The Official, Unofficial Thread About Absolutely Nothing

[fund razor]

Would still like to give her a try thou

Come on down.

Bring a good chart and a change of pants.

 

[Ratickle]

Come on down.

Bring a good chart and a change of pants.

And a bigger boat always helps.......:sifone:

 

[Chris]

Erie is the world's largest pond. If someone drops a pebble in off of London Ontario, water washes over the breakwall on the other end.

Bett Cook said it best after the Cedar Point race one year. "I'm not coming back"

 

[mosi]

but it's OUR pond and only WE can talk about our baby that way!!

 

[Ratickle]

Little baby waves,:sifone:

Cleveland Harbor, located on Lake Erie, supports the transport of more than 15 million tons of commercial cargo for the steel, auto, and construction industries. Estimated annual business revenues of approximately $280 million dollars support nearly 4,000 jobs.
The typical storm wave in this harbor is 11.5 feet, while the maximum recorded wave height was 13.8 feet. Underfunded breakwater maintenance, combined with cumulative storm damage has left significant portions in poor condition.

 

[Ratickle]

Real waves,:sifone:

Milwaukee Harbor, supports commercial shipping that transported 3.8 million tons of cargo in 2005. The harbor is home to a new terminal for cruise ships and a high-speed ferry. The port generates revenues of $80 million annually and directly supports over 1,000 jobs.
High Lake Michigan water levels in the mid 1980s combined with storm surge from an intense storm caused significant flooding of the Jones Island wastewater treatment plant. The typical storm wave at this location is 16.4 feet and the maximum recorded wave height was 21.3 feet.

 

[Ratickle]

More real waves,:sifone:


Michigan City is a city of 33,000 located in Indiana on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, 60 miles southeast of Chicago. Once an active commercial harbor, Michigan City is now almost entirely recreational.
Harbor infrastructure includes 5,400 feet of breakwater, piers, and revetment structures built between 1884 and 1948. It protects a recreational boat marina, a U.S. Coast Guard Station, and a NIPSCo coal-fired power plant. The typical storm wave at this harbor is 15.1 feet, and the maximum recorded wave height was 19.0 feet.

 

[Bobcat]

when you get a hurricane up in there call me,.


























then I might find those facts interesting:26::26::26:

 

[Scarab KV]

Come on down.

Bring a good chart and a change of pants.

lol...seen it nasty a few times just driving thru Cleveland and along hwy 2

 

[Scarab KV]

when you get a hurricane up in there call me,.


























then I might find those facts interesting:26::26::26:

No hurricanes when I come down there

 

[Bobcat]

No hurricanes when I come down there

I'll see what I can do :26:

 

[fund razor]

I think that the thing about western Erie waves is not so much the height, but the steepness and the fact that they seem to run in nasty little sets. And those nasty little sets have cousins coming from somewhere else. I like Chris' analogy. I have often called Erie a saucer tipping back and forth. We don't get as much roller action. Mostly Maytag.

I am pretty sure that there are more shipwrecks in Erie than any other Great Lake, but I am not 100% on that. I have known people who have run aground in 10 feet of water. Lake picked em up and set them down in a trough. 12 foot seas in 10 feet of water can mess you up.

 

[Ratickle]

I think that the thing about western Erie waves is not so much the height, but the steepness and the fact that they seem to run in nasty little sets. And those nasty little sets have cousins coming from somewhere else. I like Chris' analogy. I have often called Erie a saucer tipping back and forth. We don't get as much roller action. Mostly Maytag.

I am pretty sure that there are more shipwrecks in Erie than any other Great Lake, but I am not 100% on that. I have known people who have run aground in 10 feet of water. Lake picked em up and set them down in a trough. 12 foot seas in 10 feet of water can mess you up.

Strangest thing on Erie, the wind can blow hard one direction and it looks like the Lake is emptying....:ack2:

 

[JJ Apache]

I had a row boat I used to paddle up to the mouth of the Ottawa River / and Erie. Took a couple hours round trip. My dad taught me some of the subtle changes of the coming storm after I was caught in a sudden gail a longggggg way from the Gemstone. It changes FAST!!!!!!


And you cant out run it with PADDLES!!!!!!!!! :driving:

 

[JJ Apache]

I think that the thing about western Erie waves is not so much the height, but the steepness and the fact that they seem to run in nasty little sets. And those nasty little sets have cousins coming from somewhere else. I like Chris' analogy. I have often called Erie a saucer tipping back and forth. We don't get as much roller action. Mostly Maytag.

I am pretty sure that there are more shipwrecks in Erie than any other Great Lake, but I am not 100% on that. I have known people who have run aground in 10 feet of water. Lake picked em up and set them down in a trough. 12 foot seas in 10 feet of water can mess you up.

For Christmas one year I bought John a guide to the Shipwrecks of the Western End of Lake Erie. It had details of the vessel & crew, cargo and coordinates of the wreck. It was very cool. Erie boaters should check it out. We run by them and haven't a clue.........

 

[JJ Apache]

Question: Does anyone keep a Captain's Log? I wish my dad would've kept one. I have great memories of places I can't name...............

 

[mosi]

I have memories of places I can't name also......
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.....but it's on the advice of an Attorney!!



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[JJ Apache]

:26:

I have memories of places I can't name also......
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.....but it's on the advice of an Attorney!!



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Smart Azz. :sifone: That Was funny. :seeya:

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Man, I'm glad the pacific doesn't throw big stuff at ya...

Maverick's or Mavericks is a world-famous, but for some a notorious and deadly, surfing location in Northern California. It is located approximately one-half mile (0.8 km) from shore in Pillar Point Harbor just north of Half Moon Bay at the village of Princeton-By-The-Sea. After a strong winter storm in the northern Pacific Ocean, waves can routinely crest at over 25 feet (8m) and top out at over 50 feet (15m). The break is caused by an unusually-shaped underwater rock formation.

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

And I grew up on Ontario, boated a bit on Erie... I have a ton of respect for the Great Lakes. I'm just busting chops. One of the nice things with the pacific is that you generally get some warning before it really jumps on ya...