alexnots

So, what I thought would be my first weekend with my Challenger for the season was canceled due to all the boat ramps being closed. I drove up to Caesar Creek Lake early Saturday morning (without the Doo) to make sure the ramps were open. What I observed was the docks more than 50 yards out in the water. Of course some fisherman had removed a barricade at one of the lake's 5 ramps, and were out there. Disappointed I spent Sunday combing the web for better information. I found 2 sites that were somewhat helpful.

US Army Corps of Engineers

NOAA - Hydrology

I little digging around the Engineers site and I found the Daily Lake and River report, showing that Caesar Creek was 15ft above "Summer Pool". So I am going to try and contact the local office to find out at what depth the ramps will re-open. I guess it will be different for each lake, and probably each ramp.

The NOAA page eventually led me to a prediction page, showing that at least the Ohio at Cincinnati (Caesar Creek is a flood control reservoir off the Little Miami which empties into the Ohio just upstream of Cincinnati) is going down faster than predicted. That leads me to believe they will start lowering the lake later this week (unless we get substantial rain,yet this week).

Well, I hope you find these pages helpful in planing your boating season here in the US. For our international friends, I wonder if you have similar information.

I really need some advice on a serious problem. I have suspected for sometime now that my wife has been cheating on me. The usual signs; if the phone rings and I answer, the caller hangs up; she goes out with the girls a lot. I try to stay awake to see when she comes home but I usually fall asleep. Anyway, last night about midnight I hid in the shop behind the SeaDoo. When she came home she got out of someone's car buttoning her blouse. Then she took her panties out of her purse and slipped them on. It was at that moment crouched behind the Sea Doo, that I noticed a hairline crack in the left side jet bracket. Is this something I can weld or do I need to replace it?

Thanks
Scot

Header to Cedar Grove Marina on Norris Lake, TN this weekend for some house-boating and Doo-ing. Anything I should know about the Lake? Anyone been in this area?

Anyone know what length mooring whips I would need to order for my 2012 sea doo 180 SE challenger? Also, how much spacing between the whips on the dock?

Have you guys seen the new Camaro ZL1, what do you think?

Is everyone familiar with this game? Just reply with the first word that comes to your mind when you think of the last word posted. You can't respond to the post with a comment, just the word that comes to your mind. It can only be a word or a short phrase.

Also remember to use the arrow --> in between the previous word/phrase and the new word/phrase you just thought of.

Also, you can't go twice in a row.

I'll start it off with:

Fall

Who is everyone pulling for today? I will start, let's go DAWGS!

Something I have noticed, and my recent houseboat trip has reinforced this, is that the cleats on the Sea-Doo seem to be pretty far down the hull. As my lake begins it summer draw down, the edge of the courtesy dock (or the houseboat deck) is equal or above the cleats. So I am getting a lot of rubbing on the gel coat as well as a couple of scratches. I have tried tying off the fenders on the hand holds inside the boat, but I don't really like that solution. Using hinged fenders in front and back almost work with this method, but still the center of the boat will rub the dock.

I have been thinking of purchasing this product and using between the cleats and higher on the boat with regular fenders. Does anyone have experience with product? Any other thoughts?

I recommend this site for those who are in need of hitches:
http://www.hitchanything.com/

I currently have 126 hrs on my 2009 150 Speedster 255HP. I would like to hit 150 Hrs before I do my service on my Super Charger. Has anyone else done the same or more? I'm open to anyone's thoughts about this.

First off, just back from a 2 week R&R. Didn't go anywhere except the local lakes (Caesar Creek & East Fork). So a shout out to the 5 other Sea Doos I saw on Caesar Creek.

For those of you who have asked about top speed, I had my 2010 Challenger SE (255HP) clocking at 58 speedo/56 GPS with just me and a half tank of gas. Let's call it 57 since neither is 100% accurate. Felt like I was flying when standing up. When balls to the wall like that it does guzzle the gas. But I could maintain 45 at half power.

Now the question. I am looking to buy a spare tire for the trailer. Currently it has ST185/80 D13's on it. Almost all I can find locally are ST175's. One Marina has a ST185 in stock, but they want $60 more for it. I couple of the tire places said ST175's should be fine on it. I only want it for a spare, but as I would NEVER mix and match on an auto, I was looking for some opinions on the sizing question.

So lets use this section to discuss anything not realted to your Doo; feel free to just comment on your day or weather or sports or whatever.......

So how is everyone's weekend going; got a good amount of rain down here the past days and hope to get more next week; as long as it does not rain on April 25-26 I am happy (I have friends comming in from out of town)

Not sure how many have seen the Seabreacher, a custom built semi-submersible PWC like watercraft using BRP's 4tec motors. Check out the video of the latest model capable of performing dolfin-like dives and jumps. It seems like a nice little craft.

I'm not sure of the price, but I've seen a couple of post on YouTube stating figures around $80K to $100K...WOW!!

See link:
http://seabreacher.com

Hope everyone has a great Easter!

Saw this on another forum so I figured we could give it a try to see if we can spark up any off-topic discussion.

"This thread is about posting anything on your mind. Let me begin, I think we need a section for us to release what is troubling us. Anything goes so keep it clean for the family usage, if you know what I mean.

I think we all need 5 minutes of fame because 15 minutes is too long! Post your favorite picture and lets all get a good look at the members participating here on the forum."