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Boat shows and cold weather in Jan.

The Atlanta Boat Show went well and the rail jam was fun. Vinny Knapp just kills it.. love to see that guy have’in fun. Ben Watts never lets up.. he’s got it and that’s all I need to say. The Birmingham show is this weekend. A smaller ven...

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Winch work continues…

I should have known, but given the tight compartment in the winch frame, the new Brute power pipe doesn’t fit between the engine and the spool. We are going to have to have the pipe cut, bent and rewelded in one of two ways… the clutch situ...

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The Atlanta boat show

The Atlanta Boat Show January 13-16, 2011 at Georgia World Congress Center The rail jam should be a highlight.. one of my favorites Vinny Knapp will be on location for some shredage.. young Ben Watts and Alex Graydon will be driving over to...

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Freezing cold

It’s hard to write about anything going on behind the boat, when none of us are out “behind the boat”. If anyone is doing any riding, they are traveling to South Florida and even they are having record lows. Otherwise, my friends are ...

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Greens of Willow Point

It was the perfect Lake Martin afternoon today to play the back nine at Willow Point from 4;30 to 6;00 the lake was like glass. The greens on 13,14, and 16 were faster than the other 6 green because the wind had been blowing out of the North we...

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New season brings new equipment and safety reminders

Well it’s that time of the year again. Lake Martin is filling up with water after a cold winter, during which the water level actually fell below the 480-foot mark. Alabama Power Company “put in the plug” the middle of February, and...

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Winter water on Lake Martin

Well the one big things that happens every year in the dead of winter is The Atlanta Boat Show. The boat dealers from all around put together pretty extravagant booths for us to see all of the new 2012 boats. The boat show is a place where most...

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The tail end of summer…

Some of my least favorite words.. “Summer is coming to an end.” The last month of summer is here, the water levels are a bit lower.. a few shallow spots look like nice land gaps to ollie over but school starts back, fewer people are on the ...

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Wakeboards, wakes and lingo

In previous columns, I’ve discussed the types of board and their designs including most of the options you can choose in each style from wood core flex style to true composite compression molded boards. So now, let’s look a little more clos...

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