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Topic: small lakes
Posted By: 75 Tique
Subject: small lakes
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 12:31pm
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OK, it's a slow work day and I am bored, so I did a comparison of small lakes we use. Since I use such a small lake, I was curious as to how some others stacked up. Quinner's - 3,815 feet  Tim B's - 2,783 feet  Wayne O's - 4,662 feet  Mine - 2,397  Mine (growing up) - 2,998 feet  So I've got the shortest run. Its barely adequate, but good enough, especially when no other boats and I can run up and down the middle, against the rules of counter clockwise, which turns the lake into a washtub after two laps. Also especially for my old bones that don't have the endurance they used to. Frustrating thing is working on barefoot stuff. Even with just me out there, it gets tore up pretty quick, minimizing the number of tries you can get in when working on something new. We can fit a slalom course on it. My neighbor has one, but we have not set it out in years. It has to come in and out and it's kind of a fuss when you only have a couple passes in your arms. Its not that much less than the run in the lake I skied on growing up and it never occurred to me that that was a short run. It was plenty. I was surprised that my run isn't that much less than Tim's. Having been on Tyler, his run/lake seems much longer. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 12:42pm
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Ha boring day Larry. What are you using to measure that? I am curious about our lake in feet. ------------- |
Posted By: Fl Inboards
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 12:46pm
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Here in Florida we have many lakes we ski on less than 1800' long. just long enough to get a slalom course on. ------------- Hobby Boats can be expensive when the hobbyist is limited on their own skill and expertise. 1993 Shamrock "fat" 20. 2008 Nautique 196 5.0 |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 12:47pm
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Google Earth. What/where is your lake? I'll add it, since I am guessing you don't really have a reason to have GE on your work computer. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 12:51pm
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How come mine is the only one frozen?? As another comparison, one lap on Deep is my longest BF run, young HW has done 2 and I think only let go so as I could maintain some dignity. Slalom I will typically run that line a bit shorter or northeast to southwest about 3 times per set. Larry, Deep Lake is about 200 acres, 60ft at it's deepest and a natural spring fed lake. |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 12:53pm
Hard to catch it on one of those 12 days a year that its not frozen. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
quinner wrote:Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 12:53pm
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Interesting comparison Larry... But that's not the typical path we take on our lake. Only Wally's drive right down the middle. ;) Due to prevailing west/northwest winds, we ski 3 sides (north, northwest, west) when traffic is low or we're solo. Either button hook at the end or drop and turn around and go back up your own path. This preserves the water, rather than running in circles, which creates a wave pool like you mentioned. 2-3 boats can share the water if they know what they're doing- one Wally can screw it up for everyone else. You might consider doing something similar? |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:00pm
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Chapman Lake Larry Do the large and small lake. Small lake is 15 MPH limit but my uncle wants us to foot it one morning haha. ------------- |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:04pm
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I ran the northwest to west shore when I was there Tim, its a good run. I was just avoiding the dog legs for the sake of this comparison. When we have to run circles on our lake, its a mess in a hurry. When I can run up and down the axis of our lake, not setting up any rollers to run perpendicular to the path, it stays good for a while. The accepted path of a third leg along the dam screws things up in a hurry. Problem with our lake, besides the size, is that it is pretty much all bulkheaded. Looks pretty, but sucks for keeping the water flat. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:09pm
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Big Chap 4502 feet  Lil Chap 2891 feet  ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:10pm
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This is our typical barefoot run. When you follow this line the point intersects rollers from the red line and turn and prevents it from traveling back down the blue line. Where the red line starts the water gets rough. If the water is decent we will continue on the red line and drop at the red circle and repeat back the same path. You can ski this all day long as long as there are no other boats out. If the water is rough or windy you can foot the blue line from the red dots drop and turn around. Usually one pass up the boat line clears rollers out and makes it happen. That is also the typical slalom line run. full blue for slalom if the water is good. That little cove where the blue line starts is wind protected mostly unless its extremely bad.  ------------- |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:13pm
