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!

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

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On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 23:26:01 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

We just arrived at Block Island, Rhode Island today after a short run
from Essex, CT. We first came here in the summer of 1972 when it was
still relatively undeveloped. It was a great place then, and
although it has changed a great deal since, it is still one of our
favorites. The primary anchorage is called Great Salt Pond which is
like a a lake right in the center of the island and entered via a
narrow cut from the ocean. There are literally hundreds of summer
cruisers anchored and moored here right now, boats of all sizes,
types, shapes and descriptions. It is quite a sight. Block Island is
within relatively easy cruising distance from major east coast boating
centers like New York/New Jersey, Long Island Sound, Connecticut,
Newport, Cape Cod and Boston.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Island

https://www.google.com/search?q=block+island&source=lnms&tbm=isch



Nothing like your adventures but we still get out 3 or 4 times a week
for an hour or two. It was slick calm the other day and we ran
offshore a ways, down the beach and back through New Pass.
We dropped Ed off at dog beach for a while and came home.

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

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?

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

How did you like it?

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?

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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.