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Time to park the boats.
Well, the weather is going to be good for boating for a while yet, but
my favorite sposts are getting too low due to lack of rain. Carlyle lake is river fed and it's dropped considerably. I took the small boat out this past weekend for a run and I noticed there wasn't the usual activity out there. and there was a reason for it. Out in the main it was fine, but easing toward the east shore i felt the prop hit the bottom. raised the trim up a little and puttered my way out of there. When high, the Wabash river is good for a 200 mi. river run, but it's so low that last week when I went to Vincennes and crossed the river the water level was so low that you could wade across it with no problem. Id say the level is down a good 10-12 feet. There were sunken logs in the main part of the river with tree branches sticking up. Not a good place to be coming though day or night. So... I figure it's time to pack 'em up and head for home. besides while the weather is nice and will still have highs in the 80's, it'll be a good time to outfit the Marquis the way i want it and check a bunch of stuff over for next springs Ohio river cruise. May as well get it done now for the future. |
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:32:18 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Well, the weather is going to be good for boating for a while yet, but my favorite sposts are getting too low due to lack of rain. Carlyle lake is river fed and it's dropped considerably. I took the small boat out this past weekend for a run and I noticed there wasn't the usual activity out there. and there was a reason for it. Out in the main it was fine, but easing toward the east shore i felt the prop hit the bottom. raised the trim up a little and puttered my way out of there. When high, the Wabash river is good for a 200 mi. river run, but it's so low that last week when I went to Vincennes and crossed the river the water level was so low that you could wade across it with no problem. Id say the level is down a good 10-12 feet. There were sunken logs in the main part of the river with tree branches sticking up. Not a good place to be coming though day or night. So... I figure it's time to pack 'em up and head for home. besides while the weather is nice and will still have highs in the 80's, it'll be a good time to outfit the Marquis the way i want it and check a bunch of stuff over for next springs Ohio river cruise. May as well get it done now for the future. yeah, probably the last weekend here. rain tonight..usually we headed for the shore on thursday...but the rain stopped that. head there tomorrow for 1 more weekend... damn it was a GREAT summer! thanks for your help, tim... |
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On 10/14/10 8:02 PM, bpuharic wrote:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:32:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Well, the weather is going to be good for boating for a while yet, but my favorite sposts are getting too low due to lack of rain. Carlyle lake is river fed and it's dropped considerably. I took the small boat out this past weekend for a run and I noticed there wasn't the usual activity out there. and there was a reason for it. Out in the main it was fine, but easing toward the east shore i felt the prop hit the bottom. raised the trim up a little and puttered my way out of there. When high, the Wabash river is good for a 200 mi. river run, but it's so low that last week when I went to Vincennes and crossed the river the water level was so low that you could wade across it with no problem. Id say the level is down a good 10-12 feet. There were sunken logs in the main part of the river with tree branches sticking up. Not a good place to be coming though day or night. So... I figure it's time to pack 'em up and head for home. besides while the weather is nice and will still have highs in the 80's, it'll be a good time to outfit the Marquis the way i want it and check a bunch of stuff over for next springs Ohio river cruise. May as well get it done now for the future. yeah, probably the last weekend here. rain tonight..usually we headed for the shore on thursday...but the rain stopped that. head there tomorrow for 1 more weekend... damn it was a GREAT summer! thanks for your help, tim... I'm going fishing...in November...in Florida. :) -- I'm not a warlock . . . I'm you! |
