Pro's And Con's Of Boating On Lake Norman
 

Thinking about possible relocation to that area , not sure what town yet but just want to know more about H-P boating there . For example are summer weekends so crowded that most go fast guy's boat only on weekday? Also could anyone post pics of hot spots or general boating there ?

Larry

I have not been there my self but my boat came from Norman It was running 90 there, the guy that had it now has a cat, think it is a skater not sure. from what i have heard there is plenty of fast boats there and lots of money(nascar drivers and owners)

Where do you boat at now Larry? :bunny:

Northern Chesapeake on weekends and Delaware river around
Philadelphia during the week . The Northern Chesapeake is the best boating I have done in my 30 years of boating

Great !! I hate that hillbilly sport , liked it 25 years ago , not now

I boat on Lake Norman at least a couple times a month. I drive over an hour each way because it is way less crowded then the lakes around my house. It is a very large lake. I go as fast as I want just about anywhere. There are a ton of boat ramps also, so there is no wait to drop in or pull out. Jeff wurl

Is there a ton of cool places to go by boat , also tons of Titties ??

Heres some sites that might help you. Ive only been boating on LN in May (race weekends :D), but the boating was great, the people were wonderful and the sites were beautiful :cool:

http://www.lakenorman.com/index.php?action=page&id=16


http://lakenormanboatersguide.com/

Curious , could one see the entire lake in an hour driving 80 MPH ??

Larry, I think you might be a bit spoiled by the Chesapeake....:drink:

Hey John you might be right . Do you know anybody who might be interested in my 1996 27 Avanti ? It has a 2007 496 HO with only 75 hours , 2009 transom assembly , rebuilt drive with new decals , super nice galv trailer , boat runs 65 . 16500 for everything

I'll put the word out...

Get hold of Vagrant (Dave) he's on here every now and then. He lives there and bought our 42 Sonic a few years ago.

Is that his login name?

Yes

Oh yea.... When looking and thinking of the lake it is like a "Y" where you have two long fingers and like a tail.

Get some one to chim in when Poker Runs of America was here and how long it took them to do the lake. You won't be able to run 80 for very long. Of coarse - I don't know what its like to run 80 unless I am falling off a cliff, lol.

I come from boating in NE OH on inland lakes there and Erie. I don't find LKN that crowded or rough but others it is all they b*tch about.

Tons of bars and dinning on the lake. The Rudder, Vinnie's and Exit 36 are my favs.

I rack store in Denver at Westport. They can handle up to 29 - 30 and I highly recommend them if that is your route.

Haven't seen nore heard of him in awhile...

The NASCAR guys have some really nice hardware that float.

Of coarse there is a giant tie up place and a seperate cock tail cove. I don't frequent the tie up place which is called the Sand Bar often as it is in a wake zone (why the f they would put the place to be here I have no clue) as your boat can get thrashed by idiot with 3" fenders with an AL john boat and by people plowing water throwing large wakes. You could see some T & A here.

What is consider cock tail cove is cool as it is on hole 18 of one of nicest country clubs in Charlotte. No wake zone. The chances of seeing T & A here is lower.

Thanks I might trailer my 32 Skater down from NJ and have a peek

Road trip...pick me up on your way by :drink:

John ,

We should plan a trip next summer

Me too. Would like to see the lake at 80. :evilb:

just going to take it easy

I'm game....

Yeah...we'll take it easy;)

If you come down let me know. Check out the photo section of this website if you want to see the girls. www.lknfun.com

Here is a link to the LKN galleries of boating events on my website http://www.performance-images.com/Of...-Norman-Events

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Lake Norman
 

Boated down there about 5 years ago, crowed on the weekends but just fine during the week. Does not even begin to compare to the Chesapeake or the Delaware river. Also i was harrassed by the local marine police for absolutely no reason other then a go fast with a N.J. registration. Maybe they were just having a bad day and figured lets take it out on this guy, no tickets or warning was issued. You know that when you get on that lake that you can only go so far in either direction, i just got the feeling of confinement, not wide open spaces. Nothing like getting about 6 boats together on the Del. and head down the the Chesapeake Inn, Nauti Goose, Joels, or Red Eyes.

Is that Sam from Hargrove ?