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Looking for a small inverter...
....one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new
boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. |
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"John H." wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:00:27 -0400, HK wrote: ...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. Well, seeing as how your killfile is as honest as you are, here you go: http://tinyurl.com/2m9asj -- John H He won't shop there ;) but I bought a 200W continuous / 400W peak inverter at Wal-Mart for about $25 a year ago. Plugs into the cigarette lighter receptacle. Works fine for running and charging the laptop while traveling in the truck. Has 2 outlets, so could also charge the phone and GRS radios on the trip to Alaska at the same time. As to an FM radio. For less than a $100 you can buy a nice FM/AM/CD radio. |
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On Jul 25, 10:00?am, HK wrote:
...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. Harry, I spent about $100 on an inverter at West Marine several years ago. I spent a lot more on the two 6-volt batteries I installed in a dedicated bank than on the inverter itself. My experience with the inverter has been very good. I use it to run my laptop when writing stories etc on the boat. We used it to power holiday lights during the winter boat parades. We have used it to run our portable color TV and VCR to watch movies while on the hook. We probably only use the inverter 25-30 hours per year, as the rest of the time we're not running anything at anchor or we're on shore power. We really don't have any need for AC current when underway. Our inverter has a set of cooling fins and includes a fan. The fan can be slightly noisy, but that's the only negative aspect of that inverter. If you don't need to run huge AC loads and don't need the converter (charger) functions, your $100 budget should just about get you by. |
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Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jul 25, 10:00?am, HK wrote: ...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. Harry, I spent about $100 on an inverter at West Marine several years ago. I spent a lot more on the two 6-volt batteries I installed in a dedicated bank than on the inverter itself. My experience with the inverter has been very good. I use it to run my laptop when writing stories etc on the boat. We used it to power holiday lights during the winter boat parades. We have used it to run our portable color TV and VCR to watch movies while on the hook. We probably only use the inverter 25-30 hours per year, as the rest of the time we're not running anything at anchor or we're on shore power. We really don't have any need for AC current when underway. Our inverter has a set of cooling fins and includes a fan. The fan can be slightly noisy, but that's the only negative aspect of that inverter. If you don't need to run huge AC loads and don't need the converter (charger) functions, your $100 budget should just about get you by. Thanks. I was thinking of a small unit from West Marine. Did you buy a West-branded unit or something else? My AC loads will consist of an IPOD boom box (low current draw), my laptop (rarely), and perhaps a cell phone or camera battery charger. That kind of stuff. |
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On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:00:27 -0400, HK wrote:
...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. Well, seeing as how your killfile is as honest as you are, here you go: http://tinyurl.com/2m9asj -- John H |
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On Jul 25, 11:33?am, HK wrote:
Chuck Gould wrote: On Jul 25, 10:00?am, HK wrote: ...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. Harry, I spent about $100 on an inverter at West Marine several years ago. I spent a lot more on the two 6-volt batteries I installed in a dedicated bank than on the inverter itself. My experience with the inverter has been very good. I use it to run my laptop when writing stories etc on the boat. We used it to power holiday lights during the winter boat parades. We have used it to run our portable color TV and VCR to watch movies while on the hook. We probably only use the inverter 25-30 hours per year, as the rest of the time we're not running anything at anchor or we're on shore power. We really don't have any need for AC current when underway. Our inverter has a set of cooling fins and includes a fan. The fan can be slightly noisy, but that's the only negative aspect of that inverter. If you don't need to run huge AC loads and don't need the converter (charger) functions, your $100 budget should just about get you by. Thanks. I was thinking of a small unit from West Marine. Did you buy a West-branded unit or something else? My AC loads will consist of an IPOD boom box (low current draw), my laptop (rarely), and perhaps a cell phone or camera battery charger. That kind of stuff.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Without running over to the marina to check for sure, I'm almost certain it was a West Marine branded item. I suppose if I'd had any problem with it I would have paid more attention to the brand. :-) |
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"HK" wrote in message ... ...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. There are several nice all in one stereo units that Ipods plug into. They run on AC and DC. Some have the sound quality of large stereo systems yet are the size of a shoe box. Costo carries several, most under $200. No FM or AM though. The other option is to run Itunes through the laptop you will have on the boat. |
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JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... ...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Clean power is important, but not current draw. I'd like something that isn't going to corrode out on me in a season. It won't be directly exposed to the elements. Under $100. Suggestions? Oh...if you are in my killfile, don't waste your time responding. I won't see it. There are several nice all in one stereo units that Ipods plug into. They run on AC and DC. Some have the sound quality of large stereo systems yet are the size of a shoe box. Costo carries several, most under $200. No FM or AM though. The other option is to run Itunes through the laptop you will have on the boat. Sony, I believe, is now making a small sized, big sound, "outdoor" boombox for ipods that includes radio. |
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Looking for a small inverter...
