Wolfeboro Dock Expansion

[Wentworth06]

I’m for more dock space. Gives me more to laugh at all summer. Last year I saw a girl fall right out of their boat. Beer cans and all. Nothing funnier than the boat drivers and passengers at wolfeboro s docks. Add more and it will multiply my laughter.

[TheTimeTraveler]

I expect the price of gas to be $1 to $2 per gallon higher this summer than it was last summer.

With that said, I would think that boat traffic may be down a bit, and therefore docking spaces all over the lake may be a bit more plentiful (let's hope!).

[Descant]

Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

I expect the price of gas to be $1 to $2 per gallon higher this summer than it was last summer.

With that said, I would think that boat traffic may be down a bit, and therefore docking spaces all over the lake may be a bit more plentiful (let's hope!).

I think the contrary. Boaters will head straight to a destination, park and stay as long as allowed instead of buying sandwiches and ice cream and going cruising. Actually, as long as we don't have fuel shortages, I don't think the price matters that much to many people.

[Mink Islander]

Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

I expect the price of gas to be $1 to $2 per gallon higher this summer than it was last summer.

With that said, I would think that boat traffic may be down a bit, and therefore docking spaces all over the lake may be a bit more plentiful (let's hope!).

Gas for the boat is pretty short money compared to the cost of boat ownership on the lake overall (slip, boat maintenance, boat cost). I suspect boating traffic is relatively insensitive to the price of gas.

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

I expect the price of gas to be $1 to $2 per gallon higher this summer than it was last summer.

With that said, I would think that boat traffic may be down a bit, and therefore docking spaces all over the lake may be a bit more plentiful (let's hope!).

I definitely disagree. Your spending all that money on a big boat payment docking winter storage ect. A dollar or 2 a gallon isn’t going to keep people home.

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[Wentworth06]

It will not keep anyone home. With all the stimulus money out there and PPP money , a hike in prices will not keep people from having fun. Never has in the past . People today feel entitled to having fun and spending money.

[jeffk]

I found the easy way to deal with crowding is to adjust your schedule. Go to town for breakfast and then wander around and shop. Or go over around 10, walk around and shop, grab an early lunch and done. Or go over at 2, grab a late lunch and shop. Avoid major holiday weekends completely.

As to all the money to be made, while I may be in Wolfeboro many times during the summer, I rarely buy anything but meals or ice cream. I don't need souvenirs or "lake" gifts/decor, having most of what I need already.

I would ponder whether most visitors to the lake actually travel by boat? Even if they rent a lakeshore home, do they have a boat or do they travel around by car? Most people that visit are not staying where they could leave a boat in the water all week, even if they have one.

To finish it off, since I live here, I almost never go boating on the weekend anymore. The crowding on the lake is insane and boaters that understand and obey boating laws and observe courtesy seem to be almost extinct. Common sense is VERY uncommon as you see people tubing their kids on plane through a crowd of other boats that are zipping in all directions. I might do an EARLY breakfast run on the weekend and then off the lake until the weekdays.

[tis]

You wouldn't think so but the last couple of times gas got high it definitely DID affect the amount of boat traffic on the lake. Ask any marina.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by tis

You wouldn't think so but the last couple of times gas got high it definitely DID affect the amount of boat traffic on the lake. Ask any marina.

I think partially true. In ~2009 gas sales were down. However, it wasn't just the price of gas, it was general recession. There were slips for rent with no takers, foreclosures on both boats and slips and a lot of boats that never came out of shrink wrap. That could all happen again, but not this year.

[tis]

Originally Posted by Descant

I think partially true. In ~2009 gas sales were down. However, it wasn't just the price of gas, it was general recession. There were slips for rent with no takers, foreclosures on both boats and slips and a lot of boats that never came out of shrink wrap. That could all happen again, but not this year.

I agree with you but high gas prices helped fuel the recession, don't you think?

[Descant]

Originally Posted by tis

I agree with you but high gas prices helped fuel the recession, don't you think?

Again, partially agree. General recession, yes. Those boaters who were still buying gas didn't slow down much. In fact, where they might have bought less often in the past, according to the manager at the time at MVYC, people were filling up more frequently to stave off what they expected to be more expensive
prices next time. So, there was more gas stored in boats than might previously have been the case. In a recession, some people buy gold, some buy gas.

[mswlogo]

Originally Posted by joey2665

I definitely disagree. Your spending all that money on a big boat payment docking winter storage ect. A dollar or 2 a gallon isn’t going to keep people home.

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One thing I hate with high gas prices on the lakes is it encourages folks to haul gasoline by hand to their boats. Sometimes in improper containers. It’s just an accident waiting happen, including spillage into the lake.