Post pics of your 2013 Boating Season

lakelover86 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:55 pm

I can't believe summer is almost over. Had a great time at Table Rock Lake, MO for July 4th though.

Flyer51 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:02 pm

Bliss36 wrote:

A couple Lake Michigan sunset pics...one with fiberglass
.....narrow channel in their 118ft yacht "Chanticleer". Made me feel silly going so slow in a 26ft P/V with a trimable outdrive :lol:

Gorgeous pics Ben! Makes me wish I'd towed a wee bit further.

Bliss36 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:33 am

Thank you so much for all the kind responses!! With so much natural beauty surrounding us up there it was easy to take good pics, I think we ended up with about 2500 pics and many hours of video...going through all of them will make a great winter project! The camera's used were a Pentax K2000 DSL and a waterproof Fuji XP50.

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Gorgeous pics Ben! Makes me wish I'd towed a wee bit further.

See...you should have had your passports overnighted and taken that second week off work :wink:

We kept saying all week how much we thought you guys would enjoy it up there!
Here's a couple more from another anchorage we really enjoyed called "Covered Portage Cove" where we saw what ended up being the highlight of our trip!! These are not as dramatic as the other photo's but still give an idea of the beauty of this area.

Indian Head Rock guards the entrance of the cove:

Braced for any wind direction that comes our way.The wind seems to switch about 4-5 times a day up there!

There is a trail at the back of the cove that leads to a great lookout above...the wild blueberry picking up there is the best we've seen.

Taking a break from blueberry picking to enjoy the view

Ever feel like you're being watched? We were relaxing in the cockpit when Dana looked out and noticed a bear starring at us from the shore on our port side!! This was the final hour in our final anchorage of the trip, and we were bummed we hadn't seen a bear yet when this handsome fella popped out of the weeds

It really was a trip of a lifetime and if you ever have the chance to make it up there you should! It's hard to describe just how peaceful and beautiful it is up there,it's no wonder cruiser's return every summer and never get tired of exploring this area!

ric · **Posted:** Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:17 am

All these beautiful vistas and all I have is crap. At least the air is 90s and the water high 80s

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

We all know the temperature in the south Ric. Is there really a need in saying it...I don't think anyone doesn't know.....sound familiar?

Liquidenoir · **Posted:** Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:03 pm

Great pics. Don't think I'd be keen about bears wondering around while bush walking.
Our season just about to start here in Aus. Everybody getting itchy

john55c · **Posted:** Sun Sep 15, 2013 7:36 pm

First time on skis in a while, and first time behind the SD. Perfect weather for boating today, and barely anyone around. Love Cape Cod in September. Water is still 73 in Lewis Bay!

ric · **Posted:** Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:16 pm

I looked up the temp where I used to live (04971). Wow!!! High's in the 60's, lows in the upper 30's. That's insanity.

rpengr · **Posted:** Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:35 pm

john55c wrote:

First time on skis in a while, and first time behind the SD. Perfect weather for boating today, and barely anyone around. Love Cape Cod in September. Water is still 73 in Lewis Bay!

Downhill waterskiing! That's so cool. :lol:

Flyindutchman · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:28 am

Downhill waterskiing...LMAO!

john55c · **Posted:** Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:26 am

rpengr wrote:

john55c wrote:

First time on skis in a while, and first time behind the SD. Perfect weather for boating today, and barely anyone around. Love Cape Cod in September. Water is still 73 in Lewis Bay!

Downhill waterskiing! That's so cool. :lol:

lol didn't notice that until you mentioned it...must have been the strong outgoing tide...goes out like a tsunami! lol

Ric...the air temp was 68 or 69, but the water temp is still 72-73 in the bay. Up there in Maine, the water temp doesn't get much into the 60s by the end of August, and will probably be in the upper 50s now...

Walt · **Posted:** Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:14 pm

Had the Admiral on the shore this weekend on the Missouri River for a few pics and video of high speed passes. I was doing about 50mph, 15ft from shore. The last pass I managed to spray her with the rooster tail and a well timed turn of the wheel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ8uaffW ... e=youtu.be

deafwish · **Posted:** Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:30 am

Your SS sounds great!

SmittyDFW1 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:16 pm

I purchased my '85 4 Winns Liberator 211 last winter and have been rebuilt most of it. I still have to finish out the interior and replace/update other items but summer was getting long in the tooth and The Cowgirls were playing their season opener so it was high time the boy kid and I went on a shakedown cruise. After checking the stringers, rebuilding the engine, servicing the lower unit, replacing all the woodwork for the rear engine deck and rear seat, cleaning out all the leaves and dirt inside and fueling up we went out to Joe Pool Lake. Most all lakes in Texas are so low due to the drought you can't get to the ramp but JP was almost full. It ran out perfect without a hitch. I was very pleased at my intial effort to bring back to life a boat that had been sitting for who knows how many years rotting. Next up is having new upholstery inside and on deck, replacing the stereo, re-carpeting and putting the shine to it it'll be good to go. I look forward to meeting up some of you other DFW boaters at a lake soon.

neutron · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:33 pm

Smitty, nice job on the liberator, looks awsome!

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