He won't shop there ;) but I bought a 200W continuous / 400W peak
inverter at Wal-Mart for about $25 a year ago. Plugs into the cigarette lighter receptacle. Which no doubt isn't rated to handle that much draw. |
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On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:25:09 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote: He won't shop there ;) but I bought a 200W continuous / 400W peak inverter at Wal-Mart for about $25 a year ago. Plugs into the cigarette lighter receptacle. Which no doubt isn't rated to handle that much draw. Check your fuse and you'll probably find that your average cigarette lighter is at least 15 amps, maybe 20. If it's 20, you should have no problem with a 200w continuous/400w peak load. 15 is probably not enough since that's 204 watts at 13.6 volts but you have to take into account inverter inefficiency so it's probably drawing more than 15 amps to supply the 200 watts. But no one says you have to actually use that much out of it. And if you use too much, you'll just blow the fuse so you know for next time. Now the problem comes when people replace the OEM fuse rating with a higher one to keep it from blowing. Steve |
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"Steve" wrote in message ... On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:25:09 -0400, "Bill Kearney" wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote: He won't shop there ;) but I bought a 200W continuous / 400W peak inverter at Wal-Mart for about $25 a year ago. Plugs into the cigarette lighter receptacle. Which no doubt isn't rated to handle that much draw. Check your fuse and you'll probably find that your average cigarette lighter is at least 15 amps, maybe 20. If it's 20, you should have no problem with a 200w continuous/400w peak load. 15 is probably not enough since that's 204 watts at 13.6 volts but you have to take into account inverter inefficiency so it's probably drawing more than 15 amps to supply the 200 watts. But no one says you have to actually use that much out of it. And if you use too much, you'll just blow the fuse so you know for next time. Now the problem comes when people replace the OEM fuse rating with a higher one to keep it from blowing. Steve Most are 20 amps and never blew a fuse in the car for the lighter, but have turned on the red light signifying overload in the inverter. |
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On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:36:36 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote: Thanks. I was thinking of a small unit from West Marine. Did you buy a West-branded unit or something else? My AC loads will consist of an IPOD boom box (low current draw), my laptop (rarely), and perhaps a cell phone or camera battery charger. That kind of stuff.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Without running over to the marina to check for sure, I'm almost certain it was a West Marine branded item. I suppose if I'd had any problem with it I would have paid more attention to the brand. :-) I have several of the small West Marine inverters and they work just fine for the type of devices that Harry mentions. There is really no need to hard wire them either since the loads are small enough you can power it via a lighter plug adapter. |
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On Jul 28, 9:02 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:36:36 -0700, Chuck Gould wrote: Thanks. I was thinking of a small unit from West Marine. Did you buy a West-branded unit or something else? My AC loads will consist of an IPOD boom box (low current draw), my laptop (rarely), and perhaps a cell phone or camera battery charger. That kind of stuff.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Without running over to the marina to check for sure, I'm almost certain it was a West Marine branded item. I suppose if I'd had any problem with it I would have paid more attention to the brand. :-) I have several of the small West Marine inverters and they work just fine for the type of devices that Harry mentions. There is really no need to hard wire them either since the loads are small enough you can power it via a lighter plug adapter. more options: http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...ower+inverters |
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On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:00:27 -0400, HK wrote:
...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Come to Canada: lots of rebadged Xantrex inverters at Canadian Tire for under $100 (for what you're looking for, under $50). I use one to power the electric blanket to keep my Lady warm when we're camping. (Yes, it runs a laptop, but I now use a 12VDC power supply I bought at eBay for $40 - works great! I can watch DVDs and everything...) druid http://www.bcboatnet.org |
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I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and
about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at the local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine. "druid" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:00:27 -0400, HK wrote: ...one I can install in a compartment in the center console of my new boat and hardwire direct to one of the batteries. I'm not looking for a lot of power...enough to run a laptop, a small "boombox" type FM radio, et cetera. Come to Canada: lots of rebadged Xantrex inverters at Canadian Tire for under $100 (for what you're looking for, under $50). I use one to power the electric blanket to keep my Lady warm when we're camping. (Yes, it runs a laptop, but I now use a 12VDC power supply I bought at eBay for $40 - works great! I can watch DVDs and everything...) druid http://www.bcboatnet.org |
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On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:08:52 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at the local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine. We're thinking of moving to the Wake Forest area. What do you think of the lakes in and around there. Falls Lake looks, on Yahoo, to be decent sized, and Kerr looks like a good sized lake. Of course, it may be mostly 1 ft deep. Is the fishing decent in any of the lakes close to Wake Forest? -- John H |
