Views from the C-Nile

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

When there's snow on the mountains-----

When you can't get to the battery shut off switch because the compartment door is frozen shut....it might be time to bail out! ;-)

[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

When you can't get to the battery shut off switch because the compartment door is frozen shut....it might be time to bail out! ;-)

Ahhh, that too!

[steve-on-mark]

When your frozen dock lines are stiff as rebar... it's time!

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

When your frozen dock lines are stiff as rebar... it's time!

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Decision made. Too many things against ya'!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Decision made. Too many things against ya'!

I actually had to go back out tonight...in the midst of the chaos of wet vac and compressor noise yesterday, one of the cats decided it would be a good idea to hide and not come out. After an hour of hunting for it, I had to head home. I came in tonight and was able to grab him!



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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I actually had to go back out tonight...in the midst of the chaos of wet vac and compressor noise yesterday, one of the cats decided it would be a good idea to hide and not come out. After an hour of hunting for it, I had to head home. I came in tonight and was able to grab him!Attachment 16623

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Oh no! Glad you found the cat. I think that was an omen. You just aren't supposed to leave.

[MDoug]

Do you have gps and radar to navigate in the dark? I still rely on my Raymarine C70.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by MDoug

Do you have gps and radar to navigate in the dark? I still rely on my Raymarine C70.

I do have navionics, and I picked up a used radar system I want to install in my short off season. The lake is very dark this time of year!



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[Descant]

Originally Posted by MDoug

Do you have gps and radar to navigate in the dark? I still rely on my Raymarine C70.

I think most of the Gilford islanders make the trip back and forth to the mainland so often, there really isn't much navigation. Mostly, look at the land masses and the three red airport towers can be seen for miles. Mostly, keep your eyes out of the cockpit looking for other boats. Fog, of course is a different story. Electronic assistance might be nice, but we just never got around to it. Maybe next year, Navionics.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Descant

I think most of the Gilford islanders make the trip back and forth to the mainland so often, there really isn't much navigation. Mostly, look at the land masses and the three red airport towers can be seen for miles. Mostly, keep your eyes out of the cockpit looking for other boats. Fog, of course is a different story. Electronic assistance might be nice, but we just never got around to it. Maybe next year, Navionics.

Some nights are so dark I can't see land masses...but you're right, once I'm around Mink, I can see the towers and Glendale....much easier with the flashing navigation lights, but those go away in October.

[MDoug]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I do have navionics, and I picked up a used radar system I want to install in my short off season. The lake is very dark this time of year!Attachment 16624

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Thanks to my radar I was able to dodge a small fishing boat in the fog one morning on my way to Y Landing!!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by MDoug

Thanks to my radar I was able to dodge a small fishing boat in the fog one morning on my way to Y Landing!!

I was coming in one foggy morning and thought I saw the Marine Patrol building lights...turned out to be a fishing boat with spotlights mounted on the roof!

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[Winilyme]

So Steve, when will you be back on Mark for the 2021 season? 20 minutes after ice out?

[MDoug]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I was coming in one foggy morning and thought I saw the Marine Patrol building lights...turned out to be a fishing boat with spotlights mounted on the roof!

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The boat I dodged had no lights! Thank God for Raymarine.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Winilyme

So Steve, when will you be back on Mark for the 2021 season? 20 minutes after ice out?

This year was 2 or 3 days before ice out...whenever it's clear between Glendale and Mark!

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[tis]

Originally Posted by Winilyme

So Steve, when will you be back on Mark for the 2021 season? 20 minutes after ice out?

No, he's going out in Jan. in his new airboat.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

No, he's going out in Jan. in his new airboat.

That's not in the budget this year... I'll have to wait til ice out like the rest of you! :-)

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

That's not in the budget this year... I'll have to wait til ice out like the rest of you! :-)

I would love an ice boat! Forum friend "Codeman" had a 1000 islands ice boat about 10 or 12 years ago that I remember. To me that was the perfect ice boat for the lake. Unfortunately the price on these over the past few years has skyrocketed!!

Maybe someday!...

