FLOOD!!

Chris,
I don't know who the owner is but the Huskies ski team uses that boat. It's really awesome to see and hear it in operation during the ski shows. I sure hope Nauti Girl made it through the flood.
-Phil

Just saw this video...the guy directly across the lake has a late 90's Ski Nautique with a Python...you can see the top of the lift....hope he got it out before the flood...

It is like that bridge in Minnesota that broke a couple years back with those people on it. Something that you would think that would not fail and give away. Just tears a communtity up!!

A photo from today's newspaper.

Mother nature always gets her way . . .

              TO ALL WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGEDY PERSONALY , We are saddened by the pictures and video's. These image's are worse than I,and most people would have believed. Our thought's and prayer's are with everyone.

Hawktique wrote: I saw boats around 4 miles downstream in farm fields. The land owners are instructed to report anything on their property (description, registration #'s, etc.) Then most likely the insurance companies will take possession when they pay out.

So back to the matter at hand. Josh, when you saw these boats was there any hope for restoring them. Since there appears to be so many CC's that were damaged, and with the expertise of the people on this site, all the offers to help, and generally being geographically close, what about setting up a weekend to help do some restorative efforts. We could hold a mini reunion near Delhi, and help owners restore the boats. It would be a mini reunion centered around tech sessions that help put these boats back together, lots of hands on experience. Undoubtedly their is a lot of damage to the underwater hardware, which their is a lot of expertise on this site.   I guess we would need to have someone see who needs help and what each boat needs. It would take a lot of coordination, but it would sure be a neat way to help out these folks.

skicat2001 wrote: Lvnspeed wrote: skicat2001 wrote: I got to see more of this tragic story on the weather channel earlier. Saw a CC floating down the river, what a sad sight. Hope things get better there... sorry I ment Jerk... Does anyone know what happens to these boats after the insurance companies pay off the currect owners? I would love to get my grubby paws on a nice v-drive boat. Who you calling a jerk, jerk? I think you are missing the point dude (no name) people on this site our suffering and you are looking to benefit. Find out some where else goofy ass...

Lee,
Well said.    Yes, he did miss the point - benefiting from others misfortunes!

TRBenj wrote: Lee, you really need to learn how to read.

TR,
I understand but I wuz looking his main point. He wants to find out where these boats go, and get his grubby hands on a v-drive. While people are watching there joy, hard work, and family fun float away for no reason because a damb decideds to break. And a A-Hole like that got to benefit off people's sadness. Thats why I replied like that.

It's like that commercial Cheez It crackers, go get your own box...

Lee, you really need to learn how to read.

skicat2001 wrote: I got to see more of this tragic story on the weather channel earlier. Saw a CC floating down the river, what a sad sight. Hope things get better there...

sorry I ment Jerk...

Does anyone know what happens to these boats after the insurance companies pay off the currect owners? I would love to get my grubby paws on a nice v-drive boat.

I got to see more of this tragic story on the weather channel earlier. Saw a CC floating down the river, what a sad sight. Hope things get better there...

Dude this suck I am sorry to hear it.

Not to be a jeck but what happens to the boats that are flooded? Any way to find out where they go? I would love to get my hands on a newer v-drive boat.

So lets see some more pics.

Media better go back through and read its own stories! Several said the Homeowners Association did an excellent job keeping the maintenance up to date on the damn. Josh, like you said it seems, the issues seem to be with the levy and roadway and it sounds like the state was still responsible for those. Keep us up to date on how it goes, you know how it is with us native Iowan's - the whole you can take the boy out of IA thing...

Unfortunately it sounds like the Lake is soon to become public enemy number one. The media is harping on "private dam owned by the homeowners on the lake" as the cause. In all actuality, the state built the dam in the 20's to help flood control, and is a hydro-electric dam. They recently pushed the association to buy it so they could take it out of their budget. At the same time, the state wouldn't allow it to be a private lake. The public roadway/levy broke, not the dam. And it is the state who says to open and how much. The governor did vow to rebuild though.