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General Category => Minnesota Western Wisconsin Events / Meets => Topic started by: Jason on July 23, 2014, 06:30:38 PM

Title: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Jason on July 23, 2014, 06:30:38 PM: I want to get the pickle-boat out this weekend as it's getting ignored. Would like to do a "non-St. Croix" run to avoid the traffic. Anyone else?

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Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: ChfBrianB on July 23, 2014, 06:34:40 PM: Kate and me and her two girls would love to go out Saturday... We are going to Vali-Hi Drive in in the evening... We wouldn't fit in the 16, but if you want to take the 23, I'll fill your gas tank...
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 23, 2014, 08:10:36 PM: Jason, where do you plan to launch? Personally, I like the St. Paul Park to Hastings and back run, about 28 miles plus more if we go into St. Paul.

Can someone check that boat ramp, or I can do it tomorrow on my day off.

Believe I can make it - take my car back from my son, plus he will want to come along.

If we get enough boats, Brian's crew can be distributed amongst the boats going.

Saturday would be better for me.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Hyperacme on July 24, 2014, 06:47:50 AM: Underwater says it's open ...
http://forum.cgoamn.com/index.php?topic=5361.0 (http://forum.cgoamn.com/index.php?topic=5361.0)

I'll run down this afternoon to make sure ...
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 24, 2014, 08:20:19 AM: weather report for Saturday is sunny and 87 :D
we are in !, S St Paul would be good for us.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Hyperacme on July 24, 2014, 09:09:38 AM: Lion's Levee is open !
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 24, 2014, 01:01:46 PM: What about 9:30 AM this Saturday at Lion's Levee in St. Paul Park ?
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: fireman24mn on July 24, 2014, 02:54:49 PM: I would possibly be up for joining everyone. Me and Jess are thinking about going camping on the river this weekend so just depends if we do or not.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Jason on July 25, 2014, 12:09:29 PM: I'll be there at 9:30 with the pickle. I might have my niece and sister and law with me. If not, I'll have room for you Brian.

Anyone else? It's going to be a perfect day and with the way this year has been going we are short on perfect days.

So far:

Dave
Joe
Jason
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 25, 2014, 03:54:20 PM: Right now it is myself and son, Paul. I plan on using the back seat floor for two portable six gallon gas tanks, so I have no room for passengers.

If we need room for passengers, I'll just put more gas in the bow tank and leave out the portables.

Let me know.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 25, 2014, 06:30:26 PM: Well I think for the first time I'm gonna be on my own tomorrow. Laurie has been up early every day to get out niece off to VBS, that will take its toll :(. I will be there wit open seats.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 25, 2014, 08:33:04 PM: Usually after the boat run, we all eat together at the picnic tables by the upper parking lot.

I'm bringing a simple sandwich, yogert, grapes, and chips.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: fireman24mn on July 25, 2014, 09:38:41 PM: Me and Jess will be there with the 23. I will have my small grill with as well if we want to cook something while out on the river. I will have room in my boat Kids are as their moms house
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: fireman24mn on July 25, 2014, 09:59:26 PM: Quote from: David CVX-16 on July 25, 2014, 03:54:20 PM
Right now it is myself and son, Paul. I plan on using the back seat floor for two portable six gallon gas tanks, so I have no room for passengers.

If we need room for passengers, I'll just put more gas in the bow tank and leave out the portables.

Let me know.

Dave bring the gas I have a big block and a 4 barrel carb I may need more Gas.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 25, 2014, 11:07:53 PM: My gas is premixed with oil since I disconnected the VRO on the Johnson 115.

I'm bringing 18 gallons mixed between bow tank and two portables in the back seat floor X 4 miles per gallon = 72 miles.

But I'll bring 5 extra gallons of gas unmixed with oil, and extra oil. You may need it unmixed or I may need it mixed.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Jason on July 26, 2014, 07:37:45 AM: Just going to be me so I'll have room for 3 more.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 26, 2014, 02:27:13 PM: (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/27/y9a9u7u5.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/27/arepu7yb.jpg)
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Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 26, 2014, 03:53:31 PM: (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/27/ameremed.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/27/pe7usu5e.jpg)
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 26, 2014, 04:02:48 PM: (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/27/tu7ytede.jpg)
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 26, 2014, 05:27:40 PM: St.Paul Park to Hastings Dam, stopped at a cove back to St. Paul Park, lunch on the beach just before the Water Gate Marina on the Mississippi, up to the Ford Dam where Jason, Shawn, and Joe continued through the Ford Dam. I headed back to St. Paul Park.

At higher speeds, the prop would let loose and there was a spray off to the driver side in back. This was the reason. Apparently I thinned the trim tab too thin and it broke off. No prop damage.

