Strapped up again

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peptobysmol

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Jun 28, 2009
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hunter 23 Lake Hefner
Anyone else have the remainder of the season/year cut short related to low water levels? Obviously this doesn't include you guys in coastal areas. Lucky dogs! This is the second year in a row that I've had to strap the boat up on the concrete slip fingers :cussing:. I guess the only good thing is that I CAN strap the boat up on the concrete dock fingers... I guess if it gets dry enough, I can inspect the bottom. Check out the paint/keel etc. I just really like sailing and the better part of 2 years has either been spent in the dry slip or hanging dry in the wet slip. I know that I'm lucky, but it sure would be nice if we got a discount for non-sailable water levels. That would take the sting out of it somewhat. Here's hoping for better days to drink my rum with water under the boat :D
 
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maxrdr

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Dec 19, 2011
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Hunter 310 Lake Oolagah, Oolagah, OK
Pepto - if you are in OKC and if you can get your boat on a trailer and looking for a temporary fix, you might come over to Oolagah, just 30 minutes north of Tulsa. We have folks from OKC and the Wichita area sailing with us. I have 23' of water beneath the boat. You can check with Redbud Bay Marina for slip availability.
 
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Benny17441

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May 24, 2004
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CC 30 South Florida
The h23s are considered trailerable boats so by all means trailer to deeper pastures.
 
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Crazy Dave Condon

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Jun 8, 2004
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The 23 wing keel is more difficult to get onto the trailer and did not come with a mast raising system as standard compared to the 23.5 water ballast.
 
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peptobysmol

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Jun 28, 2009
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hunter 23 Lake Hefner
Although it is trailerable, I'm not. I don't camp out on my little boat, although I did once. My sailings consist of 2-3 sometimes 4 hour jaunts around the lake. I love to sail but I don't love taking my boat out of the water. My wife is willing to help but mechanically disinclined. I have 3 younger kids that would be more underfoot than a help. Add that to a 37 year old trailer and I think you would see that its not that much of an enjoyable experience to translocate the boat.
Talk about the journey not the destination being the thrill of a trip! :D No, I will just keep praying for rain.
 
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isaksp00

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Apr 27, 2010
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Hunter 23 Lake Wallenpaupack
We're lucky - Lake Wallenpaupack is at normal water levels. It is an artificial lake owned by the power company, and services a rather archaic 1920's generator complex. They manage the levels, and we have not had extreme drought here.
 
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Kivalo

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Jun 5, 2011
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Hunter 260 Owasco Lake
I'm getting close to not making it into the dock but I'm still good at the mooring but we are pretty low. Owasco Lake, NYS.
 
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isaksp00

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Apr 27, 2010
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Hunter 23 Lake Wallenpaupack
Kivalo, I guess you are not too far from Lake Ontario. Oughta be plenty of water under the keel there :)
 
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