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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:28:30 -0700, Corsair23
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I have heard a lot about the choppier waves in the Great Lakes.

Lake Erie is THE most unpredictable of the great lakes. It is so
shallow, that a storm can blow up behind you, and overtake you BEFORE
you can out-run it!! Keep that radio ON.

Mr. Windburn



I boat in Florida, no stranger to strong weather systems. Can't you
see these storms building?
I know a lot of people seem to boat without ever looking up but
usually these things signal their intentions to build long before they
actually get any strength. Every boater should also be a weather
watcher.


You don't need a storm for things to get weird in the Great Lakes. You could
have a two foot chop one day that's no problem, and the next day, the chop
comes from 3 different directions, all at the same time.

You don't need a storm for things to get weird in the Great Lakes. You could
have a two foot chop one day that's no problem, and the next day, the chop
comes from 3 different directions, all at the same time.-

Yes, I know that......But the weather is ALWAYS weird in Buffalo......

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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:28:37 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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You don't need a storm for things to get weird in the Great Lakes. You could
have a two foot chop one day that's no problem, and the next day, the chop
comes from 3 different directions, all at the same time.


I imagine the folks who boat the Chesapeake Bay all the time will tell
you the same thing. That's the way I remember it.


Naw. The Bay has a hard crop, but in all the years I've been out boating
on it, I've only encountered what I consider dangerous wave conditions
once.

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:28:30 -0400, HK wrote:

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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:28:37 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

You don't need a storm for things to get weird in the Great Lakes. You could
have a two foot chop one day that's no problem, and the next day, the chop
comes from 3 different directions, all at the same time.


I imagine the folks who boat the Chesapeake Bay all the time will tell
you the same thing. That's the way I remember it.


Naw. The Bay has a hard crop, but in all the years I've been out boating
on it, I've only encountered what I consider dangerous wave conditions
once.

Ditto, and that was from stupidly getting caught in a thunderstorm.

HK wrote:
wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:28:37 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

You don't need a storm for things to get weird in the Great Lakes.
You could have a two foot chop one day that's no problem, and the
next day, the chop comes from 3 different directions, all at the same
time.


I imagine the folks who boat the Chesapeake Bay all the time will tell
you the same thing. That's the way I remember it.


Naw. The Bay has a hard crop, but in all the years I've been out boating
on it, I've only encountered what I consider dangerous wave conditions
once.


Crop? Let's try...chop.

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On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:28:30 -0400, HK wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:28:37 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

You don't need a storm for things to get weird in the Great Lakes. You could
have a two foot chop one day that's no problem, and the next day, the chop
comes from 3 different directions, all at the same time.

I imagine the folks who boat the Chesapeake Bay all the time will tell
you the same thing. That's the way I remember it.

Naw. The Bay has a hard crop, but in all the years I've been out boating
on it, I've only encountered what I consider dangerous wave conditions
once.

I did most of my boating in the potomac (Port Tobacco or Ft
Washington) and my family is from the St Georges Island area so I
spent a lot of time in the south bay and river down there in big boats
but I do remember getting the crap knocked out of me the few times I
tried to take a 16' boat out of Deale.


Once you leave the harbor at Deale, you're in a very large bay of
incredibly shallow water, and that bay is heavily populated by boats
going in all directions. So, in addition to the usual wave activities
caused by nature, you have about a kazillion boat wakes churning things
up. Makes for interesting times in small boats.

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:23:36 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:28:30 -0400, HK wrote:

wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:28:37 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

You don't need a storm for things to get weird in the Great Lakes. You could
have a two foot chop one day that's no problem, and the next day, the chop
comes from 3 different directions, all at the same time.


I imagine the folks who boat the Chesapeake Bay all the time will tell
you the same thing. That's the way I remember it.


Naw. The Bay has a hard crop, but in all the years I've been out boating
on it, I've only encountered what I consider dangerous wave conditions
once.

I did most of my boating in the potomac (Port Tobacco or Ft
Washington) and my family is from the St Georges Island area so I
spent a lot of time in the south bay and river down there in big boats
but I do remember getting the crap knocked out of me the few times I
tried to take a 16' boat out of Deale.

Deale is where I kept mine also. A 16'er is a tad on the smallish side
except for the calm days. If the waves were over the 'one foot' range, I'd
probably not take a 16'er out.
--
John H