Yep, no infernal combustion motors. Electric OK. I think it was 10 or 12 years ago they banned gas motors. Before that it was 10 mph or less IIRC. I heard there are people trying to remove the ban. It's such a quiet beautiful place, the only road anywhere near it is a dead-end at the North Campground and it's away from the east shore most of the way. So hardly even any road noise, especially this late in the season. My bias of course, but I hope they keep gas motors off that lake. Please, can we have at least a few places without that noise (and without the smell and the gas and/or oil slicks, etc.). I bonked my keel gently once too on this trip, investigating a side cove for anchoring. Board was up; looked but didn't see any significant bonkage indications now it's on the trailer again so looks like no harm done. Yeah, no lake slime on the rudder even this time. I did have to scrub some dried slime off after four days in Fern Ridge - algae soup in some places, like Klamath lake. cheers, John S. On 09/29/2016 12:23 PM, Steve Trapp wrote:
John, I remember towing my M-15 up to Waldo Lake in the Oregon Cascade Mountains (or are those the Siskiyo Mountains?) about 20 years ago when I lived in Corvallis. Learned to appreciate the power of the V-6 in my Ford Ranger when towing up long grades to higher elevations, still have the M-15 and the Ford Ranger. Enjoyed the clear water, and will vouch that I could see to the bottom, but also learned to pay closer attention to the rocks, banged against a rock that was only a couple of feet below the surface, didn't damage the hull or centerboard, but the centerboard did pop up a bit, and it damaged the original wood rudder, which I repaired with fiberglas. I understand no motors are allowed on Waldo Lake now. Is that true? Was able to use my kicker outboard motor there 20 years ago. Also did not need to be concerned with saltwater or any other sort of fouling that can result from saltwater or other waters, unlike now on South Puget Sound or the other conversation currently on M-boats. Steve M-15 # 335
-----Original Message----- From: John Schinnerer Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2016 11:55 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Someone tell a story or something.. - Waldo Lake, OR
OK, was going to anyhow... :-) Just came back yesterday from three days at Waldo Lake, OR - a lovely crystal clear mountain lake with no infernal combustion motors allowed (since about 10 years ago anyhow). A paddler/sailor/rower paradise, with boat-in camping various places around the lake and three USFS campgrounds all with ramps and docks on the east side, (two just closed for the season, one still open another week or so).
You can see it on google maps satellite view/google earth...Waldo Lake, OR.
We took advantage of a handful of days of late summer heat wave to have 70's in the day and high 40's at night up there at around 5000 ft. Glassy in the AM & early afternoon, but some very nice sailing from about 2:30 on to suppertime. I kayak camped some years ago there and definitely wanted to get Pajarita in the water there this season...just in time!
Overall with that wind pattern a better lake for sail-row camp cruisers, or something like my friend Keith's Hobie Adventure Island tri with both the sail & pedal drive options (he was able to tow me in the doldrums, albeit rather slowly).
And, I think it can be breezy all day sometimes, this was just what we had for this trip. An early morning kayaker reported a bout of whitecaps on his way back to the campground at something like 9 AM the second day.
Will post a few pics when I get them off the camera. Should have taken some of my anchor placements, you can see the bottom and everything on it very clearly 30+ feet down.
cheers, John S.
On 09/28/2016 05:53 PM, Jazzy wrote:
Silence on the net!
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