I had a blast. The wife gave me clearance to go out on my own, because
she was just too tired. So I loaded up and headed over. the water was
great and the little 140 mercruiser ran just fine even with last years
gas. I decided to park out in the middle of the lake after chasing
some sea gulls and coots, killed the engine and decided I'd call John
H on the cell phone. he seemed pretty excited that I was finally
getting some water time, but he and his mrs. had to leave for a dinner
engagement, so after answering some questions about how Bridget was
doing, we hung up and I took off and made some laps around the lake.
beached the boat at a favorite hang and caught up with some friends I
hadn't seen in a while and ate a grilled burger with them. i came upon
a 28' Harris pontoon loaded with people that were stranded because
they got too close to the shore and busted their prop on their 90 hp
Suzuki on something, and I had the opportunity to tow them for about
1-1/2 mi. to where they had docked. We didn't tow fast, but steady.
Got them in just fine and they offered to pay me "something", but
that's just something I can't accept.. you never know when you might
need a favor too.

Anyhow, the little Chris Craft ran fine the water was about as perfect
as anyone could want. In places it was like glass, but a little bit of
chop mostly, that is until a couple big tugs would race through and
you had to fight a few wakes, but all in all. I had a blast! If
nothing springs up to ruin the plans, the 23' Marquis will probably go
out next weekend.

"Tim" wrote in message
...
I had a blast. The wife gave me clearance to go out on my own, because
she was just too tired. So I loaded up and headed over. the water was
great and the little 140 mercruiser ran just fine even with last years
gas. I decided to park out in the middle of the lake after chasing
some sea gulls and coots, killed the engine and decided I'd call John
H on the cell phone. he seemed pretty excited that I was finally
getting some water time, but he and his mrs. had to leave for a dinner
engagement, so after answering some questions about how Bridget was
doing, we hung up and I took off and made some laps around the lake.
beached the boat at a favorite hang and caught up with some friends I
hadn't seen in a while and ate a grilled burger with them. i came upon
a 28' Harris pontoon loaded with people that were stranded because
they got too close to the shore and busted their prop on their 90 hp
Suzuki on something, and I had the opportunity to tow them for about
1-1/2 mi. to where they had docked. We didn't tow fast, but steady.
Got them in just fine and they offered to pay me "something", but
that's just something I can't accept.. you never know when you might
need a favor too.

Anyhow, the little Chris Craft ran fine the water was about as perfect
as anyone could want. In places it was like glass, but a little bit of
chop mostly, that is until a couple big tugs would race through and
you had to fight a few wakes, but all in all. I had a blast! If
nothing springs up to ruin the plans, the 23' Marquis will probably go
out next weekend.

Very good. I thought about the boat yesterday, as I finished fixing the
brake solenoid problem and taking it to storage. Weekends for the retired
are not good. But buddy had free tickets to the indy car race at Infinion
and asked if I wanted to go. So I went to the races today.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:31:37 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

I had a blast. The wife gave me clearance to go out on my own, because
she was just too tired. So I loaded up and headed over. the water was
great and the little 140 mercruiser ran just fine even with last years
gas. I decided to park out in the middle of the lake after chasing
some sea gulls and coots, killed the engine and decided I'd call John
H on the cell phone. he seemed pretty excited that I was finally
getting some water time, but he and his mrs. had to leave for a dinner
engagement, so after answering some questions about how Bridget was
doing, we hung up and I took off and made some laps around the lake.
beached the boat at a favorite hang and caught up with some friends I
hadn't seen in a while and ate a grilled burger with them. i came upon
a 28' Harris pontoon loaded with people that were stranded because
they got too close to the shore and busted their prop on their 90 hp
Suzuki on something, and I had the opportunity to tow them for about
1-1/2 mi. to where they had docked. We didn't tow fast, but steady.
Got them in just fine and they offered to pay me "something", but
that's just something I can't accept.. you never know when you might
need a favor too.

Anyhow, the little Chris Craft ran fine the water was about as perfect
as anyone could want. In places it was like glass, but a little bit of
chop mostly, that is until a couple big tugs would race through and
you had to fight a few wakes, but all in all. I had a blast! If
nothing springs up to ruin the plans, the 23' Marquis will probably go
out next weekend.

Great post! Glad to hear all went well. Loved the sound of the waves
lapping against the side of the boat. Sounds like you had a super time.

Has Bridget had the new treatment yet?

On Aug 25, 5:59 am, John H. salmonremovebait@gmaildotcom wrote:
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:31:37 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
I had a blast. The wife gave me clearance to go out on my own, because
she was just too tired. So I loaded up and headed over. the water was
great and the little 140 mercruiser ran just fine even with last years
gas. I decided to park out in the middle of the lake after chasing
some sea gulls and coots, killed the engine and decided I'd call John
H on the cell phone. he seemed pretty excited that I was finally
getting some water time, but he and his mrs. had to leave for a dinner
engagement, so after answering some questions about how Bridget was
doing, we hung up and I took off and made some laps around the lake.
beached the boat at a favorite hang and caught up with some friends I
hadn't seen in a while and ate a grilled burger with them. i came upon
a 28' Harris pontoon loaded with people that were stranded because
they got too close to the shore and busted their prop on their 90 hp
Suzuki on something, and I had the opportunity to tow them for about
1-1/2 mi. to where they had docked. We didn't tow fast, but steady.
Got them in just fine and they offered to pay me "something", but
that's just something I can't accept.. you never know when you might
need a favor too.

Anyhow, the little Chris Craft ran fine the water was about as perfect
as anyone could want. In places it was like glass, but a little bit of
chop mostly, that is until a couple big tugs would race through and
you had to fight a few wakes, but all in all. I had a blast! If
nothing springs up to ruin the plans, the 23' Marquis will probably go
out next weekend.

Great post! Glad to hear all went well. Loved the sound of the waves
lapping against the side of the boat. Sounds like you had a super time.

Has Bridget had the new treatment yet?

No, John, that's scheduled for this week. Isotope Phase III. isn't
supposed to drag out, and isn't supposed to eat asway on you like
Chemo.... But it is radio active.


Cancer sucks!

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:52:04 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

No, John, that's scheduled for this week. Isotope Phase III. isn't
supposed to drag out, and isn't supposed to eat asway on you like
Chemo.... But it is radio active.

I can't remember for some reason. Is that the one where you have to
stay away from everybody else for a few days?

I don't think mine was a three phase thingy deal - two at most.

On Aug 25, 7:08 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:52:04 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

No, John, that's scheduled for this week. Isotope Phase III. isn't
supposed to drag out, and isn't supposed to eat away on you like
Chemo.... But it is radio active.

I can't remember for some reason. Is that the one where you have to
stay away from everybody else for a few days?

I don't think mine was a three phase thingy deal - two at most.

Tom, I dont' think it's that radical there are some precautionary
things one has to do. She;;l be taking this up in Decatur IL which is
about 80 mi away, but whats cool is her sister-in-law's folks have a
house there that they have just sitting. so she can take advantage of
camping out there for a week or so. then thats supposed to be it.

Anyway you go about it, it's still no fun.

On Aug 24, 11:31*pm, Tim wrote:
I had a blast. The wife gave me clearance to go out on my own, because
she was just too tired. *So I loaded up and headed over. the water was
great and the little 140 mercruiser ran just fine even with last years
gas. *I decided to park out in the middle of the lake after chasing
some sea gulls and coots, killed the engine and decided I'd call John
H on the cell phone. he seemed pretty excited that I was finally
getting some water time, but he and his mrs. had to leave for a dinner
engagement, so after answering some questions about how Bridget was
doing, we hung up and I took off and made some laps around the lake.
beached the boat at a favorite hang and caught up with some friends I
hadn't seen in a while and ate a grilled burger with them. i came upon
a 28' Harris pontoon loaded with people *that were stranded because
they got too close to the shore and busted their prop on their 90 hp
Suzuki on something, and I had the opportunity to tow them for about
1-1/2 mi. to where they had docked. We didn't tow fast, but steady.
Got them in just fine and they offered to pay me "something", but
that's just something I can't accept.. you never know when *you might
need a favor too.

Anyhow, the little Chris Craft ran fine the water was about as perfect
as anyone could want. In places it was like glass, but a little bit of
chop mostly, that is until a couple big tugs would race through and
you had to fight a few wakes, but all in all. I had a blast! If
nothing springs up to ruin the plans, the 23' Marquis will probably go
out next weekend.

One thing to note about towing the party barge. I had a bonified tow
rope up in the bow which came in handy for the ocasion. It beat trying
to dink around with a ski rope. and so I thought well, I need a
spotter to keep an eye on the pontoon. some people were saying "that
won't pull this" and I said, "well, if I can't I'll get someone who
can" OK. So I told them I need a couple people up with me, one to
balance out the boat and I somebody to watch back. So I got a teenage
lad to put on a life vest and I opened up the center windshield and
told him to sit right there on the bow. and another fellow about my
size hopped in to ride passenger. This not only gave balance but
weight to help keep the bow down. I slowed forward to get the line
taught, and then eased into the throttle. Man did that barge pull
hard!, but after we started moving, everybody on the pontoon started
cheering. LOL! Getting past the squiggling around, we hull speeded
in at I'd say about 10 knots by guestimation.

Anyhow, that was the good feeling.

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:40:47 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Aug 24, 11:31*pm, Tim wrote:
I had a blast. The wife gave me clearance to go out on my own, because
she was just too tired. *So I loaded up and headed over. the water was
great and the little 140 mercruiser ran just fine even with last years
gas. *I decided to park out in the middle of the lake after chasing
some sea gulls and coots, killed the engine and decided I'd call John
H on the cell phone. he seemed pretty excited that I was finally
getting some water time, but he and his mrs. had to leave for a dinner
engagement, so after answering some questions about how Bridget was
doing, we hung up and I took off and made some laps around the lake.
beached the boat at a favorite hang and caught up with some friends I
hadn't seen in a while and ate a grilled burger with them. i came upon
a 28' Harris pontoon loaded with people *that were stranded because
they got too close to the shore and busted their prop on their 90 hp
Suzuki on something, and I had the opportunity to tow them for about
1-1/2 mi. to where they had docked. We didn't tow fast, but steady.
Got them in just fine and they offered to pay me "something", but
that's just something I can't accept.. you never know when *you might
need a favor too.

Anyhow, the little Chris Craft ran fine the water was about as perfect
as anyone could want. In places it was like glass, but a little bit of
chop mostly, that is until a couple big tugs would race through and
you had to fight a few wakes, but all in all. I had a blast! If
nothing springs up to ruin the plans, the 23' Marquis will probably go
out next weekend.

One thing to note about towing the party barge. I had a bonified tow
rope up in the bow which came in handy for the ocasion. It beat trying
to dink around with a ski rope. and so I thought well, I need a
spotter to keep an eye on the pontoon. some people were saying "that
won't pull this" and I said, "well, if I can't I'll get someone who
can" OK. So I told them I need a couple people up with me, one to
balance out the boat and I somebody to watch back. So I got a teenage
lad to put on a life vest and I opened up the center windshield and
told him to sit right there on the bow. and another fellow about my
size hopped in to ride passenger. This not only gave balance but
weight to help keep the bow down. I slowed forward to get the line
taught, and then eased into the throttle. Man did that barge pull
hard!, but after we started moving, everybody on the pontoon started
cheering. LOL! Getting past the squiggling around, we hull speeded
in at I'd say about 10 knots by guestimation.

