Views from the C-Nile

[codeman671]

A little pre-launch sighting. Pure performance!

[LikeLakes]

A real man would swim out the first time of the year ...

Glad to see it on the water, reminds me I'll be out there some time soon.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

A little pre-launch sighting. Pure performance!

They wanted me to leave it there as a rolling billboard, but I kinda had to get out to the island...

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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LikeLakes

A real man would swim out the first time of the year ...

Glad to see it on the water, reminds me I'll be out there some time soon.

I don't know what would have been more of a shock...jumping in the cold water, or paying to fill the fuel tanks...Jesus!


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[steve-on-mark]

Charlotte is always happy being back out on the lake. She might not look it, but she is!

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[LikeLakes]

Love seeing the pup enjoying the time on the water!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LikeLakes

Love seeing the pup enjoying the time on the water!

It's funny...I walk her unleashed to the docks and say " get on the boat"..she knows which one to get on!

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[LikeLakes]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

It's funny...I walk her unleashed to the docks and say " get on the boat"..she knows which one to get on!

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She says to her doggy friends "I expect my stupid human to get on the wrong boat but he gets on the right one every time. Good thing I leave a scent for him."

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LikeLakes

She says to her doggy friends "I expect my stupid human to get on the wrong boat but he gets on the right one every time. Good thing I leave a scent for him."

There are some boats I'd rather get on ( especially if the Riva is there), but I usually pick the right one!

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[steve-on-mark]

Good to be " home"...

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[tis]

If you could remove the boat the picture would be perfect.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

If you could remove the boat the picture would be perfect.

Jesus....

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Jesus....

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I will never look at your beautiful pictures without thinking of that.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

I will never look at your beautiful pictures without thinking of that.

Neither will I...why I made it my signature! Release the croppers!!!

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[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by tis

If you could remove the boat the picture would be perfect.

I disagree, without the boat the picture just looks like something is missing.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by brk-lnt

I disagree, without the boat the picture just looks like something is missing.

Ha... that's what I've been saying all along!

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[tis]

Steve, he missed the original so he thinks I am serious.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Steve, he missed the original so he thinks I am serious.

I think he's just showing a sense of humor...I know, you don't see much of that in here so it's kinda hard to recognize! Like the guy who takes the Photoshop requests, and does them in a way that satisfies the request, but in a bizarre way. Whatever the intention, it made me laugh!!

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[tis]

It made me laugh too.

[Descant]

It's all in the audience. Some think a picture of a boat is missing something if it doesn't include a girl in a bikini. Some think the bikini should be missing. Steve's pictures are just fine, especially when the animals aren't missing.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Descant

It's all in the audience. Some think a picture of a boat is missing something if it doesn't include a girl in a bikini. Some think the bikini should be missing. Steve's pictures are just fine, especially when the animals aren't missing.

Like this?

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[LikeLakes]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Good to be " home"...

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Going back to the picture in question .... does the compass ever come out of the store packaging?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LikeLakes

Going back to the picture in question .... does the compass ever come out of the store packaging?

that's a back up spare...just in case.

[LikeLakes]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

that's a back up spare...just in case.

I'll try to remember to take a picture later this evening ... I have almost the same compass, in almost the same store packaging, purchased probably 40 years ago. Great minds think alike!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LikeLakes

I'll try to remember to take a picture later this evening ... I have almost the same compass, in almost the same store packaging, purchased probably 40 years ago. Great minds think alike!

Oh ..you won't find it on your boat...I stole it from you!!

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[tis]

These are my favorite posts, the humorous back and forth. Keep going!!!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

These are my favorite posts, the humorous back and forth. Keep going!!!

I'm just glad I took that bottle of Dancing Rabbit off the dashboard before I took the picture!

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[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by tis

Steve, he missed the original so he thinks I am serious.

Wait, so you weren't serious and I spent all that time editing the pic for nothing?!?!?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by brk-lnt

Wait, so you weren't serious and I spent all that time editing the pic for nothing?!?!?

It wasn't for nothing...it made me laugh!

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[tis]

OH no, the infamous DR. I am glad too, Steve. Brk, and you could have been boating.

[steve-on-mark]

Staying on the eastern side of the islands is a wise choice today.

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[Descant]

Thanks for sharing. Nice to have a protected helm and a good time for 'tooners to stay home.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Descant

Thanks for sharing. Nice to have a protected helm and a good time for 'tooners to stay home.

