Finally!

[The Garfish]

Originally Posted by willk

we stopped taking elocution lessons from the English in 1922

i wz inn iereland las weak. i sed too dis iyrish nobbur oi yew nobbur warrabowtye noww. iz ther a b&q in ballynahinch

he sed noe yew twat thers a b butt noe fkin q

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

and have finished my gin with it !!

jin! jin! wot sawt ov pufters drinnk iz dat.

i fink a chaynj ov naim fromm bigmuz to bigwuss iz rekwired

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by The Garfish

jin! jin! wot sawt ov pufters drinnk iz dat.

i fink a chaynj ov naim fromm bigmuz to bigwuss iz rekwired

Well I didnt put any Angostura in it so I rekon that lets me 'orf' Garf

[Stoo]

Originally Posted by codprawn

We are lucky to get 5' but as you go further West it gets much better - the amount of sand and silt the river carries down is amazing - probably enough to build every house in the world.

I did notice the ice - and the water looks like gin - all you need now is some tonic!!!

Cod, I remember you mentioning the challenges with that river of yours, and my looking at the area on Google Earth. I wondered how often you change your impellers... you must suck a huge amount of sand through your engines!

I am just back from a dive trip in Utila, Honduras where I debated the merits of diving in 39F water with a crowd that had never been in anything colder than about 80F. Certainly having the ability to hand a bag of beer over the side to chill to perfection for post-dive rehydration is bonus. (Of course you Brits wouldn't understand that...)

TB, it's nice to have another northern diver on here. The lakehead is about the only place on the Lakes I have yet to make it to... it's a long haul from here. I get to Whitefish every couple of years, but Isle Royale has been on my TDL for a decades...

One of the guys I met in Utila was from Thunder Bay, but he never dove there... wussy...

[codprawn]

Good point - i am about to change mine.

Never seems to cause too many problems - when you flush a sea toilet you can tell just how much silt there is.

Props and skegs seem to take on a sandblasted look though!!!

[Stoo]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Props and skegs seem to take on a sandblasted look though!!!

Well there is that... keeps the s/s prop nice and shiney!

[willk]

Originally Posted by The Garfish

i wz inn iereland las weak.

I'm sorry I missed you!
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I'll get that sight sorted

[Poly]

Wilk I wouldn't kill or threaten to kill Garf on here, you'll have the hunting/animal-rights lobby on to you... killing whales and seals gets them irrate - and there are quite a few of them around - can you imagine what wiping out the last of a species with no real purpose in life other than our amusement would do?

[willk]

Originally Posted by Polwart

Wilk I wouldn't kill or threaten to kill Garf on here,

My legal team have assured me that I didn't...

[Rigaud]

Hey Stoo,
Glad to hear your getting ready for boating and hope the weather treats you good your way. Weather has been not too bad here but I'm so busy with work that my boat is still in storage on my lot next to the house. Should have it out later this week so I can start doing a few repairs and changes.

Can't wait to get out on the water. Possibly later in the summer we might head out towards your neck of the woods.

Cheers
John

[Stoo]

I was out last weekend for a few hours John. I was going to dive this weekend but had a wisdom tooth yanked and so can't actually open my face enough to stick a reg in~

Perhaps tomorrow though!

Let's stay in touch as summer progresses. We will likely be coming down to the Rockport/Brockville/Kingston area sometime this spring. It's interesting boating there.

[Rigaud]

Yeah, it is interesting in that area and I was thinking of getting my feet wet this year to do some diving. Been 4 years so will be refreshing myself on a few simple dives.

I plan on being in the 1000 islands for the poker run this year as a spectator and some photo's.

[Stoo]

Originally Posted by Rigaud

Yeah, it is interesting in that area and I was thinking of getting my feet wet this year to do some diving. Been 4 years so will be refreshing myself on a few simple dives.

I plan on being in the 1000 islands for the poker run this year as a spectator and some photo's.

When is the Poker Run Dave? I surfaced in the middle of that (not quite, but close, in The Narrows) and would prefer to avoid doing so again. It's fun to watch though...

[no excuses]

Originally Posted by TB Minnow

While setting mooring bouys on the wreck of the Thew, the wreck could be seen from the surface. The wreck lies in 80ft of water.

Awesome visability is a benifit of spring time diving in the Great Lakes.

Woo Hoo!!

Been diving in the Puget Sound in Seattle and had 10ft on the best dive and about 2ft on the worst dive. Ben a long time since I have seen that good of vis.

[Stoo]

Originally Posted by TB Minnow

Awesome visibility is a benefit of spring time diving in the Great Lakes

I finally got in Sunday (blown out Saturday) and had similar vis here. I dove the Arabia which sits in 110'. At 50', I could look down and clearly see the entire wreck. Lying under the bowsprit during the dive, I could see my boat silhouetted against the sun. Allowing for the angle of the anchor line, I would guess that the visibility would have been about 120' A little chilly mind you at 36F! Not quite like Utila was a few weeks ago...

[Rigaud]

FINALLY...........got mine out of storage this afternoon and just started up the Yam with no hesitation. So Stoo, I'm a little slower then you getting going this year by about 2 months. Been working 7 days a week or when I do manage to get one day off some family event or something comes up.