"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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doing any boating? Still waiting for the wind to die down here, two
bathroom remodels to progress past insanity stage, 1,000 of poured
stamped, dyed and sealed concrete, and various other lists of things to
do so I can take the maiden voyage in my new used boat. Guess I should
go out there and pull it in the garage and check on all the electrical
and start making sure it doesn't go up in a puff of smoke. Lots of
strange wires that seem to go to nowhere. It has a livewell pump, a
bilge pump, running lights, depth finder, nothing too complicated. The
zerks could use a shot of KY. Need to build a mount for the trolling
motor. Check the wheel bearings. The usual.

Trees are budding here. Hummers showing up. Snowed today. Spring is
close.

Steve, in Xtreme SW Utah


It's still too early here in MA. Our marina officially opens May 1st
although they start commissioning, launching and sticking boats in their
slips starting next week. I was always an early launch and a late
(sometimes in December) haul but as I've gotten older, I now wait.
Decent boating weather (ocean) here really doesn't begin until late May
and into June. I remember having 8 inches of snow on May 3rd a few years
back, plus the ocean in these parts doesn't really calm down until late
May or June.

Eisboch

Guess it IS the time to get things ready to go. Check for leaks, dead
batteries, the kind of stuff I usually wait until I'm on the water to
discover.

Steve

On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:04:58 -0500, wrote:

We are even getting some decent tides.

Yes, noticed that. Apparently a week of strong easterlies has pushed
some water back into the Gulf. Unfortunately it has been too windy
for me to take the runabout over your way for another assault on the
mighty Estero River. :-)

I did get around to downloading my GPS track from the last adventure
however. Comparing it to Google Earth and "leepa.org", think I now
know where I got it wrong. Be on the lookout for a 27 ft SeaRay
stuck in the mangroves. Is it possible to make it all the way back in
to the canoe ramp at Koreshan Park?

On Mar 27, 4:33*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"SteveB" wrote in message

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doing any boating? *Still waiting for the wind to die down here, two
bathroom remodels to progress past insanity stage, 1,000 of poured
stamped, dyed and sealed concrete, and various other lists of things to do
so I can take the maiden voyage in my new used boat. *Guess I should go
out there and pull it in the garage and check on all the electrical and
start making sure it doesn't go up in a puff of smoke. *Lots of strange
wires that seem to go to nowhere. *It has a livewell pump, a bilge pump,
running lights, depth finder, nothing too complicated. *The zerks could
use a shot of KY. *Need to build a mount for the trolling motor. *Check
the wheel bearings. *The usual.

Trees are budding here. *Hummers showing up. *Snowed today. *Spring is
close.

Steve, in Xtreme SW Utah

It's still too early here in MA. * Our marina officially opens May 1st
although they start commissioning, launching and sticking boats in their
slips starting next week. * I was always an early launch and a late
(sometimes in December) haul but as I've gotten older, I now wait. * Decent
boating weather (ocean) here really doesn't begin until late May and into
June. * I remember having 8 inches of snow on May 3rd a few years back, plus
the ocean in these parts doesn't really calm down until late May or June.

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Well I asked my two sons to take the tarp off of mine last Saturday as
all the snow and ice is finally off the drive. Well, you know how lazy
teenage boys can be so when I saw that it was still there on Sunday
afternoon I thought that they had forgotten about me. They must have
at least gotten around to untying everything because on Wednesday I
notice that it had blown off and was lying in the neighbor’s yard,
three house down!

On Mar 26, 10:35*pm, "Mike" wrote:
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On Mar 26, 11:13 pm, "Mike" wrote:





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On Mar 26, 10:02 pm, "Mike" wrote:

"SteveB" wrote in message

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doing any boating? Still waiting for the wind to die down here, two
bathroom remodels to progress past insanity stage, 1,000 of poured
stamped, dyed and sealed concrete, and various other lists of things
to
do
so I can take the maiden voyage in my new used boat. Guess I should go
out there and pull it in the garage and check on all the electrical
and
start making sure it doesn't go up in a puff of smoke. Lots of strange
wires that seem to go to nowhere. It has a livewell pump, a bilge
pump,
running lights, depth finder, nothing too complicated. The zerks could
use a shot of KY. Need to build a mount for the trolling motor. Check
the wheel bearings. The usual.

Trees are budding here. Hummers showing up. Snowed today. Spring is
close.

