Gofirstclass
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At our last month's yacht club meeting I proposed the club spend a few bucks to buy the equipment to mark a navigation hazard at a place where lots of boaters go. It's at the Mudhole, one of our favorite places to drop the hook and overnight. The motion was approved so I bougth the buoy, chain and hardware to attach it to an anchor one of the other guys in the club made.
Yesterday Brian, his 3-year old son Andrew and I went in Brian's Seadoo to set the buoy in place. It involved a trip of about 13 miles downstream to the Mudhole. When we set out from the club the weather was perfect...low 80's, light winds and almost flat water. We knew the winds were projected to pick up a bit so we wanted to get it done before they really kicked up.
Here's a shot of Brian and the anchor he made out of a 10-gallon bucket filled with concrete...
Here's Brian and his son Andrew as we're headed down river...
The cruise down was fun. This little boat gives a whole different feel to "Being On The Water" than Beachcomber because you really are on the water.
So we got the buoy set along with a friend who came out to enjoy the fun and take a few pics. Mark runs a business that involves diving, search and rescue, body recovery, salvage, etc.
Remember when I mentioned the winds possibly kicking up, and the blue skies in the first pictures? Well just as we were heading out of the protected Mudhole we ran smack into the wind. And the dust storm it brought with it.
Here are a few pics and videos I took on the way back. We were running against about a 20-25kt wind and a 1'-1.5' chop and that little boat bounced and kicked and what a ride we had. The dust storm also had kicked up and made for some interesting pictures and videos.
Here are some of the videos I took on the way back. I was trying as hard as possible to hold the camera steady, but you'll see what the ride was like.
[video=youtube;2eDhNmVQei0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eDhNmVQei0[/video]
[video=youtube;R-GCD04-T1k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GCD04-T1k[/video]
[video=youtube;R-GCD04-T1k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GCD04-T1k[/video]
[video=youtube;R39fw5_tBMI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39fw5_tBMI[/video]
[video=youtube;R39fw5_tBMI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39fw5_tBMI[/video]
As it turned out we made it back in one piece, albeit a bit windblown and bounced.
The hazard is clearly visible above the water right now because the water is down a couple of feet from its normal level. When the water level is up to its normal level that car body is a foot or two beneath the surface and a prime prop eater.
The buoy is in place now, so if anyone hits it in the future it will be their own fault.
Yesterday Brian, his 3-year old son Andrew and I went in Brian's Seadoo to set the buoy in place. It involved a trip of about 13 miles downstream to the Mudhole. When we set out from the club the weather was perfect...low 80's, light winds and almost flat water. We knew the winds were projected to pick up a bit so we wanted to get it done before they really kicked up.
Here's a shot of Brian and the anchor he made out of a 10-gallon bucket filled with concrete...
Here's Brian and his son Andrew as we're headed down river...
The cruise down was fun. This little boat gives a whole different feel to "Being On The Water" than Beachcomber because you really are on the water.
So we got the buoy set along with a friend who came out to enjoy the fun and take a few pics. Mark runs a business that involves diving, search and rescue, body recovery, salvage, etc.
Remember when I mentioned the winds possibly kicking up, and the blue skies in the first pictures? Well just as we were heading out of the protected Mudhole we ran smack into the wind. And the dust storm it brought with it.
Here are a few pics and videos I took on the way back. We were running against about a 20-25kt wind and a 1'-1.5' chop and that little boat bounced and kicked and what a ride we had. The dust storm also had kicked up and made for some interesting pictures and videos.
Here are some of the videos I took on the way back. I was trying as hard as possible to hold the camera steady, but you'll see what the ride was like.
[video=youtube;2eDhNmVQei0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eDhNmVQei0[/video]
[video=youtube;R-GCD04-T1k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GCD04-T1k[/video]
[video=youtube;R-GCD04-T1k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-GCD04-T1k[/video]
[video=youtube;R39fw5_tBMI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39fw5_tBMI[/video]
[video=youtube;R39fw5_tBMI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R39fw5_tBMI[/video]
As it turned out we made it back in one piece, albeit a bit windblown and bounced.
The hazard is clearly visible above the water right now because the water is down a couple of feet from its normal level. When the water level is up to its normal level that car body is a foot or two beneath the surface and a prime prop eater.
The buoy is in place now, so if anyone hits it in the future it will be their own fault.