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69boo307 posted 08-19-2009 09:11 PM ET (US)
We've been spending the week down at the coast, with the Whaler docked at a marina on the ICW, about 3 blocks from our condo. It's awsome to be able to just go get in the boat and head out on the water without dealing with the trailer.

Today we made a little mini-voyage from Carolina Beach to Wrightsville Beach to have lunch at a local seafood place right on the waterway. It turned out to be a very pleasant and easy trip. The boat made it there and back on less than one 6-gallon tank cruising at about 3800 rpm, 21-23mph, with the bimini top up.
here are the photos, you should be able to scroll through with the arrows and see the captions:
http://picasaweb.google.com/69boo307/ CarolinaBeachAugust2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ#5371792021085462114
A couple of additional photos from the week:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ TI_VOQKqTSCNP7Ft6vwnlQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ Y_wB8gc0ZZVM9nmprjk5uw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink

dnh posted 08-19-2009 09:45 PM ET (US)
Great pics. Great boat. Like the old engine.
Your post will be edited b/c Jim does not like you to call the ICW the ICW. Even though every single human being calls the ICW the ICW in the Southeast, in Michigan (last time I checked not located anywhere remotely close to the ICW), they prefer it if you call the ICW the AIWW when in North or South Carolina. But, your pictures from the AIWW look great.
an86carrera posted 08-19-2009 10:13 PM ET (US)
Nice...nice trip on the ICW.
Len
69boo307 posted 08-21-2009 05:14 PM ET (US)
I'm back in Durham now. We had a great trip. I had the boat in the water all week, and to my surprise it was almost as clean as when I put it in, took no work at all to clean it back up. Honestly I've had a worse 'scum line' form during a single day on one of the local freshwater lakes.

A couple of sunset pics overlooking Snow's Cut:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ 3f0-gCapX5pElanIeT5lew?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ n518Cqwo2fe7qjAGu5FOyQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ csIKGF8k0sFFDqq7m5lMeQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink
sapple posted 08-22-2009 10:04 PM ET (US)
Nice pics. Sunset is my favorite time to be out on my boat.
69boo307 posted 08-24-2009 12:00 PM ET (US)

Regarding 'ICW', that's what is listed as the location on the ticket I got from NC Fish and Game last Monday :-(. I figure if they call it ICW, along with all the locals, that's what I called it.
I put the boat in and had to run it literally for 5 minutes total to get to the marina from the boat ramp, they were just across the waterway from each other. I absent-mindedly left my life jacket in the back of my truck. As luck would have it out of the dozens of boats running around out there at that time, I get stopped, and issued a $150 ticket for no life jacket.

Of course I didn't see a single 'authority' of any kind on the water the entire rest of the week, when I had all my gear on board.
Tohsgib posted 08-24-2009 12:30 PM ET (US)
3800rpm and 21-23 seems VERY slow with that setup. What is WFO?
69boo307 posted 08-24-2009 02:55 PM ET (US)
You're right, and I suspect something is amiss with my setup.
WOT yields only about 34mph with just me in the boat. It's also relunctant to get over 5500rpms. If it does creep higher I don't go faster. I have some unidentified stainless prop that was not the factory prop, and I'm thinking maybe it is a bit too much for my old 60. I should be able to reach 5900 at peak power, and from everything I've read on this site I should be at 40+mph.
bloller posted 08-24-2009 09:06 PM ET (US)
What kind of fish is that? It sure looks like one of those snakeheads that have invaded some North American waterways
bloller posted 08-24-2009 09:11 PM ET (US)
Nevermind. It must be a bowfin. I had never hear of them and didn't realize that a fish native to that area resembled a snakehead.
69boo307 posted 08-24-2009 10:28 PM ET (US)
You're probably talking about the lizard fish :). Common 'pest' catch in coastal NC waters. It's not as big as it might look in the pic, it's maybe 10" long.

