Please refer to Code Chapter 188-11 to learn more about the boats permitted on our lakes.

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Only the following boats will be allowed on the lakes:

a. Boats, powered by oars or an electric motor.
b. Canoes, powered by paddle, sail or electric motor.
c. Sailboats or sailboards with a maximum sail area of ninety (90) square feet.
d. Coast Guard approved inflatables.
e. Paddle Boats.
f. Kayaks.

No internal combustion engines may be affixed to any watercraft while in use or docked on any HFCA
waterways unless an approved by management full engine cover is affixed, or except when authorized by
HFCA.

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All watercraft using HFCA Lakes or ponds or stored at HFCA facilities must be registered and a current HFCA registration sticker and yearly sticker must be affixed to the watercraft at all times. The sticker need not be affixed to an inflatable boat, but must carried on the boat.

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HFCA shall remove unauthorized boats from Association property and assess the removal/recovery fee of $100 to the member's account. If the boat is not picked up from the Association impounding area within thirty days from notification of impounding, the member's account will be assessed $50 per month until such time as the boat is picked up by the member from the HFCA. If the boat is not picked up within six months from the date of initial notification, it will be considered abandoned and will become the property of the HFCA to dispose of as it sees fit, following public notice. 

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Lakes and Beaches Open for Boating

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• Basswood Cove - 215 Basswood Drive

• Blackbirch - Blackbirch Drive

• Hemlock Hills - 122 Fairway Bay 

• Lower Lake - Canoebrook Drive

• Elm Beach - 272 Hemlock Farms Road (No boat launch available during operational hours)

• Little Camp Beach - 118 Broadmoor Drive

• Laurel Ridge Beach - Route 739

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Dock, Rack and Hitching Post Rental

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Rental of dock, rack or hitching post space is not transferable. Space reverts to HFCA when relinquished by a residents lessee. All unpaid docks, racks or hitching posts become available on a first come first serve basis on the date published by Management during the Spring each year. If the annual boat space rental is not renewed by the date published by Management and the boat is not removed from that space by that specified date, the boat will be subject to impounding​

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Size Limitations For Boats

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Only boats up to maximum beam width of 60 inches shall be allowed to rent dock, rack or hitching post spaces. No modifications shall be made to HFCA docks, racks or hitching posts.

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Docks

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The dock areas must be kept clear of all items not pertaining to fishing or boating, and no items may obstruct safe access to, or anywhere on, the dock. No one shall modify the dock in any way but bumpers manufactured and sold to protect boats may be used. Generators of any kind are not permitted on the docks for any reason.