nothing working on it though.

App store -- "The Dive nh".

[fatlazyless]

So, what makes The Dive think the Marine Patrol will allow it to stop at rafting areas and service people/boaters/jetskis/customers while adrift with no forward movement?

All the tour boats: the Mount Washington, Sophie C, Doris E, and Winni Belle are all continuously moving along at about 20-mph or so, plus they are not looking for customers out on the water while enroute their tour.

Seems like a very wack-a-doozie business plan?

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

So, what makes The Dive think the Marine Patrol will allow it to stop at rafting areas and service people/boaters/jetskis/customers while adrift with no forward movement?

All the tour boats: the Mount Washington, Sophie C, Doris E, and Winni Belle are all continuously moving along at about 20-mph or so, plus they are not looking for customers out on the water while enroute their tour.

Seems like a very wack-a-doozie business plan?

If they didn’t iron out THAT major detail, I hardly think that they would have progressed to the stage they are at now...

[Outdoorsman]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

So, what makes The Dive think the Marine Patrol will allow it to stop at rafting areas and service people/boaters/jetskis/customers while adrift with no forward movement?

All the tour boats: the Mount Washington, Sophie C, Doris E, and Winni Belle are all continuously moving along at about 20-mph or so, plus they are not looking for customers out on the water while enroute their tour.

Seems like a very wack-a-doozie business plan?

I seriously doubt that the small children buying ice cream from the mail boat are swimming along at "20-mph or so" .... (same goes for the adults making the same same purchase)

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by Outdoorsman

I seriously doubt that the small children buying ice cream from the mail boat are swimming along at "20-mph or so" .... (same goes for the adults making the same same purchase)

The Sophie C. is the 5th boat to serve as the U. S. Mail boat since 1892, and delivers mail to nine different islands, including Bear Island and the A.M.C. Three Mile Island from mid June to mid September. Home port is Weirs Beach, next to the Mount Washington dock; it is 76 feet long and weighs 80-tons and carries passengers who enjoy the 90-minute ride as it delivers the mail.

It sells post cards, stamps, Klondike bars, Hoodsie cups, and Good Humor bars, while tied up to an island dock delivering the mail.

[Outdoorsman]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

The Sophie C. is the 5th boat to serve as the U. S. Mail boat since 1892, and delivers mail to nine different islands, including Bear Island and the A.M.C. Three Mile Island from mid June to mid September. Home port is Weirs Beach, next to the Mount Washington dock; it is 76 feet long and weighs 80-tons and carries passengers who enjoy the 90-minute ride as it delivers the mail.

It sells post cards, stamps, Klondike bars, Hoodsie cups, and Good Humor bars, while tied up to an island dock delivering the mail.

My point being.... they do not ask ANYONE to swim along side the vessel to make a purchase, but you already know that so.....

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by Outdoorsman

My point being.... they do not ask ANYONE to swim along side the vessel to make a purchase, but you already know that so.....

....not swimmers no ......but boaters, yes, they are looking for boaters to access their starboard side pickup window while out on the water, which could be while stopped and adrift, stopped and anchored, or motoring along at some unknown speed.....

None of the four tour boats already mentioned are looking to service boaters like this with a take out window while out on the water. They all move along at about 20-mph or so.

Will the Marine Patrol agree to The Dive's plan for an on-the-water, while underway, or adrift, or anchored take out service window for boaters? It is a wack-a-doozie plan!

[Seaplane Pilot]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

....not swimmers no ......but boaters, yes, they are looking for boaters to access their starboard side pickup window while out on the water, which could be while stopped and adrift, stopped and anchored, or motoring along at some unknown speed.....

None of the four tour boats already mentioned are looking to service boaters like this with a take out window while out on the water. They all move along at about 20-mph or so.

Will the Marine Patrol agree to The Dive's plan for an on-the-water, while underway, or adrift, or anchored take out service window for boaters? It is a wack-a-doozie plan!

Why would Marine Patrol have any jurisdiction over this food operation, other than the vessel safely requirements and inspections for a commercial vessel? They obviously had MP do the inspection and issue the ok.

Do you think MP would actually give them the all-clear on the vessel, but not tell them that once they got on the water to operate the business, they were going to shut it down? It would be kind of like the State Cops telling the local ice cream man or food truck that they can’t do business. Why can’t people just let this guy give it a go without all of the peanut gallery putting in their (useless) opinions?

This guy (or girl) has invested a lot of time and money to get to this point. At least he’s not sitting home collecting welfare, or shooting up heroin somewhere! I hope they kick ass!

[Cal Coon]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

Why would Marine Patrol have any jurisdiction over this food operation, other than the vessel safely requirements and inspections for a commercial vessel? They obviously had MP do the inspection and issue the ok.

Do you think MP would actually give them the all-clear on the vessel, but not tell them that once they got on the water to operate the business, they were going to shut it down? It would be kind of like the State Cops telling the local ice cream man or food truck that they can’t do business. Why can’t people just let this guy give it a go without all of the peanut gallery putting in their (useless) opinions?

This guy (or girl) has invested a lot of time and money to get to this point. At least he’s not sitting home collecting welfare, or shooting up heroin somewhere! I hope they kick ass!

Amen! Definitely no shortage of (negative) armchair quarterbacks out there...

[AC2717]

Easy answer:
At headway speed or no wake speed, you can be well within 150 feet of another boat or object and since you are not tying off, there is no rafting issues

[jazzman]

Seems like The Dive will have to anchor. It's one big sail

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

So, what makes The Dive think the Marine Patrol will allow it to stop at rafting areas and service people/boaters/jetskis/customers while adrift with no forward movement?

All the tour boats: the Mount Washington, Sophie C, Doris E, and Winni Belle are all continuously moving along at about 20-mph or so, plus they are not looking for customers out on the water while enroute their tour.

Seems like a very wack-a-doozie business plan?

A July 19 quote from myself ........ ho buoy ...... so very wack-a-doozie!