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Sweet Larry, I bet our normal line is over a mile!! Also, the red dot on the left is our house!! Channel front of course. theres usually one other guy out footing in a red N 00 or so SN mostly boom stuff. If you follow our normal line the later section of the red line sends a few rollers into the the area where the blue and red come together but by the time they get there they are long and low and exit that path quickly. So they are a non issue. ------------- |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:16pm
Sequoia is about 250 but the coves and everything west/southwest of the end of the yellow line is a no wake zone. I used to live due east of the little island, in the no wake zone. Nice and quiet and having the island in our view/sunset view was nice. I now live at about 11:00 on that same point, so I get to see the action on the lake, which I enjoy. Also puts me right at the turning point so we get beat with waves weekend afternoons. Fortunately big weighted boats are not allowed, but its still gets pretty rough at the dock. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:17pm
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Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:35pm
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We also have said Counter-Clock Wise towing rules. So 5 minutes before the lake opens (10AM) I make the barefoot pass, by the time I am halfway down their are at least 2 other boats starting their "Circles" usually they are skiers, by the time those two boats make one lap, 3 other boats have joined in pulling tubes. Then their is no less then 5 boats out there (turning circles, my favorite is when the pontoons come out to do "Hot Laps") until the lake closes at 4PM. I always pray for rain, because then I can do dog bones right down the middle (always turning Left of course - a very tight CCW circle, to keep the Lake Nazi's happy). Otherwise, we ballast up and just go throw huge waves running the tight CCW circle in the center so we can surf. I have no idea how you did the measurement thing, but Tuttle lake is 155 acres near Budsin, WI or Neshkoro, WI, halfway between Wautoma, WI to the north and Montello, WI to the south. About 30 miles west of Green Lake.  ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 1:37pm
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I wanna play but I only have phone access down here in Mexico, help me out larry I ski a lot in the cove out front of 5693 Westlake rd auburn NY 13021 Not a lake but for comparison a purpose built ski pond nearby a buddy owns... 875 Mcdonald Rd, Port Byron, NY, USA ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:13pm
Our close to home ski lake, also pictured in its "solid" state, where both quinner and hollywood have skied is Lake Shangri-La, it is just north of Antioch, IL over the IL/WI border. It closes at dusk, most weekdays and evenings you can get good water. ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:20pm
Joe's home lake. That lake is huge, and so is the cove he is on. Again, no idea how to get the measurement, but the "little" penisula north of Joe's place that creates the cove, appears to "jut" out into the lake about 800-1200 feet. ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:22pm
Joe's buddy's lake. Again, this one is significantly smaller, I would guess total length about 1200 feet, maybe only 1000. ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:34pm
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Typical pattern on the bottom lake is start at the north end - up to speed at the corner - down the slalom course not front of the Pavillion - tight turn at the south - Second pass - around the corner drop the skier - repeat. The prostar on that lake hasn't left the property since new and has never been registered. He has also had the secondaries wired shut since new to save on gas. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:37pm
Joe's cove 3702 feet Joe's buddy's pond 1266 feet  Slalom course (850') on the pond.  ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:41pm
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Larry, do the north basin of the Muncie Water Bowl. That's where our slalom course was in college. ------------- |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:46pm
Shangri la ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:51pm
Muncie WB 1364 I remember once, going to a swimming hole outside of Muncie when I was at BSU that had a dock with a 30' tower you could jump off. I am wondering if that was the south pond??? No recollection of how I got there but it looks familiar. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 2:56pm
Tuttle 2,671 ft ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 74Wind
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:00pm
Wow. Just the dam on my lake (oconee ga) is 3700 feet long, just 100 feet less than quinners entire lake.  ------------- 1974 Southwind 18 1975 Century Mark II |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:08pm
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Larry, How about 1318 state hwy 32 54562. I went to google earth and it seems to require a download. I'm on my wife's laptop and don't want to download it. there are 20 lakes on my end of the chain and I'm on the south bay of Medicine. Thanks. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:41pm
