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Re: Silver Lake, MI by Jeffski @ 07/01/08 03:31 PM

Originally Posted By: casualboaterThe state park ramp is pretty good, but it gets really shallow as soon as you launch. I ended up having to walk the boat out to deeper water once we got it in the water, and back to the ramp the same way. Based on

Re: Torch Lake, Michigan by Jeffski @ 07/01/08 03:30 PM

Thanks for the invite and advice. We have some family coming up to the campground so we've decided not to go.

Trailering and Towing

Re: Ramp Idiot by Jeffski @ 07/01/08 03:25 PM

Originally Posted By: BillyBI just think A-hole is the wrong description for the driver of the pickup. Dummy, idiot, moron, maybe, but the camera man is the a-hole, with his snide comments. Uhhhh, yeah that's what I said. Originally Posted By: An

Re: I get no respect, I tell ya.... I get no respe by Jim_R @ 07/01/08 03:22 PM

Maybe the boat owner is trying to attract the ducks. If so, he's brilliant!

Re: OK, wife a/c issue WTF?? by bradyf @ 07/01/08 03:19 PM

I dont recall that part of the song.. OH, are you REALLY waiting to see if the problem was solved about the RAV? yes, it was the fuse which was buried way back by the firewall on the opposite side I was looking for it..

Re: Boating fatality on Lake Geneva, WI by deepv @ 07/01/08 03:02 PM

http://www.boatingabc.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/418441/A_Friends_Daughter.html#Post418441 Is this the same incident?

Re: Lake George vacation w/pics **updated** by Semper Fi 75 @ 07/01/08 01:51 PM

Thanks for the pics. Loved the trout. That's a biggun. Quote:Frantically Relaxing Färwerflöten Admiral Love the moon on the water... +1 My favorite. Semper Fi 75

Re: For all you motor heads.... by Frantically Relaxing @ 07/01/08 01:34 PM

One calculator showed over a 100 hp difference than another calculator using the exact same input data (calculating estimated HP based on mph/et/weight)... Still pretty cool to get some estimates.

July 7... by deepv @ 07/01/08 01:27 PM

For those of us not going to the river for the fourth, I will be out at Lake Silverwood next Monday... so if you want to meet up, come on up. Looking at going July 15 too.

Boating 101

Re: Black Streaks by firecadet613 @ 07/01/08 01:19 PM

Does the water still bead up after you use it though? I'm a little skeptical...

Fishing Boats & Other Things Fishy

Re: How do you charge your trolling motor batteries by deepv @ 07/01/08 01:08 PM

Are there any systems to charge them while under way in a small BR (like mine)? I use an electric trolling motor to run the small inflatable dingy when I went to Catalina last summer, but had to charge it in the condo that we stayed in. Next time I g

Re: Corolla, Outer Banks, NC by On Holiday @ 07/01/08 10:44 AM

Did you find any other fishing charters?

Engines, Drives & Props

Re: DuoProp Gear Delay on New Boat by PhatboyC @ 07/01/08 08:30 AM

Originally Posted By: firecadet613Originally Posted By: RX 4 FunI had the same thing happen to my SX drive that developed around 50 hours of use. It would gain rpm before engaging into forward. I fixed mine by adjusting the linkage on the drive. A

Engines, Drives & Props

Re: Good deed day... by HotByte @ 07/01/08 08:12 AM

Way to go FR!!!

Engines, Drives & Props

Re: Trying to diagnose Volvo Penta DP-S clunk noise by trooplewis @ 07/01/08 01:03 AM

Signed, Clunkless in Cincinnati?

Re: Feathered Friends by eburgbob @ 07/01/08 12:35 AM

Hey GFC, these are taken off my deck on Lake Chelan.

Re: Uganda by Lambert Laker @ 07/01/08 12:09 AM

Originally Posted By: Nu2BoatNStay safe! Enjoy your travels! Ad one to that

Re: What do you pay the kids for work? (allowance) by 230 Mike @ 06/30/08 11:44 PM

I've steadfastly resisted doinging what most of my kids' friends' families do, which is to pay them per chore, pay them X amount for each grade in school, etc. As I've told my kids many times, they are not employees and I won't have that kind of rel

Boating 101

Re: Safely Towing Another Boat by Budinski @ 06/30/08 11:40 PM

I keep a line configured as a “Y” at the top of my emergency box for quick use. Originally it was a 50’ rope, but I have one carabineer tied to each free end, a knot where the two arms join to the long leg, and another carabineer in the loop at the

Re: hmmm....what's wrong with this picture? by athiker @ 06/30/08 11:11 PM

Is a Scooter the Answer? (moneycentral.msn.com)

Re: Utica Clinton Township - Michigan places by Brian S @ 06/30/08 08:08 PM

Quote:Yup, but take a gun. belive it or not..Downtown is pretty tame. lots of cops. but............ go to the west/northwest side of Detroit and you'll find places the cops won't go. Have them inquire about the Stanley Cup, just maybe it will

Re: 40 THINGS YOU’D LOVE TO SAY OUT LOUD AT WORK by GoFirstClass @ 06/30/08 07:51 PM

9. It sounds like English, but I can’t understand a [censored] word you’re saying. Perfect. I'll have to remember that one!

Re: Strong Wind by Al @ 06/30/08 07:46 PM

There are wood and steel I-beam pilings at the marina entrance, and he hit one of those. But he did not say whether the Silverton was hung up on the main channel or marina entrance, but I am guessing its the main channel. There are only four Silver

Re: To the river for July 4th - AND IT'S GONNA BE HOT! by Hockey Family @ 06/30/08 07:13 PM

Forecasts for Havasu for the July 4th weekend are 115 ~ 120 F. Maybe we'll be able to answer these threads: Too Hot To Boat '03 Too Hot To Boat '08