Is Mansfield closed to big boats?

Wake man Lake Captain Offline Austin Boater Posts: 687 Gender:	Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Jun 21^st, 2012 at 11:54pm The cove has seemed so dead lately. Seems like the big trailer boat crowd has been absent. Am I guessing right?
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Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats?
Reply #1 - Jun 22^nd, 2012 at 4:31am

Wake man wrote on Jun 21^st, 2012 at 11:54pm:

The cove has seemed so dead lately. Seems like the big trailer boat crowd has been absent. Am I guessing right?

I'd be surprised if it were closed for larger boats right now. The lake level is 641.
I launched there 2 weekends ago (lake level 642 at the time) with no issues. Guy with a 38 Formula put in before me. You have to launch to the far left side (as you look at the lake) of the ramp. At 638, I would probably not launch.

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Griswald Austin Boater Offline Posts: 139 Jonestown	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #2 - Jun 22^nd, 2012 at 7:55am g wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2012 at 4:31am: I launched there 2 weekends ago (lake level 642 at the time) with no issues. How was your boat ride with Jim?
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Reply #3 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 8:38am

Griswald wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2012 at 7:55am:

g wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2012 at 4:31am:

I launched there 2 weekends ago (lake level 642 at the time) with no issues.

How was your boat ride with Jim?

The few hours I spent with Jim paid off big time last weekend when I ran my boat in Galveston Bay. Jim taught me a few things about my boat and how to handle it in the rough waters as well as optimize the trim and tabs. Well worth the time. Jim is very knowledgeable about boats inside and out.... a true pro.

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SEA TOW Veteran Austin Boater Offline Free Towing For Members!!! Posts: 270 Central Texas Gender:	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #4 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 9:45am In my opinion, Travis is dead. I think people know the lake level is fine, but the long walks to the boat at the marinas get old. I have noticed that the customers we are serving are typically from here, rather than people from out of town too. Seems people are taking vacations to other places this year.
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Reply #5 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 2:24pm

I had my parents in 2 weeks ago and they love going out on the boat. My dad is 80 and mom 75. We couldn't get them down to the boat! My marina (Marshall Ford) was way to hard for them to navigate, Gnarly Gar would have been way to far to drive, Cafe Blue was way to steep.

We tried Mansfield Dam, and the bottom part of that ramp was to steep as well. We finally got them down that way but it was too hard. That was the only day we went out and they usually like going out 3 or 4 days when they are here.

I never thought it was going to be a problem until we took them boating that first day!

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Griswald Austin Boater Offline Posts: 139 Jonestown	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #6 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 4:40pm There are several marinas that aren't too bad. Paradise Cove, West Beach, and Southshore come to mind.
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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #7 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 5:20pm I keep telling my brother how crazy the cove is, I have a feeling when he comes visit for the first time this 4th he's not going to believe me!
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Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats?
Reply #8 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 8:01pm

SEA TOW wrote on Jun 26^th, 2012 at 9:45am:

In my opinion, Travis is dead. I think people know the lake level is fine, but the long walks to the boat at the marinas get old. I have noticed that the customers we are serving are typically from here, rather than people from out of town too. Seems people are taking vacations to other places this year.

I tend to agree...if I can do watersports on a Saturday all day without too much of a bother with traffic something has changed a lot.

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nathan Lake Admiral Offline Going Home !!!!! Posts: 2120 Leander, TX Soon Gender:	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #9 - Jun 26^th, 2012 at 9:51pm A lot of the boats in austin are not die hard lake nuts. if they can not launch were they normally do they just park the boat. when all the travis ramps were out of the water I went to georgetown. but when the lake levels go down the boats go up for sale in austin. lakes are up less for sale.
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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #10 - Jun 27^th, 2012 at 7:39pm When I was selling my boat, all the calls were from out of towners.
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Jay Gadsby Lake Captain Offline Naturally Obsessed Posts: 613 Killeen TX Gender:	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #11 - Jun 27^th, 2012 at 9:22pm Has the lake come up at all?? Belton is chock full O love right now, a little higher than normal actually.
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Griswald Austin Boater Offline Posts: 139 Jonestown	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #12 - Jun 28^th, 2012 at 5:45am No, it's actually down 4ft from its highest level this yr. Currently sitting at 640.57
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Jay Gadsby Lake Captain Offline Naturally Obsessed Posts: 613 Killeen TX Gender:	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #13 - Jun 28^th, 2012 at 7:09am That is ghey... good thing the rice farmers did not get their water or you would all be at Belton as well lol.
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Captain YARRR Admin Offline Doing the rain dance Posts: 2587 Round Rock, TX Gender:	Re: Is Mansfield closed to big boats? Reply #14 - Jun 28^th, 2012 at 8:20am That is a fact, you could almost watch it drain last year
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