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I’m going on my annual pilgrimage. I’ll post pics on Monday Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Talk about bringing back memories. The Rhinegold fire dept sponsored field days and tube races. Rode the river many times both as a registered team member and a pirate. Almost drowned in the black hole one year Don’t know where that raft of tubes came from , but it saved my life Been fishing the lake since the mid 70’s and one thing is for sure. It is a different fishery now than 40 years ago Some bad some very good Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Lmao. I wish they would bring snagging back for just a week. Funniest thing I’ve ever seen. We would stand on the bridges and watch these guys , most of them drunk , snag a fish , cross 20 or 30 lines , fall down in the river , fights all over. Fishing ? Not so much Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Interested. 22 ft SeaNymph fit ? Where is trailer located ? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks for the offer. I would be very interested. According to the Octopus website. I need a different drive for 1983-1993 mercruiser Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Next project autopilot. My GLS 220 is a manual steering mercruiser Alpha 1. Any bodily have input on autopilots ? I don’t intend to change to hydraulic. I’m looking at the Octopus system. Yea or nay ? My bungee cord autopilot works but doesn’t hold a course very well. [emoji13] Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Had a guy call off late last night. I was ready to go do here I am solo. First thing a 2 lb oil can ( LT) takes cut bait and tangled all three lines. Oh well. Pretty quiet fir a while. Then both riggers fire. No one home. Finally hooked up and landed this guy Really dark fish and with a hitch hiker. First one this year. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Storms can and do sneak up on you I was out of Sandy Pond with my 12 year old son some years ago. The eastern sky suddenly went dark as night. Constant lightening We would have had to run directly into it to get back to the inlet. The rods in their rod holders suddenly started buzzing and crackling I told my son to put on his pfd as did myself. Told him no matter what don’t touch the rods. Put down the vhf antenna. In hindsight , I wonder about that decision. If we needed to call a mayday . But it was a high point on the boat. Anyway. We sat there 15 miles from shore and watched nervously. The storm came off the east shore and went directly north. Never reached us sigh of relief The neighbors called in cell to see if we were ok. Sandy Island Beach Rd.got 3 inches of rain out of it. They can sneak up on you. Not a fun experience Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Or they have been swimming too close to the nuclear reactors at Nine Mike Pt. [emoji13] Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

That’s exactly why long lines have no place when the traffic is heavy. Leave them in the boat Or be prepared to lose tackle. It is not possible to allow 600 + ft of clearance when there are other boats in the equation Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I stand corrected. You are right. The overtaking vessel is give way , no matter the propulsion Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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A recreational vessel , under power , fishing or not , must give way to a vessel under sail 100% of the time Restricted ability to maneuver is meant for vessels that can’t leave a channel without risk of grounding it does not mean you can’t maneuver due to lines in the water or fish on you must give way to any vessel under sail Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

This is correct. A recreational fishing boat , including charters , is NOT considered a vessel engaged in fishing That is restricted to commercial fishing boats A recreational fishing boat is just like any other vessel on the water and is subject to the rules of the road. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

My son and I took the CG 18 hour course It was 3 hours , once a week for 6 weeks. Best money I ever spent. I would recommend it to anyone with a serious interest in boating Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app