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007
November 16th, 2008, 08:23 AM
With the EXTREMELY LOW tide yesterday we discovered 2 picnic tables in the main channel. One you can probably clear on a normal tide but, I caught the other one and stood it up with my motor. It's about 40' straight out from the south side of the ramp. Right in the way.
WestEndAngler
November 16th, 2008, 12:07 PM
dang! We need to clear those out on the next low tide day...
coachlaw
November 16th, 2008, 08:12 PM
I counted 8 of them this morning. Yes 8 of them. 6 in the middle of the dadgum channel. No problem clearing them on a regular tide. I've been hitting a bump now and then when low in the water with big loads of lumber. Now we know what the bumps are. I think it'll take a coupla guys on land and a couple in a boat to get it done proper. 2 ropes 30 feet long perhaps.
007
November 16th, 2008, 08:19 PM
Did you see the closest one to the ramp that I uprighted?
coachlaw
November 17th, 2008, 12:24 AM
I noted that one as I drove up. I said to Glenn, "I think that's Mike's picnic table." He said, "Huh?"
nokatchin
November 17th, 2008, 06:41 AM
It was an adventure no doubt.Thanks for letting me tag along 007.
NK
coachlaw
November 21st, 2008, 12:58 AM
Planning to make an effort to pull some of these out on Sunday. Wish me luck.
WestEndAngler
November 21st, 2008, 08:21 AM
Coach- Call me on your way down I'll head over there to help you out... I'm in Pirates this weekend...
coachlaw
November 21st, 2008, 05:54 PM
I'll give you a holler. If you can lay your hands on at least a 100 foot rope, that would be great. Of course it will have to be low tide to locate them. I have to check the tides.
coachlaw
November 22nd, 2008, 03:15 PM
I got 250 feet of rope lent to me this morning. Those tables are toast.
majek_maniac
November 22nd, 2008, 05:04 PM
Why do you need such a long peice of rope?
coachlaw
November 22nd, 2008, 05:21 PM
pullin' 'em out with da truck.
coachlaw
November 24th, 2008, 07:53 PM
Well, we didn't get the tables out. The tide was too high to locate them. Next trip we'll try again.
coachlaw
December 9th, 2008, 01:31 PM
Looks like someone took care of all but 2 of the tables. Next weekend's low tides will tell though.
coachlaw
December 15th, 2008, 05:18 PM
Alright, There is still one table in the channel. As you near leave the dock, it is on a 45 degree bearing from the twin pilings on the left, about 15-20 yards out. I bumped it at low tide, but couldn't get a handle on it. The other one that's still there is out of the channel, so it's not much of a hazard.
2112
June 3rd, 2009, 07:37 AM
I hit something there 5-29.
Keep the rpms down.
CarolinaSkiffin
June 3rd, 2009, 08:24 AM
Good luck getting those tables cleared guys. I would help but gotta do a work detail at the ranch this weekend
coachlaw
June 5th, 2009, 06:57 PM
At last count there were 5 tables still in the water. They are big, heavy suckers. They are only a danger at low tide. Keep it dead slow until you get past the 1st dock.
Race1Mopar
June 8th, 2009, 05:14 PM
Someone should take a winch down there and attatch it to something on shore, then put on a mast and snorkle and hook them up one by one and yank them out.

Hmmm usually when I'm in a meeting and make a suggestion they say "Joe's got that"... I better shut up now. shhhhhhhh I never made that suggestion. Would seam to be the best way to get them out though huh?

Joe
coachlaw
June 9th, 2009, 07:47 AM
I agree Joe. That was my idea too. It's your baby now :D

I have bigger fish to fry at the moment. We've got one month to tear down and haul out an entire cabin down there.
dbarham
June 15th, 2009, 06:32 PM
the ones i seen were close to shore.
coachlaw
June 19th, 2009, 12:13 AM
We ran over them with the recent low tides. They are still in the channel. The one you saw DB was the one 007 was able to stand up and tilt over toward the bank.
coachlaw
February 8th, 2011, 05:25 PM
Just an update as of a couple of weeks ago. One of these is out and gone. The other one is marked with pieces of bamboo.