The hybernation begins

***indykoch*** · 12-22-2010, 04:06 PM

Ha ha! Hey Scuby, I just made that same comment to some boater friends yesterday! The days are only getting longer and the "Start of Summer Bash" is just around the corner! It's going to be a LOOOOOOOONG winter!!

Dredd · 12-22-2010, 04:43 PM

Yup, nice positivity! Speaking of Winter...
Here are some of the pics I took of the eclipse as Winter started. I laid in my cabin and watched through the hatch... made a great viewing platform. For the pics, I was just using my EVO and the tinted plexi-glass hatch cover as a filter so they aren't all that great but they're kind of cool to see. It got really red just before 1:40CST.

billy b · 12-26-2010, 06:57 PM

Know how you feel guys I just hate the winter. Life is just work and hibernation with no boating

We also are having a tough winter here in Ireland. The past 2 weeks the temp has been minus 10oC plus. Pretty damm cold. Last 3 winters have been quite bad - coincides witrh the year i bought the boat!!

My Mariah has been holed up in a barn since early october. Fortunately there is a barn full of cattle wintering next door which keeps the temperature in my barn slightly warmer.

Still...we are turning a corner now and in a few weeks will be getting ready for launching again in March.

E andJRX19 · 01-02-2011, 05:52 PM

I cant wait for spring! Im in northern illinois, we just had 2 days of 50's and now its back in the teens. 3 more months to go GRRR

theeasynine · 01-02-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by E andJRX19

I cant wait for spring! Im in northern illinois, we just had 2 days of 50's and now its back in the teens. 3 more months to go GRRR

Yeah at least it melted the snow away. Makes it feel like winter is moving along.

Dredd · 01-02-2011, 11:31 PM

We got lucky last week. It was 60 degrees on Thursday. We boated.

Drained and refilled with antifreeze right at the ramp.

theeasynine · 01-03-2011, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dredd

We got lucky last week. It was 60 degrees on Thursday. We boated.

Drained and refilled with antifreeze right at the ramp.

Thats dedication right there!

Dredd · 01-07-2011, 06:34 PM

lol, serious boaters are everywhere.

YouTube - Saisonstart 2011

***mikeyt*** · 01-08-2011, 03:46 PM

50's & 60's??? Damm. North of the border here, we cant get out of our homes until the snow melts and then its not safe until the polar bears migrate north.

jgreen · 01-09-2011, 04:16 PM

Chicago Boat Show is next week. That's my first sign of spring! 12 weeks 'til the boat gets wet.

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