Bad date for splashing?

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Our boat's being launched today!!!

Wait....... is it bad luck to launch on Friday the 13th????????? [:-scared]
 
In Minnesoooohhhda any day you don't have snow on the ground is a good day to launch. Hell your BBQ season is only 6 days long!!!
 
You're right. But with the 10 day forecast calling for highs around 60 every day and plenty of sunshine, I doubt I can complain any more than people from NH can... :-)
 
Ernesto, I grew up in Rochester, and the 13th brings absolutley NO bad luck...uh,
hmmm,
wait!
I was born on a Friday the 13th... oh no, you're in big trouble! hehe

By the way, summer in Minnesota is very nice... sometimes BOTH days are great!

Good luck! I'm on my way to Okoboji for the final walkthru/sea trial all weekend, luckily the big storm is going well south of Omaha.
 
Those of us in the NE who thought they might get out on the boat this weekend are looking at a forecast Noreaster with winds up to 40 knots.
This would not be a good day to splash around here. On the Chesapeake current conditions are 20 knots WNW with gusts to 23. Higher winds expected over the weekend.
 
Good Grief Ernesto, I heard on TV last nite that the poor bastards in some little town on the Keewenaw peninsula between Hancock and Copper Harbor, MI got 64.5 inches of snow in 7 days last week. You mean to tell me that Duluth harbor isn't icebound. I went up to Manistee MI to take the shrink wrap off and start getting ready, then changed my mind when I found out there was 10 in of snow coming. I'm going to Cozumel for a week instead!!
 
We had planned to cruise the Chesapeake from Annapolis to Norfolk Va and do some floundering. Forecast winds for the lower bay on Sunday are 30kts and it goes all the way through Tuesday.

Guess that's gonna hose the striper charter we have for Wednseday on the flats. This Spring has been a big bust for boating.
 
Dave -

We're on the Mississippi/Saint Croix rivers area. No snow is on our way (possibly no precipitation at all), there's no ice on the rivers, and we have 55-60 degree highs coming for the next 10 days. Given that puts us almost into May, I'm ready to say that finally the worst of winter is over for us. Let the boating season begin!!!!

Going over to the boat tonight to keep prepping it. I already worked at buffing it last weekend. Apparently the boating season in the NE is not any longer than up here in MN?
 
Ernesto:

You'll be fine and we'll be splashing in at the crack of dawn tomorrow just a wee bit south of you. Enjoy!
 
Read this and beware!!

Laying the keel of, or launching, a ship: "Fisherman would have great misgivings about laying the keel of a new boat on Friday, as well as launching one on that day." (1885)

Beginning a sea voyage: "Sailors are many of them superstitious . . . A voyage begun [on a Friday] is sure to be an unfortunate one." (1823)
 
Ernesto: I'm a dyed-in-the-wool salmon fisherman--this will be my 41st year on Lk MI. Usually our target date for splash is the last Sat of April, and we usually don't have a problem getting enough nice weather in April to open the cottage and get the boat ready for launch.
 
Just had to respond...there was 13 posts on this subject, so I thought I would kick it to 14. Hope all went well.
 
Its going to be a great weekend, I am leaving at 9:00 am for a 5 stop poker run in the morning. The high is supposed to be in the upper 80's and lows in the lower 70's. I can tell you I do not miss windmill marina in afton at all. I don't want you to get mad at me but I just got home from a 3 hour cruise on a friends 29ft outlaw. no one ever said life was fair.....

I am sorry for this post but I have been drinking and am having a good time....
 
No matter how better the weather may be in Florida, I can assure you 100% that Ernesto isn't going to miss dry stacking, flushing after every use, salt spray, hurricane dodging, and astronomical insurance premiums. In fact, on the maiden voyage last night, you could almost hear his Doral breathe a sigh of relief. "Ahhh, fresh water."
 
Alright, so Ernesto and I took the Admirals for a little cruise on my boat tonight. When we came back to the slip Ernesto and Vanessa got back to work, cleaning their boat. I had to take some pics. Take note of the shoes.......my favorites!

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And a close-up of the Crocs.....which BETTER be Ernesto's new avatar.......

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LOL Jason. Well done.

As Jason said, we took the boat out Friday. The engines fired right up and it ran very nicely. Jason, myself and the Admirals were out for about an hour and came back just as the sun set down. To me, it was priceless to shut off the engines, put up the cover and leave. No rinsing the boat with salt-away, no engine flushing with neutrasalt, and no dry stacking. Fun!

I'd never before run the boat in water that flat, it was very nice. Sunday we went out on Jason's boat, that was a great break from all the "work"! We "worked" hard this weekend, which was all nice and sunny, and we have our boat about 50% ready now [^]
 
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