Done that type of ride in my open pontoon more times than I can remember, and I totally agree!

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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by Descant

Thanks for sharing. Nice to have a protected helm and a good time for 'tooners to stay home.

In keeping with the animal pics, Dragon was along for the ride as well.

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[tis]

How do the cats like riding in the boat?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

How do the cats like riding in the boat?

They're not too happy with the situation.

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

They're not too happy with the situation.

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Not surprised. But remind them it's worth it once they get to the island.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Not surprised. But remind them it's worth it once they get to the island.

I don't have to remind them...once they hit the docks, they know they're home!

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[tis]

I bet they do. It's funny how they don't forget, isn't it?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

I bet they do. It's funny how they don't forget, isn't it?

it's kinda like the dog walking herself down the dock for the first time in the spring and knowing what boat to get on!

[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

it's kinda like the dog walking herself down the dock for the first time in the spring and knowing what boat to get on!

Mine have favorites. Sometimes they insist they want to go on a certain boat which isn't the one we are going on.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Mine have favorites. Sometimes they insist they want to go on a certain boat which isn't the one we are going on.

The exception...if there's a dog on another boat, she's gonna go and visit!

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[steve-on-mark]

There goes the neighborhood! You can bitch all you want but what a beautiful boat!



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[tis]

Wow! Where is that?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Wow! Where is that?

From my slip at Mt.View looking at Silver Sands.

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

From my slip at Mt.View looking at Silver Sands.

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So it's your neighbor boat. Does it live there?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

So it's your neighbor boat. Does it live there?

Only in the off season... otherwise on the north side of Governors.

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[tis]

Oh the tractor guy?

[steve-on-mark]

that is correct.

[steve-on-mark]

When cats are waiting for you at the docks , they must be hungry.



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[steve-on-mark]

Was tough coming off the lake this morning after a long weekend of " staying put ".



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[LIforrelaxin]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

When cats are waiting for you at the docks , they must be hungry.



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That cat doesn't seem pleased.... what did you do...... Did you forget to bring her favorite toy, to the island or something!!!!

[LikeLakes]

That cat looks a lot like our cat.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

That cat doesn't seem pleased.... what did you do...... Did you forget to bring her favorite toy, to the island or something!!!!

She always looks pissed! This is Ethel the cat. She's vile, but for some reason I'm the only one in the house she likes...if I sit down anywhere, she's on my lap within minutes. She sometimes comes down to the docks when I get home.

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[steve-on-mark]

Yet another load of crap....never seems to end, does it!



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[tis]

Just remember, some day you might have to haul most of that back to mainland!!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

Just remember, some day you might have to haul most of that back to mainland!!

Jesus...don't even say that! When it's my " time ", scatter me on top of Mark Island and leave the hauling to someone else! :-)

[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Jesus...don't even say that! When it's my " time ", scatter me on top of Mark Island and leave the hauling to someone else! :-)

I know huh? I think of that more and more as I get older. I pity the kids, but I know they will just throw everything out.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Jesus...don't even say that! When it's my " time ", scatter me on top of Mark Island and leave the hauling to someone else! :-)

Is using "Jesus" in this context taking the lord's name in vain? Asking for a friend.

Also, I hope you live a very long and healthy life...and never have to move all that stuff.

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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

I know huh? I think of that more and more as I get older. I pity the kids, but I know they will just throw everything out.

Apparently, according to someone in the house ( not me by the way), you can never have enough chairs....or litter boxes!

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[Descant]

I think the kids want all the stuff. At least, they never show up when I remind them that "next Saturday is dump day".

[tis]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Is using "Jesus" in this context taking the lord's name in vain? Asking for a friend.

Also, I hope you live a very long and healthy life...and never have to move all that stuff.

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Maybe but it made me laugh.

[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Apparently, according to someone in the house ( not me by the way), you can never have enough chairs....or litter boxes!

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Well, the problem is the minute I throw something out, I want it! So the heck with it.

[tis]

Originally Posted by Descant

I think the kids want all the stuff. At least, they never show up when I remind them that "next Saturday is dump day".

Well, they don't want THAT stuff!!

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Is using "Jesus" in this context taking the lord's name in vain? Asking for a friend.

Also, I hope you live a very long and healthy life...and never have to move all that stuff.

