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Anyone doing any boating this summer?
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 |
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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? |
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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. |
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Just local lake boating but it's been a blast. Very nice days but when you consider nightly temps here have been in the high 50's the waters a bit cool but...
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On 7/30/14, 8:29 AM, Tim wrote:
Just local lake boating but it's been a blast. Very nice days but when you consider nightly temps here have been in the high 50's the waters a bit cool but... Yes. |
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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? |
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:29:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
Just local lake boating but it's been a blast. Very nice days but when you consider nightly temps here have been in the high 50's the waters a bit cool but... I've been out twice, both times at Solomon's Island. Didn't catch anything, but had fun anyway! |
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:29:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Just local lake boating but it's been a blast. Very nice days but when you consider nightly temps here have been in the high 50's the waters a bit cool but... === Nice. We're seeing night time temps in the low to mid 60s here on the east coast. That's very cool for us now that we're Florida acclimated but it's a nice change from hot and humid. |
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 03:34:26 -0700 (PDT), 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. === Looking at marinetraffic.com, I see that To-Kalon is back in Halifax Harbor. They just returned from the Bras D'or Lakes which is something I've always wanted to do. |
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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!
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Bras d'Or Lakes are always highly recommended for boating.
Ask the Cruising Club of America. |
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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! |
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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. ;-) -- "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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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TRUCK.......not car..TRUCK!
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I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was telling a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew where I busted it and told
Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at speed he said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the lower took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor boat at home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got lucky by having a spare... |
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On 7/30/2014 3:25 PM, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
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 He has demonstrated several times here he is not concerened with others safety as long as he can bring his boat to the water a couple times a year.... I see all kinds of folks like that. Posted a pic today of a guy with a dog in a parking lot, had the truck parked right in the middle with his dog in there hanging out fully open windows as folks walked by because he thinks his dog is so well trained, how could it possibly concern others? snerk Folks like this only think of themselves... they suck on the road too... |
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On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 19:48:07 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 7/30/2014 6:30 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:04:17 -0600, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote: On 7/30/2014 3:43 PM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 7/30/14, 5:35 PM, Tim wrote: I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was telling a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew where I busted it and told Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at speed he said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the lower took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor boat at home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got lucky by having a spare... Gosh, I sheared a shear pin on my Evinrude one cylinder outboard back in 1951 or 1952. Fortunately, I was able to put the oars in the oarlocks and row back to the beach. Whew! :) Anything more recent? === I wonder when they stopped using shear pins, and why? When I was a kid back in the 50s we all knew how to change out a shear pin using simple tools onboard. No need to row ashore unless you were unprepared or untrained. I was just looking that up because I was curious also. The rubber "cushioned" hub was introduced in the mid-1950's and started replacing the shear prop designed systems. One benefit of the rubber hub is that you can usually get back to shore running at a low RPM in the event you "spin" the prop. Been there, done that. With bigger boats, spare props are a must. The Navigator had a spare pair of 30"-30P's in the engine room. === We carry a pair of spare 30 inchers also. They're heavy and take up a fair amount of room but when you need them, great to have onboard. It can take a week or more to get new ones, and then there's the delivery issue if you're in the boondocks. A good diver can change them out underwater. |
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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. Two footers, eh? The water had been too shallow until the recent rains. Typical afternoon thunderstorms have also been a deterrent but I've been out three times this month. Could have been more if I didn't spend 10 days out of town. Just bought a new 78" prop and it's working great. |
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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. Your Highlander can't tow a boat appropriate for the North Atlantic, Don. Join a boat club - if they have any. |
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True North wrote:
TRUCK.......not car..TRUCK! My new SUV has 402HP and it's not a truck. the Highlander became the first car-based midsize SUV or midsize crossover |
