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Who has open water?

My place isn't on the lake proper but instead one of five channels which are probably 60-80 feet wide, 5-6 feet deep and maybe a 1/4 mile long.  The beauty of that setup is the channels are too narrow to get any serious ice bergs from the melt off so I can leave pier and shorestation in the water year around.  I am too old to haul things in and out each year.  I wish I had the view but every fall and spring I am willing to trade the view for reduced maintenance and effort. :)
 
Docks went in this morning - yea!

 
Our lake is like Motel 6, always open and we'll leave a light on for ya.       :p
 
abypfcs said:
I am surprised some smart ass from Florida hasn't chimed in.  No ICE Here. :)
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Um, well, at least we have no gators or poisonous snakes ;-)
 
the lake is still really low and have fingers crossed they will have it filled by memorial day its a man made lake I am starting to think I should have bought a trailer instead of building new dock ohh the pain
 
Our lake is still low too, the TVA started bringing it up to full pool on 3/15, 27 ft increase so far with 28 to go. Plenty of water in the lake though even at the winter level---minimum 135 ft at the upper end in the channel, and 435 ft at the dam. I have to have at least 100 ft of rope at the stern even to anchor in a cove!
 
TomS said:
Um, well, at least we have no gators or poisonous snakes ;-)
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I actually think gators are cool and they pretty much leave you alone, unless you are a yappy poodle.  Water Moccasins that is a different story.

I don't swim in the gulf or lakes here, as I try to just use my Sister-in-Law's pool.  I do have to bring my own booze though.
 
abypfcs said:
I actually think gators are cool and they pretty much leave you alone, unless you are a yappy poodle.  Water Moccasins that is a different story.

I don't swim in the gulf or lakes here, as I try to just use my Sister-in-Law's pool.  I do have to bring my own booze though.
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Ha, yes I'm good with the cement pond thing too!
 
When is the lift going in Tom?
 
lakeliving said:
When is the lift going in Tom?
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Not sure, just waiting to hear back from them. They're a month behind getting piers and lifts in, really busy now that the ice is gone.
 
I wish we lived on a lake with restaurants you could boat too. Your living the dream Carl!
 
Carl ,I see you have the PTM . I got one for Christmas never had a  chance to install it on last years model .

Good Luck today ,also .
 
lakeliving said:
I wish we lived on a lake with restaurants you could boat too. Your living the dream Carl!
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We have some that are only minutes away by car ,the closest one by boat is over a 3 hours ride because there  is about a 7- 10 miles stretch that is all no wake .Nice ride though.
 
You'll be mr big wallet docking that rocked out r at the restaurant Jack. It will turn heads for sure.
 
lakeliving said:
I wish we lived on a lake with restaurants you could boat too. Your living the dream Carl!
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Yeah I would love to have a place on our chain of lakes to pull up at to eat.  That's one nice thing about towing the Bennington up to some of the lakes in Northern Michigan.  I absolutely love doing that.  Last summer we took it up to Torch Lake and drove the boat all the way to Elk Rapids and parked it at a public marina there and then walked into town and had lunch.  Walked around town some more before heading back.  Good stuff.
 
lakeliving said:
You'll be mr big wallet docking that rocked out r at the restaurant Jack. It will turn heads for sure.
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Thanks ,Andy .

Bad thing is we don't like to leave our dog that long and he is getting too old to take with us .

But first ,the ice has to melt ,and we are still expecting snow today .
 
Still ice? Ouch. I put a thermometer off the dock and it said the water was 50 degrees already. Not sure on how accurate that is.
 
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