Pete's 6,412 feet Wow Pete. I've never checked out your setting before. What a boater's paradise. And from some pictures I've seen, it appears to resemble the Adirondacks or the lakes in New Hampshire as far as home styles. Beautiful. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:43pm
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Lake Benedict is a pain in the d*ck to get on. The one and only ramp is chained up and costs $20 per in/out. I have a few friends that keep ski boats there but most of the homeowners are 100 years old and do nothing but complain. The circle pattern is also a "rule". It's best to just wait till everyone goes in and do your own up thing up and down the middle (left hand turns like they ask for) and keep your ears shut. Do most of our skiing on Powers Lake. Several good runs depending on the wind, and you can easily share the water with a few other skiers. However, again, when the cops are out, you have follow the circle jerk pattern. You don't have to go into all the bays, some are no longer deep enough to ski through. Slalom course and jump used to be the red line. Practice starts from deep in the bay. You can extend that run on the pink line but watch out for the rock bar unless you need a new candlestick holder. Blue lines are typical dusk patterns during the summer when the wind is coming from that direction. You can occasionally extend the run with that purple line but you stir up the muck. Green line is the dream run you'll get a few times in early spring or fall. Barefoot whips in the back of the (red) bay are very exciting. Look out for the buoys and swim rafts... http://s134.photobucket.com/user/kfleisch/media/skiruns_powersampbenedict.png.html" rel="nofollow">  I don't get out on Elizabeth often, the one day Alan and Rob came up to barefoot it was unseasonably warm and all the hot lappers were out getting sta-bil through their fuel systems. It is typically a good ski lake, little traffic since most people are jammed up on Mary and you cannot navigate between the lakes with a powerboat. Lake Mary is home to Aquanut Water Shows. Lots of friends and team members live off the green line and it's usually protected from the wind so we trick and slalom back there. Blue line is ideal and usually out of the wind. It's hard to resist taking another whip at the NE end but you'll screw yourself with rollers. We start our big pyramids on the yellow line and red is the show course, with orange being another extended back pass for bring the pyramid down or setting up a big barefoot line. Lake Mary is insanely populated. Homes are stacked on top of each other as well as off-lake associations and condos. Ironically enough I will be keeping my Ski Nautique out there at a friend's condo. There is surprisingly little traffic outside Memorial Day to Labor Day. Thankfully there are minimal seawalls. http://s134.photobucket.com/user/kfleisch/media/skiruns_maryampelizabeth.png.html" rel="nofollow">  These lakes are all supported by the town of Twin Lakes. It's less than 4 miles to get from practice to where the BFN and PLBC's Air are parked, not to mention other non CCF ski buddies. Gary S, quinner, M3Fan, skutch (shangri-la), Frankenotter, probably more, all ski within 45 minutes of here too, southeast or northeast. There were many Saturdays I'd meet up with M3Fan for a hungover slalom set in the morning (late of course), then some relaxing barefooting with quinner, followed by a ski show on Mary and capped of with more footing on Powers. http://s134.photobucket.com/user/kfleisch/media/TLA.png.html" rel="nofollow">  Lastly, Jackie was tired of sleeping on people's couches. We are buying this foreclosure. It's located near the K in Twin Lakes on the above map. 24.4' deep garage and plenty of lawn parking! It'll be more work than ski this season but will be so nice to have a base of operations in the area finally. Way too many late night treks home. Showing off my MS Paint skillz with the future car(boat)port.  ------------- |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:44pm
Another discovery during my research.  ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: Bakchose
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:53pm
| Larry, if it's not too much trouble, could you do Mousam in Shapleigh, ME. The top is Carpenters cove where I am then the run of the lake? |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:56pm
| hey Larry see if you can find Falls Pond, North Attleboro, Ma, my old stomping grounds |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:57pm
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HWs post made me think of a couple other lakes of CCFs I've been on. Haven't done maps yet, but it make me think of the tally. Cocitchuate MA- Ken Spurling Lost Lake MA- Brad (Barracuda) Sokokis Me - Keith Tyler CT- Tim Orange NC- Wayne Badin NC- Greg Norman NC- Reid Hmmm. I'm missing FL and IL/WI ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 3:57pm
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Kevin, surprisingly I can't recall where we were skiing last August, I want to say about where the green and Dk Blue intersect, but honestly I can't remember. I guess that would be the "shock" thing working. ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:05pm
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We started where the blue/blue intersect and were going towards purple, must have happened short of the green intersection along dark blue. I took a quick glance at seacamper/backfoot100/jbear. Lake Elbert. Round, about 2,800' diameter. ------------- |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:11pm
