Water temps

Mink Islander · 11-08-2007, 10:04 AM

50 degrees today -- despite the warm late summer/early fall, the recent normalization of air temps has brought the lake to within a degree of where it typicially has been each of the last 5 years or so for this date. 2002 was the only year with a large variance (45 degrees).

Think cold.

Weirs guy · 11-08-2007, 12:23 PM

Had our first frost of the year yesterday. The boardwalk is a sight to behold covered in early morning frost.

Of course, with the turkey plunge just a few weeks away it could have waited!

gtxrider · 11-09-2007, 08:01 AM

Is it time to watch for ICE IN?

codeman671 · 11-09-2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by gtxrider

Is it time to watch for ICE IN?

Hope not, I still have a boat in...

Lakegeezer · 11-09-2007, 10:18 AM

There was skim ice in the swamps on Moultonboro Neck. Winter is coming

AC2717 · 11-09-2007, 11:10 AM

can someone post the link for the ice in/ice out voting
thank you, I am having trouble finding it.

LIforrelaxin · 11-09-2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman671

Hope not, I still have a boat in...

I guess no one can argue that your not a hardy islander..... How much longer do you plan on pushing the season? I don't have the guts to push even this late.......

CanisLupusArctos · 11-09-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gtxrider

Is it time to watch for ICE IN?

The water still has almost 20 degrees to fall before it freezes. Despite the fact that it feels cold out, this year's temps are still a lot warmer than they were at this time the last few years. My station didn't even record any nights in the 20s this October - unusual.

codeman671 · 11-09-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

I guess no one can argue that your not a hardy islander..... How much longer do you plan on pushing the season? I don't have the guts to push even this late.......

We actually stopped staying on the island 3 weeks ago due to commitments every weekend and a FL trip, otherwise I would have pushed it to the end of October. Our water system is not set up for cold weather so we had it shut down 2 weeks ago. I am heading out this weekend to hopefully finish the last tasks and pull the last boat. I am sure pressure washing one of our boats tomorrow will be fun in the early morning temps, my pressure washer will probably act as a snow gun!

Weirs guy · 11-09-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman671

I am sure pressure washing one of our boats tomorrow will be fun in the early morning temps, my pressure washer will probably act as a snow gun!

Since its been spitting snow all over the lakes region today.....

secondcurve · 11-09-2007, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman671

We actually stopped staying on the island 3 weeks ago due to commitments every weekend and a FL trip, otherwise I would have pushed it to the end of October. Our water system is not set up for cold weather so we had it shut down 2 weeks ago. I am heading out this weekend to hopefully finish the last tasks and pull the last boat. I am sure pressure washing one of our boats tomorrow will be fun in the early morning temps, my pressure washer will probably act as a snow gun!

Codeman:

Look at he bright side of things. You will be breaking out your airboat pretty soon for ice rides! That looks like lots of fun.

codeman671 · 11-11-2007, 07:14 PM

I went for my last ride today on the pontoon and pulled it for the season. I am surprised how many boats are still in. Most are probably islanders that haven't closed up or are in the process.

gtxrider · 11-20-2007, 10:33 AM

Looking at the Weirs Cam it appears to be snowing! Are the Babes doing the TWO STEP?

Weirs guy · 11-20-2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gtxrider

Looking at the Weirs Cam it appears to be snowing! Are the Babes doing the TWO STEP?

It is snowing all over the lakes region, about an inch so far.

riverat · 11-20-2007, 01:21 PM

Our tree as of 12:30PM
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fatlazyless · 11-20-2007, 01:40 PM

My 19' Starchief stays in, near fl-3, till the end of December or into January, or sometime. Anyone wants to go waterskiing on Christmas day, I'm there.

Island Girl · 11-20-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

My 19' Starchief stays in, near fl-3, till the end of December or into January, or sometime. Anyone wants to go waterskiing on Christmas day, I'm there.

Recalling last year... !!!! Hut Hut never made it off the lift!!! Are you planning the same for this year. lol

IG

fatlazyless · 11-20-2007, 04:41 PM

Hey IG.....haven't started it for maybe a month, but those Suzuki 4-strokes always start.......it will start! Gee...maybe I should start it before the ice-age gets here? ...best

SIKSUKR · 11-21-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Hey IG.....haven't started it for maybe a month, but those Suzuki 4-strokes always start.......it will start! Gee...maybe I should start it before the ice-age gets here? ...best

You know FLL,I don't agree with most of your posts,and I think a lot of them are just to stir up the pot, but I got to say my hats off to you for being the most die hard boater on Winni.

Islander2 · 11-22-2007, 11:24 AM

Just now watching the Bear Island CAM, and by goes a boat! Wonder if you that is you out the Thanksgiving morning? Very gray and wet looking day. Must be a die hard boater!

Mink Islander · 11-23-2007, 01:24 PM

We came out last night just after dark -- later start than I'd like, but got a late start after Turkey Day with relatives in Hopkinton. Boating through rain and fog without GPS -- ah the adventure - and not for the inexperienced. Very very familiar route for us. Love that Honda 4-stroke.

Just above freezing today and quite breezy. Mount Washington comes in and out of view as the clouds blow through. Saw one other boat today but otherwise very quiet. Nice.

Replacing the mono and hooks on my tip-ups today. About to drain the water system (after firing it up yesterday!) as the temps are going to fall to the teens tonight.

