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How far do you trailer / travel with your boat?
I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million
questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty |
"Genius? Not!" wrote in message . .. I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty Depends on time available and where I want to go. We travel about 135 miles to out favorite lake, and that takes a little over 3 hours. Is a remote lake and low speed roads to it. We normally do it for 3 days. Most of my boating is within 3 hours and 130 miles, but for 4th of July we went to Gold Beach, OR which is 400 miles and takes at least a day to make the trip. Since I am semi retired, we make it a 2 day trip with a lake stop in between. I do have a lot of local areas to boat, 45 minutes to San Francisco Bay and 1 hr 15 min, 45 miles to the ocean at Pillar Point Harbor. |
"Bill McKee" wrote in message k.net... "Genius? Not!" wrote in message . .. I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty Depends on time available and where I want to go. We travel about 135 miles to out favorite lake, and that takes a little over 3 hours. Is a remote lake and low speed roads to it. We normally do it for 3 days. Care to share? Are you referring to Lake P? Most of my boating is within 3 hours and 130 miles, but for 4th of July we went to Gold Beach, OR which is 400 miles and takes at least a day to make the trip. Since I am semi retired, we make it a 2 day trip with a lake stop in between. I do have a lot of local areas to boat, 45 minutes to San Francisco Bay and 1 hr 15 min, 45 miles to the ocean at Pillar Point Harbor. Is your boat designed more for ocean or lake? Marty |
I trailer it 1/2 mile.
-Brett |
"Genius? Not!" wrote in message . .. "Bill McKee" wrote in message k.net... "Genius? Not!" wrote in message . .. I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty Depends on time available and where I want to go. We travel about 135 miles to out favorite lake, and that takes a little over 3 hours. Is a remote lake and low speed roads to it. We normally do it for 3 days. Care to share? Are you referring to Lake P? Most of my boating is within 3 hours and 130 miles, but for 4th of July we went to Gold Beach, OR which is 400 miles and takes at least a day to make the trip. Since I am semi retired, we make it a 2 day trip with a lake stop in between. I do have a lot of local areas to boat, 45 minutes to San Francisco Bay and 1 hr 15 min, 45 miles to the ocean at Pillar Point Harbor. Is your boat designed more for ocean or lake? Marty My boat is a big water version of the aluminum river jetboats. Jet drive, but 20 degree front and 3" sides as opposed to the flatter front and 22" sides of the pure river sled. I draw 6" at speed as opposed to the 2" of a sled. Cherry Lake is our favorite lake. Near Yosemite boundry. |
I trailer it 500 yards.
I leave it in a parking lot at the Marina. I trailer it about 15 miles to Lake San Vicente, a reservoir, for tubing with the grandchildren. I take it to Lake Havasu, AZ at least once a year: 400 miles (?) We used to go to Loughlin (Katherine's Landing) at least once a year. "gocargo" wrote in message oups.com... I trailer it 1/2 mile. -Brett |
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On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 03:40:39 GMT, "Genius? Not!"
wrote: I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty I travel about 135 miles to go boating. I trailer about 500 feet from my mom's house to my sisters' private ramp into the Ohio River. No docking fees (use one of my sisters' docks), no storage fees (use mom's carport for the boat and garage for the jetski), no lines for the ramp, hell I don't even have to mow the grass or clean up after the spring floods. Sometimes life is good. The Other Dave Hall |
Genius? Not! wrote:
I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty I'm making plans now to trailer my Sandpiper 565 sailboat 400 km each way to a beautiful lake/inlet where i have family. I debated for months and then decided to pass on a regatta for my boat which would have been a round trip of 4000km. So I guess a days drive is the fartherest i'd want to trailer at this point. When I bought my boat I trailered it about 1000km home over two days. |
On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 03:40:39 GMT, "Genius? Not!"
