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been getting s snow storm every week it seems lately. we are up to 45 inches of total snowfall for the season. our temps for this month are in the low 40s which are 10 degrees colder than normal

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"Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes "

1996 238 Vista dlx "Casper's Toy Too"
2006 5.0GXI w/closed cooling, DP-sm 1.95 drive
Previous boat:
1998 Sundowner 205

I moved away from Maine for a reason

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1981 Columbia 8.7
2015 Yamaha FZR - 87mph - sold
2006 Yamaha GP1300R - sold
2003 Chaparral 215 SSI - sold
2009 Stingray 195CS - sold
2000 Four Winns H180 - sold
1976 O'day Daysailer II - sold
Rick's Four Winns H180 Mods/Upgrade Thread

It's nutzo here. I was on the road a lot today and drove through a few blizzards. We maybe hit a high of 30 for the first day of spring. On this day last year it was 75. I splashed on March 31st last year. No hope in hell this year.

Anyone know the whereabouts of "one" Mother Nature?

John

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07 Azure AZ200,
Previous boat,
95 278 Vista,
And a lot of others.

Ontario, Canada

Right now we have at least 20" of snow on the level with many drifts well over 48"...probably some over 72". Not sure what the official total snowfall is for this year so far. An average winter is 120". I think we've had more than that so far.

No predicted temps over 40F for the next 10+ days.

There is about 12-20" of ice on the river currently. The ice breakers have been working in Whitefish Bay and the Upper St. Mary's the last couple of days. I'm guessing they will be heading down river next week. But with lows in the teens for the next several nights they will be at it a while. Ships have tried to start running on the lower lakes but are getting stuck in ice in the Straits and near Sturgeon Bay.

All of my equipment is snowed in and looks like it will be for a few more weeks at least. Customers from the "south" (Ohio) are already calling talking about getting their boats out. Right now I doubt I'll be moving any boats until early-mid May.

The good news, I love winter and I'm way behind on getting my winter projects done.

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Current Operational Boats:
'04-Four Winns 180 Freedom 150 HP Evinrude
'72-Chris Craft Commander 31 Sedan Twin-350Qs

Dear Lord, you should be on a snowmobiling forum!

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2004 268 Vista

The ice breaker went by today. Hope to have video and pictures to post later.

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Current Operational Boats:
'04-Four Winns 180 Freedom 150 HP Evinrude
'72-Chris Craft Commander 31 Sedan Twin-350Qs

I feel for you guys. It was sleeting here in Atlanta this morning. Winter is holding on tight this year!

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2003 Horizon 240 With 5.7 Volvo Penta

Ok so my bad....I just put all of my winter toys away, snow blower, sled, shovels. Maybe winter will leave us now!!!!!!

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2001 328 Vista "Nauta Dream 2"
AB Inflatable 10AL "Little Dreamer"
2000 248 Vista
1997 225 Sundowner


Mike

They are forcasting anywhere from 4-10" for Sunday night into Monday here. Man this is getting old.

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1990 Four Winns Horizon 200
2005 GMC Sierra

Rain here in fl all weekend. Love these camper canvases got caught in some nasty stuff already and stayed bone dry

Broker listed the boat for 21,500

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1981 Columbia 8.7
2015 Yamaha FZR - 87mph - sold
2006 Yamaha GP1300R - sold
2003 Chaparral 215 SSI - sold
2009 Stingray 195CS - sold
2000 Four Winns H180 - sold
1976 O'day Daysailer II - sold
Rick's Four Winns H180 Mods/Upgrade Thread

Yes winter in the Great Lakes area is hanging on this year.We certainly could use the snow/rain to help with our low water levels, but I do want to start the prepping of our boat for spring launch come the first weekend of April. So warmer temperatures would be appreciated.

Mike.

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Current Boat
- 2001 Four Winns 328 Vista "Hour Decision"
- 2010 310 Mercury Inflatable

Previous Boats
- 30' Doral Prestancia
- 25' Doral Citation

Well I can't complain as we only got one storm this year but it was a doozy with hundreds of people stranded on the Long Island Expressway and many other roads. Its too cold to do bottom painting but I am doing some projects so when it gets warm I can get it in a bit earlier this year.
And when I retire, it will NOT be in NY that is for sure. We may keep the house up here but there is a small spot in a warm climate near salt water in my future

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Same here. I would like to at least get started on some interior spring cleaning, but with high temps barely reaching 40 its just not going to happen. I may have use a heater just to get some stuff done.

It may be a really cold launch day the first weekend in April.

I'm not complaining too much about the snow/rain. I'll give up having an early season to have the lake levels come back up some.

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2004 248 Vista "Amante"
MC 5.0MPI/B3

Amen to that. My ramp/dock was down to almost 2 feet (!) last fall.

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1996 205 Sundowner DLX
5.0FL Volvo SX Cobra
Tow Veh: 2012 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X

A friend measured the water depth in my boat well last weekend. I stern in, so where my drives are I have 36" of water (as of March 24th) and furthest away from the seawall in my well he measured 40". Drives down I require 39". Drives up 28".

I'm really hoping the normal cycle of water level increase between now and the end of June gives us another 10" of water or so before the seasonal normal lake level starts to decrease in July and continues lowering until end of boating season.

I may need to bow my Vista in mid season and may need to pull her out earlier than I typically do if our lake levels don't raise enough.

Any of you other guy's have water depth problems in your wells this year?

Mike.

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Current Boat
- 2001 Four Winns 328 Vista "Hour Decision"
- 2010 310 Mercury Inflatable

Previous Boats
- 30' Doral Prestancia
- 25' Doral Citation