What day of the weekend does everyone prefer?
 

Ok, I've been wondering this for a while so I figured I'd ask...:D

I do the main part of my boating on Saturday's. Sunday's are usually local so I can chill out and rest for work on Monday. We make trips on Saturdays and usually spend Sundays rafting with friends..

It seems most people I know and see on water do the majority of their boating on Sundays.... I'm talking trips, not just running place to place locally.

What's the consesus? Why on Sundays? Do most people take off on Monday to recoop?? :confused: :confused:

Saturday's the day for us. I hate Sunday, because Monday looms.
Party on Sat., recover on Sun.
:D

Sundays because I work on Saturday:(

Most everybody I know works 6 days a week. We boat on Sunday. They recover at work on Monday.

i prefer Saturdays but lately seems that Sunday's is the only day I have been getting out

me too and some Mondays are a little rough, this pic is from last Monday................I named this PIC "Recovery"

I guess the 6 days a week seems to be a major factor... :(

I'm guessing retail or service industries??

When I was a mechanic at the marina I alternated Saturdays. Back then we didn't travel on Sunday, we stayed local because come Monday I had to lift outdrives and cylinderheads all day long......

Nowadays, Saturdays are empty on the water. We kind of enjoy it because we don't have to deal with the crowds as much. Can't beat boating during the week though...unfortunately not an option for us.

Ditto for me / us, although I typically work from "home" on Fridays. I just didn't say which "home" office I am working from - leave for lake house Friday am. for us! :D Blackberry's are the best!

I like Saturday but I work till 1PM so my long days are Sunday.

I guess this brings up another couple of questions...

What time does everyone start their day? I usually get down to the marina around 10:30-11 am, fuel up and we're off by 11:30 - 12.

What time do you get back to the dock? If we stay local I come home whenever we feel like but, if we travel we try to leave the place between 3-5 pm so we can get home by 6-7.

This past sunday night we still had a 15 boat raft up at 10pm. :drink: Monday sucked for us this week. at least I worked from home that day. :drool:

NICE!! gotta love the summer! :drink:

Car Biz for me

One Saturday off a month but I can leave work around 3pm on Sats which gets me to the lake about 4, but Im usually off Tues and Sunday and can squeeze a Monday off here and there to make it a 3 day weekend

Fridays are great, Saturday is a catch up day and then Sunday can be bad again! :eek:

We get out between between noon and 1PM, but we don't get back to our lift until after dark. If it's a flat lake and warm breeze, we'll raft out on the lake and come in around midnight.

friday from 6pm till saturday night. I usually go out on the boat sunday's too, but its much tamer. I hate thinking about monday morning when i'm on the boat sunday.

Sundays have been the day for me lately but Mondays have been hurting me. I get two saturdays off a month maybe more but being in the car business is tough because Saturday is usually a big day and I sometimes have apointments. I like to turn it up a notch on Sat night and relax on Sunday


RAF

I've got to work on that! :D

Everyday, I work right near my marina so I try to take advantage of it rather then sit in traffic. Those are mainly quick boat rides though, my main boating is usually done on the weekends as well.

Saturdays...
 

Saturdays work best but I always find myself out late on a Sunday contemplating the next day...

I rack my boat and they close at 11, so i don't get to stay out too late on Friday nights. Just when all the action at the docks is taking place i have to head out.

Depends. I like Saturdays for the same reason as most - because I'm not yet dreading Monday work.

I also like Sunday late afternoons / evenings because I live at the shore. When I see all the people heading in, and think about the traffic on the Garden State Parkway they are about to sit in, I am remninded of why I moved here. :D

Me too. sux working sats, Sunday's are good ,but they make Monday's suck:drink:

I get the feeling most do their boating locally??

What about those that travel say 30-60-90 miles each way "on the boat" to their destinations?

Where I'm located we have to travel a lot but the ride is the best part. Yeah, I go to the local raft ups a lot and down the river but you can't beat running an hour, hour and a half out to lunch in another state!! :D Then when you get home and the guys with the cruisers ask you were you've been... I just say, yeah we went to Long Island, New York, Barnegat etc. for a hamburger! They usually look at me with a "WTF" look on their faces...:eek:

Like what's a trip? Running 40 - 50 miles seems more local to me than a "trip". Running 100+ in a day seems like a "trip".

It's all relative.... :drink: I consider a trip to be at least 45 min to an hour to my destination from the time I leave the dock.

BTW, you used to tell me how far Fire Island was, and how far a trip it was... But it was only 15-20 min futher than where we both were last weekend... :)

Now run out to Davis park or Watch Hill and see how much further it is then just the inlet. You can't look at your GPS cause you're gonna need to cross great south bay S-N-S-N to get that far east.

If I can get the plugs and oil changed early enough was thinking about running down to AC on Sat. Want to make the run?

Exactly 50 miles for us is around the corner even a 100 ain't really that far either.

I like the sound of those TRIPS. Our lake is only 7 miles long. We rarely even get them stretched out. We make up for it with the boozin though. :drink:

I don't go as far as Sak does all the time but here are some of the trips we took the the past 3 wks.

Well, it's kinda like ..... um ........ um ............ what day are you taking me on the boat with you. I'm easy like that, I really don't have a preference! :p

A 10 minute notice is all I need to get my crap together and head to the marina. :evilb:

Bro, If you are doing AC, I am out. No friggin way am I gonna run to AC, hit the inlet, and turn around. I know that's how Mr V runs. But, if ya wanna leave around 10am, and actually go in the inlet and get lunch, and maybe have sis meet us, and then come back, and get back to Sea Bright around 4-5pm ...... that sounds like a plan. Friggin ex-racers, really just like running in circles with no actual destination or plans :eek: :rolleyes:


But then again, MTM is actually in the state of NJ, and already invited us to meet up with him and stay the over. I guess it's 1st come 1st serve type thing. Plus, I think that sounds like more fun.

Is the car biz great or what:rolleyes: i have dayum near the same schedule:(

Last year when I ran to Brocco's Chuck and Billy ran out there together and went to a restaurant near Davis Park, they said it was only 20 minutes, 30 minutes tops.

I guess I'll just have to find out when we go to the Patchougue race! :drink:

It's gonna be nice on Saturday, 80 and sunny! :cool:

I love boating early evening on Friday's with just enough time for a 1-2hr cruise. Saturday's are even better... after we eat breakfast and load the boat (in the backyard of my shore house) we're out on the water absolutely no later than 11am. Sunday's are great too with a big family-style dinner waiting at the dock at 7-7:30pm. I don't waste my time letting thoughts of Monday ruin what I'm enjoying in the here and now.

Have a great summer!!
Dan

Saturdays for me. Work Sunday's

I have to work on that part. :p If I stay out late on Sunday I sound like Mushmouth, from from Fat Abert, Monday morning.. :drink: :D

I agree.:cool: Oh, and I like Sunday better for boating.

That doesent look far:rolleyes: :p

We ride 2 miles and sit. Our lake is only 7 miles wide:(

Purely curiosity but why not Saturday? :confused:

Have you been out lately? Haven't see ya running around yet. :bunny:

Strip, 7 miles wide? :eek: Dude, you can fit that lake inside the little hook that sticks out to the north in those maps.... :D :drink:

Come on up whenever you want, I told ya you have a place to stay! Then we can talk about the trips over a beer when we get back to the dock! :evilb: