Nice Watch..:drink:

Never said he didn't have the right to. Just asked him why he would bother, as its clear he hates Lake George. The original poster said he is coming here, so telling him how much someone hates it serves no purpose.

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"But...but...Im me...i can do nothing wrong..."

How is the Hudson around there? Any open water? Speed limits? too many locks?

Only parts, and most are too narrow/too short, too congested to run fast (safely) on. If you want to launch in Albany you can run all the way to NYC. Best place to play that is close is Sacandaga.

If you are aware of where u are at, at all times.

We've taken the boat up there a few times for day trips only. My wife loves Lk George. I like it, but it is kinda strict. We have never had a problem with police. I just follow the speed limits, wave and try to mind my p's and q's. I make sure my permit is placed on the windscreen. It's only like 8 bucks for the day. No big deal. It did take some serious research to find a decent launch. We go to either Castaway's or Fishers.

BTW, where is a good marina/hotal to stay with the boat for the night? It seems all the marina's/hotels have very small guest slips (if any for that matter) for overnight accomadations. The boat is 30' so I would need something decent.
I know they do not allow any anchoring in the bays overnight. Kinda silly, but oh well.

Another hour and a half north.......no hassles what-so-ever.....Hmmmmm!!!

That lake scares me If im not with someone who knows it well

agreed. Its buoyed, but the water level changes can mess you up if you are new. Best way to play is with someone like RJ as a guide.

I have to say that LG is one of the best buoyed places that I have ever been. If you pay any kind of attention you are pretty good to go there.

I will say that the marking of the Sacandaga could be better for people that are not familiar with it. But most of the problems happen when the lake is down 8' or more and people run inside the markers. I can't recall anyone having a problem during the poker runs or fun runs. I've run the lake when the level was 13-15' below normal.
If anyone wants to come up and run, let me know and I'll try to show you a good time. I'll even supply refreshments.:drink:

Oh yea? SOmethin tells me that Jimmy and I might take you up on that :drink:

Is Chris going to to a poker run this year? I heard he sold the cig.

You're welcome anytime. Just let me know when..
Will you be bringing Jimmys dads boat??:)

I don't think so. Last time I talked to him he said Insurance was getting to be a big problem. I'm thinking of having a "FUN RUN" near the end of June. Nothing spectacular, just a bunch of us having a good time..

Yes he did sell the TG.

It's not the lake I hate:lolhit:I love the lake it"s the crew cuts that get a hard on breaking boaters balls ??The sport boats ilittle do they know is what the lake has welcomed in the past:drink:Any engine noise police is crap and you know it!

They do forget that Lake George was famous for its Races, and the racers that lived here. The 90dB noise rule can be argued for ever. Its a law in a lot of states, but not enforced. What I do agree on is that the people that live on the lake need to know that they do NOT own the lake. The taxpayers do. So they have no more right to say how it is used than you and I do. However most of them have a lot more zero's in their checkbooks. and like most places, money talks.

Race links:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstrac...619C946596D6CF

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive...619C946596D6CF

http://www.lesliefield.com/races/193...d_cup_goes.htm

Has Sacandaga recovered from the last time yet?:Score-101010:

Lot of places I would like to hit in NY with the next boat. Lake George, Sacandaga, Champlain, etc. Hard to get around the beauty of the home base of the 1000 islands though. I know a lot of people get nervous about running up there but grab a gps or someone that knows where they are going and you are all set.

Or have someone navigate for you Chuck:lolhit:

Anything you could hit is marked. So if you stay 200 feet from the shore and the danger buoys you wont hit a thing.

Friend of mine owns Treasure Cove. Great place. They have a launch and docking or you can keep boat on trailer and launch it when you need to.

http://www.treasurecoveresort.com/

I'm guessing you are talking about Sacandaga?

You need to stay 200' from the buoys?

If so, thats why people that aren't familiar with the lake get nervous about it.

My last trip on Lake George....

If you keep the markers between you and shore you'll be fine.

No but the one of the motors is next in line on the dyno ;)

So are you going to post that date and have an open house so we can see and HEAR that???:ernaehrung004::):)

Your welcome to stop by! haha Seeing is beliving lol

There is NO doubt in my mind what they make. Watching them make it on the dyno is just pretty cool.

Change where the exhaust comes out so they can hear you at Stewarts:evilb:

Lol we did have a muffler breakdown once, I think we had a 900 on there, the whole town knew about it

If they don't start catering to the powerboat crowd keep it your last:angry-smiley-038:

WOW...read this whole 12 page thread so far! Never been there, but looks and sounds like Lake George is a beautiful place,...hey, we have some restrictions here too, but after reading all the posts from you and others, it is hard to fathom the heavy restrictions there at Lake George. I mean, I think they would have me pegged 50 miles outside of town :o ---hey, just kiddin' gang!

Anyway, Cocktails, and some of you other guys that are looking for nice places to do some boating...COME TO MICHIGAN! , but if you have never been to TORCH LAKE (rated at something like the 3rd most beautiful lake in the world by National Geographic Magazine). The crystal clear blue water you can see something like 20+' down. The lake is very deep, sandy bottom and roughly 18 miles long and about 2.5-3miles wide or so. It is located only minutes away from Grand Traverse Bay...another gorgeous boating spot with awesom clear water!

Go to the Great Lakes, Canada forum within OSO and/or do a search of TORCH LAKE. You can do a little research for launching ramps or read the threads in the forum. There is a thread running there now. Torch Lake has a spot there called the "SAND BAR" where hundreds of boats will anchor or beach there boat...and it is like GOD's country up there---you'll think you're in another world.

It can get quite busy around there, but I am sure you will have a much better experience than the nightmare you have described above. As long as you're a COOL PLAYER I have found that you most likely will not have any problems with the law. Rev your engines un-neccessarily in a harbor or marina area, or go too fast near anchored boats or high traffic area and you're most likely going to get some attention from the law you're probably NOT going to like.

Here's a photo of Torch Lake---you can see 100's of boats on the sand bar in the distance...