[alberg30] The Perfect Storm

Jack,
	I spoke with the builder and he thinks the weight is
1700-1800 lbs.  I asked him if a Honda Accord with a
150 hp engine could pull it to Ottawa empty and he
thought it could, as long as you didn't push it.  You
would have to install a 2 and 5/16" ball.  I'll look
for my invoices and confirm the exact price, and look
at the plate this weekend.
	Lake Winnipeg's average depth is around 35 feet.  The
east side where the Winnipeg River drains goes down to
200 in Precambrian rock, and the narrows between the
north and south basin is similar.  The bottom is clay.
The west shore is limestone.  There is a seiching tide
when the wind blows either from the N or S, and
depending on velocity and duration can rise 1-3 feet.
The 1903 chart of Lake Winnipeg was the first
all-Canadian nautical chart printed and published in
Canada.
	I read the Gam piece and can just imagine the short
chop and the close bottom.  The waves here are similar
as the lake is oriented NW-SE which are the directions
of the prevailing winds so things can change quickly.
Bob Lincoln
Indigo #590

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Vanderloo [mailto:jvdloo at sympatico.ca]
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 2:35 PM
To: alberg30 at egroups.com
Subject: Re: [alberg30] Trailers

....
Do you have any idea of the unloaded weight of the
trailer?  Specifically, I
wonder whether whether I could reasonably haul one back
from Winnipeg to
Ottawa behind a 150hp Honda Accord.  (My wife's been
looking for an excuse
to visit a close friend in Thunder Bay!)

W.r.t. your recently commenced sailing season on Lake
Winnipeg (I assume),
is it true that the average depth there is in the order
of 12'?