I am towing a home made paddle boat that is 32 ft long 14 ft high and 10 ft 8 inches wide
I am putting the boat in the river at the Rayland Marina that is about 90 mile trip one way
This should be an exciting day for me
If I remember the camera I will be taking pics and posting them here
That should be interesting to say the least :highclap:. Hope they let you pull the whistle :laf:
Oh dont tell him that Barry :doh2:
He spends too much time now pulling his whistle :rolleye:
:laf:
Home made?? Be sure ya got a life jacket, Bill. :eyebrownod:
And who's paddleing?
:nono: :laf:
Well the this boat is powered by a little Isuzu diesel engine and the paddle wheels are driven by hydrolics
Semp This boat has many hours in the water I didn't help build it so it should be safe :laf:
Jim
It is my whistle :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Semp your cat is giving me motion sickness.............kind feeling woozy. :puke:
Bill they said the Titanic was safe too. :innocentwhistle:
I heard that before Todd :laf:
Caint wait for the pics!!.......We got a bunch of them things around here come the "stern wheel festival" every year.....They come from all over.....some of them are pretty interesting to say the least..... :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:
Quote from: Todd Rahm on September 03, 2009, 04:15:07 AM
Semp your cat is giving me motion sickness.............kind feeling woozy. :puke:
Yeah, that diddy-bopping is kinda gettin to me too. I may change him in a bit. :laf:
Anxiously awaiting pictures.
Sounds cool Bill. Hope all goes well!
Well I forgot the camera but I took some pics with the cell phone then found out I have no way to get them off the phone :rolleye: :doh2:
As soon as I find a USB cable for the phone I will post some pics
The boat will be leaving tomorrow from Rayland and heading to Marrietta Thats a 100 mile trip for the boat show next week
Stay tuned I will have some pics next week for sure
You can E-mail them to yourself Bill ....that way you dont need a cable..... :biggrin:
No I can't I didn't get that option with this phone
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on September 03, 2009, 06:53:33 PM
No I can't I didn't get that option with this phone
:doh2: :roflmao:
I saw this over by LBL about two years ago and thought it was pretty cool:
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg115/rlageman/Ozarks2007010.jpg)
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg115/rlageman/Ozarks2007008.jpg)
Pat I seen a couple like that today but the one I took down there is a side paddel
Could we see one more picture of it? :laf:
Those are pretty cool to see :wink: We got one that comes through up here on the Mississippi once in a while and it really draws a crowd.
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on September 03, 2009, 08:16:58 PM
Pat I seen a couple like that today but the one I took down there is a side paddel
Pictures man! (You're going to have to borrow a camera) :sneer:
Pat
I have a camera I just forgot it this morning
Quote from: FinsnFur on September 03, 2009, 08:22:14 PM
Could we see one more picture of it? :laf:
Yeah, yeah I know. A little head space and timing issue with photobucket. :madd: :madd:
Pat
Bill could you bring up your picture on your phone and then take a close up of it with your camera :wo:.
We got one here in town that gives rides over to Blennerhaset Island on the Ohio river.
I have had the pleasure of hunting that Island twice now I drew a doe tag the first year.....had to pass 3 HUGE bucks.
Then I drew a Buck tag the second year and shot a respectable 7 point in the last 10 min. of the hunt.
They rebuilt the old mansion over there and give tours......while checking in my 7 point a MONSTER buck was on the front lawn just watching us.....knowing full well we could not hunt there. :laf: :laf:
Chris said she will look for a USB cord today,and I will do my best to post some pics
As Promised
Here is the boat I took to the river.Ready for transport
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903090753a.jpg)
Here it is ready for action
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091438a_edited.jpg)
This is one that was setting in the parking lot and had been for years.The feller in the pic is the guy who built the paddle boat and he is 82 years old now this is his first trp to the river in 6 years,and he is afaird it might be his last due to failing health
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091323a_edited.jpg)
A few boats at the dock
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091426a_edited.jpg)
Heading out to the river
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091505a.jpg)
Heading up river
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091506a.jpg)
Capt Bill
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091509a_edited.jpg)
A coal barge
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091513a.jpg)
Apower plant on up river
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r300/bnccont/0903091534b.jpg)
Now just remeber these are cell phone pics
Thanks Bill :yoyo: I ain't never seen nothing like any of those pics [except the power plant]. That was fun looking so being there had to be a blast. That river ain't very deep is it?
Barry
I don't know for sure how deep the river is but have been told it is 50 ft deep in places
Thanks Bill. Looks like great fun. :biggrin:
Pat
It was alot of fun
I get to go back down on the 16th and haul er home too
That is pretty cool Bill...nothing better than playing with boats :biggrin: So do you have a captains license or was that just a figure of speech :confused: I've thought about taking the test for one, but I thought I would wait until I had a bigger boat first :iroll:
Steve
Just a figure of speach
That was the first time I ever had the chance to run a boat and it lasted about 10 minutes before they thought it would be best if the 12 year old boy would take over :shrug: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Actually the Ohio river averages around 30 feet in depth, but because of the damming they have done there are places that it runs 150 to 160 feet deep. :wink:
I knew someone around here knew more about it then I did
Quotethey thought it would be best if the 12 year old boy would take over
:roflmao: :roflmao:
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on September 08, 2009, 07:03:24 PM
Barry
I don't know for sure how deep the river is but have been told it is 50 ft deep in places
My mistake then Bill as I was looking at the heading up river pic I noticed the water only came halfway up on the duck :innocentwhistle:
:roflmao: Most of the time Barry :roflmao:
Purdy neat Bill!! Thanks for sharing. :yoyo:
Barry, I live very close to the Ohio River and grew up trapping it.... I have seen 35-40 ft on the fish finder I suppose some places are deeper........all depends on how much rain ya got though...... :laf: :laf:
A great deal of it is 20 ft or less........Nothing like what I saw on the Niagara river (steelhead fishing)....150ft :shock2: