tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post1000868206275415235..comments2022-12-13T10:34:10.274-05:00Comments on LiveBloggin' the ICW: Polar Vortex...Sorry About Your Luck...Wally Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685097892987918671noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-89915318183069383292014-01-31T09:12:36.480-05:002014-01-31T09:12:36.480-05:00Ha! Thanks! Yeah I'm afraid it's going to...Ha! Thanks! Yeah I'm afraid it's going to be a late spring launch with all this white stuff and pretty thick ice on that lake. I'm hoping that at this time next year the only ice I'll have to deal with is the ice in my drinks!Al Wraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-75655887202914491652014-01-31T04:22:47.648-05:002014-01-31T04:22:47.648-05:00Liveaboard plugged in with electric heaters. Preli...Liveaboard plugged in with electric heaters. Preliminary assessment is that the fire started at the shore power connection on the boat. Fire spread to the neighboring also liveaboard boat. No people were aboard either boat at the time (late morning), but the second boat owned by a customer of mine had a cat aboard who was lost.Dave Skolnicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-33380556720883308842014-01-31T02:09:17.550-05:002014-01-31T02:09:17.550-05:00that's the purest, whitest sand I've ever ...that's the purest, whitest sand I've ever seen....but why is it on top of the boats? I don't understand...(sorry Al - couldn't resist!)Canuck Sailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-58440836354909400102014-01-31T02:08:12.763-05:002014-01-31T02:08:12.763-05:00Keep us up to speed on the charter biz, would you?...Keep us up to speed on the charter biz, would you? Where are you operating out of?Canuck Sailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-91344542409391094212014-01-31T02:07:29.129-05:002014-01-31T02:07:29.129-05:00that's going to be a concern, this caught a lo...that's going to be a concern, this caught a lot of people offguard. These areas aren't used to a hard freeze like we are up north.Canuck Sailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-66242552600876996162014-01-31T02:06:28.810-05:002014-01-31T02:06:28.810-05:00I read that - awful thing to happen, did they dete...I read that - awful thing to happen, did they determine the cause? Was it cords, or heaters?Canuck Sailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-18995056082759331412014-01-29T17:33:04.115-05:002014-01-29T17:33:04.115-05:00Wally you lucky guy! I'm a mail in London Ont....Wally you lucky guy! I'm a mail in London Ont. I have a certain distaste for Winter! So...<br />I've <br />started a sailing charter business. My 5 year plan is to walk allot less<br /> and only see snow in pictures! Also hang out down south on a boat.<br />I missed you in Toronto. Next year.Finding Peace Sail Chartersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802827704617117238.post-80201853546413252572014-01-29T11:53:15.767-05:002014-01-29T11:53:15.767-05:00Oh I can only imagine so many boats that did not w...Oh I can only imagine so many boats that did not winterize and now are worrying if their systems have been damaged due to the freeze.Chris in Hawaiinoreply@blogger.com