Lake Wylie continues to present challenges for those who are still boating. All our lakes are well below full pond and well below normal for this time of the year. Most of the public ramps have been closed down as well. This August was the driest on record here in Charlotte. Still, folks take to the water but often at their own peril. I have heard many stories of problems on the water from groundings to injuries. Many wet slipped boats around our lake are sitting on the bottom now because of lack of water. Most wet slipped folks in our Marina don't even venture out anymore because of the shallow water in the Marina itself. We still have three feet of water in our slip but many others have less than a foot. A number of boats have been pulled out of the water for fear they will be grounded. If you have an inboard it is virtually impossible to leave your slip now or risk grounding or other damage. We have still used our boat but it necessary to trim the outdrive way up and go slowly until we reach deeper water. If we take guests out on the boat, we have to meet them at another dock before they can board in order to keep the boat light enough to get out. We have to keep our fuel and water load light as well. If the lake drops another six inches, I won't be able to chance getting out.
Here's a couple of pictures...................how would you like to hit this sand bar at speed?
Grass grows where water once was.............and the docks are almost high and dry and leaning severly. Using the pump out station is not advised :smt043 .
Some of the floating docks are now partially grounded and sit at odd angles.
Here's a couple of pictures...................how would you like to hit this sand bar at speed?
Grass grows where water once was.............and the docks are almost high and dry and leaning severly. Using the pump out station is not advised :smt043 .
Some of the floating docks are now partially grounded and sit at odd angles.
