On Aug 2, 7:02*pm, John H wrote:
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:30:23 -0400, BAR wrote:
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Took the boat to Pohick Bay yesterday, after noticing how well the new cover is
working out. Some very heavy rain got my neighboring boat's cover over the past
couple weeks. He is now a believer in the use of tight straps rather than bungee
cords for keeping his cover taut.

Daughter, SIL, and grandkids arrived at the launch ramp about the same time I
did, so no one had to wait. With three adults and four little ones, the boat was
pretty full. The Yamaha 150 had no problem getting us moving though.

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I might even have a new boat captain in the making...

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We got to a little boaters beach outside Occoquan, VA, anchored and let the kids
start running around.

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The kids wanted to do some tubing, which I'd never tried before. This was the
tube I got last fall. Worked well, and they had a blast. The picture takers kept
using the zoom, so most of the tubing shots didn't come out.Here's my daughter
having fun...

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Daughter took this picture of my $30,000 towel rack.

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Great time had by all!

Looks like you spend some time in Belmot Bay.

That's where the boaters' beach is. We've been going there since the mid-80's.
Now that it's a state park, Mason Neck State Park, much of the wildness has gone
way down. The Park Rangers have clamped down somewhat and made it more a family
place *with lots of kids running around.. There's still a few young folks
drinking some beer, but not nearly as bad as it once was.
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John H

That's the way Carlyle used to be. There was a major overhaul on the
rules and regulations, especially drunk boat operators. A few years
ago there were many DUI arrests on performing some spot checks. It
cleaned the place up and make the lake a lot safer.