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MVYC Historical Pages 1985 through
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Welcome
to a chronological record of past events at Mountain View Yacht Club.
It has been fun to slowly build this site with input from many members and
renters while also learning the history of MVYC.
It is amazing to see what has transpired in just twenty five (25) years from
1985 to 2010. The change in docks, boats, landscape, buildings, members, and
renters. The
replacement of dock walls, infrastructure, and services in just the last decade has been remarkable. A great deal has been accomplished by many people in
a short time to protect the investment of members and to ensure summer usage by
all members.
Enjoy looking at the history and what is current that will become history in
only a year. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a
present.
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Before 1985 ????
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Can you find MVYC in this photo? |
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Here is an old picture of the
original "Gilford Marina" before MVYC was formed. Submitted by Ed Berger of
D Dock Note, the old style wooden docks. |
Looking past the gas dock and
wooden boats on "G" Dock in early evening. |
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Gilford Marina 19XX - No "A" "C" "I" or "J" Docks, No B Dock
Bathhouse, No Valet storage area, No condos or stores across the street. |
Gilford Marina - Look how the
boats are docked on "A" dock. There is a small building on A Dock
across from the gas dock. It doesn't appear that there are docks where I and
J Docks are now. |
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 Gilford Marina
19XX - The field
next to the valet docks is green with grass. No condos and No stores across
the street. No Docks where I and J Dock are now.
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Sunset from the Foot Bridge |
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The area that is the current B Dock
slips 31 to 38 look a lot different in this picture. There is a tree located
at the current B-32 slip area. |
This photo is of the annual boat auction held during
the 1960's. Len
Roland remembers going to one as a kid in the late 60's as some of the boat
dealers along with private owners would bring their boats up. The
auctioneer would go around in the back of a pickup and stop behind the boats
and auction them off. |
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H Dock looking toward the
foot bridge
between B & C Dock |
Looking from H Dock across to A Dock. Notice the boat
docked sideways vs. backed in to the bulkhead on A Dock. In the background
you can see a building where the current A18 - A 20 slips are located. I
have been told this building was a food stand. |
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| Dredging for more dock space??? |
Either an early fall snow or a late spring. |
1985
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Most 1985 paperwork and minutes referred to the
current club as "River Run Yacht Club" by the interim Board of Directors
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Names under consideration for the club were:
Bay
View Yacht Club
Mountain View Yacht Club
Belknap Region Yacht Club
Belknap Yacht Club |
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December 31, 1985
By-Laws of Mountain View Yacht Club, Inc.
Adopted at the first meeting of the MVYC Board
of Directors
President John C. Booth
Secretary Patrick H. Wood
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December 31, 1985
Articles of Agreement of Mountain View Yacht
Club, Inc.
Voted on and passed at the first meeting of the
MVYC Board of Directors
The first Board of Directors
at Mountain View Yacht Club
A Dock George
Freese Pittsfield, NH
B Dock John M.
Moore Reading, MA
C Dock Ed Kahn
Randolph, MA
D Dock Steven
Connors Tewksbury, MA
E Dock Donald Tash
Brentwood, NH
F Dock George
Nubile South Hadley, MA
G Dock John C.
Booth Duxbury, MA
H Dock Conrad
Stone Chelmsford, MA
I/J Dock Colin Grant
Manchester, NH
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The original children's swing
set was donated by Herb & Pat Hafley of B35 and lasted until 2004. There
were a lot of happy children using the swing set each year.
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1986
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Gerry Fagan and Family owned Gilford Marina. The Fagan's sold the slips to association members of
Mountain View Yacht Club from late 1985 and completed sales by March 1986.
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March 3, 1986
Declaration Of Covenants And Restrictions For
Mountain View Yacht Club
by COPERNICUS, INC referred to as the
"Developer" John M. Moore, President
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December 6, 1986
First Annual Meeting of the MVYC Members
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The annual dues were $300.00 per year per slip.
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1987
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December 31, 1987
First Amendment To Articles Of Agreement For
Mountain View Yacht Club, Inc.
President: Stephen A. Connors
Treasurer: Donald E. Tash
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1989
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B Dock bathhouse was built
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1990
December 31, 1990
The MVYC checkbook had $108.00 in the account and
the office had unpaid bills in excess of $85,000.00
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1991
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Paula Bertholdt joined the Board Of Directors as
the MVYC "Treasurer" |
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I found this picture hanging on the bulkhead in Bert &
Stella Parrott's Carver. After talking to Bert, Stella, Jay, Sharon,
and Emad decided that the timeframe was around 1991. Based upon Jay's
1989 Bayliner on B Dock and The Carver with red canvas in B1 which was owned
by Delucca. Cars were parking on the beach along J Dock and the gas dock
building was a dark color. |
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1991 - Irwin Marine was
brought in as a consultant to help find a solution to the management and
budget challenges the club faced.
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1992
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B Dock bathhouse was refurbished
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January
Irwin
Marine and MVYC joined forces in 1992 for the management and operation
of the Club. The specific needs
and goals of MVYC, as specified by the Board of Directors, were
evaluated in the formulation of the agreement.
Specifically, MVYC wanted to devote its efforts and funds to the
facility for the benefit of the Members.
Irwin Marine would provide the resources for the daily operation
of the facility and the service needs of the Members.
Each entity would be self sustaining.
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Board and Irwin Marine developed a contract which espoused the
principals of the agreement.
Contracts were executed for first one year, 1992; then three years,
1993-1995; then three consecutive five year periods, 1996-2000,
2001-2005, and 2006 - 2010.
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The annual dues were increased
to $650.00 per year per slip.
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March
With Irwin Marine managing the operations, MVYC members
were able
to pay off all outstanding debts by March.
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1993
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I Dock was replaced
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Special assessment of
$200.00 per slip collected for I wall replacement.
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1997
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The annual dues were increased
to $1000.00 per year per slip.
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1999
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H Dock bathhouse was built |
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