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Spring 2014 Bayliner Avanti 4085 Recomissioning trip
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Here is my spring 2014 trip that I took with my friends Clarke and David from Seneca Illinois to East Chicago Marina. Due to the time it took to get through the locks we weren't able to get the whole trip in. We were more than half way by dark but still had a ways to go through the river system.

Chicago Time Lapse Boat Trip for Winter Storage
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This was my post 2013 boating season river trip to winter storage. My buddy Clarke had this time lapse photo / video feed from his cousin Eric. Very Nicely done Clarke!!!

Bottom pressure washing
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Just a quick vid of pressure washing fall 2013

Heading to 31st street marina 2013
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Here we were running with full canvas up on the boat. It was a cold day on the lake and a bit choppy. But overall the day was still nice... April 12th... I think this was the earliest I'd ever had the boat in the water ever!

Rolling into the building
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Here's the boat rolling into the building for storage.

Final Resting Spot 2013
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Here's where we're parking her for the winter.

2013 Winter Storage Trip - Stop Motion Camera
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Here is the stop motion camera # 2 mounted on the bow of the boat as we were going through downtown Chicago on our way to Seneca IL for storage.

2013 Winter Storage Trip - Stop Motion Camera
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Here is the stop motion camera # 1 mounted on the bow of the boat as we were just leaving the harbor on our way to the Chicago Lock on our way to Seneca IL for storage.

2013 Winter Storage Trip - Stop Motion Camera
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Here is the stop motion camera # 3 mounted on the back of the boat as we were going through the Lockport lock on our way to Seneca IL for storage.

2013 Winter Storage Trip - Stop Motion Camera
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Here is the stop motion camera # 4 mounted on the bow center rail of the boat as we were going through the Lockport lock on our way to and past the Brandon Road Lock in downtown Joliet on our way to Seneca IL for storage.

2013 Chicago Scene Boat Party
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Scene Party People.

Water Jet Man 2013 Chicago Scene Boat Party
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Here is the first we saw of the flying water jet hover board guys.. This is way cool!

Water Jet Man 2013 Chicago Scene Boat Party
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This dude was like the silver surfer.

2013 Chicago Scene Boat Party
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Two silver surfer water jet boards...

ONE BAD ASS MTI Powerboat - Phantom
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Here's a cat powerboat that I came across on some docks in north Ft. Myers beach.

Carving up Lake Michigan on a Last Hoorah!
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A Last blast running out on the lake after a season of troubleshooting problems and learning more than I'd ever known about diesel engines, their care, and maintenance. We can finally once again after a two year stretch, run the diesels at full throttle for any length of time without running over 200 degrees. This run was a pedal to the metal run at just over 30 mph!!! Quite fast for a boat of this size!

Running back from the lake to make the lock
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On my way back from the lake doing a last run of the year. We had the full covers up, engine hatch open, to keep an eye on things.

Keeping a close eye on the engines
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Love the sound of the diesels. Just keeping an eye on them...

heading out to the lake
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Heading out to the lake... Just kicking it back up for a sec before a bridge.

The boat, inside and out and underway!
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Wanting to get the boat out to the lake at least one last time this year, my buddy and I set out to go carve up the lake one last time. I thought, why not a video? So starting in the forward cabin, this is the salon, walking up to the cockpit, checking out the engines running great, and checking out the wake in the river.

White Squall on Lake Michigan
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While I was out last weekend on Saturday, I noticed that there was quite a storm brewing to the west. I decided to head back to the marina to seek some shelter. We made it to the fuel dock, and then just barely to the slip with the rain began. We got the front canvas covers up but couldn't get the back up. So we watched it from the entryway... This storm knocked out power to much of the Chicago suburbs that afternoon.

2006 Fountain Twin Staggered 1050Hp
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Looking back at the city
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Just putting along reluctantly heading back to the marina. The camera still just doesn't do this view it's due justice...

Looking around the boat on a dark night
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While heading back to the marina I got the camera out and took in the beauty around me.

I -94 from underneath on the river
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Looking up at the Bishop Ford bridge from on the river. That's one solid bridge!

Firing up the engine for Smokin the Sound
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Scott fired up the engines for the first time in the racers village to test some onboard systems.

A Quick walk around of the boat at the race
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Here's just a quick walk around behind the engines and showing the sponsors on the side of the boat.

View of the OSS Race view from the Isle Casino Parking Garage Roof
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OSS Smokin the sound view from atop the Isle Casino Parking garage.

OSS Smokin the Sound view from end of marina docks
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Here's the view from the end of the docks in the Isle marina in Biloxi MS.

OSS Smokin the Sound from atop an aft cabin
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While walking down the dock to see a smaller version of the same boat I own, I was invited aboard a 46 aft cabin yacht which had some very nice people on board watching the races. they even let me get up on top of the roof of the boat to get a better camera angle on the races. Thank YOU!