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tell your friend that in this situation it's perfectly acceptable....I went to Catholic school for 7 years and know the rules.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by tis

Maybe but it made me laugh.

I was more making a joke about the moral outrage when I used "goddamn" in another thread.

Both made me laugh.

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[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

tell your friend that in this situation it's perfectly acceptable....I went to Catholic school for 7 years and know the rules.

Hahahaha! As did I. You have my sympathies.

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[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Hahahaha! As did I. You have my sympathies.

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7 years of french speaking nuns in full black and white habits...I'm so messed up from that experience that I can't even look at a penguin without flinching! ;-)

[LikeLakes]

Thank you, that gave me a good laugh!

[tis]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

I was more making a joke about the moral outrage when I used "goddamn" in another thread.

Both made me laugh.

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I knew exactly what you were talking about. I read almost every post on this forum.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by LikeLakes

Thank you, that gave me a good laugh!

I enjoy a good laugh as well...even if it comes at my expense!

[steve-on-mark]

Saw this strange blotchy rainbow looking thing coming home tonight...and no, it wasn't the sun.



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[steve-on-mark]

Had to spend my Saturday working in Dover, and from what I hear missed the blustery excitement that was the lake yesterday. By 6:30 it had pretty much calmed down.



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[LikeLakes]

We hiked yesterday afternoon, Gunstock-Belknap-Piper loop, and there were really gusty winds at the tops. With the unusually cold temps it felt more like fall. Looking down on the lake it didn't look like there was anywhere near the normal weekend boat traffic.

[fatlazyless]

Hey, here's a local weather factoid ....... today, Sunday, June 19 at 12:30-pm ..... the weather on top of Mt Washington is both the coldest at 26.6-degrees and the windiest at 36.8-mph in the entire U.S.A. .... with freezing fog .... wind chill 9-degrees F .... according to the info under warnings in the Winnipesaukee.com weather page and also from weather.gov, the National Weather Service.

So, if you thought today was a cold and windy day out on Lake Winnipesaukee ....... ...... you want to quick trailer your boat up top Mt Washington to see what real cold & wind is all about! .... is like winter up there, today, on June 19th!

www.mountwashington.org/weathercams/default.aspx

The straight line, air miles distance from Mt Washington to Lake Winnipesaukee is about 40 to 55 miles depending where on the lake plus an elevation difference of 5784' (1.1 mile) with Lake Winnipesaukee water level-504', and Mt Washington summit-6288'.

And, this photo tweet ... http://www.twitter.com/NWSGray/statu...45211826671616 ...... made on June 19, 4:54-am from the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine on the 1.3" of snow that fell on the summit of Mt Washington which is very unusual.

Hey there, you want to closely read this NH Fish & Game rescue report which talks a lot about the cold and windy weather up top these here ..... them there ..... frosted mountains ..... which can be seen from Lincoln Park, Gilford from about 50-miles distance away ..... on the Lake Winnipesaukee shoreline .....https://nhfishgame.com/2022/06/20/hy...l-near-mt-clay .... that froze to death a 53-year old hiker from Andover, Massachusetts who was hiking the Gulfside Trail along Mt Washington which is also that famous white blazed, Appalachian Trail, that goes from Georgia to Maine.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb805F2k6Yc ..... NH Fish and Game, rescue carry-out, Mt Clay-Gulfside Trail, around 11-pm, Saturday, June 18, 2022

https://nhfishgame.com/2022/06/20/up...-mt-clay-dies/ .... it had to be cold and windy, rain, snow, ice and fog, up there on the rocky Gulfside Trail on Mt Clay on Saturday, June 18. He sent a text to his wife and the NH Fish & Game went to his rescue, driving up the 7.6-mile long, Mt Washington Auto Rd in a state snowplow truck with tire chains and then walking to his location, over there somewhere on the icy Gulfside Trail on Mt Clay, aka Mt Ronald Reagan, just north of Mt Washington.

...............

Moral for this very SAD New Hampshire hiking, hypothermia death: https://hikesafe.com, $25-individual, $35-family, good only in New Hampshire!

If you want to get rescued off a New Hampshire hiking trail without getting hit .... .... with a big fat cost-of-rescue bill, then you better have a $25/35 HikeSafe card. Don't hit that NH-trail without one.

[steve-on-mark]

Beauty tonight...





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[steve-on-mark]

Our fireworks viewing last night involved sitting on J's beach on East Bear, watching the Camp Lawrence display and Wolfboro off in the distance. No traffic, drama or nonsense...I highly recommend it!





