No Wake

tis · 05-21-2022, 08:53 AM

Descant, then you would have to pay for docking to pay the harbormaster.

TiltonBB · 05-21-2022, 09:46 AM

No sense adding to the Police, Dockmaster, or Marine Patrol duties.

How about just a Social Worker to counsel them on their docking habits and tell them to try harder next time!

Descant · 05-21-2022, 09:57 AM

Tis: We have volunteers in Glendale. Works just fine, and the PD backs them up with a substation at the docks. Wolfeboro PD monitors the docks for extended overtime parking. Wouldn't take much to extend their activity a little. Taxpayers who are willing to pay for public docks should want to have them well operated to maximize benefit to merchants and residents alike.

John Mercier · 05-22-2022, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Tis: We have volunteers in Glendale. Works just fine, and the PD backs them up with a substation at the docks. Wolfeboro PD monitors the docks for extended overtime parking. Wouldn't take much to extend their activity a little. Taxpayers who are willing to pay for public docks should want to have them well operated to maximize benefit to merchants and residents alike.

I wonder how that will work long term... each municipality on the lake seems so different.
I haven't been around most... especially in recent years... but more docking traffic at Meredith seems to clash with the way Route 3 goes between the docks and most of the merchants. While the Weirs had Route 3 further from the waterfront, but is - at least according to reports and what I see being purchased - in a refurbish mode.

gillygirl · 05-22-2022, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Tis: We have volunteers in Glendale. Works just fine, and the PD backs them up with a substation at the docks. Wolfeboro PD monitors the docks for extended overtime parking. Wouldn't take much to extend their activity a little. Taxpayers who are willing to pay for public docks should want to have them well operated to maximize benefit to merchants and residents alike.

As of a few years ago, they were paid employees, not volunteers. Perhaps that has changed. The only volunteers I saw were on weekends questioning people launching their boats about where it had been, checking for invasive species.

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Descant · 05-23-2022, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by gillygirl

As of a few years ago, they were paid employees, not volunteers. Perhaps that has changed. The only volunteers I saw were on weekends questioning people launching their boats about where it had been, checking for invasive species.

You're right, there's a mix. The Lake Hosts are joint project between NHLakes and DES. Some paid, some volunteers. As far back as the mid 60's the Town of Gilford PD had an officer on duty (Bert Shaughnessy). The point is, it is easily within possibility to have someone manage these "impossible" issues.

steve-on-mark · 05-23-2022, 12:28 PM

I had my first experience in the new nwz saturday ... coming from Mt. View over to Glendale, I slowed down to headway speed and was promptly passed rapidly from behind by two boats ( one on either side ). Oh well...

BroadHopper · 05-23-2022, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I had my first experience in the new nwz saturday ... coming from Mt. View over to Glendale, I slowed down to headway speed and was promptly passed rapidly from behind by two boats ( one on either side ). Oh well...

All weekend! Boaters ignore the NWZ. Same as the NWZ between Eagle and Governors. Guess they think MP is only seasonal.

Weekend Pundit · 05-22-2022, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Descant, then you would have to pay for docking to pay the harbormaster.

Find a couple of surly curmudgeons with nothing better to do. It lets them put the "young whippersnappers" in their place, gets people unwilling to take any guff from the Cap'n Boneheads in place, and provides better control of the no wake and docking situations.

Descant · 05-22-2022, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Weekend Pundit

Find a couple of surly curmudgeons with nothing better to do. It lets them put the "young whippersnappers" in their place, gets people unwilling to take any guff from the Cap'n Boneheads, and provides better control of the no wake and docking situations.

Exactly right. I bet they'd even buy their own whistle and clipboard. "We're gonna take names and kick ass." Gunnery Sergeant Walker. June 10, 1970 NAS Pensacola. LOL

P-3 Guy · 05-23-2022, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

Exactly right. I bet they'd even buy their own whistle and clipboard. "We're gonna take names and kick ass." Gunnery Sergeant Walker. June 10, 1970 NAS Pensacola. LOL

Ah yes, Aviation Officer Candidate School. Staff Sergeant Snow, USMC, class 06-87. Good times.

tis · 05-24-2022, 05:55 AM

MP is not the same since the SP took over. I am very disappointed.

steve-on-mark · 05-24-2022, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

MP is not the same since the SP took over. I am very disappointed.

On the flip side of that coin...many years ago we were renting a slip at Fays, and one day I was coming in with the pontoon. I was pulled over just before I got to the mooring field there by MP, who told me " one of your bow numbers is faded...go to Fays and get a new number...NOW!" The curious onlookers at the marina had a good laugh after I told them what I'd done wrong! I also remember being stopped a few times for " equipment checks".

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Excalibur · 05-24-2022, 12:56 PM

OMG, I cant believe the signage at this NEW NO WAKE Zone !!

