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Old 10-12-2019, 06:24 PM
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Windward side and leeward side.

Youvcan decide which is which.

The one looking in water is for tree huggers claiming algae bloom (requiring government grants to stop) is killing Lake Erie.
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Class A marina.

Used to provide free shuttle to their hotel/resort on the beach, the Breakers.
Think Caribbean resort.
Very, very nice.

Perents docked their when I was a kid.


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Has anyone gone to Cedar Point by boat? Looks like they have top notch facilities and boaters get into the park an hour early!
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A bunch of us boated this past Sat & Sun. Had my parents and the in-laws out in that snot. Moms first time on my boat, needless to say as I was doing around 80 headed back, I looked back and she WAS NOT HAPPY! Had to slow down a little.

It was bumpy, windy, and sunny but cold. We had a good time.

We may have been at Kellys at the same time, probably walked past each other.

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Posted this in Cig section. couple vids from Sat & Sun - it was chilly!!!

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36ft Baja from sat Oct 12th - it was colder Sat.

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That Lake is a funny place - some spots smooth like glass, then into solid 3-4s, then turn a corner around an island and the occasional 6 or 8 fter pops out at ya!!! You really have to be on top of it if you are running 70+mph, scary stuff.

Nothing consistent, very confused water yesterday and could not figure out a line to run without taking on a quartering 4ft wave to the side of the boat. That hits so hard it feels like you blew out the side of the hull.
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I was preparing for cold weather boating, didn't get my elmer fudd rabbit hat in the pic though...

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My friend Doug & I @ Kellys Saturday, notice how stiff that flag is... He's got a 36 Baja that handles the snot really well, deep drives, flat ride.

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I was preparing for cold weather boating, didn't get my elmer fudd rabbit hat in the pic though...

Looks like you are Halloween ready.
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No one knows who built it but it’s been there as long as I can remember. Every season people leave personal items of loved ones.
Great videos!
Would have been fun in those boats.

We did some more exploring,

When on the island we always stop at this shrine to say a prayer for my parents whom we recently lost.
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