www.iFourWinns.com

I can trump all of you. Last night, -26C and with the windchill, -40. I hate winter. And this is warmer than it was last week...

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Rob
2007 Four Winns 180 Horizon

Now THAT's cold.

It's pretty depressing when I've checked the Alaska weather report and it's warmer than it has been here. Where's global warming when you really need it. On the plus side, when all of this snow melts it should raise the ground water tables.

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-Rob.


Current boat: 2011 Yamaha AR210
Previous boat: 1998 Horizon RX 4.3GL SX

Damn.......I'm so aclimated to the South now. I grew up in MI and WI. Just thinking of those temps makes my teeth chatter. You guys are going to laugh your arses off, but below 40 degrees is now cold to me. I know, it's crazy, but when it's 110 in the summer here you guys are enjoying a nice 85 degree day.
On a side note, I went with Walt's recommendations and purchased the "danforth" style of anchor, I believe he called it. I bought the kit from BassPro. Here is the link:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... 00_200-3-1

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2008 H210SS VP 5.7 Gi/SX
2011 Ford F150 FX4 EB

That looks exactly like my anchor setup, it should work out well.

I think I'd take the 110 in the summer since we get high 90's with 99% humidity anyway. What's another 10 degrees or so when you're in the water.

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-Rob.


Current boat: 2011 Yamaha AR210
Previous boat: 1998 Horizon RX 4.3GL SX

There's good and bad to TX, just like anywhere I guess. The problem is when your on your 65th day of consecutively going over 100 degrees it can get to be quite a drag. The worst also is going outside at 10 or 11 pm and it's still 95. That's when I really miss Wisconsin and Michigan, but not so much in the winter.

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2008 H210SS VP 5.7 Gi/SX
2011 Ford F150 FX4 EB

Come to Kansas, we have the worst of both worlds. Houston in the summer and Minot in the winter.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Awh, c'mon Mike.... It was in the mid 70's yesterday ..... and the mid 30's today..... Where else could you get weather like that!!!!

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Walt B
"Debt-Charged"
Black '07 H210SS
6.2L Bravo One turning a 21P HIFive
Wakeboard Tower with Perfect Pass Stargazer version
Missouri River; Kansas City, Mo.

Yeah, I must say at least in the DFW area it's usually not as humid as Houston. My wife is from the Houston area and never wants to go back.

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2008 H210SS VP 5.7 Gi/SX
2011 Ford F150 FX4 EB

*Update* I ended up getting the Super Hooker Kit from Bass Pro:
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10205178_225006001_225000000_225006000_225-6-1
I got the #8. Overall I am very happy. It fits perfectly in the bow anchor locker and holds very well in mud (Lake Lewisville). Also used it out at Possum Kingdom, varying bottom and it worked great there as well. I just have to be very carefull hauling it in as I've already dinged the bow of the boat with it. A coated anchor and chain would allow me to be a little more sloppy putting the anchor up, but not sure it would "bite" as well.

Edit: Updated the basspro link since it had changed.

Also wanted to say that this was the right anchor for my boat, it's worked great in the past 2 summers and as long as I let out enough rope/rode it holds very, very well.

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2008 H210SS VP 5.7 Gi/SX
2011 Ford F150 FX4 EB

Congrats on the SuperHooker.

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

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H210SS 6.2
F150 Platinum