Holiday weekend plans?

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:51 pm

The temp doesn't bother me....it's the boat it bothers.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:10 pm

My boat is ok in the cold ( with block heaters)

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:17 pm

I guess we need to hold a winter rendezous at "U Never Know"

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:40 pm

I think I can find the fuel money to get there , the last one I burned 393 gal of fuel ( got side tracked on the way home)

gjrylands · Post by **gjrylands** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:21 pm

Unless we pay for a two week extension we have to have our boats out of the harbor by October 31. Almost all of us will be out earlier then that. I usually take mine out around the 15th. Once the boat is pulled it needs to be winterized, unless it is stored in heated inside storage. I, personally, store outside with shrink wrap and do my own winterizing. The yard does the shrink wrapping.

That time of the year the weather is very unpredictable. It could be anywhere from the 70's to below freezing. We usually see the first snow flakes between the 15th and 31st of October. This isnâ€™t a situation that threatens the boat with frozen blocks or water systems, but it does indicate things to come. I try to get my boat winterized the day after it is pulled. That way I know the boat is safe from the elements. There are always a few projects that can be done before it gets really cold, and Iâ€™m sure this year wonâ€™t be any different. This is just part of what boating is when you boat up north.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:27 am

out of the water in oct? Sorry to hear that of course a lot of boaters here are done as of labor day , to me there is still good weather ahead

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:31 am

We celebrated grandson's big 03 Saturday in Rochester, came to boat on Sunday and took off for our favorite restaurant on the lake. Eased off throttle approaching their courtesy dock and could only get it down to 1400 rpm - eeeeeeehaaahhh!!! Flew into the slip using neutral and forward. Adjusted the carb on the trusty 318 yesterday (we hang out at their docks overnight) and we're ready for the big 4 mile cruise back to the home dock. TALK ABOUT A BIG ADVENTURE ---- WOW

Wifey is retired and I'm "practicing" for mine the end of this year, so we'll hang out on the lake for another day or two and then back to reality.

Hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday weekend!

jwrape · Post by **jwrape** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:18 pm

Went out on Friday, had a couple of friends over with their daughter and had dinner after going out for a short cruise.

Saturday got up and replace the impeller and thermostats in the Onan Generator, wife slept off the night before, I took a nap until 3pm,
at 4pm we arrived at our freinds house for dinner then went next door for our other friends birthday party. Drank way too much, went to sleep at 4:30am

Slept till 9am, went back towards the boat to meet some more friend and got all the way there and realized we couldn't make it and went back home and slept the day away. That evening went over to my brother in laws house for dinner (lives on the lake too), drove to the boat.

Got up and had my brother in law and his girlfriend out and went out all day and got some great sun. Came back in at 5pm, went to Dinner and had some seafood, went home and was BEAT......

I am too old for these long weekends.

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:05 pm

to old>? come on .....hahahahaha You're just a youngin.

jwrape · Post by **jwrape** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:05 pm

LSP wrote:to old>? come on .....hahahahaha You're just a youngin.

Man, my body doesn't feel like it after that much of a party.

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:07 pm

I hear ya .... it's all downhill from here.

jwrape · Post by **jwrape** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:09 pm

LSP wrote:I hear ya .... it's all downhill from here.

I know.... I gotta get in the gym to get my body in shape for the ride down hill.

i always feel stronger when I'm workin out.