Candlewood Lake

I live in CT and will not boat on Candlewood during the weekend. There are too many ocean capable vessels on that lake for my comfort seeing as I have a low freeboarded 17'9" 1978 SN. Plus the people on there are not the most experienced boaters. (No offence to those that are on Candlewood and are good boaters)

I bought my boat with a friend that grew up on Candlewood and it was his intention to use the boat there. I took him to the lake that I like and now we ski there and he even wants to buy a house there.

We also have a friend that's a lake cop on candlewood. We've taken him to our lake and he was impressed with the boaters out there and the lake itself.

Oh there is a speed limit now and he does ticket for that.

quinner wrote: Some of the high traffic areas can get a bit treacherous in an older or smaller inboard. Chris

Chris, I'm just curious. I could understand why in some cases a smaller boat would be a problem but you have mentioned the older boats too. Could you explain what your thoughts are?

I grew up in New Milford. Perry Dr to be exact just down the road from Marineland. Thanks for the input guys. It really doesn't sound much different from my last visit. If I make the trip I plan on bringing my boat. That way early morning through the week the lake is mine. We may do some weekend cruising but skiing would probably be out. Anyone for lunch at the Hatch? I am familiar with the river and Lake Lillinonah but I have never boated either. A good friend lives in Bridgewater just a minute from the river.

Chris what do you consider a high traffic area? We used to hang out around Rock and Cedar islands in and around the cove. Where are the weekend hot spots now?

Thanks again for all the help guys.

quinner wrote: Pete, Don't get me wrong, old is cool, just like us! My older boat comment was more a reference to smaller craft, nothing to do with age really. Having only owned Ski Nautique’s the older they were the rougher they rode in heavy chop, perhaps with other models that is not the case, heck you made it across GL in the Atom at the reunion, quite a feat in itself.

Chris, Don't worry as I did not take you wrong. I pretty much knew that you were refering to the rough water but didn't know if there was something else. Yes, GL was the roughest water my Atom has ever seen!! You may have noticed that my wife Diane had to sit in the back where it was smoother riding. Earlier in the day we had been out for a short run and the rough ride had hurt her neck!

haha, how did i know you'd say something

The river consists of Lilinonah and Zoar. I've been on Zoar once and had a great time because i was meeing some new people with a friend, but besides that, its very narrow at parts and has a lot of shallow areas that leave the safe passages very narrow.

I agree in that the more southern you go the crazier it gets, thats where 3 major marina's are, Candlewood east, Echo bay, and brookfield bay. Gerards keeps the north populated, but for the most part, the New Milford "finger" is smaller has more small coves to go in and out of. There is a nice hidden rope swing there that not many people know about, not many in comparision to chicken rock, that is.

If/when you come, DONT launch at Lattins cove. the ramp is free, but replacing your prop wont be. If i wanted to be cynical (sp?) for a sec, I'd say OJ Props and Acme pay our DEP under the table to keep the ramp the way it is, leaving it extremely shallow and filled with nicely sized rocks. If you come, befriend Candlewood east so they let you use their new ramp, or drive up the lake road a couple miles and use teh brookfield town launch. it is free or 10 bucks, depending if a person is there or not. But its the best ramp on the lake and definately worth the money...

CQ; Agreed...old is cool, like me or NC Eddie but I don't think you qualify just yet.

Don't be tryin to get yourself some slack by cryin age.

john

Austin, that one little 4 letter word when used by HW was enough to get a reaction out of you, furthermore your issue is badmouthing, is that not the majority of the context within your above post or your signature on PN? Sometimes the better or bigger individual in a dispute just takes the high road, perhaps that would be the best approach for you in this case starting by deleting or editing your above post.

AbunDiga909, very well put quinner,this site is not for bashing dealers or clubs.It is for sharing info both positive and negative.And sometimes just saying very little on a subject says a whole lot...
And as far as the bag of pot story ;That was a cheap shot,totally uncool and in very very poor taste.That is badmouthing in the lowest form.........
Just my .02 worth.........

boat dr wrote: And as far as the bag of pot story ;That was a cheap shot,totally uncool and in very very poor taste.That is badmouthing in the lowest form......... Just my .02 worth.........

Well said Doc, I totally agree

todicus, That was tooooo much information Dude, but it was funny as crapppppp..ROFLMAO

Metaphorically speaking, of course, I would have to concur with your assessment.........

This vacation should it happen could be interesting. I may experience some engine trouble and need to take a test drive. So we can properly assess the situation.

Dude, where's my car?

Screw it, let's get a pizza!

hw... that wasnt bashing, i'm going to stick by that... trust me in that if i could write a propperly-formatted essay on ceast and what i find wrong with them.

look at it like this, in a relatively happy tone, i initially mentioned 3 people that bought boats from them, 1 of which is a member of their club. one might conclude from this that ceast is a dealer that is relatively successful--by mentioning their name, high sales, and fun my friends and i have on their lake, i am giving them free advertising. im giving the public a false sense of satisfaction with the dealer. in fact, not one of us is satisified with them! even the freind who works there, and his family, who is family friends with the owner, is not happy with their service... thus, the "barf" comment really just balances out the positive stuff in the rest of the sentence... so its all fair and balanced, fox news