what to do in the winter

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

What size motor on the tub? By the way, it's pretty cool!!!!

 

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

I guess we could wait for FORUM to come back online!! We miss it when it is gone!!

 

[ricksrster]

Re: what to do in the winter

OK, This is mid-January and the temperatures are in the 50's. No snow! BUT the boat is in the side yard where the ground is too soft to pull it out anyway. Usually when the temp. gets this nice means spring is in the air and time to get things ready for another season. The weather is being a tease. Chances are we will have a bunch of real cold and snow before spring.

 

[SwampNut]

Re: what to do in the winter

Maybe this is a time-share opportunity. I'll take you boating if you come down here now when it's 70 degrees, and you take me boating when it's 120 degrees in July and my boat is stored.

 

[ricksrster]

Re: what to do in the winter

Usually the temperatures this time of year is 0 +/- a few degress. Snow on the ground. big effort to go out the door. Summers are just right. Can't wait. AZ temps might put me in shock, though. I have to build gradually to warmer temps. I am accumulating the parts and changes I am going to do in the spring. Before you know it there will be more daylight than darkness and the lake will be calling my name.

 

[KRS]

Re: what to do in the winter

I'm heading to Patagonia Lake this weekend, what's this "boat in storage" stuff?

 

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

KRS It is sunny and cold today. My lake has a problem. It is very difficult to get the boat into the water cuz the trailer won't break through the hard upper surface of the water. That is why we have to put boats in storage for this season. Real PITA! Oh well off to the indoor boat show in Toronto!

 

[jeff_nicholas]

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Looking for something to do this winter? You might try this -- water skiing, wakeboarding and tubing in Knoxville...in temps in the 30's with snow.<br /><br />Many of the participants were disabled, being lifted from their wheelchairs into the boat, then again onto their custom (stitting) wakeboards in the water!<br /><br />Wakeboard for disabled:<br />

<br /> <br /><br />Banner announcing the annual event:<br />

<br /><br /><br />Pyramid of 5 at opening of event:<br />

<br /><br />Eskimo Escapades

 

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

We went to the boat show in Toronto. It sure makes you wish you had a spare couple of hundred thousand hanging around! Lots of products and millions of boats made for a great day. My wife was convinced we could buy a new cruiser untill we whined to each other about the $8.20 for a pop and a juice bottle. The real world welcomed us back!!

 

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

We went to the boat show in Toronto. It sure makes you wish you had a spare couple of hundred thousand hanging around! Lots of products and millions of boats made for a great day. My wife was convinced we could buy a new cruiser untill we whined to each other about the $8.20 for a pop and a juice bottle. The real world welcomed us back!!

 

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

my first double post! hope you enjoy it twice as much!!!!

 

[glasply1]

Re: what to do in the winter

My moorage seems more expensive in the winter when I don't use the boat as much, although it still seems to have a few cold beverages on it. A sunny day with mild or no winds helps a lot. During spring and summer days I only think of the moorage bill on the one day that I pay the bill: $149 moorage + $5 envirn. fee + $19 tax or $173 plus any electricity used. Guess you have to spend it on something, might as well be something you enjoy.

 

[jtexas]

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In the winter? Stripers get tuned up good when the water gets cold. We did have a little bit of winter this year...yesterday and day before. But today it hit 75° - thought I woke up in Florida or something, it's weird.

 

[gatorred]

Re: what to do in the winter

it good time for computer fishing games and getting stuff fixed,making sure thing's are in order.

 

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

richmllr: <br /><br />Puget sound sounds pretty reasonable, espescially when you get the luxury of boating all year. Is that a daily charge or weekly???? <br /><br />Up here , I would pay it daily right about now!!!

 

[Rock Hall]

Re: what to do in the winter

I watch boating videos and read message boards all Winter. Only 3 more weeks till launch!

 

[brine]

Re: what to do in the winter

The flowers are starting to poke out of the ground here in Sunny Southern Ontario. The boat is telling me it needs to get wet very soon! Gotta love the spring! <br /><br />I dont know how you southerners can stand to have decent weather all year. You have nothing to look forward to,,,,if you dont count boating any !@$#@%@ time you want!!!

 

[bigskydrift]

Re: what to do in the winter

The ice is coming off the lakes here in western Montana, and in one particular the big rainbows will be hungry! Boats ready, I'm ready, wife is ready, (for me to go!) Cabin fever = Baaaaaaaad!

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: what to do in the winter

are most children born Sept.- through Dec. up there???