Who thinks I'm nutz?

Winter Sux · **Posted:** Sat Oct 15, 2011 4:12 pm

I'm aboard my boat and have been since Friday afternoon. It's in the low 40's and raining with tropical storm force winds. Although we're in a sheltered harbour, it's white caps and we're bouncing real good. With that being said, we just took a nasty gust and bounced us HARD into a fender. Time for me to set up another safety/spring line. I better git,,,,,

John :mrgreen:

acguy · **Posted:** Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:34 pm

Hey John I think your nuts!!! I can't wait to do that the next year with you!!!

blue dragon · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:01 pm **Posts:** 792

You are nuts, I'm at home in Pickering watching the wind blow the trees hard as I sip my warm mocha, it can't be warm up on Simcoe. Face it, boating season is over

aguyindallas · **Posted:** Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:05 pm

You're nuts, Im jealous.

The end!

298VISTA2000 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:11 am

As long as you have plenty of beer (and heat), go for it.

Winter Sux · **Posted:** Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:10 am

Lots of cold beer and a hot pot roast last night. There are 30 or so boats still floating here and we were the only ones aboard last night. Other than the wind it was nice and quiet,,,I slept 11 hours

John

BoaterDan278 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:54 am

John,
I think you're nutz! Would be fun to extend the season, but eventually you will need to winterize your boat. Kinda hard to drain the engines when the water inside is frozen. I went but Cap'n Morgan's marina Saturday. He's out and in heated storage, but several boats in his marina sustained serious damage to their tops in the weekend's wind storm. That same wind is headed to a marina near you John! Good luck, Dan

ric · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:03 pm

Yesterday evening hangin with Pete on his paddle board. Air temp low 80s, water...same.

I might go do a sunset cruise tonight, but the weather is supposed to get foul tonight and rough tomorrow from some tropical system. Luckily today during my lunch hour I installed my new automatic bilge pump

blue dragon · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:01 pm **Posts:** 792

That's just rubbing it in now............

TX H210SS · **Joined:** Thu May 27, 2010 9:10 am **Posts:** 1488

What is that your boat is in???? WATER??? Check out this link of your lakes and rivers - this is what killed my boating season.

sickening - really sickening.....we need rain and lots of it NOW.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/texasparks ... 1925/show/

The above link is to a post by Texas Parks and Wildlife

BoaterDan278 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:11 pm

Unbelievable photos. I will pray for a return to normal conditions down there. I guess we got it good, even if our water does freeze. Dan

Jafo4U · **Joined:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:33 am **Posts:** 1026

ric wrote:

Yesterday evening hangin with Pete on his paddle board. Air temp low 80s, water...same.

I might go do a sunset cruise tonight, but the weather is supposed to get foul tonight and rough tomorrow from some tropical system. Luckily today during my lunch hour I installed my new automatic bilge pump

Haven't been able to do anything on the boat lately with all these thunderstorms! We missed a tornado in my area at around 7 o'clock and we are on a tornado watch until 6 in the morning it doesn't seem like this weather will ever let up. Weather has been nuts down in Miami the last couple of days or more like the last week. Pulled my hoses and throttle body and impellor, I should have everything ready to install for this weekend but I haven't even checked on what the weather will be like. Hoping for some good weather to get out and cruise on the ICW.

TX H210SS · **Joined:** Thu May 27, 2010 9:10 am **Posts:** 1488

Ric - Wish i was in need of a bilge pump and had the concern about it working due to rain.

The weather here now is awesome - really nice out and perfect for boating....just nowhere close to float other than the Gulf, but my tub isn't really setup for Gulf motoring....plus I'm not familiar with all the channels and oyster reefs so will have to pass on that option.

I just pulled the boat out of storage and knocked the cobwebs off - about to winterize and put her back up. Guess i will sip on a beer while i have her running on the muffs and splash some water on my face and pretend!

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