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Falls Lake is pretty navigable everywhere below the big open area at
sandling beach on rt50. A lot of it is more like a big river than a lake but that keeps the wake down a bit. Most people go up lake from the 50 ramp or put in at one of the ramps above it. There are a lot of coves that extend off the main lake. On weekends it is pretty busy and the bulk of the boats are doing water sports sorts of things. The fishing guys are usually around in the early morning on the weekends or during the week. There is enough activity weekend days that you won't want to fish. Kerr is huge. Like any man made lake in the southeast there are spots to avoid but the majority of it is fine. The main lake on the river course is pretty deep, getting close to 100ft at the dam. You can go well above Clarkville on it. The nutbush creek leg, going into nc, is a little shallower but you can easily go all the way to 39. It's very popular for fishing and never really crowded weekends or week days. Except for the fireworks around the 4th. It is one of the best fresh water striper lakes on the east coast and also has a good bass population. When they built the dam they accidentally trapped a bunch of stripers during spawning season. No one expected them to survive since they could not get back to the ocean. But it turned out they were perfectly happy to spend their entire lives in fresh water. Kerr is the flood control lake on the river so it's elevation can fluctuate a lot. Jordan has larger open areas and I find the chop gets annoying on the weekends. Around Roxboro is Hyco and Mayo. They are smaller and popular for fishing. I don't fish and have only been to Mayo a few times (friend has a house on it) so I can't tell you if the fishing is good or not. Gaston would be sort of close to you as well. It is a pretty big lake but because it has strict elevation control it is very built up. There are a lot of houses on it. On the weekends it is busy. It is popular though and you should probably give it a try. I live about 20 minutes from the 50 ramp on Falls and I have a house on Kerr so those are the two I frequent the most. "John H." wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:08:52 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at the local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine. We're thinking of moving to the Wake Forest area. What do you think of the lakes in and around there. Falls Lake looks, on Yahoo, to be decent sized, and Kerr looks like a good sized lake. Of course, it may be mostly 1 ft deep. Is the fishing decent in any of the lakes close to Wake Forest? -- John H |
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:51:23 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Falls Lake is pretty navigable everywhere below the big open area at sandling beach on rt50. A lot of it is more like a big river than a lake but that keeps the wake down a bit. Most people go up lake from the 50 ramp or put in at one of the ramps above it. There are a lot of coves that extend off the main lake. On weekends it is pretty busy and the bulk of the boats are doing water sports sorts of things. The fishing guys are usually around in the early morning on the weekends or during the week. There is enough activity weekend days that you won't want to fish. Kerr is huge. Like any man made lake in the southeast there are spots to avoid but the majority of it is fine. The main lake on the river course is pretty deep, getting close to 100ft at the dam. You can go well above Clarkville on it. The nutbush creek leg, going into nc, is a little shallower but you can easily go all the way to 39. It's very popular for fishing and never really crowded weekends or week days. Except for the fireworks around the 4th. It is one of the best fresh water striper lakes on the east coast and also has a good bass population. When they built the dam they accidentally trapped a bunch of stripers during spawning season. No one expected them to survive since they could not get back to the ocean. But it turned out they were perfectly happy to spend their entire lives in fresh water. Kerr is the flood control lake on the river so it's elevation can fluctuate a lot. Jordan has larger open areas and I find the chop gets annoying on the weekends. Around Roxboro is Hyco and Mayo. They are smaller and popular for fishing. I don't fish and have only been to Mayo a few times (friend has a house on it) so I can't tell you if the fishing is good or not. Gaston would be sort of close to you as well. It is a pretty big lake but because it has strict elevation control it is very built up. There are a lot of houses on it. On the weekends it is busy. It is popular though and you should probably give it a try. I live about 20 minutes from the 50 ramp on Falls and I have a house on Kerr so those are the two I frequent the most. "John H." wrote in message .. . On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:08:52 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at the local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine. We're thinking of moving to the Wake Forest area. What do you think of the lakes in and around there. Falls Lake looks, on Yahoo, to be decent sized, and Kerr looks like a good sized lake. Of course, it may be mostly 1 ft deep. Is the fishing decent in any of the lakes close to Wake Forest? -- John H Thanks for the info, James! Your time is appreciated. -- John H |
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On Aug 23, 2:55 pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:51:23 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: Falls Lake is pretty navigable everywhere below the big open area at sandling beach on rt50. A lot of it is more like a big river than a lake but that keeps the wake down a bit. Most people go up lake from the 50 ramp or put in at one of the ramps above it. There are a lot of coves that extend off the main lake. On weekends it is pretty busy and the bulk of the boats are doing water sports sorts of things. The fishing guys are usually around in the early morning on the weekends or during the week. There is enough activity weekend days that you won't want to fish. Kerr is huge. Like any man made lake in the southeast there are spots to avoid but the majority of it is fine. The main lake on the river course is pretty deep, getting close to 100ft at the dam. You can go well above