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Mid-July. One of my favorite anchorages on The Hudson. All to myself

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Previously:
2008 V358/Volvo 5.7 GXi Inboards

Here is my favorite one we took this year.

Morning of July 4th after staying out on the hook all night.

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1998 Four Winns 205 Sundowner

TV: 2011 Toyota Tundra/2002 Chevy Tahoe

Was that at Brookville? I vaguely remember seeing a nice red FW in the cove when we all woke up. What a great weekend that was. You can just see how hot and nice it was.

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Former owner of:
1996 Four Winns Horizon 200 5.8L VP
2006 Four Winns Horizon 260 8.1L VP
2007 Sea Ray 290 Sundancer

Current boat
2004 Sea Ray 290 Sun Sport Twin 350 Mags

No, we decided to go to Caesar's Creek that weekend. We still haven't made it out to Brookville yet. Maybe next year

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1998 Four Winns 205 Sundowner

TV: 2011 Toyota Tundra/2002 Chevy Tahoe

Not a full shot of the boat, but it was definitely at rest when I took this. It's one of my favorites from a tranquil night on Lake Michigan this summer.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Wow! nice, bet Lake Michigan is not that tame very often!! We love it when the bay is like that....

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Jeff

'14 Cruisers 380 Express "Simon Sez"
Merc 8.2 Mag MPI 380
DTS B3X, (x2) Axius Premier


(SOLD)
'08 V318
Merc 350 Mag MPI 300
DTS Seacore, B3 (x2)

Here are some pictures of our 328 taken this summer in Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie.

First two pics were taken at the Put-in-Bay Marina (formerly Ladd's Marina) as a storm was rolling in.





This was taken at the docks at Boblo Island in the Detroit River.



This pic was at the docks at the Maumee Bay Resort in Ohio on Lake Erie.



We spent two nights at Cedar Point, near Sandusky, Ohio, enjoying the amusement park and the marina.





We enjoy crossing Lake St. Clair to Metro Beach Metro Park in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.



One of our favourite spots is the "sandbar" in Lake St. Clair, about 8 miles out from our marina.







And you gotta have a wake shot



And a helm shot.



We had a bit of a rough trip crossing from Michigan back to our home port on Labour Day weekend.

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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

Wow Mike!
You guys really get around... How much did you spend on fuel this year? I'm not familiar with Lake Clair; How far are these destinations from your marina?

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Marc, Kathlin & Nathalie


'89 Chaparral Laser 32

'93 Vista 245, 5.8L w/ King Cobra

Former Boats
'01 H260, 7.4 VP Duoprop
'98 H200, 5.0 GL w/VP SX drive

Millhaven,

We have typically spent on average about $2000.00 - $2500.00 a year on fuel for our boat. This year I expect we will fall somewhere close to this range as well.

From our homeport out of Lighthouse Cove on Lake St.Clair we can boat to the south end of the St.Clair River in about 20 miles. From here we can get into Lake Huron in another approx. 30 miles.

Also, from our homeport we can get to the north end of the Detroit River in about 25 miles. From here we can get into Lake Erie in about another 25 miles. Once in Lake Erie, we can make it to The Islands in Lake Erie (Put-In-Bay and Kelly's Is.) in about 1 1/2 hr.

I could of obtained a boat well in Lake Erie or Lake Huron as the drive distance from our home to these lakes or Lake St.Clair is close to the same, but for now (and the last 15 years) we have choosen Lake St.Clair as our home port.

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

Last day of this year on water...

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08 H260 VP 8.1Gi DP.....Previous
2013 Crownline E6 Merc 8.2MAG BIIIX, DTS/SC

I know this is a bit of a different theme to this thread but here is my boat "at rest" last winter. Yes...that's ice under there. It's gonna be a long winter

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Kevin
'06 V278
8.1 L Volvo
"Heart's Content II"

Thats different!

How are they able to block it up there?

Fyi....a marina near us had the covered slips collapse under snowfall last year. I'd never store that way in winter.

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

That is typically how we store our boats up here in covered slips. It helps having the weight on the covered slips over the long winter so they don't heave. It is fun watching them get them up there. Up here when you have a covered slip they charge you for the year so you can store your boat in it over the winter.

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


Mike

At rest on the marine railway on the Trent Severn Waterway

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


Mike

LOL, did you have to change your shorts after this ride?

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"ROCKHOUND"
2005 Vista 298
Georgian Bay, Ontario.