wrote: I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? I've taken my 20' Ranger CC to Wisconsin from Connecticut, Lake Champlain, Lake George and as far south as South Carolina. How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? Nothing. What makes your destination worth the distance? Everything - fishing, scenery, the drive there and back - if you like to travel, anything is worth the distance. |
Genius? Not! wrote:
: The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat : for vacations and long weekends? For me, I have nearby lakes and rivers. Anywhere between 25 minutes and 1.5 hours. : How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? Depends whether where I'm going is better (or not) that what I have here. Sometimes I kick myself for driving far, only to realize that what's in my "backyard" is better. For me, 2 hours is the limit because there's so much locally that it doesn't make sense to travel far to a lake that isn't as good as the close ones here. : What makes your destination worth the distance? Lots of naked women. b. |
Around 7/25/2005 8:40 PM, Genius? Not! wrote:
I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! "Bring 'em on!" I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? My usual ramp is 8.6 miles away. If I'm in a big hurry, there's a crappy ramp 0.4 miles from me. If I want to go out on a lake and don't want the hassle of going through the Ballard locks, it's about 23 miles to the nearest ramp on Lake Washington. How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? I prefer cruising to trailering, so if I can't get to it via the waters of Puget Sound or Lake Washington, it's too far. :) What makes your destination worth the distance? See my signature. -- ~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat" "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." -Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows |
"Gudmundur" wrote in message
... In article , says... My normal travel is about 35 minutes, with the bay about 1.5 hours away. My suggestion is that no matter how far you trailer, keep a sharp watch on your bearing buddies, and install a set if you don't have them. Be careful about over greasing, as the grease can totally ruin your brake shoes if it gets out past the rear wheel bearing seal. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen diabled boat trailers sitting along the local interstate which leads to the river area. You can't do much roadside repair on bearings that are nearly welded fast to the axel from overheat failure. Oh yes, don't forget to take the keys to the boat! Thanks for the tips. A couple of critical concerns even to this novice! |
wrote in message roups.com... Genius? Not! wrote: : The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat : for vacations and long weekends? For me, I have nearby lakes and rivers. Anywhere between 25 minutes and 1.5 hours. : How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? Depends whether where I'm going is better (or not) that what I have here. Sometimes I kick myself for driving far, only to realize that what's in my "backyard" is better. For me, 2 hours is the limit because there's so much locally that it doesn't make sense to travel far to a lake that isn't as good as the close ones here. : What makes your destination worth the distance? Lots of naked women. b. And which lake has these naked women? I'll be bringing a 14 year old on a father son trip so I don't want to disappoint him! |
"Garth Almgren" wrote in message ... Around 7/25/2005 8:40 PM, Genius? Not! wrote: What makes your destination worth the distance? See my signature. -- ~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat" "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." -Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows Well, that pretty much sums it up. Thanks. |
12 miles and I'm wet!
"Genius? Not!" wrote in message . .. I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty |
Genius? Not! wrote:
wrote in message roups.com... Genius? Not! wrote: : The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat : for vacations and long weekends? For me, I have nearby lakes and rivers. Anywhere between 25 minutes and 1.5 hours. : How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? Depends whether where I'm going is better (or not) that what I have here. Sometimes I kick myself for driving far, only to realize that what's in my "backyard" is better. For me, 2 hours is the limit because there's so much locally that it doesn't make sense to travel far to a lake that isn't as good as the close ones here. : What makes your destination worth the distance? Lots of naked women. b. And which lake has these naked women? I'll be bringing a 14 year old on a father son trip so I don't want to disappoint him! That's right...someone has to inspect these 'naked women' to make sure they're up to code. |
Don White wrote:
: :: What makes your destination worth the distance? : :Lots of naked women. :b. : And which lake has these naked women? I'll be bringing a 14 year old on a : father son trip so I don't want to disappoint him! : That's right...someone has to inspect these 'naked women' to make sure : they're up to code. http://www.lostisle.com Home of "the exotic erotic bananna contest" and Mai Tai's on tap. b. |
"Don White" wrote in message ... Genius? Not! wrote: wrote in message roups.com... Genius? Not! wrote: : What makes your destination worth the distance? Lots of naked women. b. And which lake has these naked women? I'll be bringing a 14 year old on a father son trip so I don't want to disappoint him! That's right...someone has to inspect these 'naked women' to make sure they're up to code. Speaking of code. I'm looking forward to the day when we can have a website dedicated to The Guy's Code Book. Of course, it will have to be visible only to eyes made of x y chromosomes; any double xx chromosomes and the print and images become invisible. |