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Author	Topic: Day trip on the ICW in our 15' Striper
69boo307	posted 08-19-2009 09:11 PM ET (US) We've been spending the week down at the coast, with the Whaler docked at a marina on the ICW, about 3 blocks from our condo. It's awsome to be able to just go get in the boat and head out on the water without dealing with the trailer. Today we made a little mini-voyage from Carolina Beach to Wrightsville Beach to have lunch at a local seafood place right on the waterway. It turned out to be a very pleasant and easy trip. The boat made it there and back on less than one 6-gallon tank cruising at about 3800 rpm, 21-23mph, with the bimini top up. here are the photos, you should be able to scroll through with the arrows and see the captions: http://picasaweb.google.com/69boo307/ CarolinaBeachAugust2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ#5371792021085462114 A couple of additional photos from the week: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ TI_VOQKqTSCNP7Ft6vwnlQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ Y_wB8gc0ZZVM9nmprjk5uw?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink
dnh	posted 08-19-2009 09:45 PM ET (US) Great pics. Great boat. Like the old engine. Your post will be edited b/c Jim does not like you to call the ICW the ICW. Even though every single human being calls the ICW the ICW in the Southeast, in Michigan (last time I checked not located anywhere remotely close to the ICW), they prefer it if you call the ICW the AIWW when in North or South Carolina. But, your pictures from the AIWW look great.
an86carrera	posted 08-19-2009 10:13 PM ET (US) Nice...nice trip on the ICW. Len
69boo307	posted 08-21-2009 05:14 PM ET (US) I'm back in Durham now. We had a great trip. I had the boat in the water all week, and to my surprise it was almost as clean as when I put it in, took no work at all to clean it back up. Honestly I've had a worse 'scum line' form during a single day on one of the local freshwater lakes. A couple of sunset pics overlooking Snow's Cut: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ 3f0-gCapX5pElanIeT5lew?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ n518Cqwo2fe7qjAGu5FOyQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ csIKGF8k0sFFDqq7m5lMeQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCahb-Fs-GCTQ&feat=directlink
sapple	posted 08-22-2009 10:04 PM ET (US) Nice pics. Sunset is my favorite time to be out on my boat.
69boo307	posted 08-24-2009 12:00 PM ET (US) Regarding 'ICW', that's what is listed as the location on the ticket I got from NC Fish and Game last Monday :-(. I figure if they call it ICW, along with all the locals, that's what I called it. I put the boat in and had to run it literally for 5 minutes total to get to the marina from the boat ramp, they were just across the waterway from each other. I absent-mindedly left my life jacket in the back of my truck. As luck would have it out of the dozens of boats running around out there at that time, I get stopped, and issued a $150 ticket for no life jacket. Of course I didn't see a single 'authority' of any kind on the water the entire rest of the week, when I had all my gear on board.
Tohsgib	posted 08-24-2009 12:30 PM ET (US) 3800rpm and 21-23 seems VERY slow with that setup. What is WFO?
69boo307	posted 08-24-2009 02:55 PM ET (US) You're right, and I suspect something is amiss with my setup. WOT yields only about 34mph with just me in the boat. It's also relunctant to get over 5500rpms. If it does creep higher I don't go faster. I have some unidentified stainless prop that was not the factory prop, and I'm thinking maybe it is a bit too much for my old 60. I should be able to reach 5900 at peak power, and from everything I've read on this site I should be at 40+mph.
bloller	posted 08-24-2009 09:06 PM ET (US) What kind of fish is that? It sure looks like one of those snakeheads that have invaded some North American waterways
bloller	posted 08-24-2009 09:11 PM ET (US) Nevermind. It must be a bowfin. I had never hear of them and didn't realize that a fish native to that area resembled a snakehead.
69boo307	posted 08-24-2009 10:28 PM ET (US) You're probably talking about the lizard fish :). Common 'pest' catch in coastal NC waters. It's not as big as it might look in the pic, it's maybe 10" long.