Random pics of boating on Lake Washington, Saturday

[Ripsnort]

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[LePaul]

No .50 cal on the deck, no torps on the side...no splashes from enemy fire.  Dang...I'm pretty disappointed  

Must've been pretty damn cold?  What was the water temp?  And where's yer damn lifejacket??

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by LePaul
No .50 cal on the deck, no torps on the side...no splashes from enemy fire.  Dang...I'm pretty disappointed  

Must've been pretty damn cold?  What was the water temp?  And where's yer damn lifejacket??

62 deg. air temp, 55 deg water temp. Life jacket in the cuddy cabin. They don't require you to wear them, only to have them onboard (My mom was a swimming instructor ) although my KIDS are required to wear them

The wife has the "torpedo's" and when she's pissed it can be like .50 caliber hitting you.

[LePaul]

Originally posted by Ripsnort

The wife has the "torpedo's" and when she's pissed it can be like .50 caliber hitting you.

LOL...didn't note pics of those!

Man, sure is a lot warmer than I thought.  Over here...well, once you dig a hole in the ice...

[Frogm4n]

I bet it was nice to get out of that ****bag of a town called tacoma.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Frogm4n
I bet it was nice to get out of that ****bag of a town called tacoma.

Tacoma is about 20 miles from where I live, but, in defense of Tacoma, have you seen it lately? They've totally renovated the downtown area (Pacific ave) and the Train station depot.  Businesses are flocking to Tacoma for the lower costs of business operations and you can actually be downtown after 11pm and be safe.  Lots of micro brew pubs, a new Goucho's, etc. in the downtown area.  Up in the "Hilltop" area, where drugs used to rule, they installed television camera's on the street corners and the drug dealers have either gone underground or moved out (they no longer deal on the street) Whoever the city planners are, they've done a helluva job in Tacoma.

[gofaster]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
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I kept waiting for the "Star Wars" laser effect.  Those look like the Death Star cannons!

[SOB]

Wow, a Tacoma that isn't a filthy dump.  What is this world coming to?!  

[2stony]

Originally posted by Frogm4n:

I bet it was nice to get out of that ****bag of a town called tacoma

     I've lived there for 40 years and it's not the place it used to be. Rip pretty much said it all in his post about the renovations. It's changed a lot in the last few years.

   Originally posted by SOB:

Wow, a Tacoma that isn't a filthy dump. What is this world coming to?!

     You obviously didn't "take in" what Rip posted. Tacoma and Pierce County were just voted as one of the best places to live in the U.S.

 

[2stony]

Rip, you look like a softball player I tossed out of a game once. You play?

Seriously though, nice boat and nice looking family.

[BlckMgk]

Thanks for sharing your family pic's Rip.. btw the pictures look amazingly sharp, very nice..

Don't you have 3 little ones?

I've got 3 nieces, and I was just teaching one of them how to roller skate this weekend... I don't know.. the innocence in children really seems to change a person... ::pauses looks around... "So who wants a beer!?":: haha Thanks again bud...

Take care..

[Ripsnort]

2stony, I haven't played organized softball since my first kid was born, 8 +years.

blckmagic, I have 2, then my wife suggested I turn into a recreational vehicle (snip, snip!)  I doctored the pics in photoshop with the "sharpen" function, yeah, I'm a cheater.

Thks again for the gracious replies.

[BlckMgk]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
2stony, I haven't played organized softball since my first kid was born, 8 +years.

blckmagic, I have 2, then my wife suggested I turn into a recreational vehicle (snip, snip!)  I doctored the pics in photoshop with the "sharpen" function, yeah, I'm a cheater.

Thks again for the gracious replies.

Oh ok.. was mistaken when i saw this pic

[hblair]

Wheres the slalom ski and inner tube? These are essential ingredients in making a boating weekend fun. Get those kids on the tube, tell 'em to hang on tight, then do yer best to sling 'em loose. The outside of a turn going 45-50mph on a tube was always fun. I've got a slalom ski I'll sell you rip. Slalom ski is one heckuva workout. Do it once a day for a couple miles cutting across the wake will make you so sore you can't walk for two days. This skis about 10 yrs old. Prolly not in style nowadays. But she's trusty. I've been full throttle behind the V-drive going prolly 70 mph +. Skeeery:o

[hblair]

Nice boat btw rip. Good investment. You're family will really enjoy that. Days spent on the river as a kid are some of the coolest memories fer me.