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On 7/30/2014 5:01 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:59:26 -0600, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote: On 7/30/2014 4:30 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:04:17 -0600, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote: On 7/30/2014 3:43 PM, F*O*A*D wrote: On 7/30/14, 5:35 PM, Tim wrote: I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was telling a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew where I busted it and told Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at speed he said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the lower took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor boat at home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got lucky by having a spare... Gosh, I sheared a shear pin on my Evinrude one cylinder outboard back in 1951 or 1952. Fortunately, I was able to put the oars in the oarlocks and row back to the beach. Whew! :) Anything more recent? === I wonder when they stopped using shear pins, and why? When I was a kid back in the 50s we all knew how to change out a shear pin using simple tools onboard. No need to row ashore unless you were unprepared or untrained. Unprepared and untrained. That's our Harry. === Supposedly he has us both in the kill file. My guess is not. He stores his kill file in his Maryland red barn along with all his other stuff. -- "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 |
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On 7/30/2014 5:16 PM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 7/30/14, 7:09 PM, Califbill wrote: F*O*A*D wrote: On 7/30/14, 5:35 PM, Tim wrote: I ripped out the lower gear box on my 18' with an alpha1. I was telling a friend where I was boating on a small lake, and he knew where I busted it and told Me I hit a stump. Sure the stainless prop was in damaged but at speed he said it hit hard em ought that the hub didn't break loose, but the lower took the hit. Fortunately I had a comparable lower from a donor boat at home so I swapped it out and was going the next weekend. I got lucky by having a spare... Gosh, I sheared a shear pin on my Evinrude one cylinder outboard back in 1951 or 1952. Fortunately, I was able to put the oars in the oarlocks and row back to the beach. Whew! :) Last power boat you owned? D'uh. Are you trying out for a full membership in the Rec.Boats Club of Stupids? Now you're showing off your full patch membership, Krowsie baby. -- "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 |
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On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 2:16:47 PM UTC-4, F*O*A*D wrote:
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. As are you, ****. |
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On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 3:25:16 PM UTC-4, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
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 Don't ask the resident idiot( donnie) something that tough. Ask him about brooms, and mops....something he knows about. |
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On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 5:23:04 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
TRUCK.......not car..TRUCK! It's a car, dickface. |
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On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 6:02:10 PM UTC-4, H*a*r*r*o*l*d wrote:
On 7/30/2014 3:23 PM, True North wrote: TRUCK.......not car..TRUCK! Context? Like Harry said. Won't you be a good boy and try a little harder? He cant. Harry has him trained to kneel, and open his mouth at the snap of the fingers. |
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On Wednesday, 30 July 2014 21:25:33 UTC-3, Earl wrote:
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. Your Highlander can't tow a boat appropriate for the North Atlantic, Don. Join a boat club - if they have any. Duh Ditzy, here's an example of boats I could tow that would be suitable for my local waters...if not the open Atlantic. BTW the oldest yacht club in North America is here in my home town. Sailed out of it for a number of years. The whole idea of a trailered boat is to enjoy various bodies of water and of course to avoid expensive club fees. http://seabreezeboats.ca/styles.html I like the 19' Walk through but my brother-in-law has the 19' Cuddy Cabin. |
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On 7/31/14 11:37 AM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 30 July 2014 21:25:33 UTC-3, Earl wrote: 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. Your Highlander can't tow a boat appropriate for the North Atlantic, Don. Join a boat club - if they have any. Duh Ditzy, here's an example of boats I could tow that would be suitable for my local waters...if not the open Atlantic. BTW the oldest yacht club in North America is here in my home town. Sailed out of it for a number of years. The whole idea of a trailered boat is to enjoy various bodies of water and of course to avoid expensive club fees. http://seabreezeboats.ca/styles.html I like the 19' Walk through but my brother-in-law has the 19' Cuddy Cabin. You are a glutton for punishment, Don. I have no idea why you exchange communications with the right-wing trashboys. |
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Man, that is nice! http://seabreezeboats.ca/images/boat...k_thru9-lg.jpg
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On Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:44:31 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Man, that is nice! http://seabreezeboats.ca/images/boat...k_thru9-lg.jpg === It does look nice, and the high freeboard at the bow is a step in the right direction. If I were boating where Don is however, I'd want something a tad bigger with a sharp entry forward and deep-Vee hull, maybe something like a Grady-White 24. G-Ws are designed to handle rough conditions and have good reputations. http://www.thehulltruth.com/attachments/boats-sale-wanted/58335-24-grady-white-offshore-2002-trailer-included-10-500-dscf1330.jpg https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=133 5&bih=593&q=Grady-White+24 There is also a Canadian boat called a Campion that has a good reputation: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-powerboat-motorboat/vancouver/new-2010-23-5-ft-campion-hardtop/1006072811?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true http://www.tailoutfishing.com/ourboat.html |
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On Thursday, 31 July 2014 12:44:31 UTC-3, Tim wrote:
Man, that is nice! http://seabreezeboats.ca/images/boat...k_thru9-lg.jpg Yes, based on an inshore commercial fishing boat. I'll look at it carefully during February's boat show. |
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