Dan

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

I would love an ice boat! Forum friend "Codeman" had a 1000 islands ice boat about 10 or 12 years ago that I remember. To me that was the perfect ice boat for the lake. Unfortunately the price on these over the past few years has skyrocketed!!

Maybe someday!...

Dan

J has had more boats over the last 15 years than I've had underware changes! ok, I embellish...but not much! haha

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

J has had more boats over the last 15 years than I've had underware changes! ok, I embellish...but not much! haha

There is no doubt about that!!

Dan

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

There is no doubt about that!!

Dan

Honestly I have lost count! Far more than Steve's underwear changes. We were neighbors ya know!

I spoke with the new owners of 1000 Islands a year or so ago about a new boat. The 18' was about $100k, a far cry from the mid $50k's I paid new years ago for the yellow one. They have certainly refined them though. They offered to have me be their rep in the northeast and sell me a boat to show at a discounted rate. Timing wasn't right, but I am getting tempted to re-engage the conversation. I have been looking for a used one and they are non-existent out there. Any ads found online are old ads for boats that are long gone.

[Winilyme]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

That's not in the budget this year... I'll have to wait til ice out like the rest of you! :-)

When you do finally buy one, make sure it's fully enclosed with a stove/heater.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Winilyme

When you do finally buy one, make sure it's fully enclosed with a stove/heater.

Maybe we can convert the C-Nile to air / ice capabilities!

[JEEPONLY]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I actually had to go back out tonight...in the midst of the chaos of wet vac and compressor noise yesterday, one of the cats decided it would be a good idea to hide and not come out. After an hour of hunting for it, I had to head home. I came in tonight and was able to grab him!Attachment 16623

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That's DRAGON!!!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by JEEPONLY

That's DRAGON!!!

It is Dragon...in captivity!!

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[fatlazyless]

Every air boat or hovercraft I've ever seen all have the same problem in common. They are extremely loud because they have non-muffled exhaust pipes. Plus, it is possible to flip it over, upside down, when crossing from ice to open water, or open water to ice, if you are not careful.

For about $40 at www.swap.com, an internet thrift store located somewhere unknown, you can get a good pair of winter walking boots, and get better benefits than what you get with a many thousand dollar air boat or hovercraft. Something like a pair of Timberland, shoes/boots made in Maine, size 11-wide, reg-$119, swapped out at $40 ...... with just a tiny amount of wear on the edge of the soles, you know ..... such a deal!

You know that Moultonborough Fire Dept just sits around all year, all 12-months long, eating fire house, home-made meatballs, and fire house chicken parmigiana a-waiting for someone on a snowmobile or atv or something to break through the ice so's they can zoom out there on their ice boat to probably retrieve a frozen and deceased non-survivor before it sinks into the icy cold depths.

These exotic ice travel boats are best left to the local fire dept, that get's one donated in memory of someone who drowned while driving a snowmobile across the ice. When the fire dept goes out on an ice boat run, they wear a dry suit, pfd, and a helmet.

As Walter Cronkite used to say ....... and, that's the way it is! .... ... blah-blah-blah!

[steve-on-mark]

Last time out...that's all folks!



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[LoveLakeLife]

A sad day. look how low the lake is!


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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LoveLakeLife

A sad day. look how low the lake is!


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It's actually up a few inches from where it was...prop is still in one piece!

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[steve-on-mark]

C-YA in the spring!



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[ishoot308]

You had a great season Steve! Congrats!

My last trip to the island was last weekend. I have no complaints as we started the season on March 26th! 8 1/2 months is a dam fine season!

See ya next year!

Dan

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

You had a great season Steve! Congrats!

My last trip to the island was last weekend. I have no complaints as we started the season on March 26th! 8 1/2 months is a dam fine season!

See ya next year!

Dan

I was April 4th...still hard to leave...

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[codeman671]

We were hoping to go another week or two, but since we had to break ice in the Weirs channel to get out this morning we are going to call it a season.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

We were hoping to go another week or two, but since we had to break ice in the Weirs channel to get out this morning we are going to call it a season.

Don't want to try Glendale? Not sure what the boat ramp is gonna look like...

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Don't want to try Glendale? Not sure what the boat ramp is gonna look like...

I am sure if we moved over there we could buy a bit more time, but its probably time to call it. I can imagine the launch ramp is a mess over there.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

I am sure if we moved over there we could buy a bit more time, but its probably time to call it. I can imagine the launch ramp is a mess over there.

Yep...it's time!



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[Descant]

I launched once in Glendale after Christmas by backing the trailer onto the ice. As the ice sank, it broke up and we were off. Stayed overnight. The lake was open, but thin ice in Glendale. We made a few circles in the bay, the wake broke up the ice and we retrieved without incident.

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Yep...it's time!Attachment 16646

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It looks a lot different out there today for sure!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

It looks a lot different out there today for sure!

looks beautiful!! The C-Nile is going in for trim tabs... I told Matt I also want a horn installed that's bigger than your's! :-)

[MDoug]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

looks beautiful!! The C-Nile is going in for trim tabs... I told Matt I also want a horn installed that's bigger than your's! :-)

Trim tabs are great when navigating choppy water in a C Dory. You will be glad you got em.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by MDoug

Trim tabs are great when navigating choppy water in a C Dory. You will be glad you got em.

I'm sure I will...will help level the ride as well as all the weight ( batteries, galley cabinetry, and ME ) are on the starboard side!

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[MDoug]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I'm sure I will...will help level the ride as well as all the weight ( batteries, galley cabinetry, and ME ) are on the starboard side!

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Same here. And I'm not about to go on a diet.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by MDoug

Same here. And I'm not about to go on a diet.

Keeping the port side fresh water tank full helped a little, but winterized that in October

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[Dave R]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

looks beautiful!! The C-Nile is going in for trim tabs...

Trim tabs should be standard equipment on any planing-hull boat. I think you will love them. Don't be afraid to put them down (carefully) at speed. I was convinced for years that they were just for leveling the ride and lowering the planing speed and then I discovered how they also smoothed the ride in chop at higher speeds. Suddenly bumpy days that were limited to 18 MPH became fun, 35 MPH days.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Dave R

Trim tabs should be standard equipment on any planing-hull boat. I think you will love them. Don't be afraid to put them down (carefully) at speed. I was convinced for years that they were just for leveling the ride and lowering the planing speed and then I discovered how they also smoothed the ride in chop at higher speeds. Suddenly bumpy days that were limited to 18 MPH became fun, 35 MPH days.

The only way the C-Nile's gonna do 35 is with a tail wind and a jet pack! ;-)

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

The only way the C-Nile's gonna do 35 is with a tail wind and a jet pack! ;-)

It's all relative. My current boat tops out at only 25 knots, but trim tabs still help smooth the ride at speed.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Dave R

It's all relative. My current boat tops out at only 25 knots, but trim tabs still help smooth the ride at speed.

It's cool....slow is good for me! ;-)

[steve-on-mark]

Got the C-Nile out of the shop today...new trim tabs and a roof mounted horn set up...it's pretty loud. Now, if the mail boat doesn't sound it's horn when my grandson waves from shore, I can give him a blast when I pull in! C'mon spring!!

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[MeredithMan]

...I'm envious....the horn on my Formula sounds like a wimpy kazoo...

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by MeredithMan

...I'm envious....the horn on my Formula sounds like a wimpy kazoo...

My previous horn was one of those push button air can horns. They don't work very well in the freezing temperatures I travel in...kinda sounded like a COPD patient exhaling...

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[MeredithMan]

....sounds like this....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V98HhbGNVY

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by MeredithMan

....sounds like this....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V98HhbGNVY

Impressive...NOT!

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[MDoug]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

It's cool....slow is good for me! ;-)

Trim tabs are great in rough water. They keep the bow down.

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

My previous horn was one of those push button air can horns. They don't work very well in the freezing temperatures I travel in...kinda sounded like a COPD patient exhaling...

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Pics of your horn or it didn't happen!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Pics of your horn or it didn't happen!