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[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Our fireworks viewing last night involved sitting on J's beach on East Bear, watching the Camp Lawrence display and Wolfeboro off in the distance. No traffic, drama or nonsense...I highly recommend it!





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That view looks familiar! Our pleasure as always.

[steve-on-mark]

74 degrees at 6am...gonna be a hot one!



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[gillygirl]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

74 degrees at 6am...gonna be a hot one!



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Wow, that’s almost Florida weather. It’s 77 here at 7:30.


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[steve-on-mark]

Saw this coming out of Glendale yesterday...I don't even know what it is, but what a cool vessel!

[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

Saw this coming out of Glendale yesterday...I don't even know what it is, but what a cool vessel!

That looks like the one that the guy just had his maiden voyage in after mostly finishing the restoration. He said he does boat restoration but this is his own. I think the name begins with an in something?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by tis

That looks like the one that the guy just had his maiden voyage in after mostly finishing the restoration. He said he does boat restoration but this is his own. I think the name begins with an in something?

I thought the same thing at first, but that one had no upper helm...no windshield.

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[tis]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

I thought the same thing at first, but that one had no upper helm...no windshield.

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Oh ok. Do you remember the name of that one?

[winni83]

Tis. I think the one you are referring to was on the Everything Lake Winnipesaukee Facebook page. This is from the post:" Many folks have asked what work we have done to Insieme at Granite Creek Woodworks thus far. I've compiled this list!" And here is a picture.

[Descant]

I think you're thinking of the other old boat "Insieme" (Did I spell it right?) 1935 Richardson Cruisabout.
Pix here: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=steven%20dami

Also some pix or the restoration at:

https://www.granitecreekwoodworks.com/

[winniwannabe]

What a Beauty! Can anyone make out the registration? Might give an
idea of what it actually is?

[TheRoBoat]

https://classicyacht.org/boats/gypsy

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by TheRoBoat

https://classicyacht.org/boats/gypsy

nice job....you're like a sleuth!!!

[TheRoBoat]

I wish I could take the credit - friends of our saw it out on the lake Saturday after the Weirs car show and sent the link.

It says home port is Fay’s - as is ours - but I have not seen it in there

[winniwannabe]

That's the kind of boat that will forever be admired! She's beautiful, and thank you for the video about her. Many years of luck with her!

[steve-on-mark]

Views from the Tiki Hut Boat?? As I am slowly approaching retirement (65 in a few days), I came to the conclusion last year that I really don't enjoy leaving the lake every day to commute to my job in Dover. I deal with impatient, sometimes nasty service customers all day ( especially worse since COVID ), and since I'm really not ready to slow down completely, I needed to find an enjoyable job up here. The first thing that came to mind was piloting Tiki Hut boats. Unlike most of my service customers, everyone on those boats should be happy and really want to be there! I contacted the owner of the company, filled out an application, and got my commercial boating license. I just completed my training runs, and had my first solo run this past Sunday. Less stress than 5 minutes of my regular job...I love it. Hopefully it's something I can do once I'm fully retired ... can't think of anything better than working on the lake that I never want to leave!!



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[tis]

Great, congratulations!! The NH Boat Museum is often hunting for captains too, you might check with them. I had a couple of friends who did it and loved it. I think they are launching a new service in Meredith too so not just in Wolfeboro any more.

[MeredithMan]

That is awesome, good for you. Every year, for about the last 5 years, my kids and their cousins have done a tiki cruise the 3rd weekend in July and they have an absolute ball. And the one thing they always say, is that the Captain makes a huge difference. If the Captain is engaging, fun, and kinda chatty, it makes the whole experience that much better! Enjoy!

[Descant]

You'll love it. Best job ever was a couple of summers as a Miss Winnipesaukee driver.

[fatlazyless]

.....take a ride back that 1948 time machine ...... on the https://classicyacht.org/research/shain ...... with the 1947, 48' Gypsy ....

[steve-on-mark]

Had to cut through the sailboat race tonight!

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[garysanfran]

1947 48' Shane Airflow Gypsy...

Moored at Stonedam Island.

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

1947 48' Shane Airflo Gypsy...

Moored at Stonedam Island.

That thing is SO cool!

[garysanfran]

I think the 1947 Shane Airflow was purchased out of Seattle early summer.