Sad, cold ,sight...

[FEAR NO FISH!]

Poor thing is freezing to death!

[Kentucky Hog Hunter]

Looks familiar....

I just had lunch and my boat begs to be attended to...what a mess...Ice all over the place ...at least I got the Jr. hog Hunter out there shoveling the driveway and warming up vehicles...Hopefully he will start on the boat next...

I am preparing to go outside and warm the cabin up in the boat to thaw some things out...

Major Job to say the least...

Mine too. :depressed:

[Fast Water]

Poor thing needs a hug for sure. :depressed:

[ 01-07-2004, 01:32 PM: Message edited by: Fast Water ]

[Get Bent]

and to think both of mine are inside in a warm shop :grin:

[Reel Fun Fish'n]

No pictures but mine was no better. I just spent the last hour cleaning it out and removing ice and snow from the top ( left up after last saturdays sturgeon trip)
And damn I just looked out the winder and noticed that the weather got worse her. more frezzing rain) .
Will it ever end never thought I'd like to see 40 degree rain [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img]

[Snapshot]

Ditto, just waiting for sunshine to take care of mine....Not the best idea on a cold January day.

I can see my boat jsut outside my home office window and keep thinking I am due a break. I think I will put a small electric heater inside the boat to thaw out the canvas before the ice breaks through.

I sure would like to go our for a couple hours but not today.

[ 01-07-2004, 01:38 PM: Message edited by: snapshot ]

[CATCH AND EAT]

mine looks the same. Gonna break out the shovel. :depressed:

[Mojo]

Steve,
The once proud battle wagon looks a little under the weather (like 9" under). I like the looks of her better with the big red stripe down the side!

I can't even find the sled-O-matic 22000. White-out conditions and drifting have reduced my boat to a large whiteish-grey lump. Maybe the supervisory committee (Wife) will let me build a barn for it to live in...naw! Heck it wouldn't ever start again on cold mornings once it got used to sleeping inside.

[fishbait]

Burrrrrrrr........




[ 01-07-2004, 01:56 PM: Message edited by: fishbait ]

[fishbait]

[FEAR NO FISH!]

Sad days my friends. Just think, it is almost Springer season! Remember those days when you could be shirtless at the Wind and be screaming FISH ON! :shocked: :grin:

[Reel Fun Fish'n]

Fishbait, Question sir. Who made the mooring top for your boat, and can it be left on while towing the boat?
Thanks

[fop]

Ya think them boats look wet and cold!

Look what happened here.




fop

[ 01-07-2004, 02:18 PM: Message edited by: fop ]

[Tanner]

FOP

[FishFreak]

FOP...
Great Pic...
Thanks for brightening up this sorry day

[SHLEPROCK]

Someones not going to be happy

Originally posted by Get Bent Tackle:
and to think both of mine are inside in a warm shop :grin:

<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">So we can use yours Saturday while you work? Not the driftboat. It won't be able to stop the logs and trees. :shocked: :grin:

[Get Bent]

anytime you want papa bear :grin:

[Thumper]

Meanwhile mine sits in the heated garage, gently purring (or is that a growl??)

[Born to Fish]

Geez, these pictures really got to me. :shocked: Had to run out to the shop to make sure my new boat was resting comfortably inside.

Last week it looked much the same as your pictures - covered with a large tarp and burdened under what seemed like a ton of snow.

Couldn't take it any longer - got some help removing the overhead light bar so I could tuck her in snug-as-a-bug in the shop. There, there Baby....warmer weather and good times afloat are just around the corner. [img]graemlins/hearton.gif[/img]

[FEAR NO FISH!]

Born to Fish,
Do you ever go out there and just sit in it, Brainstorming? I really miss it! [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img]

[Born to Fish]

Busted!

FNF, you're the 2nd person to ask that question. Denali wanted to know how many trips I made out to it the first day or so I had it. I was too embarassed to give him a number. :blush:

Yeah, the brainstorming is a wonderful past-time - so many plans.....so little money. Gotta stay off eBay. Too many temptations out there. Maybe if I go back out to the shop, away from the computer, telephone, and various fishing and marine catalogs I can get through this and still be able to pay the bills. [img]graemlins/1zhelp.gif[/img] :grin:

[Norski]

Are you talking about your boat or the cat up in the tree in the back ground.

