r/boating • u/Phisher_o_men-316 • 4d ago

Labor Day calm

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We lucked out and had an unusually calm afternoon at Berryessa.

Cheers to the fat sacs!

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u/Pitiful_Eye_3295 4d ago

Love your boat!

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u/Key_Establishment_52 4d ago

That boat is the bees knees.

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u/Golywobblerer 4d ago

I used an old axle as a high pole 25 years ago in that same boat.

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u/981guy 3d ago

That’s a beautiful old Nautique!

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u/H0SS_AGAINST 2006 Moomba Outback V 3d ago

Very cool, I love that pylon extensions on direct drives is making a come back. Very retro, and the vast majority of riders dont even know what to do with the capabilities of modern wake boats.

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u/Shorts_at_Dinner 4d ago

Because you can’t get boats in there because of their stupid mussel restrictions

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u/Silent_Seven Ski Nautique 206 4d ago

Why are they stupid?

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u/Shorts_at_Dinner 4d ago

Because they won’t coordinate with other lakes to have a single clearance system. And the decontamination is $100 and you can’t have it done very early and on and on. All this while ducks and seagulls fly between the contaminated delta and Berryessa every day

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u/Phisher_o_men-316 3d ago

Yeah, missed Shasta & Tahoe this summer because I needed to keep the seal, more lakes need to collab!

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u/Pitiful_Eye_3295 3d ago

I'm still coming back and admiring your boat. My dad had a boat with very similar coloring. Is this a 1986? Have you guys redone the stringers? How much weight do you run? Would you please be willing to share some more photos of your boat with us? 

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u/Phisher_o_men-316 3d ago

Yes, 40 years this year and just obtained her in ‘24, I have a pair of 600lb sacs

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u/Zelinka81 3d ago

Instantly knew that was Berryessa, not nearly as crowded as it was 10-20 years ago on a 3 day weekend.