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  1. Capt Ralph

    Capt Ralph Senior Member

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    Your AIS went offline half way thru your day trip
    and the camera got bumped. slight list to stb.

    Glad your clutch is O K.
  2. NYCAP123

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    We made a good call coming in here. I've been watching a nasty storm cell moving across the lake ahead of us, and we'd have been in the middle of it if we tried to make Detroit. Last night's storm brought almost 60 mph winds and had me scrambling to get more lines out with the boat pulled 5' away from the dock. Tonight I have 6 lines off my bow and 3 off my stern in case tonight's storms bring anything like that.

    Marine traffic has been spotty at best. They had us in Port Cobourne until we hit Cleveland. Internet too was spotty today. Guess there's not many cell towers between Cleveland and here. Plus we had a server problem earlier in the day.

    The camera has always had a a slight stbd list due to its position on the brow. I tried to adjust it once, but it was pretty well frozen.

    I think we did a good job yesterday catching and dealing with our problem. That could have ended our season. Instead a sight delay and no damage.

    We just took a walk around Sandusky. Pretty little town, but the streets were empty at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Shame.

    Tomorrow we'll get off the dock a little later. Probably between 9 & 10 as they have storms forecast earlier. An extra hour's sleep.:D
  3. Capt Ralph

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    Sleep well and dream of large women.

    From the movie The Princess bride
  4. Old Phart

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    I dunno
    Someone during their early years, perhaps?

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  5. Old Phart

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    I dunno
  6. Capt Ralph

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    And just why did you see fit to call them airheads? They may be quite brilliant and successful.
  8. NYCAP123

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    Let's see you get yourself out of that one rcrapps. I think Belle smells blood in the water. Lol. (My wife would too). Let me defuse by saying that food is not my high priority. I'd rather check out the architecture in a town like this.
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    That's the Carnegie library and the old jail.
  9. Capt Ralph

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    I'm a critical pig.
    Thought everybody knew that.
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    Perhaps we did but just wanted to hear you admit it.....Perhaps a critical MCP? hehe

    They are probably the owners of two large nearby businesses having a business meeting.
  11. NYCAP123

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    Now that's about as big an assumption as Rcrapps.

    Back to the thread now. Beautiful day so far. Some storms in the forecast, but so far so good. Then cam is boring right now, but it should liven up this afternoon as we start nearing Detroit.
  12. olderboater

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    Calm water.
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    I take what I get, but this is when it's enjoyable.:) Should be calm all day unless a thunderstorm rolls in.
  14. Capt Ralph

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    @ 1050 et, Your video showed a white (blond) guy on da bow, Owner?
    Seas look good.
    If we were in the Atlantic, I'd have a couple of plastic baits dragging behind me. I do not have a clue what's in the lakes. Any big fish?

    I do look forward to your adventures going thru the electric river and those big carp slapping towards you. Maybe need a second camera?
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    If it weren't for your comment last night I'd be thinking you're a politician.;) Granted it looks blond in the mirror, but all my pictures seem to turn it...shall we say platinum. Nope, that's the captain.

    No fishing off this boat. I'm a boater that neither eats nor catches fish and an Irishman who doesn't drink. A walking contradiction . There was a shark up in Kingston Harbor when we were there. Big enough?

    Not too concerned with the carp unless they're training for the Olympics. We have pretty high sides.

    Right now we're racing a storm. Check Accuweather radar. Sure wish this boat did 20 kts instead of 11 at this moment. Don't want to be docking if something like the other night in Cleveland roll in. Right now our ETA is about 1615, but we may pull in earlier if it looks like we're losing the race.
  16. Old Phart

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    Bid enough for a grouper's snack?

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    Now it's starting to get pretty.
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    We'll be docking west of Detroit. So we'll be going through downtown Detroit in a little while.
  19. Old Phart

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    Too Funny.

    You are traveling West, in general;

    but will be traveling NE through Detroit

    to Lake St Clair.


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  20. olderboater

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    What does your compass say, Nycap? If it says you're headed west you'll soon be aground.