Anyone else winding down?

[ahopkins22LSV]

3 hours ago, jwl019 said:

Got out today, and it was probably my last for the season. Air was 85, water was 80.  Next weekend I will winterize and the weekend after that starts hunting season.

Those are July and August temps. You are winterizing why?  

[jwl019]

5 hours ago, ahopkinsTXi said:

Those are July and August temps. You are winterizing why?  

I don't want to winterize yet, but since I will be in the woods hunting every weekend starting Oct. 29th, might as well get it knocked out so I don't forget about it and get caught with a freeze.

[mountaineerhill]

suppose to be in the 80's this week, unwinterizing the boat and taking the day off Wednesday!!

Edited October 17, 2016 by mountaineerhill

[Sixball]

  I am with ahopkinsTXi If i lived in an area with winter temps that were not freezing every day and you could not walk on the lake. I would not winterize other then a drain an be ready for days over 50. Hard core skiers are a sick bunch! 

[jwl019]

11 hours ago, Sixball said:

  I am with ahopkinsTXi If i lived in an area with winter temps that were not freezing every day and you could not walk on the lake. I would not winterize other then a drain an be ready for days over 50. Hard core skiers are a sick bunch! 

The trade-off to this is that the reptiles stay out mostly all year round as well.  Also, the water is so brown that you can't even see your feet while out floating around. 

The pictures ya'll post up north and out west are amazing to see how clear/blue the water is in other places.

[sunvalleylaw]

Guess it was time.  

 

(yeh, yeh.  I will get the tarps picked up and the pallets broken down for fires.  get off me already.  )

 

 

[ahopkins22LSV]

^^ You break down pallets for fires?? Thought you were just supposed to tp them...  

[Michigan boarder]

Woah!!!  That looks chilly!  Last night when I went to bed here in mid-Michigan it was 75 degrees.  All the windows open all night, still beautiful this morning.  Really windy too, south wind, like it could be August 5th right now.

[sunvalleylaw]

3 hours ago, ahopkinsTXi said:

^^ You break down pallets for fires?? Thought you were just supposed to tp them...  

Not normally.  But we have them, and we might as well burn them in our outdoor pit, and they need to be broken down for that.  

[UWSkier]

Was 74 degrees when I left the house at 5am today. Awesome! Last year I was still riding my road bike on Dec 11th. Maybe another late winter hopefully? 

[Michigan boarder]

My current situation:

Edit: the closed bow has not been winterized....ready for a ride!

 

Edited October 18, 2016 by Michigan boarder

[Rednucleus]

Ski 30 in the books! Thirty consecutive Wednesday nights in western WA is truly remarkable. We got rain tonight but not enough to keep us off the lake. As usual after ski dinner was a feast. Next Wed forecast partly sunny - ski u next Wed for Ski 31.

[MalibuNation]

Red, that is impressive for where you live.  We try to get out every Tuesday.

Right now there is so many things going on, school, short days, sports, getting ready for winter ... it is harder and harder to find a crew.  This weekend looks cooler but sunny and we're going to try to go.

After 2 hours of yard work yesterday I dove in the lake.  I'm guessing the water was in the 50s.  Didn't stay in long but felt good.

[MadMan]

We were out Tuesday, Air temp upper 80's, water upper 60's.

[granddaddy55]

Last Sunday and yesterday!!

ya'll have a standing invite !

 

Edited October 20, 2016 by granddaddy55

[granddaddy55]

This weekend, glorious!

 

[mountaineerhill]

Well I took advantage of the 88 degree day in late October and this was the result..

 

[powbmps]

Water is still about 61.  Air was a bit lower as the sun went down.  Hoping to get another day in, but the 10 day forecast is looking crappy. 

[racer808]

I'm done, boats winterized & in garage 

[kerpluxal]

Not even close yet... This was last weekend:

And the weekend before:

 

[Sixball]

Pulled the pontoon today and guess I will pull the ski boat this week. My ski bud need s to go out of town and my wife is travailing late this week and be at a quilting retreat after she gets home so its looking like the end Sunday or Monday,

[minnmarker]

Pulled and winterized the Malibu today. Last of the boats taken out. Busy next weekend and had to get the Bu off the lift for the guys that pull the lifts out. Rest of the weekend was raking leaves. Time to start some serious training for the ski race season. Thinking about mods for the Bu over the winter...

Water like this on the way to the ramp didn't make it any easier!

Edited October 23, 2016 by minnmarker
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[Sixball]

I am done.  Very nice day but running out of time. water was 57 air 62 it was so hard to call it but the next two weeks are going to be so busy. Also pulled two docks and lifts.  Still need to do my lifts and docks but no place to put them. Working on lake front yet.  So unless some unknown skier pulls up 2016 is a wrap.  Good year but way to much work this summer. Very happy with my skiing just never enough.

[braindamage]

Malibu out. Dock out. All put away....so sad.  The boat lift looks awfully lonely at sunset this evening.

Edited October 24, 2016 by braindamage

[UWSkier]

Just now, braindamage said:

Malibu out. Dock out. All put away....so sad?  The boat lift looks awfully lonely at sunset this evening.

Will probably get out tomorrow afternoon on Silver Lake and that just might be it for us too.  Traveling back half of next week.  Been a good season!