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Falls - 4,304 feet  Alan. I went to school with a kid that went to North Attleboro District School. Apparently their high school cheer was GO-NADS, GO-NADS, GO-NADS Mousam Lake is 13,246 ft, Carpenter Cove is 1,734 ft  ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: Bakchose
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:12pm
I know you are looking for run distance, but I found this realtor website a while back that gives stats on lakes in CT, MA, and RI. It's a nice quick reference tool. http://www.lakefrontliving.com/ma/falls-pond/" rel="nofollow - Lakefront Living |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:12pm
Woah, woah, woah! Is that just a crash pad or permanent location? ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:18pm
Every time I have skied in FL, I end up on Lake Buckeye, also looks to be about 2800 feet in length. GREAT lake!!! ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:18pm
It'll be legit, fit for a queen.  ------------- |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:20pm
Wow going to be an official WI resident, we will make a Packer fan out of you next. You know it goes without saying, but I am more then happy to help with any remodeling, expansion or build projects. Just say the word and I'll be there with a truck load of tools. No mudding or taping though, but I got a guy... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:21pm
Thanks Larry, Yes, I've never been on or found water like it. Small lakes mixed in with some medium sized. You can boat all day on it. It only gets crowded on holidays when the day people come in and that's when we sit on the dock and watch the tubers! My wife actually yells and swears at them!  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:22pm
 Alan, Speaking of your old haunts, here is Mashpee-Wakeby. Nice lake, look at all the choices depending on traffic and wind. The pink line is a friends slalom course. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:27pm
Larry, Thanks again but you missed it. My shop and house is directly east of the one you pictured. First the shop then just east the house. To the south of the shop is the bunk house and wood shed. I'm lucky to have two lake fronts (not according to the tax collector! ) so depending on the wind direction, I can use ether Medicine or Spirit lake.------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:52pm
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That Mashpee-Wakeby is nice. Lots of options. ------------- |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 4:59pm
My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I'm going to have Zach come in for the crawl space work. ------------- |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:07pm
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lol ------------- |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:11pm
| Mashpee was a great weekend trip for us. Now I should have mentioned to go to the North side of the bridge Larry. The side you mapped was not accessible for boating. And it was always flat calm, argh. |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:12pm
I can fix it!!! Poor Zach... That is FUNNY though! ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:14pm
Yeah, it is. Weekends are obviously worthless, except early AM. Week nites, because the ramp is at the southern tip, and the lake is bigger, the south lake gets messy. (tubers, and the jet skis used to swarm the ramp like a beehive...showing off their really cool turns and nose plants) The north one would stay not bad, and it had four possible runs, so you could usually do ok. A couple views: Looking down the 4867 shoreline  The north shore of the southern lake  looking up the 4867 stretch from the ramp  ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:22pm
Here?....Lake Hiawatha?  ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: levinmark
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:28pm
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If your still looking up lakes, we used to ski on the Illinois river in Morris. Ran into Alan and Dana a couple times but it's been a while since we've been there. Now we ski at The South Wilmington Firemans Beach Club in South Wilmington Illinois. The GE view is pretty cool. Couple nice long straights with high banking to protect from wind. Mark ------------- levin |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 5:58pm
Hmm never heard it called that but that's our lake. I rented a cottage way up in the top left corner of that picture for a couple of years. That cove was just big enough to make a dogleg and run back down the lake. We sent a few skiers into the woods more than once on that end. The big barefoot run would be from that cove all the way around the edges of the pond and around both islands. One lap was ok but after that the place got so chopped up you had your own rollers coming from every direction. |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 6:05pm
Here's a picture of yours truly to show how tight it was up there. That picture is taken from our dock, it was barely wide enough to slalom. If you crashed big on an outside cut you could very well end up in your neighbors yard. Just beyond that it closed up more and then came "The Turnaround". A few years on that lake were some of the best years of my life. 
