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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2 boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and island spots.
The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if ever, fished
off them.

Underway hours of about 50, trolling hours, around 100 in Michigan.

"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2 boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and island
spots. The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if ever,
fished off them.

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:31:37 -0500, "JimH" wrote:

How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2 boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and island spots.
The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if ever, fished
off them.


Around 80, from mid-April to November something. This year I may try to go into
December if the striper run is good. A lot of the hour question depends on
whether trolling, chumming. or bottom fishing is the game plan.

On weekends friends, the wife, and I may go on short (30 miles or so)
excursions. I don't fish on the weekends 'cause there's just too many people out
there trying to catch something. Usually they end up catching a big mess of
someone else's lures and line!
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

What do you troll for?

Some here in this NG troll only for confrontation.


"MikeT" wrote in message
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Underway hours of about 50, trolling hours, around 100 in Michigan.

"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with
our season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2
boats for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and
island spots. The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely,
if ever, fished off them.

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:57:40 -0500, "JimH" wrote:

What do you troll for?

Some here in this NG troll only for confrontation.


"MikeT" wrote in message
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Underway hours of about 50, trolling hours, around 100 in Michigan.

"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with
our season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2
boats for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and
island spots. The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely,
if ever, fished off them.




Striped Bass aka rockfish.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

200 hours on the 25', and about 150 on the 17'.

Salmon, trout, walleye
"JimH" wrote in message
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What do you troll for?

Some here in this NG troll only for confrontation.


"MikeT" wrote in message
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Underway hours of about 50, trolling hours, around 100 in Michigan.

"JimH" wrote in message
...
How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with
our season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2
boats for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and
island spots. The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely,
if ever, fished off them.

125 to 150 hrs a year.


"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2 boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and island
spots. The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if ever,
fished off them.

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:31:37 -0500, "JimH" wrote:

How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

I currently own 67 boats right now, it would be impossible for me to
track all the hours I put in on the open sea.

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

13 months a year.

"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with
our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2
boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and island
spots.
The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if ever,
fished
off them.



About 50 for me, same use as you, except the runs to Put in Bay take a
bit longer than you :-)

"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season, with
our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2
boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and island
spots.
The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if ever,
fished
off them.



About 50 for me, same use as you, except the runs to Put in Bay take a
bit longer than you :-)



We would always stay at the Crews Nest on Put in Bay during the week
(members only during the weekend) and the Unique Marker or Seaway Marina on
Kelley's Island.

It was only about a 30 mile run from our marina in Huron to Put in Bay.

"JimH" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season,
with
our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last 2
boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and island
spots.
The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if ever,
fished
off them.



About 50 for me, same use as you, except the runs to Put in Bay take
a
bit longer than you :-)



We would always stay at the Crews Nest on Put in Bay during the week
(members only during the weekend) and the Unique Marker or Seaway Marina
on
Kelley's Island.

It was only about a 30 mile run from our marina in Huron to Put in Bay.

It takes me about 3 + hours, depending on how bad Erie is.........I hate
it when the wind is from the east.........the river will be like glass, and
then a 100 yds out of the mouth of the river and you get slammed for the
next hour.

I always stay on the public docks.....it is entertaining just sitting on
the boat. :-)

"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"JimH" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"JimH" wrote in message
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How many hours do you typically put on your boat engines/year?

Are you a year round boater or a season boater?

We would typically put between 60 to 80 hours on our boat/season,
with
our
season lasting from late May to late September. We used the last
2
boats
for cruising to other ports and for day trips to swimming and
island
spots.
The last 2 boats were not set up for fishing so we rarely, if
ever,
fished
off them.



About 50 for me, same use as you, except the runs to Put in Bay
take
a
bit longer than you :-)



We would always stay at the Crews Nest on Put in Bay during the week
(members only during the weekend) and the Unique Marker or Seaway
Marina
on
Kelley's Island.

It was only about a 30 mile run from our marina in Huron to Put in
Bay.

It takes me about 3 + hours, depending on how bad Erie is.........I hate
it when the wind is from the east.........the river will be like glass,
and
then a 100 yds out of the mouth of the river and you get slammed for the
next hour.

I always stay on the public docks.....it is entertaining just sitting on
the boat. :-)



We are Kelley's regulars.....Casino (mostly), Westbay (less often) and hit
Pelee (Scudder, since that freaking "pier" at westdock is a boat eating
MoFo)

I've had my boat for 6 seasons and am just under 500 hours so that would average out to about 80 per season. I am located on Lake Erie in Bolles Harbor. My favorite cruising destination is to Put-in-Bay about a 34 mile run. When the lake is good about 1 hour 10 minutes away. Kelleys is also a frequent stop staying at the new downtown marina. West Bay I would not stay there if they paid me. Cedar Point and Pelee Island are also nearby. So many places and so little time.

I usually hit PIB about 6 times a season with I-LYA week being one of the highlights. I too usually stay at the city docks just to be entertained by the goings on. A great place to put in.