Ice-in is coming....

secondcurve · 11-24-2007, 09:13 AM

Why no GPS? It seems like cheap insurance for someone who is boating as late in the season as you are. Be careful out there.

Rose · 11-24-2007, 01:32 PM

Just watched some people pulling their pontoon boat on the Merrymeeting Lake cam. It's so windy, the rear of the boat kept swinging around before they could get it on the trailer all the way, requiring several plunges into the water to push the rear end around. The air temp at the Black Cat Weather cam site is 26.2 degrees and the water temp 44.6 at 4 feet...wonder what it was at Merrymeeting? I got cold just watching them.

Mink Islander · 11-24-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

Why no GPS? It seems like cheap insurance for someone who is boating as late in the season as you are. Be careful out there.

Senior moment.... buried the GPS in a different piece of luggage than I thought. I had it, just couldn't find it! Even with the fog, you could see the outline of the shore if you stayed close enough due to the bright moon. Very familiar territory.

Weirs guy · 11-25-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Rose

Just watched some people pulling their pontoon boat on the Merrymeeting Lake cam.

While I was up on the roof Friday hanging Christmas lights I watched a pontoon being pulled by another boat down towards Meredith! Hope they made it ok, there was a lot of chop and white caps out there.

mg2107 · 11-28-2007, 02:40 PM

How come no water temps since the 21st?

mg2107 · 11-29-2007, 07:45 PM

Thanks whomever !

11-08-2007, 10:04 AM	#1
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Water temps 50 degrees today -- despite the warm late summer/early fall, the recent normalization of air temps has brought the lake to within a degree of where it typicially has been each of the last 5 years or so for this date. 2002 was the only year with a large variance (45 degrees). Think cold.

11-08-2007, 12:23 PM	#2
Weirs guy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Weirs Beach, NH Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Had our first frost of the year yesterday. The boardwalk is a sight to behold covered in early morning frost. Of course, with the turkey plunge just a few weeks away it could have waited! __________________ Is it bikeweek yet? Now?

11-09-2007, 08:01 AM	#3
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Frosty? Is it time to watch for ICE IN?

11-09-2007, 10:18 AM	#5
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,677 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 354 Thanked 639 Times in 290 Posts	Skim ice spotted There was skim ice in the swamps on Moultonboro Neck. Winter is coming __________________ -lg

11-09-2007, 11:10 AM	#6
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,574 Thanks: 753 Thanked 354 Times in 266 Posts	The Link can someone post the link for the ice in/ice out voting thank you, I am having trouble finding it.

11-11-2007, 07:14 PM	#12
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,492 Thanks: 221 Thanked 810 Times in 486 Posts	I went for my last ride today on the pontoon and pulled it for the season. I am surprised how many boats are still in. Most are probably islanders that haven't closed up or are in the process.

11-20-2007, 10:33 AM	#13
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Snow! Looking at the Weirs Cam it appears to be snowing! Are the Babes doing the TWO STEP?

11-20-2007, 01:21 PM	#15
riverat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 722 Thanks: 337 Thanked 280 Times in 123 Posts	Stop dancing already! Our tree as of 12:30PM [URL="http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/riverat2000/tree1.jpg"]/URL] __________________ Waking up in the morning is the greatest, everything after that is a bonus

11-20-2007, 01:40 PM	#16
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,746 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	My 19' Starchief stays in, near fl-3, till the end of December or into January, or sometime. Anyone wants to go waterskiing on Christmas day, I'm there.

11-20-2007, 04:41 PM	#18
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,746 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	Hey IG.....haven't started it for maybe a month, but those Suzuki 4-strokes always start.......it will start! Gee...maybe I should start it before the ice-age gets here? ...best

11-22-2007, 11:24 AM	#20
Islander2 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 51 Thanks: 22 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	FLL is that you? Just now watching the Bear Island CAM, and by goes a boat! Wonder if you that is you out the Thanksgiving morning? Very gray and wet looking day. Must be a die hard boater!

11-23-2007, 01:24 PM	#21
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	Last Hurrah We came out last night just after dark -- later start than I'd like, but got a late start after Turkey Day with relatives in Hopkinton. Boating through rain and fog without GPS -- ah the adventure - and not for the inexperienced. Very very familiar route for us. Love that Honda 4-stroke. Just above freezing today and quite breezy. Mount Washington comes in and out of view as the clouds blow through. Saw one other boat today but otherwise very quiet. Nice. Replacing the mono and hooks on my tip-ups today. About to drain the water system (after firing it up yesterday!) as the temps are going to fall to the teens tonight. Ice-in is coming....

11-24-2007, 09:13 AM	#22
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,117 Thanks: 1,325 Thanked 559 Times in 288 Posts	Why no GPS? It seems like cheap insurance for someone who is boating as late in the season as you are. Be careful out there.

11-24-2007, 01:32 PM	#23
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	Merrymeeting Lake cam Just watched some people pulling their pontoon boat on the Merrymeeting Lake cam. It's so windy, the rear of the boat kept swinging around before they could get it on the trailer all the way, requiring several plunges into the water to push the rear end around. The air temp at the Black Cat Weather cam site is 26.2 degrees and the water temp 44.6 at 4 feet...wonder what it was at Merrymeeting? I got cold just watching them.

11-28-2007, 02:40 PM	#26
mg2107 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	How come no water temps since the 21st?

11-29-2007, 07:45 PM	#27
mg2107 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 169 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Thanks whomever !