Nice Day for Boating !

KC_Sundancer

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Sep 8, 2009
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Munising, Michigan (Lake Superior) Pictured Rocks
Boat Info
1985 270DA Sundancer,Simrad 4G Radar,Lowrance Gen2 GPS/Sonar/Structure Scan,F350 7.3l Diesel, tri-ax
Engines
twin Mercruiser 185R's (v6's) w/SE106 drives, "High Five" stainless props, Mercury 280 RIB w/9.9 Mer
I'll try and post pics of the big lake later if the snow is not too heavy:

Heavy Freezing Spray Warning

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI514 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010LSZ249-250-121815-/O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-101213T2200Z//O.NEW.KMQT.UP.W.0027.101212T1800Z-101213T1800Z/MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-514 AM EST SUN DEC 12 2010...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY......HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THISAFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A HEAVYFREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THISAFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.* TIMING:EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY.A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST MONDAY.* WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 23 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 33 FEET POSSIBLE.* TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 1 PM EST SUNDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 4 PM EST SUNDAY.
 
That's what the in-laws are saying in pensacola.

Got a break in the snow, took a sled ride to a ridge outside of our bay on the leward side of Grand Island.
Here's a pic - hard to judge the wave heights with no point of reference but I'm guessing an average 15 feet. here .

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With the boat put away I'm itchin' for ice to get out there for big Lake Trout.
 

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