Clarkville on it. The nutbush creek leg, going into nc, is a little shallower but you can easily go all the way to 39. It's very popular for fishing and never really crowded weekends or week days. Except for the fireworks around the 4th. It is one of the best fresh water striper lakes on the east coast and also has a good bass population. When they built the dam they accidentally trapped a bunch of stripers during spawning season. No one expected them to survive since they could not get back to the ocean. But it turned out they were perfectly happy to spend their entire lives in fresh water. Kerr is the flood control lake on the river so it's elevation can fluctuate a lot. Jordan has larger open areas and I find the chop gets annoying on the weekends. Around Roxboro is Hyco and Mayo. They are smaller and popular for fishing. I don't fish and have only been to Mayo a few times (friend has a house on it) so I can't tell you if the fishing is good or not. Gaston would be sort of close to you as well. It is a pretty big lake but because it has strict elevation control it is very built up. There are a lot of houses on it. On the weekends it is busy. It is popular though and you should probably give it a try. I live about 20 minutes from the 50 ramp on Falls and I have a house on Kerr so those are the two I frequent the most. "John H." wrote in message .. . On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:08:52 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: I got a 400 watt one from walmart for about $35. It's a black&decker and about 6"x4"x2". I used it to run some xmas light strings on the boat at the local 4th fireworks gathering on Kerr lake. Worked fine. We're thinking of moving to the Wake Forest area. What do you think of the lakes in and around there. Falls Lake looks, on Yahoo, to be decent sized, and Kerr looks like a good sized lake. Of course, it may be mostly 1 ft deep. Is the fishing decent in any of the lakes close to Wake Forest? -- John H Thanks for the info, James! Your time is appreciated. -- John H- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as well. (blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/ |
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc
wrote: No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as well. (blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/ Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you recommend for storing an 18' boat? -- John H |
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I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is
only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes it a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate a lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car garages are pretty common on most of the houses in this area. "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote: No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as well. (blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/ Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you recommend for storing an 18' boat? -- John H |
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:07 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes it a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate a lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car garages are pretty common on most of the houses in this area. "John H." wrote in message .. . On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote: No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as well. (blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/ Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you recommend for storing an 18' boat? -- John H That's some good-to-know info. I'd like to find a place where I could put the boat by the house and not use up half the garage. I like the Wake Forest area because it's not too far from Richmond (kids) and close to lots of golf courses. I've got a brother who lives in Winston-Salem. -- John H |
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Well, I suspect most of the house developments have some restrictions.
You'll need to watch for that. Just about anything on the north side of Raleigh will fit your bill though so I wouldn't limit yourself to Wake Forest. "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:07 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes it a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate a lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car garages are pretty common on most of the houses in this area. "John H." wrote in message . .. On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote: No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as well. (blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/ Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you recommend for storing an 18' boat? -- John H That's some good-to-know info. I'd like to find a place where I could put the boat by the house and not use up half the garage. I like the Wake Forest area because it's not too far from Richmond (kids) and close to lots of golf courses. I've got a brother who lives in Winston-Salem. -- John H |
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:39:27 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Well, I suspect most of the house developments have some restrictions. You'll need to watch for that. Just about anything on the north side of Raleigh will fit your bill though so I wouldn't limit yourself to Wake Forest. "John H." wrote in message .. . On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:07 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes it a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate a lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car garages are pretty common on most of the houses in this area. "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote: No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as well. (blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/ Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you recommend for storing an 18' boat? -- John H That's some good-to-know info. I'd like to find a place where I could put the boat by the house and not use up half the garage. I like the Wake Forest area because it's not too far from Richmond (kids) and close to lots of golf courses. I've got a brother who lives in Winston-Salem. -- John H Good advice, thanks. Any areas north of Raleigh, preferably toward the east (closer to Richmond) you'd recommend? -- John H |
