Finally out on the Island

IslandRadio · 04-23-2013, 09:51 PM

Well, last night (Monday 4/22) was the first night on Rattlesnake. *NICE* sunset (sorry, didn't get a pic) - cold night.

It's nice to be back! No neighbors yet, most docks are still out of the water - very, very quiet on the lake. Did actually see another boat coming from the Island this evening (Tue).

Bring on the warm weather!

JMR · 04-23-2013, 10:06 PM

Was out last weekend, you are right very quiet. Saw Marine Patrol go by on Sunday. See ya at WAM.

rgilfert · 04-24-2013, 12:50 PM

I was out on Rattlesnake briefly the day after ice-out was declared..never saw another boat. Can't wait for it to warm up a tad!

MAXUM · 04-24-2013, 02:03 PM

Was out as well this past weekend putting the dock in and getting the water system charged to the camp and stocking the shelves for the season. Spending about 2-3 hours assembling the dock saved me a good chunk of change, paid for my new wetsuit and then some.

Finding out the hard way that I missed draining a couple of water lines under the building wasn't to much fun, crawling under there, cutting out the busted part and soldering in a patch piece is I guess part of the fun, but all good none the less.

Looking forward to this weekend, matter of fact I decided to take an extra day on Monday just because.

I suspect there will be more folks out this weekend than were last.

Kerk · 04-24-2013, 07:35 PM

Is the Lake high or Just Full ! ? Kerk

IslandRadio · 04-24-2013, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Kerk

Is the Lake high or Just Full ! ? Kerk

I don't have an exact figure, but the lake doesn't look unusually high, particularly for this time of year. I've definitely seen it a lot higher, but there are others here who can probably give you a more exact measurement.

codeman671 · 04-24-2013, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kerk

Is the Lake high or Just Full ! ? Kerk

The lake is at 504.24 tonight, just below full lake.

PaugusBayFireFighter · 04-25-2013, 06:04 AM

Here's a graph showing the past years of lake height.

As codeman said, we are just below "full".

Bodhi · 04-25-2013, 08:34 AM

Yes! We too arrived on Bear Friday the 19th- so good to be back- saw few people opening on the West side & now during the week very quiet- only maintenance people here- been walking the perimeters to look for any damages and not much- good

news for many! Basically really enjoying this week of peace & solitude.

04-23-2013, 09:51 PM	#1
IslandRadio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mirror Lake - Full time resident Posts: 398 Thanks: 70 Thanked 156 Times in 61 Posts	Finally out on the Island Well, last night (Monday 4/22) was the first night on Rattlesnake. NICE sunset (sorry, didn't get a pic) - cold night. It's nice to be back! No neighbors yet, most docks are still out of the water - very, very quiet on the lake. Did actually see another boat coming from the Island this evening (Tue). Bring on the warm weather!

04-23-2013, 10:06 PM	#2
JMR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampton & Rattlesnake Island Posts: 175 Thanks: 33 Thanked 70 Times in 32 Posts	Ri Was out last weekend, you are right very quiet. Saw Marine Patrol go by on Sunday. See ya at WAM.

04-24-2013, 07:35 PM	#5
Kerk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 87 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Lake level ? Is the Lake high or Just Full ! ? Kerk

04-25-2013, 06:04 AM	#8
PaugusBayFireFighter Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 837 Thanks: 361 Thanked 674 Times in 264 Posts	Here's a graph showing the past years of lake height. As codeman said, we are just below "full". Attached Images

04-25-2013, 08:34 AM	#9
Bodhi Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 6 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Return to Bear Yes! We too arrived on Bear Friday the 19th- so good to be back- saw few people opening on the West side & now during the week very quiet- only maintenance people here- been walking the perimeters to look for any damages and not much- good news for many! Basically really enjoying this week of peace & solitude.

04-24-2013, 12:50 PM	#3
rgilfert Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bedford, NH / Rattlesnake Island Posts: 299 Thanks: 152 Thanked 227 Times in 57 Posts	I was out on Rattlesnake briefly the day after ice-out was declared..never saw another boat. Can't wait for it to warm up a tad!

04-24-2013, 02:03 PM	#4
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Was out as well this past weekend putting the dock in and getting the water system charged to the camp and stocking the shelves for the season. Spending about 2-3 hours assembling the dock saved me a good chunk of change, paid for my new wetsuit and then some. Finding out the hard way that I missed draining a couple of water lines under the building wasn't to much fun, crawling under there, cutting out the busted part and soldering in a patch piece is I guess part of the fun, but all good none the less. Looking forward to this weekend, matter of fact I decided to take an extra day on Monday just because. I suspect there will be more folks out this weekend than were last.