2023 Splash!

[Overvolted]

Back in the water! I have a dry bilge a quiet outdrive that shifts like butter and a bunch of upgrades. I am extremely grateful for all the help here on CSR. If yall are ever out in Las Vegas cocktails are on me.

 

[royalpiper]

In on 5/22/23.

 

[kanddr]

Splashed on May 12. First boat on the lake due to the long winter.

Testing the engines and making sure all is good before backing her all the way in.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

Finally the first little run with the boat today. Smoke from the Canadian fires cut down visibility.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

Thinking I need to delete last year's tracks.

 

[copb8tx]

I think you better MAKE tracks and get away from that storm!

 

[Jus Cruisin]

I think you better MAKE tracks and get away from that storm!

That's actually land. Entrance to the Clinton River.

 

[Blueone]

That's actually land. Entrance to the Clinton River. View attachment 144893

Crews inn is one of my favorite places….. Tommy is such a great guy. I’ll stop in this summer

 

[copb8tx]

That's actually land. Entrance to the Clinton River. View attachment 144893

Phew!

I thought it was something like we got caught out in Florida

 

[my3sons]

It was a beautiful day for the splash today. It was a gorgeous run up the Niagara River 10 miles to Lake Erie where we dock. Boat ran great, all systems are up and running and the beer is in the fridge.

 

[dtfeld]

-100 RPM off WOT?? Most be a lot of beer in that fridge!!!

One way to solve that!!!

 

[my3sons]

Cummins rates them at 2600 but all of us 450 diamond owners prop them to run 2700+
You should see how much they'll turn up when the beer is gone!

 

[dtfeld]

Correction!!

You are 125 RPM over WOT spec

Please load fridge with beer and bilge with excess beer to bring WOT RPM into spec.

Carry on. As you were.

 

[dtfeld]

Cummins rates them at 2600 but all of us 450 diamond owners prop them to run 2700+
You should see how much they'll turn up when the beer is gone!

Beer is Gone?????

Please explain

 

[Jus Cruisin]

Phew!

I thought it was something like we got caught out in Florida
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I remember those Florida thunderstorms. My dog was never bothered by it down there. Now, he freaks out when we get an occasional thunderstorm up here. I guess because it's not nearly as often.

 

[Pirate Lady]

I was out on bay at 7am today. Its amazing having a whole major river and bay to yourself. I think i even beat the crabbers out today.

 

[Golfman25]

Finally in. Lastest I have been in as since I started. Took her out for a quick shake down before heading to slip. All ran well. New fox marine gateways are the bomb. I am a bit rusty as far as close quarters maneuvering -- damn near put her on the rocks, and two tries to get into slip. Heading back up with the admiral tomorrow to start the weekend.

 

[b_arrington]

Phew, what a day! I spent the morning looking at a 1966 Mustang with @Ididntdoit. We met, had a coffee, then looked at and drove this nice little modded Mustang with my son.

Mike told me about this car and was invaluable in helping me check it out. Sadly the owner and I was too far apart on the price so I don’t think it’s going to work.

After taking the ferry home from CT, my boat got splashed and is now back in her slip! Just in time for the long weekend.

Everything fired up like it should and she went in her slip nice and easy. In past years the yard would tow her to he slip. This year it’s user new management and the guys were nervous (petrified?) of scratching my hull after the paint had just been repaired. So I guided her in myself.

I did have one hiccup. My aft thruster threw a “no connection” warning. Knowing I had mucked around under the dash all winter, I quickly reseated all the network cable connections and problem solved. Yay!

I thought this last pic was interesting. I have a Siren Marine system, and it shows a track line from my winter spot in the yard over the the ramp and then to the slip. Seems very accurate! Although I did not go though the other boats.

 

[BlakBeard]

1st official "splash" of the season. Surface temp 64. These kids are.crazy!

 

[Woody]

I was supposed to launch on 5/12, because of ice that was rescheduled to 5/26. I spent some time in the emergency room on 5/24, that caused me to miss 5/26 launch. There was an opening for launch on 6/2 so I told them to put me on the schedule. A couple days later I remembered I had a Dr appointment on 6/2 so I change that to 6/5.

The Dr wasn't impressed that I changed my appointment in order to get my boat launched...but I'm in as of 6/2.