Step One...done!

WatterBoy · 04-16-12, 03:24 PM

Our cabin (or, as joedog likes to call it, the "resort") is open and ready for another season.

We arrived at the lake just before 6:00 p.m. Saturday night and the weather was just gorgeous. Temps were still in the mid 60s and there was no wind to speak of. We had the dock, lift, boat and canopy all in place within two hours, just as it was getting dark. The weather on Sunday, when this picture was taken, was a totally different story...low 40s, very windy, rain all day long, and a forecast of measurable snow Sunday night. Next trip up there in two weeks will include yard work and crappie fishing!

Captmikestarrett · 04-16-12, 04:51 PM

You hafta assemble that lift and dock each spring?

What PITA..
pretty place ...

Capt Mike

WatterBoy · 04-16-12, 05:03 PM

Nope, no assembly required! Push them into the water manually in the spring. Hook them up to the lawn tractor in the fall and pull them up on dry land. The lift has "retractable" (probably not the right word) wheels, one on each side in the middle. Use a cordless drill & socket to put them down, which pushes the lift up off the ground, when we want to move it. Crank 'em back up off the ground with the drill when we have it in place so all the weight is on the lift feet/skis. The dock takes all of about 15 seconds for two of us to push into the water. The lift takes a couple minutes because it's a little unstable with the wheels being in the middle. Now getting the canopy on the lift...yes, that is a bit of a PITA, especially if it's windy.

rrw4258 · 04-16-12, 06:39 PM

Looks good... That is a sharp looking boat as well. Good luck this year!

Ryan

keithdog · 04-16-12, 06:46 PM

Looks awsome buddy. Let me know when you have a cabin to rent at the resort! hehe

bcklash · 04-16-12, 07:05 PM

One of these days you're going to find me waiting at your boat for ya!!!!!

WatterBoy · 04-16-12, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by keithdog

Looks awsome buddy. Let me know when you have a cabin to rent at the resort! hehe

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Originally Posted by bcklash

One of these days you're going to find me waiting at your boat for ya!!!!!

Let me know when you guys are comin' over/up! Many weekends are already spoken for.

nobass · 04-16-12, 07:50 PM

man now thats a slice of paradise

bcklash · 04-16-12, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by WatterBoy

Let me know when you guys are comin' over/up! Many weekends are already spoken for.

How about the 3rd wk of the 5 mon in 2017.

WatterBoy · 04-16-12, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bcklash

How about the 3rd wk of the 5 mon in 2017.

OK, I'll make a note of that.

lilmule · 04-16-12, 11:02 PM

Just guessing you did it a tad earlier this year.

WatterBoy · 04-16-12, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lilmule

Just guessing you did it a tad earlier this year.

Yep, you're right. We usually open the last weekend in April, but we can't always put stuff in the water then because the ice isn't out yet. We had record early ice-out up there two years ago when it was out by early April. That record was shattered, pun intended

, this year by more than two weeks when it went out in late March...a full month ahead of average ice-out time.

aikenyounggun · 04-16-12, 11:33 PM

Nice place, so when are we all meeting up there?? Haha.

One thing that I have really learned from this site is to be thankful I live in the south (I already loved it) but we never deal with ice.

joedog · 04-17-12, 09:34 AM

'WatterBoy's Inn' now open for the season!

MississippiBoy · 04-17-12, 09:43 AM

When I grow up, I want to be just like you, Dean...

WatterBoy · 04-17-12, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

When I grow up, I want to be just like you, Dean...

How many years off do you think that is???

Mr.Bassmaster29 · 04-17-12, 12:58 PM

I don't know if ya'll had it in SC, but here in Kentucky in 2009 we had a crazy ice storm that shut everything down for weeks! Lol

I am very thankful though, that here in the south we don't have the ice like the north gets!

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Originally Posted by aikenyounggun

Nice place, so when are we all meeting up there?? Haha.

One thing that I have really learned from this site is to be thankful I live in the south (I already loved it) but we never deal with ice.

MississippiBoy · 04-17-12, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by WatterBoy

How many years off do you think that is???

Well, I've heard that if you haven't grown up by the time you're 50, you don't have to. So I've got 18 years left to grow up.....or not.

WatterBoy · 04-17-12, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

Well, I've heard that if you haven't grown up by the time you're 50, you don't have to. So I've got 18 years left to grow up.....or not.

Uh oh, I'm running out of time then. Less than 3 years for me to grow up...

bcklash · 04-17-12, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MississippiBoy

Well, I've heard that if you haven't grown up by the time you're 50, you don't have to. So I've got 18 years left to grow up.....or not.

That's right!!!

04-16-12, 03:24 PM	#1
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Step One...done! Our cabin (or, as joedog likes to call it, the "resort") is open and ready for another season. We arrived at the lake just before 6:00 p.m. Saturday night and the weather was just gorgeous. Temps were still in the mid 60s and there was no wind to speak of. We had the dock, lift, boat and canopy all in place within two hours, just as it was getting dark. The weather on Sunday, when this picture was taken, was a totally different story...low 40s, very windy, rain all day long, and a forecast of measurable snow Sunday night. Next trip up there in two weeks will include yard work and crappie fishing!

04-16-12, 04:51 PM	#2
Captmikestarrett BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Accokeek MD Posts: 3,315	You hafta assemble that lift and dock each spring? What PITA.. pretty place ... Capt Mike __________________ Capt Mike Starrett light tackle guide Potomac River http://www.indianheadcharters.com

04-16-12, 06:39 PM	#4
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Looks good... That is a sharp looking boat as well. Good luck this year! Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

04-16-12, 06:46 PM	#5
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04-16-12, 05:03 PM	#3
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	Nope, no assembly required! Push them into the water manually in the spring. Hook them up to the lawn tractor in the fall and pull them up on dry land. The lift has "retractable" (probably not the right word) wheels, one on each side in the middle. Use a cordless drill & socket to put them down, which pushes the lift up off the ground, when we want to move it. Crank 'em back up off the ground with the drill when we have it in place so all the weight is on the lift feet/skis. The dock takes all of about 15 seconds for two of us to push into the water. The lift takes a couple minutes because it's a little unstable with the wheels being in the middle. Now getting the canopy on the lift...yes, that is a bit of a PITA, especially if it's windy.

04-16-12, 07:50 PM	#8
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	man now thats a slice of paradise __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

04-16-12, 11:02 PM	#11
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Just guessing you did it a tad earlier this year.

04-16-12, 11:33 PM	#13
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	Nice place, so when are we all meeting up there?? Haha. One thing that I have really learned from this site is to be thankful I live in the south (I already loved it) but we never deal with ice. __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

04-17-12, 09:34 AM	#14
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