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I bought my 26zx from Madison and the lakes that we test drive it on seemed shallow for the size....really shallow.

Sturgeon Bay/Door County area is a good time.
Shipyard marine is having their fun run out of Sturgeon Bay this weekend
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Anyone ever go down to Shelbyville or Clinton Lake?

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Originally Posted by PowerAddict (Post 4571956)

Anyone ever go down to Shelbyville or Clinton Lake?

I'm on Clinton Lake and have gone to Shelbyville several times over the years. The guy slipped next to me a couple years ago used to live in Bourbonnais and make the trip down every weekend.

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Originally Posted by Formula311-SR1 (Post 4571941)

Sturgeon Bay/Door County area is a good time.
Shipyard marine is having their fun run out of Sturgeon Bay this weekend
Events List Shipyard Marine

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Originally Posted by PowerAddict (Post 4571956)

Anyone ever go down to Shelbyville or Clinton Lake?

I've been to shelbyville once. I liked the lake itself, but the launch facilities for a larger boat were awful. The ramp itself was great, but there were no courtesy docks to fit my boat. Makes launching and retrieving by yourself (while momma takes care of the little ones) impossible.

Clinton is great. The lake itself is pretty small, but the water is pretty warm early and late in the season (ha!) and the ramps and courtesy docks are top notch, and the trailer parking is pretty good at Clinton Lake Marina.

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Originally Posted by Formula311-SR1 (Post 4571941)

Sturgeon Bay/Door County area is a good time.
Shipyard marine is having their fun run out of Sturgeon Bay this weekend
Events List Shipyard Marine

Was up in Door County a few years ago in the fall and sooooo wanted to have a boat up there! Amazing water!!

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Originally Posted by COOPS (Post 4571823)

I bought my 26zx from Madison and the lakes that we test drive it on seemed shallow for the size....really shallow.

I'm sorry I had no idea about the Madison lakes being shallow. One other place I was thinking of is Castle Rock Lake. My friend had inlaws that used to have a place there. He did mention to me that he would see offshore boats there.

Great picture!
Heading up today for the Shipyard run, staying at Quarterdeck/Skipper Buds.

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Originally Posted by Wasted Income (Post 4571981)

I'll be up there for the Shipyard RunDezvous this weekend. You going to be up there?
The water around Door County is amazing...and the area is gorgeous.

I took this pic with my gopro in 4 feet of water on a cloudy day last summer. Doesn't get much better than that.

http://i.imgur.com/bNn2NKS.jpg

I've been to shelbyville once. I liked the lake itself, but the launch facilities for a larger boat were awful. The ramp itself was great, but there were no courtesy docks to fit my boat. Makes launching and retrieving by yourself (while momma takes care of the little ones) impossible.

Clinton is great. The lake itself is pretty small, but the water is pretty warm early and late in the season (ha!) and the ramps and courtesy docks are top notch, and the trailer parking is pretty good at Clinton Lake Marina.

You can have fun in the rivers in Milwaukee but it's just idling around from establishment to establishment. If you're going to run from city to city on Lake Michigan just check out the NOAA website for wind and wave forecasts. You can look several days out.

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Originally Posted by Formula311-SR1 (Post 4572119)

Great picture!
Heading up today for the Shipyard run, staying at Quarterdeck/Skipper Buds.

Awesome! Look forward to meeting you. We have a room at Stone Harbor, and a slip at Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club for Friday and Saturday nights.