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Topic: Hey Pete just how cold is it really?
Posted By: Gary S
Subject: Hey Pete just how cold is it really?
Date Posted: February-14-2021 at 6:39pm


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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-14-2021 at 7:05pm
Gary,
How did you get the picture of my neighbors out for a canoe ride? Big smile


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Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-14-2021 at 7:21pm
I'm not telling!  I do have a camera back home and have been watching the weather. I am not missing that at all.

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Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-14-2021 at 7:40pm
With the exception of any snow (we do get some on occasion) we are in the midst of NC winter right now.  Cold (40s-50s daytime, if that, 20s-30s at night, cold yucky wet and rain nonstop for days)  I am all for winter skiing,  I got out in january for a nice outing on a sunny, calm, 50* (water about 48*) day.  But yesterday, some guy was out surf/foiling. It was cold, gray, windy, rough, totally miserable.  Die hard I guess.  No thanks.

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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 8:07am
It's starting to warm up here in the northwoods:






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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 8:18am
Makes the case for using the extreme temp antifreeze!


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Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 8:30am
Or moving. There is a 100 degree difference between there and here. There is a reason Florida is the birthplace of the Nautique and the home of Correct Craft.

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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 10:07am
There’s more to life than boating.

My feet and ass crack very much appreciate winters.


Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 10:50am
Originally posted by Gary S Gary S wrote:

There is a reason Florida is the birthplace of the Nautique and the home of Correct Craft.

The birthplace of Correct Craft/Pine Castle but certainly NOT boats!

Now, Wisconsin is the birthplace for this:




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Posted By: DVskier
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 6:41pm
An ancient snow mobile?


Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 7:21pm
Ope, Looks 2, tree times colder than here.

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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-15-2021 at 9:50pm
Originally posted by DVskier DVskier wrote:

An ancient snow mobile?

http://www.eliason-snowmobile.com/" rel="nofollow - Eliason Snowmobiles (eliason-snowmobile.com)


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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 6:50am
I hope all our southern friends got their boat engine drained before the big chill hit.


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Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 8:25am
Originally posted by SNobsessed SNobsessed wrote:

I hope all our southern friends got their boat engine drained before the big chill hit.

No kidding.  Its so cold up at Pete's, that its actually colder than Houston.


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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 8:47am
Originally posted by SNobsessed SNobsessed wrote:

I hope all our southern friends got their boat engine drained before the big chill hit.

 Got a bilge heater going in the 88' and have all winter. No power outages here in Hotlanta even though it was 25'F when I left this morning. Went down yesterday to check on things yesterday and the dock boards were crunching with every step. Surface Ice in the gutters but not solid. Ice pellets on the Scarletts cover from the previous rain  that never got the chance to evaporate before the chill.That Lake effect winter wind blowing down the cove will cut right through you. Brrrrrrrr.....I had to go put on some long pants yesterday.


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Posted By: fanofccfan
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 8:54am
Tim,  I feel for ya.  It was -30 here yesterday morning.  So if my math is correct you are 55 degrees warmer!  Get your long johns on or you could near freeze to death down there!Wink

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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 9:52am
-30....... Great Googly Moogly That's just too Censored cold. Y'all can keep it! I'ts supposed to be 52'F this weekend and into the 60's by next weekend. Water temps were 50"F last time I checked the pool thermometer attached to the dock. Supposed to be in the 60's next week. I see me dropping a boat and going to check to see what's going on  at the "Ozark' Netflix series movie set. 

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Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 10:18am
Does Pete even have a snowmobile?


Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 10:46am
Yes,yes he does. He likes to keep it original.




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Posted By: DVskier
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 1:43pm
Pretty awesome that kind of ingenuity flourished that long ago.  Do any of these old machines ever show up on the frozen lakes nowadays?


Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 2:48pm
Originally posted by DVskier DVskier wrote:

Pretty awesome that kind of ingenuity flourished that long ago.  Do any of these old machines ever show up on the frozen lakes nowadays?
David,
It's very rare to see the real old sleds like I linked above. Most were ether scrapped or put in museums. However, this anual event we do get to see some "older" sleds:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=junker+snowmobile+racing&&view=detail&mid=34B7CF021874376A868C34B7CF021874376A868C&&FORM=VRDGAR" rel="nofollow - Junker Sled Weekend in Three Lakes, Wisconsin - Bing video


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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 2:51pm
Originally posted by Gary S Gary S wrote:

Yes,yes he does. He likes to keep it original.



Gary,
Lately I have been thinking about going modern with something that runs on gas. Feeding all the dogs has become pretty expensive! Big smile


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Posted By: DVskier
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 3:25pm
Pete, the guy in the YouTube video said the sleds are used to get around town 8 months out of the year. Do you run studded snow tires most of the year?


Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 3:44pm
Originally posted by DVskier DVskier wrote:

Do you run studded snow tires most of the year?

No studs at all. They are not permitted in Wisconsin. 


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Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 4:30pm
My family had a few, back in the day.
The first 2 were early - mid 60s then the green one was early 70s.










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Posted By: 67 ski nat
Date Posted: February-17-2021 at 6:54pm
Originally posted by 75 Tique 75 Tique wrote:


My family had a few, back in the day.
The first 2 were early - mid 60s then the green one was early 70s.





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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 7:20am
Originally posted by 75 Tique 75 Tique wrote:

My family had a few, back in the day.
The first 2 were early - mid 60s then the green one was early 70s.

Larry,
You've brought back memories to the by todays standards snowmobiles were very basic and you would even say crude. I had two 60's Motoski's before Bombardier bought them out. The first was a 340cc and then I went with the "fast" one which was a 634cc. I vividly remember how hard those Hirth engines were to start. Today I probably couldn't even pull that 634 over to start it! 

I had a friend who had a Skiroule which ran the JLO engines. It too was a beast to pull start. 

Yes, those were the days when you needed to be a mechanic since you would spent more time with repairs than riding the things! 




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Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 8:10am
It seems like those old sleds are becoming few and far between.  It used to be pretty common to see them parked in people's yards in rural areas.  I met a friend of Baracuda's a few years ago that had about 10 of them all restored and on display in a room at his house.  Probably a good item to pick up if you find one cheap enough and have the storage space.


Posted By: 67 ski nat
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 8:16am
Those are so cool I had to post again. Love those. A snowmobile collection would be awesome


Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 8:45am
Those are not actual photos of ours, but closest I could find.  The first one is a "Capri" model MotoSki, whereas the first one we had was a Zepher, the difference being, the zepher was the 3 passenger model, so was a bit longer.  The Capri was the better 2 person model and the Cadet was a very basic 2 person model.  The Skiroule was pretty quick, but a guy we shared the farm fields with (at home) had a skidoo TNT.  That machine was "the bomb" back in the day.  I mentioned at home.  At home, we rode around the farm fields.  "At camp" we rode on unplowed dirt roads, any country road, powerline rights of way, and alongside or on the railroad tracks.  We never rode on the ice.  Despite it being like 22 feet thick, it was a household rule.  Surprisingly, we never did see much traffic on the lake.  Snowmobiling and drinking did not mix but of course people did anyway.  This bridge was near out camp.  One night some guy was driving his sled across it and it got stuck.  He stepped off to see what was the matter....like really....stepped off.....  I dont recall the details, but if I recall correctly, he did not survive.




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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 9:07am
Originally posted by 75 Tique 75 Tique wrote:

   but a guy we shared the farm fields with (at home) had a skidoo TNT.  That machine was "the bomb" back in the day. We never rode on the ice.  Despite it being like 22 feet thick, it was a household rule.  Surprisingly, we never did see much traffic on the lake.  Snowmobiling and drinking did not mix but of course people did anyway. 

The last sled I owned was a 399TNT. It wasn't as fast as the 699TNT but still got you wherever quickly.

The trail system up here utilizes plenty of lake trails. Without crossing the lakes, getting someplace on a sled can be a chalenge. Ice thickness/condition is checked and then the lake trails are marked. 

Yes, it seems drinking and sledding is common. Most of the trails were created between bars! It's common to hear about accidents around 2am just after closing time. Cry


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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 9:16am
Speaking of trails, back in the early days there weren't any. Yup, just as you mentioned Larry, it was just get out there and go wherever you could. The well traveled routes were nothing but moguls. 

Today, it's a different story. The trails are well maintained and groomed like highways. 




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Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 10:52am
I was never "into" snowmobiles since down by us you were so limited as to how long you could use it. But motorcycles you could use all year. The winter of 69/70 and 70/71 had the most activity of all time, go carts,snowmobiles,motorcycles,mini bikes and even a car.  The river had always frozen over before Christmas those years. Everyone had something out on our chain- when the ice left there was actually an oil sheen that I have never seen since.  

This is 70/71


50 years later you can see the open water in the back ground-



Very few snowmobiles of the day were faster on ice than one of these. And I wonder why my ears ring today.....


Back then if you were to ask me I thought the winters were great,now days you can keep it


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Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 11:09am
Originally posted by 8122pbrainard 8122pbrainard wrote:

Yes, it seems drinking and sledding is common. Most of the trails were created between bars! It's common to hear about accidents around 2am just after closing time. Cry

Near decapitations by barbed wires fences were always fun stories to hear about.  The favoriate "gin mill" near us was the Buffalo Head Inn, as you can see in the upper right corner, it was right on the tracks.  It was about a 2 mile straight shot down the tracks from the lake.





Besides the tracks, there were about a billion miles of little unplowed camp roads to ride on, but you are right, after a while, both the trails along the tracks and the back roads could get pretty hummocky.  We were in kind of a no mans land between civilization and the real winter sports mecca of Old Forge and the Adirondacks.  As the years went on, I dont really remember when it started, the Adirondacks went the route of all the formal, groomed trails.  Never made it up there to try them, probably after I left the area.  






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Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 11:18am
Originally posted by 75 Tique 75 Tique wrote:

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Near decapitations by barbed wires fences were always fun stories to hear about. 



This happened to me on my dirt bike.  Single strand across the trail, caught me chest high & pull me off the bike.  I had no idea what was happening until afterwards.  Good thing I was in 1st gear.


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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 8:27pm
Back in the days when there weren't any groomed trails and we would just run the fields and roads, fences and barbed wire could be a problem. some would even mount these gaurd/cutters to their sleds:




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Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: February-18-2021 at 9:29pm
Necessity is the mother of invention Pete. Someone's dad probably had first hand experience 25 years or so previously when they took that European trip   





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