More pictures later.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Hyperacme on July 26, 2014, 08:00:33 PM: COOL !
Great pictures !
Wish I'd have made it ...

Who's brown & tan CV23 ?

Looks like something took a bite out of it Dave !
Title: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Jason on July 26, 2014, 08:32:07 PM: Can't remember the guys name in the Brown CV23. Hopefully we'll see him in red wing. Had a built 350. Said it will do 62! We put on 80 miles on a single tank. We were running on fumes at the end. Hastings to down town Mpls. Great day with 0 problems! Shawn rescued a run away fishing boat for a guy who had no idea his boat was missing.

Apparently I hit 49.3 but I don't believe it. Must have been down river.

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Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: fireman24mn on July 26, 2014, 09:53:32 PM: We left the launch filled up gas 29.2 gal, On a 30 gal tank. Then we we went out on WBL and meet some friends. Thinking we should have just camped on the river it was such a great day and beautiful night.

Had a great time with everyone . Until next time!!
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Bayflite73 on July 26, 2014, 10:25:27 PM: Shoot! Sorry we missed this run you guys! We just got back from Door County today!

Thanks for the great pictures though. Can't wait until Red Wing!
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Terry_Curran on July 27, 2014, 07:39:58 AM: Which lock/locks did you guys travel through?

Terry
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 27, 2014, 10:02:00 AM: Lock & dam #1, ford dam
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Terry_Curran on July 27, 2014, 10:14:44 AM: Thanks Joe. We may have to visit those this August, they look very impressive!

Terry
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 27, 2014, 07:07:32 PM: Pictures from Saturday's Mississippi run.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 27, 2014, 07:15:51 PM: Pictures from Saturday's Mississippi run.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 28, 2014, 09:12:59 AM: 80 miles and almost 8 hours on the river...
what a great day :D
I used a full tank of gas (approx 18 Gal) and that marked the second Gallon of Mix Oil for the season.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Jason on July 28, 2014, 09:27:06 AM: I used 16 gallons. 5 mpg. Not too bad of mileage. Good old 140!
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Rosscoe on July 29, 2014, 08:11:47 AM: Looks like a blast. Did anyone need to refuel on the water?
If David burned 18 gallons, thats the size of the tank in the 175 and it would eat more than that, I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 29, 2014, 08:19:37 AM: none of us stopped
i had about 4 gal in a can i had with (normally would not carry that but i was solo)
i would prop have made it without that though.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Rosscoe on July 29, 2014, 08:28:21 AM: This has been a poor season for boating for us. I just don't have a feel for how long a tank will last. We were out once this year after the valve job and I was shocked at home fast the tank emptied. I guess I need to keep the secondary's from opening.
Hoping next year will be better.
Shawn musta used the most.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 29, 2014, 08:31:29 AM: I did not go through the Ford Dam like the others did, so my miles were fewer. I get about 4 MPH running fast and about 5 MPG taking it easy. I started with about 20 gallons - 10 in the bow and 10 in the two portable in the back seat floor and ended up with 7 gallons.

Now fixing the minor breakdowns of the trip - bought new Exide starting battery from Menards for $64 replacing the same brand 10 year old battary, tightened bolt of mirror, and fixed trim tab. Ready for the next round of things to fix.
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: thedeuceman on July 29, 2014, 08:32:10 AM: Quote from: Rosscoe on July 29, 2014, 08:28:21 AM
This has been a poor season for boating for us. I just don't have a feel for how long a tank will last. We were out once this year after the valve job and I was shocked at home fast the tank emptied. I guess I need to keep the secondary's from opening.
Hoping next year will be better.
well... ya got space for a can or 2.
and ya kno we will wait for ya at the gas dock, or drag you back to the launch if ya run out :)
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Hyperacme on July 29, 2014, 09:24:11 AM: There's three gas docks between the Hastings dam and the Ford dam.
One a short way up stream from Lion Levee launch.
One under the High Bridge in St.Paul.
and one near the Mn. river / Miss. river junction.

I can't make trip on one (18 gal.) tank, so need to top off with 4 or 5 gal. of very expensive "Dock gas" !
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: Jason on July 29, 2014, 11:33:10 AM: Apparently the gas docks close at 5. I wanted gas but couldn't as they were closed. I think all three of us we on fumes!
Title: Re: Mississippi This Sat or Sun?
Post by: David CVX-16 on July 29, 2014, 12:27:48 PM: Two years ago on the Mississippi with the Glastron group, Jason towed me back the last 2 miles to Lions Levee at St. Paul Park. Thanks again Jason.