Bras d'Or Lakes are always highly recommended for boating.
Ask the Cruising Club of America.

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:00:28 AM UTC-4, Tim wrote:
One thing about the mild temps is that it backs down the air conditioning bill a lot. Save electricity and buy gas! But another thing this year is that the lakes aren't hurting for water and so some places it's not so iffy even in a not-so-shallow draft boat. I haven't spun or demolished a prop this year. Lol!

It's been hot here. But we spent all day last Sunday on the water, much cooler out there. Going out again this evening for a sunset cruise.

I'm on some much needed PTO this week, so I'm thinking about heading out to the range tomorrow morning. Wish I could today, but I have some "honey-do's" to take care of this afternoon, and I spent a couple of hours this morning having a Line-X spray liner applied to my yard truck. Looks nice!

Here's to keeping that prop looking good!

On 7/30/2014 4:34 AM, True North wrote:
Only been out twice so far. It's been very windy on the days it isn't raining...gusting to 50 kilometers per hour many days.
Hopefully August will be better. Wife doesn't like pounding over waves 2 feet or higher.


Perhaps boating is not for you. Maybe some other form of recreation
would suit you better. I'll leave it up to others to make suggestions. ;-)

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"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson

Sorry, FlautentJim.
I think you're mistaking me for Johnny.
Sailing is my game but I boat with an infernal combustion engine to please the wife.
Now that I have a suitable tow vehicle, my next boat will be a bit more appropriate for the North Atlantic.

On 7/30/14, 2:15 PM, True North wrote:
Sorry, FlautentJim.
I think you're mistaking me for Johnny.
Sailing is my game but I boat with an infernal combustion engine to please the wife.
Now that I have a suitable tow vehicle, my next boat will be a bit more appropriate for the North Atlantic.


Flatulent Jim is boatless.

Concerning props, it's amazing how just a good nick in one of the vanes can throw things out of balance

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 23:21:32 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

We used an inflatable West Marine kayak on Heffley Lake, near Sun Peaks,
BC, Canada on Saturday. That count?

===

Absolutely. We saw a couple in Essex, CT a few days ago that were
paddling an inflatable kayak.

How did you like it?

Was the tandem model. Nice, but my long legs would touch my wife's seat.
Stable, and paddled well. Like my Hobie Outback Peddle yak better, but for
a nice storable rig, good.

On 7/30/2014 12:15 PM, True North wrote:
Sorry, FlautentJim.
I think you're mistaking me for Johnny.
Sailing is my game but I boat with an infernal combustion engine to please the wife.
Now that I have a suitable tow vehicle, my next boat will be a bit more appropriate for the North Atlantic.

What? You're planning on towing a bigger boat behind thhhhhhhat car????
What has tour boating experience cost you so far? I suspect around
$2000.00 per hour

--
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 3:20:09 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:12:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:



Concerning props, it's amazing how just a good nick in one of the vanes can throw things out of balance



That is why I like my stainless prop. It doesn't nick up like

aluminum.

I have a work boat style prop, (thicker blades, 304 SS) not the thin

blade 316 SS performance prop.

Oysters, gravel, logs and sand don't hurt it.

Fortunately big rocks are not much of a problem here.

The old boat had an aluminum prop. I hit a rock in a shallow part of the lake, and it took a sizable chunk out of it. Had to putt back to the slip, but fixing it was pretty cheap.

The "new" boat has a SS prop. I was putting the boat back on the trailer at an unfamiliar ramp on the Cooper River, and when powering up to get it that last foot I sucked up some gravel. Sounded like the world was coming apart back there. No hunks gone, just a bit ragged looking. Fixing that wasn't so inexpensive.

On 7/30/2014 2:01 PM, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 3:20:09 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:12:17 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:



Concerning props, it's amazing how just a good nick in one of the vanes can throw things out of balance



That is why I like my stainless prop. It doesn't nick up like

aluminum.

I have a work boat style prop, (thicker blades, 304 SS) not the thin

blade 316 SS performance prop.

Oysters, gravel, logs and sand don't hurt it.

Fortunately big rocks are not much of a problem here.

The old boat had an aluminum prop. I hit a rock in a shallow part of the lake, and it took a sizable chunk out of it. Had to putt back to the slip, but fixing it was pretty cheap.

The "new" boat has a SS prop. I was putting the boat back on the trailer at an unfamiliar ramp on the Cooper River, and when powering up to get it that last foot I sucked up some gravel. Sounded like the world was coming apart back there. No hunks gone, just a bit ragged looking. Fixing that wasn't so inexpensive.


Especially if gears and shafts were involved. Sometimes aluminum is better.

--
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson