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  1. Woodyq

    Ontario and michigan lake st clair boaters

    Hi Folks, So far all I have heard is that there is tons of debris where the Thames River runs into Lake St Clair and also that water level in Lake St Clair is very low. Although with the weather we have been having boating season may have a very late start this year I am just wondering if any...
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    Winterizing Cost

    Well the mighty Larson is not going south this winter as we plan to do a bit of travelling from our place in Ft Myers so are hauling down a small RV. So, had to winterize this past week. The winterize portion (running it up, flush, antifreeze and fogging the engine) was $110.00. The total bill...
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    Help with gps decision

    Did a thread search could not find anything. So we have an 18 ft Larson, we are fair weather boaters, don't stray too far out. Boat on Lake St Clair (ON and MI), boat in waters around Ft Myers FL, also did Charlevoix and Torch Lake this summer (absolutely beautiful!). In Lake St Clair we like...
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    Off to Lake Charlevoix, MI

    Based on some I-Boats member responses to an earlier query about good boating spots my wife and I and the mighty Larson are off to Lake Charlevoix next week. We have booked a B & B for three nights and hope to get in some good boating and sightseeing. Have been doing searches for restaurants...
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    Michigan and Ohio Boaters

    We live in Ontario app 50 miles east of Detroit. My wife and I would like to get away for a few days. We would like to take the boat and get in some water time. Soooo, what we would be looking for is a lake somewhere with relatively nearby motels at reasonable cost, needless to say it would...
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    Yoohoo! Florida Card Arrived

    We bought our boat down in Ft Myers in 09 and use it here in Canada and down south. So this past March I took the "America's Boating Course" offered by the San Carlos Bay Power Squadron, Ft Myers Beach. Excellent course, excellent instructor, all aspects were well organized. Seemed to take a...
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    GPS Need your Collective Wisdom Again!

    Have an opportunity to buy a one year old GPS originally bought from "best" local marine store for over $400 and can pick it up for app $150. It is a hand held unit. We are retired and very much recreational and fair weather boaters, we have not yet lost sight of land, however we do like to...
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    Outstanding First Day

    May 26. Air temp here in Southwestern Ontario high 70's maybe early 80's. Weather buoy in the middle of the lake said air temp 69 water temp 66 and wave height was 0.0 ft (very unusual) Kathy and I made a couple bunwiches, cut up a bunch of veggies, made a bucket of lemonade and off we went for...
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    Lake is warming up!

    We boat on Lake St Clair in Southwestern Ontario. There is a weather buoy in the middle you can access on the computer and it gives all kinds of info including wind speed, direction, wave height and intervals and air and water temperatures. The lake is now app 56 degrees and great weather...
  10. Woodyq

    Reliable Oil Bath Bearing Woes

    Boy would I like to spend some quality time with the engineer who came up with those little allen key plugs to re-fill hubs with oil. As a matter of fact I phoned my son last nite and dumped on him as he is an engineer!!!!! Decided to do bearings as there was discolouration and wanted all to be...
  11. Woodyq

    Home From Florida

    Well we are again home. Gotta say it was a disappointing winter in Florida, apparently the worst weather in many, many years. Boat is now tucked in the garage and over the past few has been scrubbed, waxed, polished, vacuumed, equipment checked, oil and filter changed etc, not that I am looking...
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    Time To Get Out Of Dodge!

    Well our boating season ended a few weeks ago up here and in eight days I head back to beautiful Ft Myers, Florida to re-start the season. Non perishables are packed, boat trailer tires, bearings, straps etc are all double checked. Truck is serviced and we are pretty much ready to go, final...
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    Great Day On The Water

    My wife and I (both retired) bought our first boat ('06 Larson SEI 180LX) while we were in Florida last winter. We used it a few times in the intercoastal waters around Ft Myers and brought it home for the summer. We have truly enjoyed it this summer and are getting more comfortable with the...
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