Mark42
Fleet Admiral
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- Oct 8, 2003
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Took the boat to Greenwood Lake. For those who are unfamiliar with this lake, it crosses the border of NJ/NY, has about 1920 acres of water, long w/a few islands. Had overheating problems from all the lake grass and weeds. Ended up calling 911 to get the Coast Guard sent to save us. While we waited, the motor cooled down and I got everything going. We passed the Coast Guard boat and flagged them down and told them what happened. They were great guys and escorted us back to the marina in case we had problems. At one point one of the Guards said to follow them and run the boat wide open to clean out any weeds that might still be there. So I did and everything was good and we took the boat out and went home.<br /><br />Are all the lakes around here choked with grass and weeds in the shallow areas? It is not very enjoyable having to worry about overheating. I have not run into any conditions like this while out on salt water. And I am beginning to realize that waves and currents behave differently on a lake vs a bay. <br /><br />This is only my second season as a boat owner (before I just got rides on other peoples boats) and I am beginning to learn the subtle differences about fresh vs salt water boating. <br /><br />I do believe I like salt water better.