Re: Are there any 1000 Islanders around
Ayuh,... I've been boatin' on that creek since the 70s, more so over the last 20 years...
I've got alotta friends who live in Clayton,+ the surrounding islands...
When I got to buying local waterfrontage though, I bought in Chaumont to access the Lake fishin' over the river...
I still manage to trailer to Clayton a couple times of year, mostly later season for the Muskies...
The only problem I have with the area are the rocks that come out of no where.
Ayuh,.... No kiddin',....
Short story,...
Jan. 6, 2006, It was 60? that day, a Real Fluke, the creek wasn't even froze up yet,...(back in the Global Warmin' days)
The guy I work for, Insisted We go for a shake-down cruise in his 74 Hi-liner we'd just finished the refit on,...(
NO safety kit, Nothin')
:redface:
So,... We trailer to Clayton, pick up the drive,+ I install it right there on the side of the goat trail My Bud, the Outdrive Guy lives on,...
(1st Problem, the controller cables were hooked up Backwards, found the problem,+ the "Road-side Fix" was to disconnect the controller,+ I'd shift it from the motorbox, as Eric piloted)
Then We trailer up to Collin's Landing, which is right directly under the 1000 Is. bridge,+ put in,... With the odds in our favor, that We'd be the only morons goin' for a Boat Ride, I left the wagon parked right in the launch,...
Eric motors on up stream headed to his Bro's place, next point up-stream of Canoe Point on Grindstone... Things were goin' smoothly with Me reminding Eric to avoid the Massive chunks of Ice floatin' by, the hull wouldn't be much problem, but the drive wouldn't like it,... He'd speed up, I'd slow us down,..
So anyway, We make it to Mark's unscathed,+ load up the fancy lumber scraps he wanted,...epay or something like that, nothin' over 4' or so, maybe 30 pieces...
We check out the place,+ head back,... Goin' by 1000 Is. Park, he's tellin' me about the crazy ship they did growin' up there,... Doin' the Same ship, he motors through the marina there at 25mph or so,... Back out on the creek, we head downstream, him continuing the narrative of life as a teen at the Park...
It's about gettin' Dark,....
Bang,...
Crash,....
Boom,.... Dead Silence.............
1st words out of Eric's mouth are, "I knew there's a shoal out here somewhere".....
My responce,...."Ayuh,.... Ya found it"....
I wander to the transom,+ look in the motorbox 1st, then over the stern 2nd,...
No water rushin' In,... That's good...
"Trim it up so I can see the lower,"... Of course, it's Darker yet, so there's little to See....
"Tryin' start it,"... Varuooommm,..!! I idle it,+ shift it into gear from the motorbox,+ Eric is Captian again....
I expressed my concern that We were probably on borrow time with the drive,+ should Cross the creek 1st,... The current would take Us to the wagon,....
Nope,.... Capt. Eric wanders down the island-side,+ asks me if he can speed up,... I tell 'im, No, I'll disconnect the throttle Too if he tries...
Once down to the bridge, he motored across,+ right up to the bow hook on the wagon,...
Home Free....
I hop in the truck,+ pull it up to the streetlight to See,...
The bullet is driven Back a few inches, I easily see forward gear,+ there's not a drop of Oil, or St. Lawrence left in it....
The moral of the story is,... A 4' chunk of deckboard, Ain't a paddle, but Upstream
Is better than down....
The Hi-light of the Whole Trip,......
Was that bein' a Maineiac, I'd Never, Ever been on a boatride to view the local Christmas lights,+ decorations before....
a Very Cool experince,....