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Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 6:17pm
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Tow'd by the MC Alan? ------------- |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 6:50pm
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putting up spray like a boss ------------- |
Posted By: dwouncmd
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 7:46pm
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Cool. If need be, two groups can ski on Lake Orange one from the big cove near the dam to the dam, and one north of the big cove to the north end of the lake. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6535&sort=&pagenum=2" rel="nofollow - 89 SN <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6567&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow">7 |
Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 8:27pm
What a great thread Larry. Look at those guns Alan  I want to play too.......... This is our favourite ski run we call it the 1K straight. Shame Adam will not get to use it we need at least 8% capacity to run. Dam is down to 6.5% at the moment still plenty of water but getting boat in and out is a challenge. Box text does not come out thought I had this Google Earth figured out.  3642 Feet 1.1 Kilometres  ------------- If you're going through hell, keep going http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2999" rel="nofollow - 89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
Posted By: levinmark
Date Posted: February-11-2015 at 11:43pm
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Figured out how to copy a pic of where we ski at. South Wilmington Firemans Beach Club in South Wilmington, Illinois http://s1224.photobucket.com/user/midwestlevin/media/GoogleEarth_Image_zps02b7568c.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  [/IMG]We have a couple good runs at our disposal. The first east to west run on the north side is 4100 ft. from our dock. Then the north to south run on the west side is 2900 ft. and then a little run w to e to where we can turn around. No slalom course on the property, but we set up a portable when we can. Its an old strip mine, so there are high bluffs on all sides of the runs, creating pretty calm conditions almost all the time! We make it up there every weekend after work and enjoy it very much. ------------- levin |
Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 2:29am
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Slalom course is essentially right after the turn on the red line. Blue line is a longer run but its harder to find it flat. You can see from the picture what the problem is in the middle of the lake on the weekends  ------------- bring the ruckus http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5347" rel="nofollow - 2000 Pro Air |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 10:41am
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Lol, they all must have tubes behind the boat with all of the circles it looks like they are driving in. ------------- |
Posted By: Mojo
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 1:06pm
Damn HW, I work 5 min from there.. Let me know if you need help up there. Oh and I'll look forward to coming over for lunch. leave the door open haha ------------- 05' SV211 TE 73' Martinique had:96' SNOB had:76' Nautique had 77 Tique |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 1:18pm
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Go tear up HW's new bathroom on your lunch breaks Mojo' ------------- |
Posted By: Mojo
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 1:22pm
Yep, nice to know. I usually reserve this for the McDonalds on 12, but now I'll have some softer TP to use !!!! ------------- 05' SV211 TE 73' Martinique had:96' SNOB had:76' Nautique had 77 Tique |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 1:33pm
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I'll leave some 80 grit in the garage "prison" bathroom. ------------- |
Posted By: phatsat67
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 2:40pm
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80 grit is great for removing Gel and......... ------------- |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 4:35pm
Marty asked me to add his lake. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 5:19pm
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Hey Larry, you want to map out the California Delta? I think it measure about 1,100 miles in total length. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 6:18pm
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Brian, I've looked up your setting before and have tried to understand, what constitutes the delta, all of that low lying land to the NE,E and SE of you? Where do you ski? Can you ski on all of those channels (sloughs?) or do you have to make your way to the more lake-like features. I guess I hear Roy refer to skiing on "sloughs" and his pics/vids suggest they are pretty narrow. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: February-12-2015 at 11:29pm
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Can ski on most of the 1,100 miles Larry. If the wind is blowing the wrong way, keep driving till you find a slough wind protected. Very unique. Eddie, Hollywood, Seb, Adam D, Raindog, Keith, have all visited. I think they will attest. We like to say you can always find flat water in the Delta, which is not entirely accurate, but pretty close. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-13-2015 at 1:46am
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It's nice. Delta Fever in its entirety used to be on YouTube, can't find it right now. ------------- |
Posted By: john b
Date Posted: February-13-2015 at 7:15am
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I skied Paw Paw Lake in Waterveliet MI a bit in the early 70s. My wife's friend still has a cottage there. I haven't been back in years but remember it as pretty small and not usually ripped up. One end past the narrow point is shallow and weedy but the rest is nice. This is also the lake my Mustang lived on during this time frame and I remember it getting a lot of use. PO still lives in the same house there but his skiing sons are gone. ------------- 1970 Mustang "Theseus' paradox" If everyone else is doing it, you're too late! |
Posted By: Bakchose
Date Posted: February-13-2015 at 10:41am
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