"Genius? Not!" wrote in message . .. I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty I live in central Ohio, and I would say I limit my day trips to 2 hours travel each way. And that's pulling a 25' Malibu inboard, behind a 2500 Silverado. This gets me pretty much anywhere in the state, including the Ohio River and Lake Erie...both of said trips, I have made many times. I also trailer to Lake Cumberland, KY at least once a year, about 280 miles one way, but always stay at least a long weekend. I sometimes take my old 18' Cheetah jet-boat there...its a lot lighter than the Malibu, and trailers well. I have never justified any trips longer than that. When we visit the east coast, we end up renting because we usually only spend one day on the water, and we fly. I wouldn't want to trailer a boat all the way down there, just for one day on the water. Methinks a lot of it would depend on how big your boat is, and what you are pulling it with. I rode with a guy pulling a 32' Baja to Erie (2 hours) behind an F-150 six-cylinder/short bed, and it was all he could do keeping it at 50 mph. On the other hand, I don't even notice my 18' behind my 350 cid Chevy. -- -Netsock "It's just about going fast...that's all..." http://home.columbus.rr.com/ckg/ |
I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million
questions. And probably more to follow those! I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded warm-water lake. The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your boat for vacations and long weekends? How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far? What makes your destination worth the distance? Marty ================================= I/we keep our 21 foot mid-cabin in a small marina with mostly 24 ft. wells on floating docks. We have the unlimited use of 2 launch ramps, so we can pull the boat any time we choose. We take off for harbors in Michigans Thumb area, mostly Pt. Sanilac and Harbor Beach. We usually pull the boat on Monday and trail it to Pt. Sanilac and rent a well there till Friday and do our cruising in Lake Huron. Its about a 70 mile trip and takes us about an hour and a half from the marina to the Pt. Sanilac launch ramp. We sometimes take the boat up the river to Lexington and come back on Thur or Fri, but the St. Clair river can be a nightmare for a small boat on those days because to the weekenders headed north. Happy boating, Norm |
"Netsock" wrote in message ... I live in central Ohio, and I would say I limit my day trips to 2 hours travel each way. And that's pulling a 25' Malibu inboard, behind a 2500 Silverado. This gets me pretty much anywhere in the state, including the Ohio River and Lake Erie...both of said trips, I have made many times. I also trailer to Lake Cumberland, KY at least once a year, about 280 miles one way, but always stay at least a long weekend. I sometimes take my old 18' Cheetah jet-boat there...its a lot lighter than the Malibu, and trailers well. I have never justified any trips longer than that. When we visit the east coast, we end up renting because we usually only spend one day on the water, and we fly. I wouldn't want to trailer a boat all the way down there, just for one day on the water. Methinks a lot of it would depend on how big your boat is, and what you are pulling it with. I rode with a guy pulling a 32' Baja to Erie (2 hours) behind an F-150 six-cylinder/short bed, and it was all he could do keeping it at 50 mph. On the other hand, I don't even notice my 18' behind my 350 cid Chevy. -- -Netsock "It's just about going fast...that's all..." http://home.columbus.rr.com/ckg/ I guess what I'm really looking for is a feel for how far is too far to the point where it becomes work instead of fun. From the answers, the obvious becomes clear as most stay within a couple of hours for the common trip and many of those seem happy to be only a few minutes away! The longer trip isn't frowned on at all, but as it should be is motivated by the expected enjoyment of the destination and the time available to spend there. Some of you seem happy to travel quite far to reach a favorite destination with 4 hours jumping out as a common high number. And in your case, you make the point of what your towing and with what plays a role in the work vs fun calculation. |
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:56:40 GMT, "Genius? Not!" wrote: I guess what I'm really looking for is a feel for how far is too far to the point where it becomes work instead of fun. From the answers, the obvious becomes clear as most stay within a couple of hours for the common trip and many of those seem happy to be only a few minutes away! The longer trip isn't frowned on at all, but as it should be is motivated by the expected enjoyment of the destination and the time available to spend there. Some of you seem happy to travel quite far to reach a favorite destination with 4 hours jumping out as a common high number. And in your case, you make the point of what your towing and with what plays a role in the work vs fun calculation. Actually, we used to have a poster here that bragged about frequently dragging his highly modified 2452 Bayliner from Derby, Kansas to San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.... must be close to 1750 miles... one way.... for me, 1/2 miles is plenty.... -- That's a long haul for some recreational boating; must have been something real special for him at the other end. |
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