Shame on the Marine Patrol !!!

You need binoculars at 50 feet to read the NO Wake on a look a like lighted buoy like marker.

You have no idea where the zone begins or ends ?

What kind of signage is this.. a brand NEW no wake zone that's not on any of the charts yet.. and they put a sign you couldn't read unless you where 20ft away from and is way out of position.

What Happen to the big NO WAKE buoy and signs of the past?

I can see everyone not seeing that buoy and going through at full speed like past seasons as a shortcut down the lake to Alton.

The buoy on that side isn't even near the middle at all, its way off to the shore on the right, where no one comes from..

Weekend Pundit · 05-24-2022, 09:04 PM

I launched my boat at Glendale early yesterday evening (6:30PM) and neither I or my son saw one of the new NWZ buoys until we were on top of it. (I took a slight 'detour' around Locke's Island before heading into Smith Cove to dock my boat. So sue me.)

I have to agree that they need to be better placed, i.e. more visible. Otherwise a lot of boaters will unknowingly violate No Wake. I'd hate to think they'll be ticketed because of the poor marking of the NWZ.

chachee52 · 05-28-2022, 07:51 PM

Went through that area today. Agreed, the buoy on the southeast side is just one along Lock Island, they need a second one on the land side. So really not sure where it starts coming from the broads, the two on the Northwest side are clear and makes sense.
Hopefully they will fix that up soon.

05-21-2022, 09:46 AM	#2
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 3,163 Thanks: 750 Thanked 2,277 Times in 986 Posts	No sense adding to the Police, Dockmaster, or Marine Patrol duties. How about just a Social Worker to counsel them on their docking habits and tell them to try harder next time! Last edited by TiltonBB; 05-23-2022 at 07:22 AM.

05-23-2022, 12:28 PM	#7
steve-on-mark Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Epping, NH / Mark Island Posts: 1,952 Thanks: 193 Thanked 745 Times in 438 Posts	Nwz?? I had my first experience in the new nwz saturday ... coming from Mt. View over to Glendale, I slowed down to headway speed and was promptly passed rapidly from behind by two boats ( one on either side ). Oh well... __________________ ....keeping " urban decay " out of photos for nearly 3 years!

05-24-2022, 12:56 PM	#14
Excalibur Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gilford,NH is where I would like to be and Southborough, MA is where I have to be Posts: 90 Thanks: 15 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Brand spanking new no wake zone out of glendale OMG, I cant believe the signage at this NEW NO WAKE Zone !! Shame on the Marine Patrol !!! You need binoculars at 50 feet to read the NO Wake on a look a like lighted buoy like marker. You have no idea where the zone begins or ends ? What kind of signage is this.. a brand NEW no wake zone that's not on any of the charts yet.. and they put a sign you couldn't read unless you where 20ft away from and is way out of position. What Happen to the big NO WAKE buoy and signs of the past? I can see everyone not seeing that buoy and going through at full speed like past seasons as a shortcut down the lake to Alton. The buoy on that side isn't even near the middle at all, its way off to the shore on the right, where no one comes from..

05-24-2022, 09:04 PM	#15
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 362 Thanks: 26 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts	Buoys? What Buoys? I launched my boat at Glendale early yesterday evening (6:30PM) and neither I or my son saw one of the new NWZ buoys until we were on top of it. (I took a slight 'detour' around Locke's Island before heading into Smith Cove to dock my boat. So sue me.) I have to agree that they need to be better placed, i.e. more visible. Otherwise a lot of boaters will unknowingly violate No Wake. I'd hate to think they'll be ticketed because of the poor marking of the NWZ.

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05-21-2022, 08:53 AM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,952 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,497 Times in 1,042 Posts	Descant, then you would have to pay for docking to pay the harbormaster.

05-21-2022, 09:57 AM	#3
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,599 Thanks: 1,418 Thanked 1,705 Times in 1,109 Posts	Tis: We have volunteers in Glendale. Works just fine, and the PD backs them up with a substation at the docks. Wolfeboro PD monitors the docks for extended overtime parking. Wouldn't take much to extend their activity a little. Taxpayers who are willing to pay for public docks should want to have them well operated to maximize benefit to merchants and residents alike.

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05-24-2022, 05:55 AM	#12
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,952 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,497 Times in 1,042 Posts	MP is not the same since the SP took over. I am very disappointed.

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05-28-2022, 07:51 PM	#16
chachee52 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 523 Thanks: 6 Thanked 105 Times in 83 Posts	Went through that area today. Agreed, the buoy on the southeast side is just one along Lock Island, they need a second one on the land side. So really not sure where it starts coming from the broads, the two on the Northwest side are clear and makes sense. Hopefully they will fix that up soon.