Tuesday, April 20, 2010

put the plug in

Optimism: Thinking that somehow 3 boats that average 35 years of age would be almost ready to go in the water in the spring without much work.

Reality: Oh yeah, we have to do that this year, and that, and that, oh, and don't forget about that!

Lucky it is so warm today I don't have to wear long underwear. These days could last forever!

Then it went from flat calm and about 75 degrees to whitecaps everywhere and 45 degrees in about 15 minutes. That Lake breeze must have been bottled up all day, because it looked like a swarm of bees on top of the calm water racing toward us. I was just about to go up the mast when we saw the dark blue of wind. Within two minutes, everything we had lying about was blowing away and the wind was lifting the sand into the air. The Lake was just a froth.

The power of this Lake is fantastic.

There was one funny site today. We are on the outer breakwall, working on the boats, which are sitting high and dry. Our vantage point is perfect to see the public boat landing and watch the Lake, out toward Madeline and Long Islands. We see people going out in small boats--picture a 14' Lund with a tiller outboard--all the time. This time of year they return bundled up heavily. Today one returned very shortly at full throttle all the way into the marina, creating a big wake for the boats in their slips. Several of us got up to holler that they were going too fast, but when they didn't slow down until they were beached on the boat ramp, we figured there was something wrong. The driver frantically leaned over the stern and got wet up to his shoulders, scrambling to put the plug in! It was worth a laugh and he was forgiven for making a wake.

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