-5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

[BlkY2k]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Sunny and 37 here right now.

 

[NetDoc]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

I'm glad summer is over. Now that the temps are below 90, I can go out and enjoy my boat!

 

[QC]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

And back to the original point of this thread.

Why would anyone ever do that when there is a perfectly good opportunity for a quality hijack?

 

[southkogs]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Why would anyone ever do that when there is a perfectly good opportunity for a quality hijack?

Oooh, today is "Talk like a Pirate" day, so it's not so much a hijack ... it's more piracy of the original thread.

...And from the flight deck, the temperature on the ground in Nashville is 67? with winds out of the East at 6. The sky is full of sun and it looks like a much nicer day than up in frostbitten Canada. Thanks for flying with us today.

 

[QC]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

That ^^^^^^ is so on topic. You suck at this game!

 

[oldjeep]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Oooh, today is "Talk like a Pirate" day, so it's not so much a hijack ... it's more piracy of the original thread.

So do you suppose that this is the one day of the year that BondO actually makes sense?

 

[Water logged]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Actually, it looks like I was wrong - it is 1 hour after sunset here (MN).

Water skiing and similar acts are prohibited between one hour after sunset to sunrise of the following day

I seem to recall from my early years as a Minnesotan that during the summer it doesn't get dark till at least 1 hr after sunset. Especially at the northern latitudes.

Former Minnesotan now in a warmer climate (although we do get snow every winter!).

Glenn

 

[CC245]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

These folks were in swim suits and the temp was about 50.

If you find it comfortable to be IN the water under low light conditions is up to you,. I myself do not see things IN the water very well once the sun goes down which is also why I slow down after sunset. Would surely hate myself for hitting a swimmer or skier that was in the water after sunset in low light conditions that I couldn't see. But that's just me I'm sure others feel different.

Does anyone else see the irony here? Bonz_d I'm not trying to bust your chops but you have clearly stated in two different post that you don't see well once the sun goes down. Maybe you should rethink giving Oldjeep a hard time if your boating after sunset and you can't see. If you feel comfortable boating in low light conditions without being able to see that is up to you.

Many times I find it easier to see after sunset. The water is usually calmer, and the sun is not glaring off the water. Of course this only lasts for an hour or so. I'm lucky that some of the lakes that I boat on have very little traffic during the day and even less at sunset. So everyones situation is different.

 

[Mule Laker]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Because it is in MN: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/boatwater/boatingguide.pdf

Page #34.

(2) Water skiing, tubing and similar acts are
prohibited between one hour after sunset to
sunrise of the following day.

Must be a typo. Ha!


I'm in northern Minnesota and I'm counting on a couple more weeks of decent boating weather. Sure it's dipped into the 30's a couple of times but t he ten day forecast looks great! 60's/40's.

I'm not in any rush to winterize. It's got to get much colder than 32 for long period of time to actually damage a motor.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Not that cold yet in the southern 1/3.

Last nite we warmed up to 30?...... Gardens are history......:facepalm:

 

[Oshkosh1]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Last nite we warmed up to 30?...... Gardens are history......:facepalm:

My "other place" is between Tomahawk and Minocqua... Garden was not good at all. Bad growing season this year I guess.

Didn't do much on the fishing side either.

Headed up in a couple of weeks to do a the final cut/clean/rake/store routine.

 

[nwcove]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

YUP, water freezes at 0c and boils at 100c.
Metric, all base 10.

ahem.....0 is the melting point at sea level, and 100 is the boiling point at sea level. just saying! lol

 

[glenn property of pam]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

ahem.....0 is the melting point at sea level, and 100 is the boiling point at sea level. just saying! lol

lol unless the water is purified then boiling point is over 120?c


p.s to get the ? symbol hold alt and type 0176 then release the alt key

 

[rbh]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

lol unless the water is purified then boiling point is over 120?c


p.s to get the ? symbol hold alt and type 0176 then release the alt key

You and nwcove, picky picky picky.

Close enough in my books, cold is cold and hot is hot (purified or not!)

 

[aspeck]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Fired up the furnace at my mother's last night ... what a pain ... ended up tearing the furnace apart to find the electronic eye (flame indicator) had gotten dirty and was not registering the flame, so it was shutting off the furnace. GRRR! Got it up and running, so she is toasty warm.

Just starting to feel good at night with the windows open ... a good frost to kill the pollen and mold and I will be good to go. Bring on the sub freezing temps!

 

[DayCruiser]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

We usually go boating until the middle of November here in Upstate SC . Last year we started boating in March . We have already hit the upper 50s at night on some nights and that is below normal for this time of year

 

[ricohman]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

We usually go boating until the middle of November here in Upstate SC . Last year we started boating in March . We have already hit the upper 50s at night on some nights and that is below normal for this time of year

We do a lot of fishing in March.
Of course it involves drilling through a couple feet of ice.

 

[southkogs]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

Oooh, today is "Talk like a Pirate" day, so it's not so much a hijack ... it's more piracy of the original thread.

...And from the flight deck, the temperature on the ground in Nashville is 67? with winds out of the East at 6. The sky is full of sun and it looks like a much nicer day than up in frostbitten Canada. Thanks for flying with us today.

That ^^^^^^ is so on topic. You suck at this game!

It's 46? in Middle Tennessee this morning. I'm really glad that it's cooling off, that'll make the new whale tail that I put on my OMC Stringer drive (so much better than Mercruiser) work better. As we get closer to freezing the waterlogged wood in my boat gets a little more solid feeling (which is great) but makes it harder get on plane (thinking about a second whale tail up front). Usually in the colder weather I use 20w-50. Will that be thin enough? And which brand do I buy? Keep in mind that I'll be running through no wake zones WOT in the late evenings. Thanks in advance.

... that oughta' do it.

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

... It's got to get much colder than 32 for long period of time to actually damage a motor.

Water Ice reaches its maximum volume and expansive force at 31.999 degrees F.
On a clear night is not unusual for objects inside of an open topped container, Valley, Bucket, Hull, to Freeze with an air temperature as high as 36F, occasionally up to 40F.

This is due to radiation cooling through the clear sky into the darkness of outer space.
Point an IR Thermometer at a clear night sky and you will commonly measure temperatures of -50F or lower.

The Weather bureau will commonly issue a Frost Warning when the overnight temperatures are expected to be in the middle 30 degree range with light winds and a clear cloudless sky.
The Air temperature may be 36F but plants and other objects will freeze none the less.

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: -5 last night, I hope you other SK guys drained your boats!

My "other place" is between Tomahawk and Minocqua... Garden was not good at all. Bad growing season this year I guess.

Didn't do much on the fishing side either.

Headed up in a couple of weeks to do a the final cut/clean/rake/store routine.

Cool. That's about approx 2 - 2 1/2 hours SE of me. Our gardens did pretty well. At least the 'mators and corn. "Tators were terrible. Had to do a lot of watering in July....

Ever been to Rollie and Helen's musky shop in Minocqua? They have a website and a catalog. Never been there myself. Sounds like it's a pretty big deal. Want to take a road trip on some nice summer day, next year.....

Have a safe and fun trip.....

ps. 60? today......

southkogs, what are no wake zones? I'm mean, I go as fast as I can to create as little wake as possible......