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As to the title: that amount of fun is almost beyond the realm of imagination. Made some dreams come true for an outlay of cash and some willingness to exit my comfort zone. I'da paid more and squirmed harder if I'd had to, for this...
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I think someone needs to get outta the house more
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It’s time to WAKE UP
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I'd love to find a way and a place to do an extended water trip. Either inns or campgrounds would be OK with me.
Have you heard of this book? https://www.amazon.com/River-Horse-...06#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_divThis guy went 5,200 miles across America from the coast of New Jersey to the Pacific in a 22ft boat, floating as much as possible. The book gets mixed reviews, ain’t read it yet.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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I love boats, but one thing you learn fast is what it stands for...
Break
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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/mr4CCPWw/3530.jpg) The charter guys in Venice, Louisiana run around at 45mph in fog so thick you can't see a channel maker at 50'. A tug and barge is easy to see. That's what happens when you trust GPS and don't understand radar.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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I love boats, but one thing you learn fast is what it stands for...
Break
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Thousand I hate boats, but I love the water. It still costs the same, but it's a little easier to accept.
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The charter guys in Venice, Louisiana run around at 45mph in fog so thick you can't see a channel maker at 50'. A tug and barge is easy to see. That's what happens when you trust GPS and don't understand radar. Lt, I believe that’s a Furano atop the top?
The degree of my privacy is no business of yours.
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The charter guys in Venice, Louisiana run around at 45mph in fog so thick you can't see a channel maker at 50'. A tug and barge is easy to see. That's what happens when you trust GPS and don't understand radar. Lt, I believe that’s a Furano atop the top? Yup...don't mean they know how to use it.
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There is nothing, absolutely nothing,half so worth doing as simply messing about in boats
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The charter guys in Venice, Louisiana run around at 45mph in fog so thick you can't see a channel maker at 50'. A tug and barge is easy to see. That's what happens when you trust GPS and don't understand radar. Lt, I believe that’s a Furano atop the top? Yup...don't mean they know how to use it. You got that right. It’s my understanding that radar such as that will throw false images or none at all when contacting a wooden vessel like some shrimpers have. I’m back in the 1990s with that statement,
The degree of my privacy is no business of yours.
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A bote thread is no damned good w/o pics. +1 too many words
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I'd love to find a way and a place to do an extended water trip. Either inns or campgrounds would be OK with me.
Have you heard of this book? https://www.amazon.com/River-Horse-...06#aw-udpv3-customer-reviews_feature_divThis guy went 5,200 miles across America from the coast of New Jersey to the Pacific in a 22ft boat, floating as much as possible. The book gets mixed reviews, ain’t read it yet. I read it, quite a few years ago now. William Least Heat Moon is a writer of at least some Native American extraction; also wrote PrairyErth, and Blue Highways. He tends to get very deep into the minutia of things so at times reading him can get a bit tedious. He's a bit of an eco-philosopher. If you are expecting a book about boating, look elsewhere; this is a travel book and the boat is somewhat incidental, simply the mode of transportation. As I said, it's been awhile since I've read it, but those are my recollections. I haven't re-read it, and don't expect to.
The biggest problem our country has is not systemic racism, it's systemic stupidity.
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I bought my dream boat a couple of years ago. I haven't used it as much as I should have, but I just love it. I just smile when I drive and fish out of it. I should have bought it several years ago.
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The charter guys in Venice, Louisiana run around at 45mph in fog so thick you can't see a channel maker at 50'. A tug and barge is easy to see. That's what happens when you trust GPS and don't understand radar. Lt, I believe that’s a Furano atop the top? Yup...don't mean they know how to use it. You got that right. It’s my understanding that radar such as that will throw false images or none at all when contacting a wooden vessel like some shrimpers have. I’m back in the 1990s with that statement, You can never trust GPS. You can always trust radar. Modern radar will show birds flying around and clumps of vegetation floating in the water.
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A bote thread is no damned good w/o pics. I'll take a shot at posting what i got Koshkonong in May LinkFirst Time OutTonight at the Dixon downtown dock ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/8heOwMK.jpg)
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The two best days of owning a boat are when you buy it and when you sell it. I’ve had two nice powerboats. Sold the second one on Saturday. Actually made a few grand on the deal from when I bought it. A good day.
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BTW, the building with the square tower thing, in the downtown Dixon pic, is the high school where President Ronald Reagan graduated
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I honestly think a boat is the main thing responsible for my kids growing up without getting into trouble. (it sure as hell wasn't good parent skills) Every weekend, in decent weather, the whole family was in the boat with camping gear...they never had time to get into trouble. In the winter, it was horses and FFA beef projects and chores.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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I can honestly say that time on the water and in the water is the best of my life
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God bless Texas-----------------------
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Its not how you pick the booger..
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