Lake Huron Winter Blues Pic/Vids
 

I enjoy the Lake Erie thread so figured I'd start one for Lake Huron
The ice is breaking up and the sun was out when I got home last night, so decided to rinse the dust off the kayak
By the time I made it out it was overcast so the pics are not what I was hoping for

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Now that is pretty cool.

Saginaw Bay
 

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Ice piles in AuGres. Pt. Lookout after big wind a few weeks ago.
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Had to throw in a summer pic! Its coming.

Last night was perfect, had to break through a skim of ice in some places.
If they are still around on Sunday I plan to do a dive around the big ones and get some underwater pics/video.
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Cool ice pile!
It would be a rough slide down!
I sure hope summer is coming, can't wait!
two months of fall, six months of snow, and two months of spring

Gorgeous!

Would love to see the pixs from under the ice. Like a different planet.

Yes, very cool, thanks for starting.

Can you post pictures of the scuba diving? I am going next week (in Cabo), and dammit, I forgot my gopro again!

Is that one of your old sonics in the last pic... ;)

The sonic has done 81.3 gps. I think more speed is possible but its a handful at 80.

Ressurrected, where are you located?

Hi Twin ob sonic (instigator i belueve) your quote about "not letting common sense influence boat buying decisions " are words I live by😁. My wife not so much! You might need to check out Saginaw bay this summer. Let me know. Todd

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I'm on Lake Huron a lot but not in winter! I like to photograph the lights like this shot of Port Austin Reef Light.

Sweet sonic pics. On the "pad" pic is awsome.
The Bay City River Roar is July 13-14 which is always a good event. Watch from land, not a boat. Usually have a capt. Insano sighting there.https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...14b1362704.jpg
Link to a vid of sonic underway.
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I think I attached a link that works. Maybe. Todd

Nope. Try this:

Way cool Todd.

River Roar sounds like a hoot.

Todd I have seen your boat at the Saginaw Bay Fun Run! Awesome setup and I bet is a fun ride!
I boat on Saginaw Bay most weekends in my 380 Powerquest and frequent Boaters Beach in Bay City. If you see me out, stop and say hi!
I also work in the oilfield near Lake Isabella.https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...86a7db3a4e.jpg

We boat on the saginaw river a lot but most of the time don't go out to the bay because of how long the no wake is in bay city. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...af79651679.jpg

Having lived in the South my entire life you'll have to excuse my ignorance...................how the hell does that much ice get stacked up like that? That's some serious weight. Chain of events please...........

Great participation in this thread!
I boat out of Sauble Beach on the East shore of Lake Huron, about three hours north of Port Huron
Its an impressive pile of ice cubes for sure, my guess would be formed from a calm solid freeze to 6" thick nice clear ice, then a waves fracture it up from large open water followed by really high winds and waves to pile it so high
we don't get ice like that at Sauble due to never having long enough calm weather for it to freeze cleanly, we get cycles of freeze near shore pile up repeat

I was able to get out for a dive on Sunday but conditions were not favorable.
It rained all day Fri so visibility was next to nil, the wind had pushed the ice inshore so I couldn't get to the large ice bergs/piles
But I went for a swim anyway! I don't know how to embed a video

Gorgeous Boat!!!!

Yeah the No Wake zones suck. When I had my 253 Checkmate, I used to religiously launch at Lee St. in Saginaw and make the long trip every weekend. After buying the 380 and storing it for the first two years out to Bay Harbor, I maybe do a full river run for the first shake-down cruise for the year. I now keep the boat at Eagle Bay Marina in Standish where my family has owned a lakefront cottage since 1965. Plenty of water getting in and out, half mile of marked channel only to putz out of, and nice boat launch that is rarely crowded. I get to run on the pad a bit and still am to Boaters Beach in under 30 minutes however most of my friends still come out of the river. One of my best friends picked up a 33ZX donzi last year that is out on river most weekends along with a couple 27 fountains owned by other good friends.

Saginaw Bay is awesome. You just have to put in at the boat launch at the mouth of the river.

Hi gimmefuel and jrcrx, third childhood nice boats and pics. Gimmefuel, I live at lake Isabella and originally from AuGres. We'll have to connect at some point. Did your buddy buy the 33zx from Holland with the extension boxes? I wanted that boat!😥 Still partial to my outboards though. Everybody needs to do the charity island run again. Good time, hope for calm and hot. Might be same weekend as river roar which moved to July 13. Todd

The ice piles: wind at gravely shoals lighthouse was 58 knots from the sw. Pushed the ice out of bay and piles up on South side of point lookout. In 1983 the piles were 50-60 feet tall with the base of the pile at peoples doorsteps. Todd

Todd,

We went and grabbed his 33ZX from Vermont actually. It is not the Daytona package with boxes but still has the 500efi with whipple tunes. Runs pretty good around 78 gps for the width/weight of the thing.

Yes the charity run is fun but I need to raft up outside of main line with some good like-minded people. seems everyone just ties up then abandons their boats. I spent half the day two years ago resetting anchors to keep my stuff from getting messed up. And the DJ got drunk early then was obnoxious. Running out of EBM it is only 24 miles to the island. Also glad to see the River Roar is back. I figured out several years ago getting VIP tent tickets was way to go versus trying to watch from the water. between the bridges and the long USCG exclusion zone, couldn't hardly see anything. VIP tent was amazing!

I think we will be taking the boat down to watch the St. Clair Riverfest races. My inlaws live not even a mile from Palmer Park. I've wanted to hang out on the sandbar for the Saturday tuning then have a good group to watch from the park for the Sunday Races. The inlaws also set up to feed an army that weekend. Its a good time.

Doesn't your ass get cold sitting in a plastic kayak in icewater???? much less the chilling effect or the errant drip or splash....

Hi gimmefuel, the island is a tough anchor and the wind always switches. I missed the dj. St Clair is in my summer plan, we watch from park, used to wacth from voyager. We'll connect for that for sure. Todd

Twin ob sonic, that's shanty trolling.🤔 When your lines pull to one side and the bottom starts moving it's time to go. And cross the water gap on a snowmobile with shanty attached. It happens weekly on sag bay. And perch is only $12/lb at the commercial guy. Insane.

Hi Resurrected, sauble beach must get some big nw wind and snow! Ive done a car trip around lake huron from port huron to Sault ste. Marie which included goderich Collingwood, Owen sound, wairton, tobemory then across to manataulin then to the soo. Awsome caves, waterfalls, glacial features and put my finger on the waterline of the glacial lake that was 200' higher than present day. I have a pic of my wife under the dorcas bay sign😁. Very cool trip with history you can see. Todd

Prior to moving to Traverse city we spent a bunch of summers boating out of Harrisville and later the rack storage facility on the river in Cheboygan. Huron is another Great Lakes jewel and it will bite you if you're not respecting it. We were in Port Sanilac harbor years ago and a northern wind roared for three days. The waves washed over the north sea wall and into the harbor. We roller coaster rode the massive swells returning home once the wind subsided. ed

I concentrate my fishing at restaurants too!😁

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There's a seat between the hull and ass. Ice gone, east bay Traverse City. ed

Boating up y'all's way is definitely on my short list. I've seen some outstanding pics of Lake Michigan and surrounding areas..........just beautiful.

You need to do Boyne thunder...beautiful water, wonderful hospitality, incredible scenery, its summertime in northern Michigan....