Can you say Turtle? LOL! :supp:
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Can you say Turtle? LOL! :supp:
Water Temperature: The upper 12 feet of the lake can warm to 68
degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Below 700 feet and in the winter,
the temperature remains a constant 39 degrees Fahrenheit.
Volume: Lake Tahoe holds an estimated 122,000,000 acre feet of water
or 39,750,000,000,000 gallons; Yes 39.75 trillion gallons! That's
enough to cover the entire state of California with 14 inches of water.
The water that evaporates from Lake Tahoe each day is enough to supply
3,500,000 people with water that day.
Depth: The average depth of Lake Tahoe is 989 feet. The deepest point
is 1,645 feet. It is the third deepest lake in North America. The
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation controls the top 6.1 feet of the lake as a
reservoir.
Purity: The water in Lake Tahoe is 99.9% pure, about the same as
distilled water. It is so clear that a dinner plate can be seen 75
feet below the surface.
Climate: The sun shines at Lake Tahoe during more than 84% of the year
or over 307 days. The average temperature in January ranges from 18 to
36 degrees. Direct sunlight can raise the reading to nearly 100
degrees. Except for periods of heavy snowfall, the climate is dry. In
July, the average daytime high temperature is 78 degrees with little or
no humidity.
Here is a link of what you might experiance out there. I think the fore-mentioned advice would be well taken. I have never boated outside of a couple of small coves but have spent alot of time up there and yes the weather does change quickly. I have family that lives there and they have made a habit of sailing it on afternoons in a 21' +-.
http://www.nordicpowerboats.com/customer_gal4.htm
And you can't miss this.
The Bird (http://www.tahoecountry.com/woodies/thunderbird/)
And if you get the chance see who is living in our old house at 3195 Edgewater Dr in Dollar Point on the north shore :D We sold it back in the early 90's because none of us liked going up there anymore.
Beautiful boat, thnx. Also, you may now when i do not but, they have the annual Wooden boat regatta there too. What a site that is.
RC, You need to PM SSTahoe or MissSSTahoe. They live about 20min.s from Tahoe and boat there often...
That water out there don't look so rough...Don't look so cold either :eek:
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Growing up there I can tell you that the water is colder than a witches tit in a brass bra. You will be fine in a 21'er but just as everyone else has said the lake can turn from a beauty into a real bitch in the matter of seconds. On the North Shore you can Launch from Sand Harbor, it is a good public ramp with a pretty decent sized beach, yhis is just Soyuth of Incline Village. The TRPA (Tahoe Regonal Planning Agency )has done a lot of work in the area to clean the lake back up, when I grew up there Tahoe was one of the 10 cleanest lakes in the World, as Lake Lice and Two stroke outboards became more popular the lakes cleanliness began to deminish, since then they have outlawed two stroke engines of any kind. If your motor isn't EFI you will lose some power, the elevation hurts carburated motors, you may lose 15 - 20% of your power, just an FYI. Have a great time, Tahoe is absolutely Beautiful
Emerald Bay 2001
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Those are awesome pics!
If we did make a vacation run up there, we would stay in the Tahoe Keys and make morning runs mostly and be back in the Keys hopefully before the winds come up. Or dive into Emerald and hang for day there. Its such a awesome place its hard to not imagine boating there during the summer in some capacity.
I took once took the boat in the above pic from Sand Harbor to Tahoe Keys (about 20 miles) at 3 in the afternoon. It was rough but not real bad. Make sure you go to a place on the east shore called Skunk Harbor. Boat or hike in only. It's just about a half mile south of the nude beach. Your 25 Tremor should do just fine out there. If the weather is warm swimming should be great.
Skunk Harbor.
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