[Pete]

The dry, fine, powdery snow that fell in my driftboat found it's way out the drain. I've got my boat tilted up to drain ... I got a good smile when I saw this impromptu snow cone this afternoon.

[Private-Aye-Fish]

I couldn't make it to the barn or the shop without falling down. Solid ice. I'm just going to have to have faith that the boat is still out there and dry.

Maybe by tomorrow. I'm getting a tad stir crazy hanging inside the house having meaningful conversations with my dog. Then again the 3 pots of coffee kind of wound me up a bit.

[freespool]

FearNoFish I recognize your boat from up at the dam. We saw ya pounded the springers last spring. My partner would say,that guy in the oyster barge has another one on. I'll give you a howdy in a few weeks.

salmon hugger

[salmurai]

My boat, my dog and I all get to sleep inside. My dog and I have to share the house, while the boat sleeps alone in the shop. Over a foot of snow out there. I remember the days I had to park it outside in the weather. Every spring meant a tune-up and the top never did heal up from all the snow. The upholstery faded, the carpet rotted, but it's all mine and paid for. Now that I have a shop to keep the boat in, I want a new one. A boy and his toys ......

[FEAR NO FISH!]

Free spool, Not long now. Flame thrower, oh yea that will melt the stuffSee ya soon.

[Mrdorkfish]

The only Sad...cold sight about this pic is outside right now...blocking my garage door...4 inch combo of snow and ice [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img] Yes...it's gonna melt so i'll be patient. I still have to put my new tags and hull numbers on her so we'll be spending some time together anyway I love my boat [img]graemlins/hearton.gif[/img]


MrDorkfish [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img]

Louis

[ 01-07-2004, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: Mrdorkfish ]

[FEAR NO FISH!]

That boat is too clean! Rub a little mud on those motors :grin:

[blacktail519]

Mr.dorkfish,
You ever use that boat? :shocked:

[Mrdorkfish]

Fear no Fish,Blacktail... Where have you guys been ..don't make me rename and reload all those pictures :tongue: I guess i just haven't gotten too sloppy yet, I'm still in that clean/wipe down after every trip mode.

MrDorkfish [img]graemlins/dork.gif[/img]

Louis

[letsfish]

Pete!! For shame!
Fine white crystals from the drain of your boat... so that is how you support your fishing fix-providing "snow" for somebody elses fix. You just don't know these days

That was dry snow, wouldn't even stay in the trees.

[globalfisher]

This is a sad,sad day for boats and boat owners... :smile: Take a look at this, you cant see the snow very much because of the arch but it still looks cool. Take a look at this:

[TonTo]

TonTo's leaky Tub,she got left out in the cold.

Dang I took it down from 140K to 88K but it's still huge.I don't know if I'll ever get the hang of this photo editing. What am I doing wrong?



[ 01-08-2004, 01:50 AM: Message edited by: TonTo ]

[Ivana Fishalot]

Talking away the resolution is only half the equation. You have to resize it also. You can do it in MS paint or the Microsoft photoediting software that comes in XP.

[fishbait]

Reel fun,

The top was made by Stevens in Tigard, it is made of TopGun Material, good stuff. Yes on towing, I designed it so it could be left on for towing, in fact, it makes quite a big differance towing when it is on.

[Reel Fun Fish'n]

Fishbait, Thanks Thats one of the 2 options I didn't get with my new pro-vee choose to have electric tilt and start added to the kicker.
Who knew what kind of winter we were going to have

[ZaQ]

Cold weather fishing is my favorite, as long as I have 50,000+ btu's of heat rolling out from under the top!

[freespool]

Just spent 3hrs deiceing the Predator. All is well,no top damage,a little snow got in but all in all life is good. Got the propane heater cranked drying out the inside. Next stop is a tune up,then springers beware.


salmon hugger