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Just about all of the area on the north side of Raleigh beginning outside
the inner beltway, I440, and going all the way out to the edge of Wake county has a lot of middle class urban housing developments. In varying price ranges. Average homes from 200k. to 350k. A number of upscale developments have sprung up lately in the area between I540 to 98, east of Durham county and some on the north side of 98 that run from 400k to 800k generally around the Falls Lake areas. There is still areas of less expensive housing all in there as well. Older homes in the I540 thru 98 area will tend to have bigger lots as they were built before major housing development had moved that far out. Any of these areas will be positioned that you can either head out via the Creedmore area to 85 or over to 1 on 98 and up to 85 without much difficulty at all. During commute times these residents are headed in towards Raleigh or west towards RTP. There is some development starting up outside Wake to the north. It is typically lower prices that the stuff inside Wake county due to the school systems being less attractive. That does affect resale and these properties to the north of Wake are not appreciating as fast as the property inside Wake. I am just outside I540 at the Leesville rd area and I go up through Creedmore and get to 85 in about 20 minutes. Another 20 minutes or so on 85 will get me close to the US1 I85 area. From Wake Forest it takes around 20 minutes to get to that same US1 I85 intersection. I'm probably as far west as you would want to consider if heading to Richmond is a primary factor. If golfing is really more important then I highly suggest you look in the Pinehurst/Southern Pines areas. In spite of the reputation these areas have, housing is still surprisingly affordable with many homes in the $200k to 300k range and condos still around $100k. Of course there are neighborhoods, many celebrities have a home in this area, with upscale homes if that appeals. It's about a hour more to get to Richmond from down there. "John H." wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:39:27 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: Well, I suspect most of the house developments have some restrictions. You'll need to watch for that. Just about anything on the north side of Raleigh will fit your bill though so I wouldn't limit yourself to Wake Forest. "John H." wrote in message . .. On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:07 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote: I don't believe there is really anything close to wake forest. There is only one on Falls and it is down 98 past rt50 towards Durham. That makes it a good 40 minutes or more from downtown Wake Forest. Mots of these lakes are controlled by the corp or local authorities and they don't allow a lot of marinas. They are also sources of drinking water and marinas generate a lot of pollution compared to trailering in. There are several on Kerr and Gaston but that's not close. I keep my 19 1/2 in the garage. 2 car garages are pretty common on most of the houses in this area. "John H." wrote in message m... On Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:41:38 -0700, jamesgangnc wrote: No problem. If you want to spend a while fishing on Kerr we rent as well. (blatant advertising :-) http://www.jamesgangnc.com/ Beautiful house! If we move to the Wake Forest area, what marina would you recommend for storing an 18' boat? -- John H That's some good-to-know info. I'd like to find a place where I could put the boat by the house and not use up half the garage. I like the Wake Forest area because it's not too far from Richmond (kids) and close to lots of golf courses. I've got a brother who lives in Winston-Salem. -- John H Good advice, thanks. Any areas north of Raleigh, preferably toward the east (closer to Richmond) you'd recommend? -- John H |
Looking for a small inverter...
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:38:10 -0400, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
Just about all of the area on the north side of Raleigh beginning outside the inner beltway, I440, and going all the way out to the edge of Wake county has a lot of middle class urban housing developments. In varying price ranges. Average homes from 200k. to 350k. A number of upscale developments have sprung up lately in the area between I540 to 98, east of Durham county and some on the north side of 98 that run from 400k to 800k generally around the Falls Lake areas. There is still areas of less expensive housing all in there as well. Older homes in the I540 thru 98 area will tend to have bigger lots as they were built before major housing development had moved that far out. Any of these areas will be positioned that you can either head out via the Creedmore area to 85 or over to 1 on 98 and up to 85 without much difficulty at all. During commute times these residents are headed in towards Raleigh or west towards RTP. There is some development starting up outside Wake to the north. It is typically lower prices that the stuff inside Wake county due to the school systems being less attractive. That does affect resale and these properties to the north of Wake are not appreciating as fast as the property inside Wake. I am just outside I540 at the Leesville rd area and I go up through Creedmore and get to 85 in about 20 minutes. Another 20 minutes or so on 85 will get me close to the US1 I85 area. From Wake Forest it takes around 20 minutes to get to that same US1 I85 intersection. I'm probably as far west as you would want to consider if heading to Richmond is a primary factor. If golfing is really more important then I highly suggest you look in the Pinehurst/Southern Pines areas. In spite of the reputation these areas have, housing is still surprisingly affordable with many homes in the $200k to 300k range and condos still around $100k. Of course there are neighborhoods, many celebrities have a home in this area, with upscale homes if that appeals. It's about a hour more to get to Richmond from down there. Wow! A big 'thank you' for all that information. I'll have to get out a map and look at the various areas. -- John H |
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