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I saw that picture of the iced-over lighthouse on the news last night - very cool....(pun intended).

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2002 Funship 214
VP 5.7 GX Si
2003 Tahoe

Here is a picture without the ice from a different angle.

Not much compared to what you Northerners are use to but this was the most snow we have had in a long time. We have been iced in since Monday and with the highs only 27 today and 31 tomorrow, it looks like the kids will be out of school the whole week (say goodbye to winter break).


Strategic planning on leaving the Christmas decorations up (yeah, right).


This is our 3rd Land Rover and we will finally see how they handle in the snow/ice (I don't even know how to put it in 4 wheel drive).

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

Actually your weather down south is worse than it is here in Michigan. Only about 5 inches of snow on the ground, and main roads are dry and clear here. Temp is about the same in mid to upper 20's.

Be safe !!

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

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Speaking of crazy weather..........our marina is located near the end of the Thames River as the river exits out into Lake St.Clair. Last week when the temperature really warmed up above freezing there was considerable snow melt and rain followed by a significant drop in temperature back below freezing.

A ice jam ocurred at the mouth of the river and the water backed up causing flooding. The fixed height finger docks at our marina ended up being under water and then iced over. The water rose above the parking lot in our marina and over our seawall were most boaters store their dock boxes, picnic tables etc. The water was high enough some dock boxes became boats. The concern was the boats wintering on blocks. One year the water got high enough that people who stored their boats with the drain plugs in had their boat float off the blocks. Not good. Flooding to that extend does not happen often.

Our two dock boxes didn't move, but you can tell by the pictures I was emailed that the water was probably up 1 to 2 feet on our dock boxes. I'm thinking my lawn chairs, stainless steel BBQ and other stuff stored in our dock boxes got an unexpected washing. As the boxes are all wrapped up for the winter, opening the boxes in the spring should be a real treat!!

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

Its 26 degrees at my marina today...certainly chilly!

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

I thought this was interesting in the local paper.




Ice — to infinity and beyond. Lake Michigan was frozen from shore to shore in February 1963.
This photo was shot in January 1963, while there was still what appears to be a seam of open water on the horizon.

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

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy