Chattanooga To Charlevoix

[Freeebird]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0K2isJR2zY

[captddis]

Infamous in my own right eh??? ws



was this you Dave... its been a lot of water over the dam!

No we were on the Viking. It was 9-07 !!

[captddis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0K2isJR2zY

Hell, it was like that in one of the locks! We gave the fender balls and lines a workout. I have pics somewhere.

[Freeebird]

Hell, it was like that in one of the locks! We gave the fender balls and lines a workout. I have pics somewhere.

Just out of curiosity, where was that lock? Keep in mind that footage was shot from the bridge. I've got more video I shot from water level several hundred yards away, and it was like nothing I've ever seen. As far as turbulent chambers, the roughest one I've ever been in was Melton Hill Lock on the Clinch River, a tributary of the Tennessee.

[Jaxfishgyd]

Sure am glad I live where there are no locks to fight with..... We just get to enjoy our cruises.
And Randy, how can you afford to be away from your "safe job" so long....

[Freeebird]

Made some changes a couple of months ago Charlie and moved my safe business into a local ACE Hardware owned by a couple I went to school with. With that, I picked up a dozen or so employees that cost me nothing, and they're open seven days a week. I just forward my office calls to my cell. My customers have no problem waiting a week or two for me to deliver their safe because they know I have great prices and 30+ years experience.

The previous message was paid for by Charlie Freeman because he just had to know. Send him a bill Doug, but don't take a check.

[Freeebird]

We now return to our previously scheduled cruising thread...

I feel like I've been in a fight with a 50,000 lb. boat and am sore as hell. That arch folding has taken its toll. Gonna walk up and check out Hatt Trick as I can see her bridge towering over this commie hydrofoil thing. No signs of life here yet, but I'm going to have to recruit somebody to help me get the arch back up and install the enclosure again as I think we're supposed to get some rain.

Speaking of weather, if any of you are bored, post me up a marine forecast while I'm out looking at Willy's sistership to the mighty Freebird.

[34Hatt]

We now return to our previously scheduled cruising thread...

Speaking of weather, if any of you are bored, post me up a marine forecast while I'm out looking at Willy's sistership to the mighty Freebird.

Anything for the Bird here you go

ANZ300-142230-
725 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011


.SYNOPSIS FOR LONG ISLAND WATERS AND NEW YORK HARBOR...
A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES TODAY...THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS JUST
WEST OF THE WATERS. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WATERS LATE
THURSDAY...PASSING WELL TO THE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
THEN BUILDS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

$$




ANZ340-142230-
PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
725 AM EDT WED SEP 14 2011


TODAY
SW WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

TONIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

THU
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS...THEN 1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

THU NIGHT
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES 2 TO
3 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.

FRI
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE MORNING...THEN
1 FT OR LESS.

FRI NIGHT
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

SAT
NE WINDS AROUND 10 KT...BECOMING E. WAVES 1 FT OR LESS.

SUN
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.

[captddis]

Hot, sunny and calm today in Madeira Beach.

[smoothmove]

NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
314 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

LMZ740>742-141545-
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR-
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND-
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-
314 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING. WAVES 1 TO 2
FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE EVENING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. PARTLY CLOUDY.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING.

$$

LMZ743>745-141545-
CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY-
314 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. PARTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING
THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.THURSDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 4 TO
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THURSDAY
NIGHT...THEN TO 1 TO 3 FT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.


Are you going clockwise or CCW? Or are you a beeline kind of guy? This forecast has factors that
make that an important decision.