Anyone else up north can't wait to splash.
 

Friggg...

Man its closer than we were in December and only about a month to go.

Here on Lake Champlain for the last two years we have been in mid-April... mind you it's more snow mobile suit weather than shorts but it sure as hell scratches the itch.

This is from last April.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/gallery/...50101_0101.AVI

When do you guys usually splash???

And... I'm talking about people that put the pink stuff in their engines...

Can't friggin wait.

- April '03 and
- April '04

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i won't till the end of april... usually too busy until then probably won't really use it till memorial day and then it's on.. :cool:

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Can't wait. We're sick of crusing around the lakes on the gator. Its snowing now. I wish it was boating and bikini weather already! I usually put the boat in a little too early but, Memorial day is the official start of the season around here.

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Love them dots!

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Words cant describe how much!!

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yeah, is that one of them pictures that if you stare at the dots long enough......... :D


Early to mid April, weather depanding. Our slips are officially open April 1, But our lifts, fridges and dock boxes stay yr round. Boat will be ready in a week or 2 for another season

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Im going frikin nutz. :eek: I even went out to the storage barn last weekend to have a beer and stare at her. :cool: Im hoping to splash sometime in april, although i'll have the hat and gloves on. :D

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Can't wait either. Fortunately we have other projects to help pass the time. I HATE cold weather come on spring time :D :drink:

Normally we would have all ready been in at least once in March for a kickoff party but missed that. We are hoping for a warmer April.

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GL,,, you doing the NYC poker run this year ??? with the threat of gas prices being 2.50 - 3.00 and your run on the 11th and the NYC poker run on the 18 th,, probably only going to be able to do one or the other.. :(

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I definately can't wait. We're shooting for the end of April, but still have a bunch of work to do...we'll see. Just as long as its ready for the NYC Poker Run.

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still waiting for winter to end around here, it has been snowing all morning :(

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does winter ever end up there or does it just let up for a couple of months? :evilb: :D

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April, hopefully sooner than later, GLoves and hat. Snowing this morning as Donna said. I have seen the sun a couple times this week, haven't seen it in a while!!

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Anytime after April 15th, that's when the marina opens around here.

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we have some open water here

just getting the boat to it might be a problem

wish i could bubble the entire lake

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one year we were in the end of March.... don't think that is going to happen this year more like the end of April.......before boating I like winter......... now :mad: :mad: come on summer...... 80 is good.

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This is what we need to be doing. Getting awful antzy around here.

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Well our run is free!!!

I have not decided on NY PR yet might just crash the river with the Lake George crew. I want to check out Poker runs I have not done yet like maybe The Casino Run in Ottawa and the Montreal Run.

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Thanks alot Sean! As if things aren't dismal enough for us northerners we have to be reminded that our break in winter only lasts 3 months. Sheesh. Common Summer!!!

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We're on about the same program, only a bit east of Champlain, I think the 100 year avg. for "official" ice out on Winni is 4/22. Who knows what will happen this year? :)

This was 4/24 last year... my buddy w/ his wife and their 6 mo. twins, (first ever ride for the boys) - first ride of the season for everyone. It was a bit cold, but it felt sooo good to be on the water again!! :cool:

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Ours gets splashed a week from today (maiden voyage for us), and, weather permitting, the goal is to see how much fuel I can burn in a weekend. Come and get me, treehuggers! :drink:

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I had to build a new bullet for my 55' Chevy just to pass the time til spring.....

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You bet your A$$ ! :D

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I am hoping to cut the shrink wrap off april 1st and then get it ready. Any freaking day it's nice after that, i go out..........

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2" of more snow Thursday 17th.

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Had the boat out at LOTO last few days in March 2004. Don't know what will happen this year. More than likely, at least by mid April. The weather at LOTO teeters in April one way or the other. I'm ready!! :D

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I doubt it will happen though...... :rolleyes:

Where's that warm weather!!

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We get the 22' Donzi out of storage April 1st but it will probably be mid April before that one or the 18' is in the water. Mid May is when the cruiser gets in the water at Erie. I'm not certain when mine is going in. Hopefully by may 1st so I can get all the bugs worked out. Right now my engine is still in pieces, my carpet isn't in and my upholstry isn't back yet :(

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I just checked the weather for this weekend! :evilb:

It's going to rain on sunday :eek: I can't remember the last time it actually rained..... and not snowed.

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This is a trick question, right? Of course we can't wait to splash.
My season is end of May to end of Sept.

Ok, I noticed somethin. I am sure that these are very nice people, and that I would like them a lot.

However, having said that..... if you don't use the strap that goes under a small child's PFD, you might as well leave the PFD off. When they fall in the water their heads go right down out of the vest and there is nothing to keep the vest on. Vest floats. Baby sinks.

Babies are easier to find on top of the water. So, if you have babies on the boat, make sure that there is something holding them in the vest besides their shoulders.

Not flaming anybody.... just looking out for those little boaters. :D

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Nice observation - BUT - what you see it the extra webbing from the straps, they were clipped I assure you! :) They are very nice people and we have all been boating since we were about the same age as these little guys. Funny thing is, the guy at the store wanted to sell them some "pretty blue" vests, cuz they were little boys, and the father replied with, "HELL NO! I want the bright orange ones cuz if anything should happen, I want them to stick out like a sore thumb!!" :D

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My last winter up North we got 3 inches of snow on my birthday in Sept and then crap weather all winter and then 3 inches on Mother's Day... I was in Virginia by October of that year :cool:
Snowmobiling passes the time :cool:

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PS. It's only 75 here today... I will need to throw on a t-shirt today :cool:

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DAMNIT! The snowmobile trails are getting sloppy! I din't go riding today because the forecasted snow amd rain and I had a lot of work to do. Got up to sunny skies and the work computer server is DOWN! :mad: :mad: :mad: I could have went SNOWMOBILLING today and been ON THE WATER! :cool:

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How's your ticker old man???

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You jackass :D, just kiddin. I'll be in sunny fla next week to pick up my Tiger, then back here to get the 311 ready to sell.

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Shrink wrap cut off this past thursday :D Getting her ready ... friends, neighbors, even strangers :eek: popping by to check out the 'new' rig.

I usually shoot for April 1, or a day before, just to say I splashed in March, but this year seems like 1st / 2nd week April is more likely due to cold temps. Either way the beginning in near :) :evilb:

Panther, Garry back from FL?? Hows the motors coming?? June 18 is fast approaching ...

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Damn, everyone knows he was in FL... :D .

Motors are comming along pretty well, hope to get one on the dyno next week and then both in the boat ASAP. It's amazing how much traffic is down at the marina, I feel bad for Garry he can't get anything done until after 7 pm. Then my welder has to make me some tailpipes and I have to finish rigging the boat.

Lot's of work and not a lot of time due to my "fast approaching" wedding :drink: .

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8 more inches of snow here last night, still snowing this morning. thinking it may not be worth getting the boat out for our two weeks of sun this year.

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I'm looking at April 2nd....if not sooner. I have a bit of work to do to get ready for Lake Murray poker run at the end of the month!!! Now the problem is getting to the boat.......