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Skriven 2013-11-11 15:50:34 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
  Kommentar till text 11220 av Stewart Arnett (3:772/100)
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 Brer Stewart Arnett wrote to Brer Roy Witt about Official Language of
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 SA>>> No way your local creek is too shallow the MTU's would have no
 SA>>> trouble with the tide though.

 RW>> Creek? It's a river and it has motor-boats, jet-skis and kayaks that
 RW>> use it above the dam that would block you from access. And then
 RW>> there are the several man-made lakes between here and where the
 RW>> river dumps into Guadalupe Bay. Don't make the mistake of sailing up
 RW>> the Guadalupe Canal, as it only leads to a resevoir that doesn't go
 RW>> upstream. The Guadalupe River enters Guadalupe Bay from the
 RW>> West...then, when you get to the San Marcos River, make a left, not
 RW>> a right. Stay in the right channel when you reach Nolte Island, else
 RW>> you'll be going under the paddle wheels attached to the generators
 RW>> on the south side. Then there's a dam at Lake McQueeny, which you'll
 RW>> have to port around. Then follow the right channel around the dam at
 RW>> Lake Dunlap. Then it's free sailing to my river lot or you can keep
 RW>> going (preferred) to the public boat ramp.

 SA> Google maps don't show every thing I have no charts of your area. but
 SA> I need 15 feet to be clear of the bottom safely and I don't think I
 SA> would fit the boat ramp ;)

I think the river depth is 15 feet or more (the rescue boats have to put
divers in the water to find those who've drowned in it). The boat ramp is
next to the dock, which is parallel to the river flow. If you need more
than 70 feet of dock space, well, the neighbors would probably be in such
awe of your boat that they wouldn't mind if you parked it there for a few
days.

 SA>>> If you want to live so far from San Antonio Bay that's your fault
 SA>>> not mine.

 RW>> That's not a fault, it's a choice.

 SA> That's why I live on a hill ;)

Two weeks ago there was a flash flood in the river, due to the amount of
rainfall upstream. There's a siren to warn people to head for high ground.
I slept right thru the siren's wail and didn't even know there was a
flood until the next afternoon.

 SA>>> I see a dredged channel I can get into and a marina that may have
 SA>>> a berth I can fit into there, so if I get the inclination and do
 SA>>> come I can be that close to your local, but I am not trying any
 SA>>> of your local creeks! ;)

 RW>> Look a little more on your maps, find Canyon Lake. You can drop a
 RW>> sail boat into that lake, but you would have a hell of a time riding
 RW>> it down the earthen dam to the river...

 SA> HEHEHE

 SA>>> But I still recon it would be a fun time if we did meet ;)

 RW>> Well, I suspect that you could 'recon' it on foot or by water, but
 RW>> then you'd have to use dead 'reckoning' to find your way up the
 RW>> river.

 RW>> Lemee know when you arrive and I'll buy the first case of Texas
 RW>> brew. If I remember right, you'll pass that brewery on your way up
 RW>> the river. Never mind, you'll pass it but the closest you'll get to
 RW>> Shiner is Gonzales, about 18 miles to the west...

 SA> Is that the Spoetzl Brewery?

Yeah...Spoetzl was a Czech, but he still made good brew (he learned the
art of brewing from Germans).

 SA> I like the look of some of the beers on offer there, still some
 SA> people say there is no such thing as a bad beer just not so better/er
 SA> hehehe... but it would have to be a long trip for the boat to be out
 SA> of my favourite brews...I like the look of their dark lager.

Their's is all good beer...I usually buy the 'sample' six pack. It has 6
different brews in it.

 RW>> -+- Ya have ta ask yourself: What Would Roy Witt Do?

 SA> perhaps one should ask, what wouldn't Roy Witt do?  ;)

That too. 8^)


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