End of season

[Boatsb]

What season

 

[SKYCHENEY]

What season

That season you have without unending rain, humidity, and sweltering heat.

 

[Boatsb]

That season you have without unending rain, humidity, and sweltering heat.

That's pretty much year round. And that's why boating is great. You head out and cool off on the river a d have a good time.

 

[krush]

I winterized too. Took about 28 gallons of pink....but this is first time doing it. I think I can probably do it in 20-25 next go around. The evolution will go much faster next time too...i got all my rigs set up LOL.

I'm used to using about 3-4 gallons each for the small boats!

I'm spoiled too...freshwater.

 

[spartonboat1]

I have boated in Florida many times, I have brought boats up the East Coast, through the Erie Canal and also back down the Rivers; IL, MS, TN. I enjoyed the trips but I have less desire to put my boat in salt than to just see parts of the Great Lakes that I have not seen yet. I may actually get up to Lake Superior next summer. That's the one Great Lake that I have never boated.

I spoke to a couple a year or so ago who had taken their sailboat around the world. After boating just about everywhere, they were back in the North Channel of Lake Huron and claimed that was the "Gold Standard" of cruising that they compared to every other part of the world.

Sky: If you make it to Lac Superior, look for Batchwana Bay. A very nice cove n. of the Sault on the East shore. Last time I was there was in 1962 on a 118' yacht, the Natoya; sistership to the Chanticleer. I have pictures from high on the rocky bluffs surrounding the Bay. The Natoya looks little from up there. I need to scan my pictures and post somewhere. Lost in time they are.

Also, have you been to Mary's Tub in Georigian Bay; does look like a giant bathtub cut out of the rocks.

 

[SKYCHENEY]

Sky: If you make it to Lac Superior, look for Batchwana Bay. A very nice cove n. of the Sault on the East shore. Last time I was there was in 1962 on a 118' yacht, the Natoya; sistership to the Chanticleer. I have pictures from high on the rocky bluffs surrounding the Bay. The Natoya looks little from up there. I need to scan my pictures and post somewhere. Lost in time they are.

Also, have you been to Mary's Tub in Georigian Bay; does look like a giant bathtub cut out of the rocks.

Hello Quincy. Glad to hear you got your boat all tucked away. I have not been to Mary's Tub. I have only boated on southern Georgian Bay near Midland. I hope to have time to check out most of Georgian Bay some summer. Like I said before, there is just so much boating up here and so little time.

 

[luckydave215]

A couple weeks ago I went with my (Capt) son to run the 68C he's on weekends from Portland, Maine to Camden - 90 miles or so - to haul out and winterize. That boat took 350 gallons of non tox!
She's thirsty at the fuel dock too, with 2400 hp C-32's at 35 knot cruise the burn is out of my league.....

 

[ohiohatteras]

Got my ole girl all tucked in for winter too.....

 

[bigbill]

ya'll are putting your boats away and i'm getting ready to cover mine in christmas lights

 

[Stripes]

One more weekend for us.

We boat on Lake Erie on Catawba Island, Man the summer sure went by fast!

Let's hope that the winter goes by just as fast...

 

[34Hatt]

A couple weeks ago I went with my (Capt) son to run the 68C he's on weekends from Portland, Maine to Camden - 90 miles or so - to haul out and winterize. That boat took 350 gallons of non tox!
She's thirsty at the fuel dock too, with 2400 hp C-32's at 35 knot cruise the burn is out of my league.....

Someone needs to know how to do it right no way should it take that amount

 

[tom5518]

Got my ole girl all tucked in for winter too.....

I hope you don't mind, she looks a lot better right side up.

 

[luckydave215]

Someone needs to know how to do it right no way should it take that amount

You underestimate how big everything is on that boat.

 

[jim rosenthal]

But 350 gallons? Of pink antifreeze? Whoa.

 

[doc g]

I did my 74 SD with less than 30 gallons . Unless they filled the fresh water tank and the hot water heater , no way. (which I have no idea why you would) I have 5 heads and showers, water to the FB, spigots on fore and aft deck and fb and both side decks. I guess who ever was doing the work must have been making some $$ on the materials.......Pat

 

[luckydave215]

They do partially fill the water tank and use the pressurized water supply for convenience, however most of the material is used on the engines. Remember, they're C-32's with complicated large volume underwater exhaust, and it's being done hanging in the slings. The engines suck a barrel dry in few seconds when fired.
As far as someone making a killing on materials, they buy the nontox and do the work themselves.

 

[saltshaker]

I use 60 gallons for mine. The engines do use more than you think with the underwater and side exhaust. But the amount they're using is excessive. They need to plumb a small fitting into the intake. If they're pulling it through the intakes it will suck a barrel dry instantly. Most of the antifreeze will be wasted. Dave I bet that boat is more efficient than yours. She maybe burning a lot more GPH but I bet the NMPG are better. My neighbor has a 92ft Pershing with 2400 HP MTUs. He burns 200 gph but he's running 50kts. At 30kts he burns less than 100 gph. Not bad for a boat that size.

 

[34Hatt]

You underestimate how big everything is on that boat.

I am not estimating it and as Jack just said it can be done with much less.

 

[krush]

Is that Pershing a silver or gray color? If so I think I saw it when coming back On a ship

 

[luckydave215]

Dave I bet that boat is more efficient than yours. She maybe burning a lot more GPH but I bet the NMPG are better.

I wouldn't be surprised if it's more efficient in terms of pounds of boat moved per gallon/hour, after all I have 1000 hp 1271ti's - not the world's most efficient engines.
The nmpg per gallon is probably better than mine at 40 (!) knots. At 20 knots certainly not, she weighs more than twice as much..