Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.
Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.
I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.
Lots of parking for the rig too.

Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.
Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.
You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.
We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.
D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.
A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.
We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.
All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.

On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.
Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.
I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.
Lots of parking for the rig too.

Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.
Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.
You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.
We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.
D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.
A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.
We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.
All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.

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Looking at St Margarets Bay on Google Earth, it appears to be about 12
miles long by about 7 miles wide with little opportunity for
protection. That's quite a lot of open water for a boat your size.
The west side of Mahone Bay near Martins Point looks like it would
offer some interesting boating in and among the islands near there, as
well as offering some protection from bigger waves. What about
Porters Lake - that looks interesting also, as least on Google Earth.

On Tuesday, 23 July 2013 12:33:10 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT), True North

wrote:



Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.

Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.

I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.

Lots of parking for the rig too.



Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.

Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.

You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.

We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.

D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.

A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.

We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.

All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.



=========



Looking at St Margarets Bay on Google Earth, it appears to be about 12

miles long by about 7 miles wide with little opportunity for

protection. That's quite a lot of open water for a boat your size.

The west side of Mahone Bay near Martins Point looks like it would

offer some interesting boating in and among the islands near there, as

well as offering some protection from bigger waves. What about

Porters Lake - that looks interesting also, as least on Google Earth.

Porters lake is a good spot to power boat.
Only the lower portion closest to the ocean is good for 20' or so sailboats.
Wind is better there plus the three bridges are much too low for any size mast.
(not even counting the very low bridge on the lowest part of the lake)
My sister and her family have a good size piece of land there and I've posted videos of my Princecraft tied up to brother-in-laws dock and him using his Kubota machine and old dump truck to clear the land.
Trouble is..I get bored quickly on fresh water lakes.
Probably because on most of the local ones you only see cottages or the occasional home vs the bays and harbours where there is a lot more going on.

On 7/23/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 23 July 2013 12:33:10 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT), True North

wrote:



Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.

Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.

I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.

Lots of parking for the rig too.



Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.

Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.

You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.

We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.

D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.

A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.

We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.

All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.



=========



Looking at St Margarets Bay on Google Earth, it appears to be about 12

miles long by about 7 miles wide with little opportunity for

protection. That's quite a lot of open water for a boat your size.

The west side of Mahone Bay near Martins Point looks like it would

offer some interesting boating in and among the islands near there, as

well as offering some protection from bigger waves. What about

Porters Lake - that looks interesting also, as least on Google Earth.

Porters lake is a good spot to power boat.
Only the lower portion closest to the ocean is good for 20' or so sailboats.
Wind is better there plus the three bridges are much too low for any size mast.
(not even counting the very low bridge on the lowest part of the lake)
My sister and her family have a good size piece of land there and I've posted videos of my Princecraft tied up to brother-in-laws dock and him using his Kubota machine and old dump truck to clear the land.
Trouble is..I get bored quickly on fresh water lakes.
Probably because on most of the local ones you only see cottages or the occasional home vs the bays and harbours where there is a lot more going on.


Plenty of people with boats smaller than yours boat on Long Island Sound
and in the Atlantic Ocean.

Yes, really it's the strength and direction of the wind that makes the big difference in coastal waters.
Usually we get pleasant south westerly winds but if they shift to South or South easterly, it can get a bit rough in St Margarets or Mahone Bay next door...or even in Halifax Harbour.

F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 7/23/13 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 23 July 2013 12:33:10 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT), True North

wrote:



Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets
Bay.

Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since
it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it
was money well spent.

I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and
stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.

Lots of parking for the rig too.



Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked
up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.

Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and
over them in the back seat.

You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60
degree salt water.

We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to
a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60
Big Foot.

D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint
scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.

A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.

We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach
of Clam Island.

All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer
seas.



=========



Looking at St Margarets Bay on Google Earth, it appears to be about 12

miles long by about 7 miles wide with little opportunity for

protection. That's quite a lot of open water for a boat your size.

The west side of Mahone Bay near Martins Point looks like it would

offer some interesting boating in and among the islands near there, as

well as offering some protection from bigger waves. What about

Porters Lake - that looks interesting also, as least on Google Earth.

Porters lake is a good spot to power boat.
Only the lower portion closest to the ocean is good for 20' or so
sailboats.
Wind is better there plus the three bridges are much too low for any
size mast.
(not even counting the very low bridge on the lowest part of the lake)
My sister and her family have a good size piece of land there and
I've posted videos of my Princecraft tied up to brother-in-laws dock
and him using his Kubota machine and old dump truck to clear the land.
Trouble is..I get bored quickly on fresh water lakes.
Probably because on most of the local ones you only see cottages or
the occasional home vs the bays and harbours where there is a lot
more going on.


Plenty of people with boats smaller than yours boat on Long Island
Sound and in the Atlantic Ocean.
So there are plenty of dumb people on the water, eh?

True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 23 July 2013 12:33:10 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT), True North

wrote:



Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.
Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.
I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.
Lots of parking for the rig too.
Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.
Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.
You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.
We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.
D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.
A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.
We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.
All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.


=========



Looking at St Margarets Bay on Google Earth, it appears to be about 12

miles long by about 7 miles wide with little opportunity for

protection. That's quite a lot of open water for a boat your size.

The west side of Mahone Bay near Martins Point looks like it would

offer some interesting boating in and among the islands near there, as

well as offering some protection from bigger waves. What about

Porters Lake - that looks interesting also, as least on Google Earth.
Porters lake is a good spot to power boat.
Only the lower portion closest to the ocean is good for 20' or so sailboats.
Wind is better there plus the three bridges are much too low for any size mast.
(not even counting the very low bridge on the lowest part of the lake)
My sister and her family have a good size piece of land there and I've posted videos of my Princecraft tied up to brother-in-laws dock and him using his Kubota machine and old dump truck to clear the land.
Trouble is..I get bored quickly on fresh water lakes.
Probably because on most of the local ones you only see cottages or the occasional home vs the bays and harbours where there is a lot more going on.
So why did you buy another lake boat? A 23' is about the minimum for
near-shore and 30'+ beyond that.

On 7/23/2013 10:48 AM, True North wrote:
Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.
Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.
I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.
Lots of parking for the rig too.

Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.
Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.
You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.
We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.
D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.
A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.
We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.
All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.

That was a lovely story Donny. Thank you.

On Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:48:10 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.
Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.
I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.
Lots of parking for the rig too.

Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.
Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.
You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.
We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.
D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.
A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.
We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.
All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.

Sounds like a great time, Don. Glad to hear of it.

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

True North wrote:
Took friends out on the Legend yesterday on beautiful St Margarets Bay.
Paid the $15.00 to use the launch ramp at a local marina and since it was launching on an ebbing tide with retrieval on low tide, it was money well spent.
I could pull the boat off and back on the trailer with it's bow and stern lines. What a treat...no driving off and on.
Lots of parking for the rig too.

Headed out from the marina to the open bay but the wind has picked up and the chop was up to a couple of feet.
Turned around when the wives complained about spray coming up and over them in the back seat.
You think they would have been refreshed by the nice cool 55 to 60 degree salt water.
We went the other way up to the head off the bay, then returned to a small island where our guest hit a rock with the skeg of the 60 Big Foot.
D'oh! We were going slow so I think the only damage was paint scraping on the skegs bottom and the soft aluminum grounded a bit.
A bit of filing and a touch applicator should cure that.
We beached the boat to spend a bit of time on the small sandy beach of Clam Island.
All in all it was a good boating day. Next time I hope for calmer seas.
Hope for a bigger boat. A dingy like that shouldn't be more than a few
hundred yards offshore.