It was 70F yesterday. It's 73F today and the water's up! Thanks to the Federal Courts ordering Georgia to open the gates, my lake has risen 7.1ft in the last month. We're 5.7ft below summer pool and we're rising at 3/10ths ft per day. Yesterday, I went down to the marina to rent my slip. Next Saturday is boat cleanin', de-wintering, battery charging, changing the water pump, et. al. day. Then, the Saturday after that, she's going into the water. Pics will be forthcoming when I take the cover off.
Cool beans. Id say would have been the first good day of boating weather down here since December. Have fun next week.
Oh, and I'm taking any and all volunteers. That big-ass motor's foot is easy to drop. The water pump will take all of five minutes to replace. But, getting that 150lb monster back up to where it needs to be is a right pain in the ass. Strong backs and weak minds need apply within.
Throw in a couple of wave runners and I'm with you. I've done both the boating thing and wave runner thing. I tend to have a little more fun on the wave runners. Do you fish or anything like that when you take the boat out?
Fishing is my primary goal when boating. That's what I go for. But, since I have a large boat, I can do the socializing, grilling, cruising, tubing, skiing thing that draws crowds and allows the non-fisherman to have a good time. It's not unusual for me to have 8-10 people on the boat at any given time.
Sounds like fun. When we go out wave running we usually do some barbecue too. Of course back in the day we'd spend the bulk of the day on the boat out in the desert heat at Parker drinking beer.
In my case, I can't get jazzed about the weather: My favorite lake now has a housing area around it, and is off limits. My second favorite lake is almost dry because the water flow into it was diverted, and any runoff filling it is measly from the drought.
Wave runners are a blast if the surf is right. On a lake they are still fun, but nothing beats going over wave tops and catching air. However I gotta say my favorite time is getting on the boat, getting out in the water, and announcing that its a minimum topless trip and then going out to an island and cooking, drinking, and frolicking.
Well usually when we go to the river (don't do saltwater because its a pain in the butt to clean out of the runners) we usually ride behind boats and such. You can catch some pretty good waves. I am usually able to get mine up to near 65 mph which can be a blast. Especially if you are able to catch some waves. I ride a 2001 Yamaha XLT 1200.
Eh, it's not actually that bad. I've never done lakes and rivers so I can't compare but it only takes a few minutes to flush and hose down a boat. A few more on Sunday when you scrub it.
That's good to know. How do the hoses do with the salt water? Do they need maintenance and replacing sooner because of the salt water?
Sooner? Remember I have no basis for comparison. You have to replace hoses from time to time, but we've had the Cobalt for.... damn near 10 years now and no problems. As long as you wash the salt off, what's there to hurt? The Aqualine has had to have some replacements, but she's over 30 now so whatchagonna do?
Yeah so long as you flush it as soon as you can after you pull it out of the salt water you shouldnt have a problem.
70 must be sooo nice...just ask Tamar...today was below freezing and full of sleet! Feel free to send some of that warm weather our way!
Awww Fine, you leave no choice. A plan has been devised: operation stealelwood'sweather. Be careful not to sleep too deeply...because when you do...
^ Yeah - near 80 here a few times already. Solid 70's mostly. This next "cold" snap is only supposed to last a couple of days and that'll probably be it until late fall.
According to weather.com it is 36 out and Sunny and I just ate my lunch on a picnic table in a t-shrit. Keep your 70 degree weather, I'm doin' just fine.
So much for my fabulous work day. It was 78 degrees yesterday, so I went ahead and took the cover off so it could be airing out!
If I recall correctly, which I do, when snow melts it becomes "water" and water is the primary requirement for boating. Therefore, when the snow melts, your boat will be surrounded by water - perfect for boating! Congratulations.
