Take your best shot....

Amazing pictures. Did that house in the background on the second picture survive?
I havent seen the ice break that violently on my lake. However, its easily enough to rip the dock out in a snap.

skicat wrote: This may be a stupid question, but why do you pull out your docks? Is it just in the north because your lake freezes? It also seems the pics I see from the northern areas that a lot of the docks sit on the bottom where around here (Atlanta) they use floating docks. Is that a regional thing, depends on how much the lake levels change, or just personal preference?

Here are a couple examples of why we have to take docks out in winter. Ice can be a pretty formidable force. Many docks are lost if you don't take proper precautions. These are at and near my sisters house in upstate NY. The first one is a mountain of crushed ice that was pushed up onto shore.

Joe's right, unless your dock is made of solid concrete or something, it would get absolutely demolished by the ice. I personally dont like floating docks...I get a bit woozy when the waves roll in.

Docks come out up here because when the ice that would form around them breaks up at the end of the season it has no problem destroying them or taking them away I have seen people wait too long to pull the boat and hoist out and end up with an upside down hoist and boat about a hundred yards out (it was a nice welded aluminum fishing boat, I offered to float it back up for him but he woudlnt even talk about it).

Floating docks are often used where the water level changes signficantly or even daily with the tides, or where its too deep or mucky to use poles

I have two out of three docks still in the water.. the only thing worse than pulling them out too early is leaving them in too long and having to do it as the snow falls (2 feet last night down the road from me in buffalo)

We're pulling out tomorrow...sad sad day.

Chris
You look very chic (sheek). May I suggest,matching sungla$$es

Saw that. Nice strong 454 engine. Looks like it's in great shape. If money isn't a concern, that's a great cla$$ic to grab. Very clean looking from what I can see.

Ken

I'm sure he's fairy nice, just messing around with you

Yeah Ken, that color is perfect. I think '79 is pissed cause that dude stole his shirt.

Pink like this, Tim?



Ken

Ken,

Thanks for the clarification....I was in the middle of this thread for a while and then dropped out.....saw a ref. to Scott and wasn't sure.

Looking at Nauti84's 0 hours makes me appreciate any time we can get on the water.

Nautique2001 wrote: Scott, We've got to get you all set for next season. That's such a beautiful boat to be sitting on a trailer. It will be happy to get wet again! Ken

Ken, What did I miss here? Feels like I missed part of the conversation....if I am not the Scott you are refering to sorry for the hijack.

Scott

Shoot, didn't realize it was a Friday. That makes it a little tougher for me. Changed employers last spring so its a little harder to slip out than my last job of 18 years. Don't plan on spending the night, do you? We'll figure something out.

As far as the ski, its yours, or maybe its the official drop ski of the New England Chapter of CCFan. Do what you want with it. Get a decal from Keith to stick on it.

Scott,

We've got to get you all set for next season. That's such a beautiful boat to be sitting on a trailer. It will be happy to get wet again!

Ken