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1/13/2018Went out today after the sun came up so could get a better visual. Glad i did, It was very bad out there today. Cummings beach is screwed. Open water along the shore line from Cummings Beach to the south end of the lake. Will be tough getting on there.Wellington launch is porked. Open water there getting on after a few wheelers went onto the ice. We managed to get onto the ice and started tending houses. Total of 10 houses were fixed, 6 of which we needed to move, cut tie down holes and re-jack up on blocks. An all day event. I'll post up pics. Wind was whipping and the ice was starting to button up however there are big holes and big cracks all over the place, some are very hard to see. We had 2 folks fall in but no one was hurt. Where ever there was an open hole or crack, the wind was keeping it from freezing. There also seems to be a massive hole (100 yards long and very wide) just north of Mayhew. I got a video of it. These holes would definitely swallow an ATV tire or man so care is needed. Mobizz we had to tend to your house, had to move it, re-tie it down and jacked it up. You right side tie down bolt / hook is bent. You should bring another to replace it. No damage to your house, we were real careful but it had to be moved. I'll get with you on tie down blocks and jack up blocks so you can see what we are using. Today when moving house, we had to use 2 wheelers, one in the front and one in the back holding the house from blowing down the lake. I can't stress how bad it was out there but we managed. Cold, Windy and Wet. Good work today guys! Really pulled together and came through, Newfound Circus style I took some before and after pics and some videos but can't post videos on here unless i go through Youtube....i'll try that later.Everyone north of Mayhew is all set for tonight. Tomorrow morning i plan to bring some 12" x 16' planks so we can get on at Wellington. Use caution and go slow. Cheers.
Wow! No idea it was so bad out there! We went to the lake just around 9am to look with binoculars and thought all was ok. Thank you for tending our house!Do you mean the ratchet strap tie down is bent or the loop on the house that it attaches to?Kind of confused about that! Thanks again for your attention to our house...we had to be out of town this afternoon.
Hey fellas new to the group I have a large task at hand could use some advice I have a 10 x 12 house to put out and am going to need a hand with the new sheen on the lake my sled won't pull it any in put?
We had a good crew out there today that came together, Tippin, Laker Taker, Psycho, Mason (needs handle, finally of age), Garrett (underage, no handle), Troutfreak & Walker Ranger. It was like nascar pit crew, everyone grabbed chisels, rope, tie downs, straps, jack blocks and got it down quickly. I lost my eye glasses twice from the wind blowing them off my face, the second time they went some where down the lake, thought they went into a hole but Laker Taker and Tippin found them for me. I stayed back and helped with the houses as i couldn't really see far anyways so i was no good there. Strapped them on after that.Like i said earlier, 2 folks went fell into holes that you couldn't really see due to water white caps on the surface. One had to stay inside the house and dry out while the other continued on with 1 leg getting soaked, both i think Tea-bagged the ice i believe i thought i was all set as my house was high n dry however there was a pond around my house. Finally realized it was my camera hole that opened up to 3'x4' hole on the north end of my house. You couldn't really see it due to the wave so i took my chisel and felt the size of it with that. Tie down holes and fishing holes were frozen but my camera hole opened up and the wave created a big hole. Had to bump it. Bringing planks tomorrow to get onto Wellington, gonna need em i think. We'll create some sort of a bridge tomorrow morning, i got a sucker and some smelt to kill. Now im tired and sore........ps: Go Pats!
What type of radios are you using to communicate and what channel do you all use? Thanks
Got to the shack around 9-9:30 and drilled holes for jigs and cameras.Got set up and we’re covered up in lakers right away and I landed one and put it back. A couple of slams and misses and now it’s quieted down except for sniffers and cruisers.
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Topic: Newfound Circus Season 2018 (Read 73258 times)
