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@tsw 8.5 nice read. You also left off that you make some kick ass hot sauce!!

The river will freeze here at some point. But the marina put lots of de-icers in the slips, so ice should not be a problem.

Most of them are all winterized. Some pull them for the winter, others (like us) will leave them in the water. The marina uses lots of de-icers and the water is typically warmer than the air. Snow can be harsh on the canvas, so we will setup some bracing inside the cockpit. We have to replace the entire canvas on the boat in the spring so if it gets jacked up this winter we don't really care...

Cool Change.mp4 Last night the marina where we keep our boat hosted a Christmas decorating competition. My wife and I busted our butts trying to get our boat Cool Change onto the leader board. But holy cow were we wrong. We didn't even get a mention! Some of theses people went all out in their decorations. The winning boat (which I do not have a photo of) had a 'Polar Express' theme, with a train on the boat and showing the movie. It was legit! I used a Light-o-rama on Cool Change to keep the music and lights sequenced. We love how it turned out! The video has Super Mario Brothers music in the background because I was standing close to a boat with that theme....the lights are not sequenced to that music. You just can't here ours because the sound was coming out of the back of the boat away from me. Tons of fun!

@FunStick I am SO happy you're on the mend. We really miss your mischievous banter in game!

What a celebration! Happy 50th Anniversary!!

Hopefully @ShadyBrady and @Duffy kept their clothes on this time?

Good read @FlyingDutch! Thanks for sharing!

I believe the map was Coldfront??

Not bad. What is the cap on data before it cuts back to 4lte? 80GB / month or something?

So very sorry for your loss. Losing ones mother is losing a piece of ones self. I lost my mother two days before Christmas last year. It's so tough. Just know our thoughts are with you and your family.

Sorry I missed it. WTF @ShadyBrady and @Duffy were you playing strip poker with one another?! For god sakes man, put some clothes on!

These are absolutely STUNNING! May I ask what body / lens you're using for these? Outstanding.....

Very sorry for your loss, Wayne. Please know that we are all keeping you and your family in our thoughts. I am fortunate, I am 61 and still have my 92 year old father. Unfortunately he lives halfway across the country and I don't get many opportunities to see him. I am dreading that day.....

Oh okay I searched the portal...obviously incorrectly LOL

Haven't heard or seen from @blk_plague since July 2023. Hoping he and the family are okay?? Does anyone have his contact # and can reach out to him?

Especially when the company is good. Couldn't agree with you more!

I know! Damn work always getting in the way of having fun!

With Tropical Storm Ophelia forecast to completely screw up our weekend, my beautiful bride and I decided to play hookie and take advantage of the beautiful weather on Wednesday. After a morning of boat maintenance, we decided to cast the lines and drop anchor in one of our favorite coves until sunset. We won't get many more days like this before we have to winterize and get Cool Change read to hibernate for the winter..... https://digitaledgephotography.zenfolio.com/mattawoman-sunset-september-2023/ha041a23c#ha041a23c Love to all, have a warm, dry and safe weekend!

I hope to leave this area at some point. We'll see....I won't miss it....

To the contrary my GPS tells me MPH hahaha

Haha actually I was doing maybe 22 MPH. That boat tops out at 28 MPH. I accelerated the video....

Wife and I joined several of our 'dockmates' up at the Warf in Washington, D.C. this past weekend. It was HOT as Haiti, but there was plenty of libations and good times flowing. I threw my Insta360 X3 camera on the back of the boat to catch some footage on the way back to the marina. Hope you all enjoy..... https://digitaledgephotography.zenfolio.com/p998075658/e96d505f2 Have an awesome time in Gatlinburg to those that are going. I sure wanted to be there..... Be safe and have fun!

Well deserved @WldPenguin, you are a rock star!

Awesome @M!dg3t, welcome!