Boating on the Great Lakes, is it Offshore
02-25-2005, 12:06 PM
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lake michigan is the best late afternoon early evening, went the wind slows down and the waves turns more of a roller. like a giant lauch pad. what a blast. had a couple of good crashes my self on the lake.
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02-25-2005, 12:11 PM
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I heard the cold water thing too, JO.
All I know is that you really have to be a hardcore boating freak to keep launching into that Beyotch Lake Erie year after year.
There is an element of beating your head against the wall when you wait 9 months to go back and get your butt kicked for 2 or 3 months and then wait anxiously 9 more months to go back for another beating.
While making payments all year.
Yeah... count me in!!
When she's being nice, she's really nice.
Come on spring.
All I know is that you really have to be a hardcore boating freak to keep launching into that Beyotch Lake Erie year after year.
There is an element of beating your head against the wall when you wait 9 months to go back and get your butt kicked for 2 or 3 months and then wait anxiously 9 more months to go back for another beating.
While making payments all year.
Yeah... count me in!!
When she's being nice, she's really nice.
Come on spring.
02-25-2005, 12:16 PM
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Come hell or high water, we still go. If I could use some discretion my boat wouldn't be broken now from rough water in Erie.
02-25-2005, 12:35 PM
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Re: Boating on the Great Lakes, is it Offshore
Here is a shot from two years ago at the Grand Haven Silver Cup Series boat races. This was from hitting a wake and not another boat.
02-25-2005, 12:55 PM
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Re: Boating on the Great Lakes, is it Offshore
Originally Posted by fund razor
I heard the cold water thing too, JO.
All I know is that you really have to be a hardcore boating freak to keep launching into that Beyotch Lake Erie year after year.
There is an element of beating your head against the wall when you wait 9 months to go back and get your butt kicked for 2 or 3 months and then wait anxiously 9 more months to go back for another beating.
While making payments all year.
Yeah... count me in!!
When she's being nice, she's really nice.
Come on spring.
All I know is that you really have to be a hardcore boating freak to keep launching into that Beyotch Lake Erie year after year.
There is an element of beating your head against the wall when you wait 9 months to go back and get your butt kicked for 2 or 3 months and then wait anxiously 9 more months to go back for another beating.
While making payments all year.
Yeah... count me in!!
When she's being nice, she's really nice.
Come on spring.
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02-25-2005, 12:57 PM
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Re: Boating on the Great Lakes, is it Offshore
Originally Posted by Rippem
not enough of you visit the eastern end of Lake Ontario.
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02-25-2005, 01:16 PM
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Re: Boating on the Great Lakes, is it Offshore
Originally Posted by TylerCrockett
I was at the Grand Haven race about 4 years ago and the race officials went out to check the water conditions in a 38 cigarette and ripped the seat boulsters right out of the floor it was so ruff so they cancelled the race.
I was in that boat!!!! Worst water I've ever been in. We were coming back in and almost landed on top of a coast guard zoidac that was in between the swells. If I recall correctly 2 hours after they cancelled that race it was a sheet of glass!!!!!!!!!
02-25-2005, 01:20 PM
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Re: Boating on the Great Lakes, is it Offshore
I am thinking that with less density, fresh water can get more sloppy than salt water. Additionally, I have wondered about the perceived impact ( given identical landings ) of a hull in fresh vs salt water.
Do they "feel" the same ?
Do they "feel" the same ?