Steve, in Xtreme SW Utah

What day does summer fall on this year, in your neck of the woods? :-)

--Mike

Well, I'm not Steve, but usually the 1st day of summer is June 21.
After that,t he days start getting shorter and ... hotter.

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Well, it was a joke. Colder climates, *day* of summer.... never mind. ;-)

--Mike

OK, I may be slow but I'm still wearing grandma's army boots.

?;^ Q

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They don't make 'em anymore like the ones grandma used to wear!

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True, but it's amazing what you can find in the attic of a 100 yr. old
farm house....

"SteveB" wrote in message
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"Mike" wrote in message
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"SteveB" wrote in message
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doing any boating? Still waiting for the wind to die down here, two
bathroom remodels to progress past insanity stage, 1,000 of poured
stamped, dyed and sealed concrete, and various other lists of things to
do so I can take the maiden voyage in my new used boat. Guess I should
go out there and pull it in the garage and check on all the electrical
and start making sure it doesn't go up in a puff of smoke. Lots of
strange wires that seem to go to nowhere. It has a livewell pump, a
bilge pump, running lights, depth finder, nothing too complicated. The
zerks could use a shot of KY. Need to build a mount for the trolling
motor. Check the wheel bearings. The usual.

Trees are budding here. Hummers showing up. Snowed today. Spring is
close.

Steve, in Xtreme SW Utah


What day does summer fall on this year, in your neck of the woods? :-)

--Mike

Same as the rest of North America?

Steve


As I said, never mind. ;-)

--Mike

On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:39:38 -0500, wrote:

f you have 3 on the stick at the mouth you can get to Koreshan.
Just be careful after you pass the2d manufactured home park (3 on a
point). There are logs and chunks of concrete near the shore.

Are there any near by tide stations with data visible online?

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On Mar 27, 4:33 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"SteveB" wrote in message

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doing any boating? Still waiting for the wind to die down here, two
bathroom remodels to progress past insanity stage, 1,000 of poured
stamped, dyed and sealed concrete, and various other lists of things to
do
so I can take the maiden voyage in my new used boat. Guess I should go
out there and pull it in the garage and check on all the electrical and
start making sure it doesn't go up in a puff of smoke. Lots of strange
wires that seem to go to nowhere. It has a livewell pump, a bilge pump,
running lights, depth finder, nothing too complicated. The zerks could
use a shot of KY. Need to build a mount for the trolling motor. Check
the wheel bearings. The usual.

Trees are budding here. Hummers showing up. Snowed today. Spring is
close.

Steve, in Xtreme SW Utah

It's still too early here in MA. Our marina officially opens May 1st
although they start commissioning, launching and sticking boats in their
slips starting next week. I was always an early launch and a late
(sometimes in December) haul but as I've gotten older, I now wait. Decent
boating weather (ocean) here really doesn't begin until late May and into
June. I remember having 8 inches of snow on May 3rd a few years back, plus
the ocean in these parts doesn't really calm down until late May or June.

Eisboch- Hide quoted text -

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Well I asked my two sons to take the tarp off of mine last Saturday as
all the snow and ice is finally off the drive. Well, you know how lazy
teenage boys can be so when I saw that it was still there on Sunday
afternoon I thought that they had forgotten about me. They must have
at least gotten around to untying everything because on Wednesday I
notice that it had blown off and was lying in the neighbor’s yard,
three house down!


Hey, sometimes progress with teenagers is measured in such a way ........

On Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:16:52 -0500, wrote:

Finding a suitable sensor for a price I am
willing to pay is tough.

Maybe an air pressure sensor at the top of a sealed PVC tube, coupled
with a d/a converter board?

SteveB wrote:
doing any boating? Still waiting for the wind to die down here, two
bathroom remodels to progress past insanity stage, 1,000 of poured stamped,
dyed and sealed concrete, and various other lists of things to do so I can
take the maiden voyage in my new used boat. Guess I should go out there and
pull it in the garage and check on all the electrical and start making sure
it doesn't go up in a puff of smoke. Lots of strange wires that seem to go
to nowhere. It has a livewell pump, a bilge pump, running lights, depth
finder, nothing too complicated. The zerks could use a shot of KY. Need to
build a mount for the trolling motor. Check the wheel bearings. The usual.

Trees are budding here. Hummers showing up. Snowed today. Spring is
close.

Steve, in Xtreme SW Utah



Almost every weekend. I've been inland lately due to the high winds and
seas on the Atlantic. It's nice to have two boats again!