The current was so strong in St. Joe yesterday we were barely making headway coming back to the ramp. There were trees 20 feet long and 1 foot diameter FLYING downstream. The ramp itself is protected by a concrete barrier, so once you got in at a pier, you were safe. But it was nuts.
Thread: Anyone out on Memorial day?
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05-31-2011 04:15 PM
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05-31-2011 04:31 PM
When we left in the AM... the river was decent... normally current in my opinion. But they must have opened a dam up cause it was whipping good.
Definetly a day where you really need to watch the river as you're driving or your nice day on the lake could be ruined by a ****ed up prop..
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05-31-2011 07:04 PM
Sound like South Havens launch !!!
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05-31-2011 07:44 PM
Thats some fuzzy math when that totals $60
Portage ramp was $10 to launch and park(how can parking be separate thats fin stupid) and $33 for a slip across the street at Marina Shores with full access to the heated pool, shore power, super clean bathroom, laundry, showers, workout room etc..
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05-31-2011 08:47 PM
Marina Shores definately has a nice facility. We should ALL stay there some night and have a raucous 1980s dance party.
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06-01-2011 09:41 AM
Portage ramp was $10 to launch and park(how can parking be separate thats fin stupid) and $33 for a slip across the street at Marina Shores with full access to the heated pool, shore power, super clean bathroom, laundry, showers, workout room etc..[/QUOTE]
How was the Portage Ramp? It looks like it is nice, but I have heard that the ramps are pretty short?
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06-01-2011 10:43 AM
I dropped all my axles off the end of the Portage ramp a couple years ago without knowing it. When I pulled out after launching the boat, the front axle smashed into the edge of the concrete and almost ripped off. Blew all the lights out of the trailer. Good times.
I believe the one that if FURTHEST from the building is the longer one...
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06-01-2011 11:45 AM
I launched out of Portage last year and all of the ramps are short. I got out fine, but it was a real pain getting back on the trailer. It's to bad because it's a nice facility.
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06-01-2011 07:14 PM
If the Portage ramp is short thats news to me!
My wife loves it for just the opposite reason, its long (thats right I said LOOONG) and she doesn`t have to have the boat halfway off the pier before I can get it off the trailer.
The parking lot is a walk but for $10 I`ll take a walk and when its busy theres at least 3 dudes directing traffic making things go smooth. Well actually it must be a Union job, theres one dude directing traffic and the other 2 are sitting on their ass watching
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