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[blasterdad]

So one of those will be your toy when Lake Michigan thaws?!

No, Lake Michigan is way too rough! Anything under 40 feet is like a wine cork in a washing machine, v-drives are strictly inland lake & river boats.
It is possible though, since it is a boat, but the big lake is seldom calm, & you would use most of your fuel just going through the channel of the pier getting out to it, (no wake). 

[blasterdad]

Sunday eye candy...

[BDA]

Thanks, Blaster! 

[blasterdad]

Can't let the day go by without at least one post...

[BDA]

Is that where you're headed with yours?

How's the weather up there? Has it thawed out yet? We need to see some posts on your progress!!
 

[blasterdad]

Well, no that's not where I'm headed with the Lotus, (although that wouldn't be a bad direction).
Just a pic on google images, (drool) looks like a 47.
As far as the weather goes we broke 60 once, (barely) back to 40's for the rest of the week, mid 20's at night, which is about normal.
As far as progress goes I could show you a new bathroom, (almost finished) or a new kitchen, (not almost finished) , but since this is a Lotus forum not "This Old House" I'll spare you. 
I need to get these projects out of my hair before I can devote any real time to the Lotus.
It looks like we are still going to the Lotus exhibit at the car museum in PA though, will have some pics of that for sure!
Hopefully I'll have some pics of progress on our Lotus soon...

[BDA]

It was 52 degrees today here in NC! I could even hear it if I listened carefully: "Come to the warmth, Blasterdad!" 

[3929R]

Real boats have sails, because real mariners don't burn their alcohol!  

[blasterdad]

Real boats have sails, because real mariners don't burn their alcohol!

I quit drinking 11 years 2 months & 25 days ago, had to find something to do with it !
And yes, real boats do have sails, got my first sailboat when I was 12.
A 10 foot catamaran called a "katyak". Loved that boat...

[blasterdad]

It was 52 degrees today here in NC! I could even hear it if I listened carefully: "Come to the warmth, Blasterdad!" 

Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes...

One day, a man from Cleveland hears a voice, it says,
"Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money & go to Las Vegas".
He ignores the voice.
The next day he hears the voice again,
"Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money & go to Las Vegas".
Once again, he ignores the voice.
By the end of the week, all he can hear is the voice, over & over,
"Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money & go to Las Vegas", until he can't take it anymore.
So, he quits his job, sells his house, takes all his money & flies to Las Vegas.
As he's getting off the plane the voice says, "Go to the Sands Casino".
As he's getting out of the cab the voice says, "Go inside & go to the Roulette wheel".
When he gets to the Roulette wheel the voice says, "Take all your money & bet it on Black 13".
He listens to the voice.
The dealer spins the wheel...The ball drops.. Red 27.
The voice says, "FU#*!".
 

[BDA]

That voice was stupid! Anybody would have known to pick red 27!

However, this voice is smart! Compare weather for yourself! 

[blasterdad]

Believe me, I compare it every day! It was colder here this year than it was in ALASKA!
I'm use to the cold weather because I work outside, but my wife absolutely hates it.
We are slowly warming up though, it got up into the 50's today. 

[3929R]

Congratulations Blasterdad. Keep it up.
My 1st boat was a Hobie 16 that I got when I was 16.

As for the weather... Some of you've got the blues, but were under a red bulls eye. With the heat has been record snowfall. Alta resort is currently 100" below the lowest season's total snowfall. NOT the season average but 100" below the record LOWEST season. We need nearly 300" of snow to make it to average.

[blasterdad]

We definitely had the opposite, coldest February on record...
Kind of expected it though, last summer was pretty mild, IIRC we only had one day that hit 90.
The summer before we were in the 100's for a few weeks...

[blasterdad]

Sunday already, time for some more eye candy...