TOPIC: End of season north

Walked out to get the Sunday paper, looked down the road and realized recreational boating is done for the year in my area. Now each morning I hear duck hunters popping away. Boat landings are filled with boat trailers belonging to the die hard fishermen, bless them when they go out in deep water wearing heavy cold weather gear.

Yup, happened here two weeks ago. A few of us pulled our boats and helped w/ a few of the older neighbors. Dock comes out tomorrow....

Starting the parts orders for the Winter projects.

The end of the season has some nice days for boating though. On the way through the canal to the ramp.

Pretty much the same up here in Southern Ontario. Say good bye to another boating season. This was the Sunday before last.
Cheers
Bill

Thanks for the pics. Gives something to ponder over the snow storms.

It was 79 degrees here today, clear sky, zero wind. Tomorrow is supposed to be the same. The boating season ends right around Thanksgiving, picks up again in early April. Maybe you should ponder moving south.

Jan, let me know when the next hurricane blows through.
Meanwhile back at the ranch.....woke up to this. That's me photobombing.

Gotta relate a story from late 70's, Chain of Lakes Illinois. What a day! Glenn and Gary have both passed on, great people, great friends. RIP guys..

It was late October, last ride before ice hits, pickle the boats, and
gets the sleds out. Glenn, me and Gary go down river a beautiful
Indian Summer day. Low sun, smoky haze from all the leaf burning
house's shoreline. Down to the dam, coming back. River was damn near
boatless. So me front left, Gary in the back and Glenn nails it to go
after some ducks. Never did get any as FASTER! But real soon I see him
sawing away at wheel, doing switches dash, and realize the MOTOR UP
AND DIED! Ya can't steer a jet no power worth a damn!
So here comes a houseboat slow chugging coming at us..(well, us him).
Looks like a head on and I was ready to bail out right side now.
Finally slowed enough and the little skeg caught and slams his
starboard front, our SB side. WHAM!
So still floating, he tows us to shore (just happened to be a
bar..damn a LOT of bars the "Fox Chain!)) there with a launch.
Everybody OK, call the cops, and back the lake house to bring the
trailer out. So we are BSing and dude said he was in the galley making
a sandwich and never saw us coming! But the funny part? His wife was
IN THE HEAD, and had just grabbed TP when hit. We go out the the boat,
Sandwich fixings all over and She was flung off and out the can, and
still had end the TP and IT WAS ALL OVER! Just to damn funny. They
both rode MC's too, and ended great friends. Always funny when
said.."remember when we "met"?
Glenns boat was toast, bent, motor sideways and off the mounts, just
not gonna be fixed. Never saw water again..(Thats my old Bagger left
side)
Pix, the Switzer I bought from Glenn, fun times and the CV23 last
resting place later..

this was a good story,,thanks