Ok, just got back from a leisurely ride around the lake, after my fifteen mile detour since Rt 7 was closed from rt 88 to Kinsman! BTW, Duck and Drake and New Bowers do NOT have their docks in yet. No activity at all. There were a few people on the causeway and a handful at the spillway. No boats that I could see at Linesville.
I took this pic today and for the life of me can't figure out how launching a boat is going to work, especially if you're by yourself. A person standing on the "bridge" would have almost 7' from the bow to the railing, trying to control the boat backward almost 15' (half the length of the entire dock til you reach a tie up cleat will be a hoot! There is no rubber or protective device on the aluminum to prevent damage and if you look closely you can see rocks stacked right behind the decorative block! Is this done? Is it going to remain the way it is now? A person alone will have to back in, go back and grab the bow rope, then either walk all the way back to step up on the walk, or try to jump up that four foot wall, lol! I'm way too old for that ****!! The lake might be down a little right now, but not much, because the stone abutment that is in front of the spillway is juuusst barely peeking out of the water. When the lake is down, you can practically walk to stone all the way to the spillway without getting wet. Anyhow, if you look close at the picture it sure looks like it's going to be a challenge. At least the dock on the left side only has the metal ramp about half the distance as the one on the right Gee, I wonder which dock everyone is going to flock to!!
I know I'm probably making a big deal about nothing, but since I just retired I was looking to hitting Linesville hard during the week when the pressure is off. But since I will be alone, I really can't figure out an easy way around this.