VTSeaRay
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- Feb 19, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 2007 210 Select w/5.0L 260HP MPI Mercruiser Alpha 1
- Engines
- 8 cyl 5.0 Merc mpi, w/alpha 1 with 19" prop, with the speedo hole on the leading edge just above it
not sure how much you've heard about Lake Champlain's "Champ" (the US based version of Scotland's Nessie). I've always thought of it as a marketing monster, more than anything else. My girlfriend and I have an on-going "discussion" on it (she believes in it, I don't).
The story goes, that Samuel De Champlain (the European who the lake is named after) saw it, when he came here for the first time (he was only here for a month) 400 years ago this year. I've read his notes, and to me, his description sounds more like a Gar Fish which I've seen a lot of in the lake that reach 2'-4' in length, with an ugly pre-historic snout filled with teeth.
Anyhow, here's the latest video, I'm thinking it's a prank, but who knows. ( the URL , in case the youtube link doesn't work - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT49LQMxthg&feature=channel_page )
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT49LQMxthg&feature=channel_page[/youtube]
The story goes, that Samuel De Champlain (the European who the lake is named after) saw it, when he came here for the first time (he was only here for a month) 400 years ago this year. I've read his notes, and to me, his description sounds more like a Gar Fish which I've seen a lot of in the lake that reach 2'-4' in length, with an ugly pre-historic snout filled with teeth.
Anyhow, here's the latest video, I'm thinking it's a prank, but who knows. ( the URL , in case the youtube link doesn't work - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT49LQMxthg&feature=channel_page )
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT49LQMxthg&feature=channel_page[/youtube]