Anyhow, that was the good feeling.

I used to run the race committee boat for sailing scows. When the wind
died completely I would tow them in, a mile or two. Scows have very
little drag, not surprising considering how fast they are.[25 MPH]
Even the 38 foot class A scows weigh less than a ton.

Casady

Good luck with that Tim, I wish her the best.

My cousin has a brain tumor that he's been fighting for the last 1.5 years
(12 years old). Although I don't recall the name of the radio treatment he
had, it was the type Tom is talking about. It completely fried his immune
system, and he had to be in all but a plastic bubble, for over a month.

The sad thing is that he probably won't survive this, even with all the
heroic efforts of the Dana Farber Foundation, et al. We'll know more next
month.

I pray that Bridget fares better.

You're right... cancer sucks!

--Mike

"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Aug 25, 7:08 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:52:04 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

No, John, that's scheduled for this week. Isotope Phase III. isn't
supposed to drag out, and isn't supposed to eat away on you like
Chemo.... But it is radio active.

I can't remember for some reason. Is that the one where you have to
stay away from everybody else for a few days?

I don't think mine was a three phase thingy deal - two at most.

Tom, I dont' think it's that radical there are some precautionary
things one has to do. She;;l be taking this up in Decatur IL which is
about 80 mi away, but whats cool is her sister-in-law's folks have a
house there that they have just sitting. so she can take advantage of
camping out there for a week or so. then thats supposed to be it.

Anyway you go about it, it's still no fun.

That was a nice thing you did. Bravo!

--Mike

"Tim" wrote in message
...
On Aug 24, 11:31 pm, Tim wrote:
I had a blast. The wife gave me clearance to go out on my own, because
she was just too tired. So I loaded up and headed over. the water was
great and the little 140 mercruiser ran just fine even with last years
gas. I decided to park out in the middle of the lake after chasing
some sea gulls and coots, killed the engine and decided I'd call John
H on the cell phone. he seemed pretty excited that I was finally
getting some water time, but he and his mrs. had to leave for a dinner
engagement, so after answering some questions about how Bridget was
doing, we hung up and I took off and made some laps around the lake.
beached the boat at a favorite hang and caught up with some friends I
hadn't seen in a while and ate a grilled burger with them. i came upon
a 28' Harris pontoon loaded with people that were stranded because
they got too close to the shore and busted their prop on their 90 hp
Suzuki on something, and I had the opportunity to tow them for about
1-1/2 mi. to where they had docked. We didn't tow fast, but steady.
Got them in just fine and they offered to pay me "something", but
that's just something I can't accept.. you never know when you might
need a favor too.

Anyhow, the little Chris Craft ran fine the water was about as perfect
as anyone could want. In places it was like glass, but a little bit of
chop mostly, that is until a couple big tugs would race through and
you had to fight a few wakes, but all in all. I had a blast! If
nothing springs up to ruin the plans, the 23' Marquis will probably go
out next weekend.

One thing to note about towing the party barge. I had a bonified tow
rope up in the bow which came in handy for the ocasion. It beat trying
to dink around with a ski rope. and so I thought well, I need a
spotter to keep an eye on the pontoon. some people were saying "that
won't pull this" and I said, "well, if I can't I'll get someone who
can" OK. So I told them I need a couple people up with me, one to
balance out the boat and I somebody to watch back. So I got a teenage
lad to put on a life vest and I opened up the center windshield and
told him to sit right there on the bow. and another fellow about my
size hopped in to ride passenger. This not only gave balance but
weight to help keep the bow down. I slowed forward to get the line
taught, and then eased into the throttle. Man did that barge pull
hard!, but after we started moving, everybody on the pontoon started
cheering. LOL! Getting past the squiggling around, we hull speeded
in at I'd say about 10 knots by guestimation.

Anyhow, that was the good feeling.