Honestly I have lost count! Far more than Steve's underwear changes. We were neighbors ya know! :D

I spoke with the new owners of 1000 Islands a year or so ago about a new boat. The 18' was about $100k, a far cry from the mid $50k's I paid new years ago for the yellow one. They have certainly refined them though. They offered to have me be their rep in the northeast and sell me a boat to show at a discounted rate. Timing wasn't right, but I am getting tempted to re-engage the conversation. I have been looking for a used one and they are non-existent out there. Any ads found online are old ads for boats that are long gone.

When you do finally buy one, make sure it's fully enclosed with a stove/heater.

Maybe we can convert the C-Nile to air / ice capabilities!

That's DRAGON!!!

It is Dragon...in captivity!!

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Every air boat or hovercraft I've ever seen all have the same problem in common. They are extremely loud because they have non-muffled exhaust pipes. Plus, it is possible to flip it over, upside down, when crossing from ice to open water, or open water to ice, if you are not careful.

For about $40 at www.swap.com, an internet thrift store located somewhere unknown, you can get a good pair of winter walking boots, and get better benefits than what you get with a many thousand dollar air boat or hovercraft. Something like a pair of Timberland, shoes/boots made in Maine, size 11-wide, reg-$119, swapped out at $40 ...... with just a tiny amount of wear on the edge of the soles, you know ..... such a deal!

You know that Moultonborough Fire Dept just sits around all year, all 12-months long, eating fire house, home-made meatballs, and fire house chicken parmigiana a-waiting for someone on a snowmobile or atv or something to break through the ice so's they can zoom out there on their ice boat to probably retrieve a frozen and deceased non-survivor before it sinks into the icy cold depths.

These exotic ice travel boats are best left to the local fire dept, that get's one donated in memory of someone who drowned while driving a snowmobile across the ice. When the fire dept goes out on an ice boat run, they wear a dry suit, pfd, and a helmet.

As Walter Cronkite used to say ....... and, that's the way it is! .... :eek2: ... blah-blah-blah!

Last time out...that's all folks!

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A sad day. [emoji17] look how low the lake is!


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It's actually up a few inches from where it was...prop is still in one piece![emoji16]

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C-YA in the spring!

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You had a great season Steve! Congrats!

My last trip to the island was last weekend. I have no complaints as we started the season on March 26th! 8 1/2 months is a dam fine season!

See ya next year!

Dan

I was April 4th...still hard to leave...

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We were hoping to go another week or two, but since we had to break ice in the Weirs channel to get out this morning we are going to call it a season.

Don't want to try Glendale? Not sure what the boat ramp is gonna look like...

I am sure if we moved over there we could buy a bit more time, but its probably time to call it. I can imagine the launch ramp is a mess over there.

Yep...it's time!

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Glendale
 

I launched once in Glendale after Christmas by backing the trailer onto the ice. As the ice sank, it broke up and we were off. Stayed overnight. The lake was open, but thin ice in Glendale. We made a few circles in the bay, the wake broke up the ice and we retrieved without incident.

It looks a lot different out there today for sure!

looks beautiful!! The C-Nile is going in for trim tabs... I told Matt I also want a horn installed that's bigger than your's! :-)

C Dory
 

Trim tabs are great when navigating choppy water in a C Dory. You will be glad you got em.

I'm sure I will...will help level the ride as well as all the weight ( batteries, galley cabinetry, and ME ) are on the starboard side![emoji16]

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Same here. And I'm not about to go on a diet.
:D:D

Keeping the port side fresh water tank full helped a little, but winterized that in October

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Trim tabs should be standard equipment on any planing-hull boat. I think you will love them. Don't be afraid to put them down (carefully) at speed. I was convinced for years that they were just for leveling the ride and lowering the planing speed and then I discovered how they also smoothed the ride in chop at higher speeds. Suddenly bumpy days that were limited to 18 MPH became fun, 35 MPH days.

The only way the C-Nile's gonna do 35 is with a tail wind and a jet pack! ;-)

It's all relative. My current boat tops out at only 25 knots, but trim tabs still help smooth the ride at speed.

It's cool....slow is good for me! ;-)

Got the C-Nile out of the shop today...new trim tabs and a roof mounted horn set up...it's pretty loud. Now, if the mail boat doesn't sound it's horn when my grandson waves from shore, I can give him a blast when I pull in! C'mon spring!!

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Horn...
 

...I'm envious....the horn on my Formula sounds like a wimpy kazoo...

My previous horn was one of those push button air can horns. They don't work very well in the freezing temperatures I travel in...kinda sounded like a COPD patient exhaling...

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my horn...
 

....sounds like this....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V98HhbGNVY

Impressive...NOT!

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C Dory
 

Trim tabs are great in rough water. They keep the bow down.

Pics of your horn or it didn't happen! :D

Was I supposed to take pics?? Let's just say that I did try it and I'm pretty sure it's louder than yours...must be the larger reflective area of the C-Dory roof! [emoji6]

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Pics? or Toots?
 

I don't think we need pix. Play us a tune and post the youtube link. I guess the video would be visual too, so two birds with one toot. Maybe you'll have to re-christen C-Nile to "Tooters"? Boats can be fun in so many ways.

will have to wait til spring... I'm on the seacoast and the boat's in Gilford!

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Nice. A double barrel!


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