Midwest (Illinois & Missouri) lakes most weekends from Mid-May til Mid-Sept,
skiing & tubing, swimming, etc. 120+ running hrs last summer.


"JimH" wrote in message
...
We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and
the Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair
once/year.

How about you?

Over 600 hours. Primarily on USCG Safety patrols of 8 hours, at least twice
a week. Mostly just at 10-12 knots, a few minutes on plane (15-20 knots) if
going someplace in particular.
Used to take the grandchildren wakeboarding several times a month during the
summer, but with all the patrols and some traveling, didn't get to do much
recreational boating the last couple of years.
(19'bowrider http://members.cox.net/wgander/family_boat.htm)

"JimH" wrote in message
...
We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and
the Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair
once/year.

How about you?

Couple of hundred hours. Lots on the kicker trolling for salmon in the
ocean and trout in the lakes. We also ski and tube behind the boat. But
since I live in SF Bay area, we can boat all year. Fish sturgeon and
steelhead in the winter.

"William Andersen" wrote in message
news:VJWge.25106$tQ.7079@fed1read06...
Over 600 hours. Primarily on USCG Safety patrols of 8 hours, at least
twice a week. Mostly just at 10-12 knots, a few minutes on plane (15-20
knots) if going someplace in particular.
Used to take the grandchildren wakeboarding several times a month during
the summer, but with all the patrols and some traveling, didn't get to do
much recreational boating the last couple of years.
(19'bowrider http://members.cox.net/wgander/family_boat.htm)

"JimH" wrote in message
...
We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and
the Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair
once/year.

How about you?

William Andersen wrote:
Over 600 hours. Primarily on USCG Safety patrols of 8 hours, at least twice
a week. Mostly just at 10-12 knots, a few minutes on plane (15-20 knots) if
going someplace in particular.
Used to take the grandchildren wakeboarding several times a month during the
summer, but with all the patrols and some traveling, didn't get to do much
recreational boating the last couple of years.
(19'bowrider http://members.cox.net/wgander/family_boat.htm)



Just wondering William...are the Coast Guard people good at reimbursing
you for use of your boat? Do you just get gas...or do they pay some
kind of hourly/mileage charge?

On Thu, 12 May 2005 17:34:32 -0400, "JimH" wrote:

We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and the
Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair once/year.

How about you?

I sail and motor year round, and have for several decades. I own no
less than 23 boats/ships, and piolit them all my self. I own about 19
waterfront homes around the world, in about 13 differnt countries.

I have too many marine certs and licenses to brgine to list here, and
I also own 9 marinas. I am also a major shareholder in 16 different
marine companies.

My favorite boat is my 36' Zimmerman lobster boat, that me and my wife
(of 35 years my junior) go out on the bay. She also holds a triple
PHD. My primary house has a two mile driveway, and my next door
neigbor is a sucessful lawyer.

If you dont believe me, send me $6000, and I will show you paper work
for everything Ive said, and let you "look" at my property.


Me and the wife
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/harkra...bum?.dir=/1323

On Fri, 13 May 2005, Harry.Krause wrote:
On Thu, 12 May 2005 17:34:32 -0400, "JimH" wrote:

We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and the
Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair once/year.

How about you?

I sail and motor year round, and have for several decades. I own no
less than 23 boats/ships, and piolit them all my self. I own about 19
waterfront homes around the world, in about 13 differnt countries.

I have too many marine certs and licenses to brgine to list here, and
I also own 9 marinas. I am also a major shareholder in 16 different
marine companies.

My favorite boat is my 36' Zimmerman lobster boat, that me and my wife
(of 35 years my junior) go out on the bay. She also holds a triple
PHD. My primary house has a two mile driveway, and my next door
neigbor is a sucessful lawyer.

If you dont believe me, send me $6000, and I will show you paper work
for everything Ive said, and let you "look" at my property.


GRIN



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JimH wrote:
We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and the
Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair once/year.

How about you?


We generally run about 60 hours on our primary lake (Raystown Lake at
Huntingdon, PA) but the advantage (to us) of having a trailerable boat
is that we also visit other lakes. Last year we put about 30 hours
while on Lake Erie with my brother's family and this year we are working
on an outing to Lake Hartwell or Lake Murray (both in South Carolina).

Travelling is our name of the game !


--
G.D.Smith
Harpers Ferry, WV

FOR SALE: 2003 Swee****er 22' Pontoon Boat
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Over 600 hours. Primarily on USCG Safety patrols of 8 hours, at least twice
a week. Mostly just at 10-12 knots, a few minutes on plane (15-20 knots) if
going someplace in particular.
Used to take the grandchildren wakeboarding several times a month during the
summer, but with all the patrols and some traveling, didn't get to do much
recreational boating the last couple of years.
(19'bowrider http://members.cox.net/wgander/family_boat.htm)

"JimH" wrote in message
...
We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and
the Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair
once/year.

How about you?