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2017 Boating Thread

4aprice

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Guess we can start it, my boats in the water. Lake's full and its was a fast transition to the warm weather season (skied out west last weekend).

Alex

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Hope to launch next Sunday but depends on if I get it back from the marine mechanic in time.

Looking forward to having it at a slip all season. Should really make for a different experience for us as a family.

Got it waxed and bottom painted last wknd.

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After some delays due to needing a new thermostat on the outboard as well as lousy weather for Early May I am still not in. Launching this coming wknd though and looking forward to the marina life this season.

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4aprice

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With the weather we've had I pulled mine back out of the water to do a detail cleaning. Weekend looks decent at least for a ride. The big kickoff will of course be the next weekend.

Alex

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Just got back from a week of sailing around the BVI's!

Moved my boat to her summer slip a few weeks ago and need to do some work to get her ready to sail.
 

4aprice

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Bagged putting the boat in last weekend, so she still sits at home nice and clean, ready for launch early tomorrow morning. Looks like we may get 2 of 3 out on the lake, though Sunday may be running from storms. Anyway's "Happy Summer" to all boaters.

Alex

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In as of last wknd and looking forward to another great season on the NH/ME seacoast. Sat and Sunday look decent up this way for this wknd
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Nice whaler! Is that a 15? This is my partially restored 13
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Mine is a 16' 7" Eastport....oldie but goodie (1968 hull running on a '98 90 HP 2 stroke Johnson)
They are awesome boats...keep us posted with any pics of your adventures this summer! Had a 13' as a kid love those
 

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Yep a lot off older hulls around! How did your 13 ft handle? I try not to go out in anything over 2 ft. It gets a little sketchy. Got to hit em like moguls haha


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Having nearly 4 extra feet not to mention stand up center console makes for a much more stable ride when seas get rough. Agree on the mogul approach. There's an art to knowing how to read the water for sure

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4aprice

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Having nearly 4 extra feet not to mention stand up center console makes for a much more stable ride when seas get rough. Agree on the mogul approach. There's an art to knowing how to read the water for sure

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Just thinking about my ride out to the cove yesterday with traffic and converging wakes everywhere, turbulent. Moguls are smoother.

Alex

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Nice.

You should post those in the fishing 2017 thread; no salt water presence this year since steamboat1 disappeared.
 
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