Pic Of The Day

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• TonyG13 Member Posts: 1,353 ✭✭✭✭

  August 2023

  Tonight's blue super moon rising over our harbor (with some atmospheric distortion)...
  
  

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• Willhound Member Posts: 4,217 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2023

  YYZRC said:

  
  

  @Willhound do you miss having a boat at all?

  Good Question. Initially, yes, but now, no. I do get the odd pang when I see a cruiser out on the lake on a perfect, sunny calm morning, on plane and flags flying. Brings back many happy memories. I'm happy I got to live out one of my long time dreams, and might do it again some day but it'll likely be a center console fishing boat someplace warm.

  At the end it didn't make financial sense, we were spending an average of $10,000 a year for slip/maintenance and a bit of fuel. We're just a year or two from retirement and realized those $$ were better off topping up the retirement fund and will likely pay for a place someplace warm in the winter. My wife had also developed a case of vertigo that is getting worse with time, so found the wave action more difficult. And finally, our marina went down the toilet. To generate revenue a new owner brought in a food truck and rental boats/PWC's/kayaks etc so we had a lot of issues with outsiders messing with the boats. When the day came to sell the buyer literally started piling up $100 bills until I was satisfied. Got what we paid for it 4 years prior, although of course I had done plenty of upgrades. And sold without any conditions or surveys. I had 4 hours from the time we made the deal to get our stuff out of it before they drove it away. Never heard from them again.

  I've meant to tell this story for awhile, so thanks for asking, and maybe Pic of the Day is not a great place, but it does allow me to share a pic of our current recreational set up. We found a spot in an RV park about 10 minutes from our house and a nice 40 foot unit to occupy it. Wife loves it, and so do I. Our plan is to sell the house and this will be our summer abode, and something the same someplace south.

  I should add that if we still had the slip we'd be up to $8000 in fees this year. Our new place is about half that and has a swimming pool and plenty of other amenities we like. And no fuel cost and way less maintenance. Yes, we've gone to the dark side. 
  
  

  "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
  2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)

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• YYZRC Member Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2023

  Awesome @Willhound - lots more usable space for sure. Do you leave it there for winter or store offsite?

  2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay

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• Willhound Member Posts: 4,217 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2023

  Stays there. Year round site with seasonal occupancy May 1 to Nov 1. It'll likely never move as long as I own it. It's on blocks and besides, 40'8" overall and 12,000 lbs....I couldn't pull it if I wanted to....😆

  "Knot Quite Shore" - 2000 FV270 (Sold)
  2018 Cherokee 39RL Land Yacht (Sorry...)

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• GMSLITHO Member Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭✭

  August 2023

  wow really nice set up 

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• rasbury Member Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

  August 2023

  I get it- I'm assuming the need for space has changed later in life....I'm 65 and still "raising a family" so would have been the plan ,(boat) but God just chuckled...

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• Ian Member Posts: 2,911 ✭✭✭✭

  September 2023

  Shot from the drone of our Steak and Lobster Bake last weekend.
  
  
  73 guest boats, 30 campers and around 450 people.
  

  Regards,

  Ian

  The Third “B”

  Secretary, Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club

  https://www.rcyachtclub.com/

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• Rich_ Member Posts: 233 ✭✭✭

  September 2023

  
  

  Rinker sold but still have other boats        Eastern LI, NY

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• Rich_ Member Posts: 233 ✭✭✭

  September 2023

  Grady just after sunset. 
  Side note: sunset is getting too early

  Rinker sold but still have other boats        Eastern LI, NY

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• tonystoy Member Posts: 100 ✭✭✭

  September 2023

  
  

  The Thunderbirds gave us a good show yesterday!

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• SimcoeRinker400 Member Posts: 338 ✭✭✭

  September 2023

  Nice Sunset to a good long weekend Hope everyone had a good one!! 
  

  2008 Rinker 400 EC 
  2015 Scarab 165G
  Laser Sailboat
  2002 Seadoo Explorer
  2023 Seadoo Spark Trixx x 2

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• Rich_ Member Posts: 233 ✭✭✭

  September 2023

  
  

  Rinker sold but still have other boats        Eastern LI, NY

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• YYZRC Member Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 2023 edited September 2023

  Season is running out
  
  
  

  
  

  Post edited by YYZRC on September 2023

  2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay

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• oscar1 Member Posts: 765 ✭✭✭

  September 2023

  how cold is the water over-there? Nice pics 

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• YYZRC Member Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 2023

  73 degrees at the surface. Water is warmer than the air today

  2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay

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• SimcoeRinker400 Member Posts: 338 ✭✭✭

  September 2023

  Simcoe is in the 67 degrees range surface.

  2008 Rinker 400 EC 
  2015 Scarab 165G
  Laser Sailboat
  2002 Seadoo Explorer
  2023 Seadoo Spark Trixx x 2

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,083 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 2023

  
  
  Should I mark the trees while the lake is down and sell this info to the bass master guys next spring????

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• YYZRC Member Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 2023

  Nautilus 650. Some big props. 

  
  

  
  

  2008 350 EC on Georgian Bay

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• Aqua_Aura Member Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 2023 edited October 2023

  Season is over 😔. I got to control the lift and put the skis on the trailer then cleaned the ski dock. Really nice day today and if my wife was home we would have gone for a ride. 
  
  
  

  1997 Bayliner 3988

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• Rich_ Member Posts: 233 ✭✭✭

  October 2023

  Too nice of a day not to go for a ride
  

  Rinker sold but still have other boats        Eastern LI, NY

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• benvenuttioki Member Posts: 131 ✭✭

  October 2023

  A beautiful moonlit run on the Chesapeake!
  

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• rasbury Member Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 2023

  Really nice picture, thanks for sharing!

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,260 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 2023 edited November 2023

  
  

  Had a slight gear oil leak on the front left and rear right  axles of the Land Cruiser. Finished the rear and now onto the front! New bearings, races and seals all around. Look how bad the knuckle bearings were! Fun stuff!
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  2008 330EC

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• captkevin Member Posts: 332 ✭✭

  November 2023

  Wow bearings were definitely ready for replacement. looks like a pretty involved project. Congrats. 
  

  2004 232

  2021 Yamaha Fx svho
  

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,083 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 2023 edited November 2023

  @aero3113  does it still have the widow maker single reservoir brake master cylinder?

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,260 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 2023

  @PickleRick no, it has a dual master cylinder.

  2008 330EC

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• mattie Member Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭✭

  November 2023

  Local radar at lunch today. Crapsakes!
  Hope boats all away.
  
  
  

  246BR, 276BR, H310BR current

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,260 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 2023

  Never fails! I go to finish up my front Left knuckle and hub rebuild and a bolt snapped! Luckily I was able to drill and extract it. New bolts on order!
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  2008 330EC

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• PickleRick Member Posts: 4,083 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 2023

  Ouch.  Just when you thought you were done playing with grease 

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• aero3113 Member Posts: 9,260 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 2023 edited November 2023

  I know! It’s crazy how much grease is used in these knuckles. About 32 oz. each side.

  2008 330EC

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