Was I supposed to take pics?? Let's just say that I did try it and I'm pretty sure it's louder than yours...must be the larger reflective area of the C-Dory roof!

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[Descant]

I don't think we need pix. Play us a tune and post the youtube link. I guess the video would be visual too, so two birds with one toot. Maybe you'll have to re-christen C-Nile to "Tooters"? Boats can be fun in so many ways.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Descant

I don't think we need pix. Play us a tune and post the youtube link. I guess the video would be visual too, so two birds with one toot. Maybe you'll have to re-christen C-Nile to "Tooters"? Boats can be fun in so many ways.

will have to wait til spring... I'm on the seacoast and the boat's in Gilford!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Pics of your horn or it didn't happen!

Here it is...

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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Pics of your horn or it didn't happen!

Ok...proof that it happened!

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[LoveLakeLife]

Nice. A double barrel!


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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LoveLakeLife

Nice. A double barrel!


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what better way to alert Charlotte the dog that I'm coming home!

[steve-on-mark]

Something's getting wet today!

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[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Something's getting wet today!

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Enjoy!

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[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Something's getting wet today!

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Headed up. See you out there!

[steve-on-mark]

And so it begins...

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[gillygirl]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

And so it begins...

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Looks like a beautiful day for it. Glad you can access your happy place again.

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[LoveLakeLife]

I was at Glendale today but I missed the big event!


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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LoveLakeLife

I was at Glendale today but I missed the big event!


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Was pretty uneventful...how I like it!

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[tis]

Now all is right with the world. Steve is on Mark.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Now all is right with the world. Steve is on Mark.

If only it were that simple...sigh.... haha. The good news is no trees down, no damage, no rodent damage...I do have a busted water pipe I have to replace though.

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

If only it were that simple...sigh.... haha. The good news is no trees down, no damage, no rodent damage...I do have a busted water pipe I have to replace though.

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I know the feeling, it's always something. But it's expected, right? If you own property------

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

I know the feeling, it's always something. But it's expected, right? If you own property------

My motto is " expect the worst, but hope for the best ", but I always hold my breath when I come around the island and get my first look!

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

My motto is " expect the worst, but hope for the best ", but I always hold my breath when I come around the island and get my first look!

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Do you think your water pipe froze?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Do you think your water pipe froze?

I do..not sure how cause there was an open valve right below it, but luckily it's just a foot long piece of 3/4 " copper.

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I do..not sure how cause there was an open valve right below it, but luckily it's just a foot long piece of 3/4 " copper.

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Good. And you can fix it without a plumber I assume?

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I do..not sure how cause there was an open valve right below it, but luckily it's just a foot long piece of 3/4 " copper.

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If you can see it, it's a breeze to fix. Little victories!

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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Good. And you can fix it without a plumber I assume?

Correct!

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[Descant]

Originally Posted by tis

Good. And you can fix it without a plumber I assume?

There's sort of an assumption about freezing because it was discovered in the spring. Most likely, yes.
Three years ago, mid-July, my nephew said he heard a water spraying noise, Turned out a copper pipe, under a set of steps had split. No reason, just old pipe. Lift a board, cut the pipe, (or island gremlins), solder in a coupling. No big deal. I know what plumbing and electrical supplies my neighbor has, and vice versa. Also where the keys are. On an island, thee's a lot of DIY reliance.

[Slickcraft]

Listing today?
Maybe all of the wine was loaded on the starboard side

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Listing today?
Maybe all of the wine was loaded on the starboard side

Oh stop! Well, it is, but so are both batteries, and the one full fuel tank. She'll level out some when I fill the fresh water tank and other fuel tank...both on the port side. AND, when I get through some of that wine stash!

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[steve-on-mark]

Maybe this added weight will help....

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[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Maybe this added weight will help....Attachment 16899

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What about her boxed wine? That makes great ballast!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

What about her boxed wine? That makes great ballast!

And....it won't break in chop!

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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Correct!

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Pipe...AND a valve, but good to go!

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[steve-on-mark]

No words...enjoy!

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[steve-on-mark]

So beautiful out here tonight..

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[WinnisquamZ]

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