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On Oct 14, 7:02*pm, bpuharic wrote:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:32:18 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Well, the weather is going to be good for boating for a while yet, but my favorite sposts are getting too low due to lack of rain. Carlyle lake is river fed and it's dropped considerably. I took the small boat out this past weekend for a run and *I noticed there wasn't the usual activity out there. and there was a reason for it. Out in the main it was fine, but easing toward the east shore i felt the prop hit the bottom. raised the trim up a little and puttered my way out of there. When high, the Wabash river is good for a 200 mi. river run, but it's so low that last week when I went to Vincennes and crossed the river the water level was so low that you could wade across it with no problem. Id say the level is down a good 10-12 feet. *There were sunken logs in the main part of the river with tree branches sticking up. Not a good place to be coming though day or night. So... I figure it's time to pack 'em up and head for home. besides while the weather is nice and will still have highs in the 80's, it'll be a good time to outfit the Marquis the way i want it and check a bunch of stuff over for next springs Ohio river cruise. *May as well get it done now for the future. yeah, probably the last weekend here. rain tonight..usually we headed for the shore on thursday...but the rain stopped that. head there tomorrow for 1 more weekend... damn it was a GREAT summer! thanks for your help, tim... My pleasure, buddy. Out of curiosity, do you have your boat hauled out and park it ont he hard for the winter ? or leave it slipped and floating? |
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:15:04 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: My pleasure, buddy. Out of curiosity, do you have your boat hauled out and park it ont he hard for the winter ? or leave it slipped and floating? i have it hauled...do the winterizing myself...next spring (cant come fast enough!) i'll replace the water pump impeller, strip and paint the bottom and get it ready for another season but the water here gets a hard freeze unfortunately |
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:32:18 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
Well, the weather is going to be good for boating for a while yet, but my favorite sposts are getting too low due to lack of rain. Carlyle lake is river fed and it's dropped considerably. I took the small boat out this past weekend for a run and I noticed there wasn't the usual activity out there. and there was a reason for it. Out in the main it was fine, but easing toward the east shore i felt the prop hit the bottom. raised the trim up a little and puttered my way out of there. When high, the Wabash river is good for a 200 mi. river run, but it's so low that last week when I went to Vincennes and crossed the river the water level was so low that you could wade across it with no problem. Id say the level is down a good 10-12 feet. There were sunken logs in the main part of the river with tree branches sticking up. Not a good place to be coming though day or night. So... I figure it's time to pack 'em up and head for home. besides while the weather is nice and will still have highs in the 80's, it'll be a good time to outfit the Marquis the way i want it and check a bunch of stuff over for next springs Ohio river cruise. May as well get it done now for the future. Yup, it's getting that time of year. I'm really not in to November trolling, so I'll probably be doing the winterizing and shrink wrap bit pretty soon. I'm still waiting for Harry to disclose his $8 a foot shrinkwrap guy! -- John H All decisions are the result of binary thinking. |
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On 10/14/10 9:19 PM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:32:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Well, the weather is going to be good for boating for a while yet, but my favorite sposts are getting too low due to lack of rain. Carlyle lake is river fed and it's dropped considerably. I took the small boat out this past weekend for a run and I noticed there wasn't the usual activity out there. and there was a reason for it. Out in the main it was fine, but easing toward the east shore i felt the prop hit the bottom. raised the trim up a little and puttered my way out of there. When high, the Wabash river is good for a 200 mi. river run, but it's so low that last week when I went to Vincennes and crossed the river the water level was so low that you could wade across it with no problem. Id say the level is down a good 10-12 feet. There were sunken logs in the main part of the river with tree branches sticking up. Not a good place to be coming though day or night. So... I figure it's time to pack 'em up and head for home. besides while the weather is nice and will still have highs in the 80's, it'll be a good time to outfit the Marquis the way i want it and check a bunch of stuff over for next springs Ohio river cruise. May as well get it done now for the future. Yup, it's getting that time of year. I'm really not in to November trolling, so I'll probably be doing the winterizing and shrink wrap bit pretty soon. I'm still waiting for Harry to disclose his $8 a foot shrinkwrap guy! Next time you're driving down Route 4 towards Solomons, look for his signs. That's all the help you'll get from me. Anyone else in this area who wants the shrinkwrapper's name, just email me. -- I'm not a warlock . . . I'm you! |
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