The Mount is out today?

Phantom · 11-12-2014, 03:49 PM

I want to be a smart #$$ and say "Unlike all of us who wished we could -- THEY CAN ? "

with that said, I don't think she's EVER been out this late before

(sorry Don -- couldn't resist, it was the first thing that came to mind)
I will totally understand if you remove this
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Pineedles · 11-12-2014, 04:40 PM

Perhaps a PM to WeirsBeachBoater would tell us.

VitaBene · 11-12-2014, 04:59 PM

It is sitting in its winter home in CH!!

Nagigator · 11-12-2014, 05:44 PM

I just looked at the Mount's web cam for today, and the last frame shows her out on the lake!

VitaBene · 11-12-2014, 05:47 PM

I saw it docked in Center Harbor at 3PM...

Nagigator · 11-12-2014, 05:50 PM

The time was around noon that that particular shot was taken.........

WeirsBeachBoater · 11-12-2014, 06:39 PM

Camera tricks...

Gatto Nero · 11-12-2014, 06:40 PM

I saw it go past Black Cat in both directions this afternoon. It was going faster than I ever saw it move. It doesn't typically put up a noticeable wake but today I could heard the waves hitting my shore very shortly after it passed by.

ITD · 11-12-2014, 08:28 PM

Trying to see if they can exceed the speed limit?

bclaker · 11-12-2014, 09:19 PM

Another stolen boat!!! Were the MP's chasing it?

Smith Point · 11-13-2014, 10:16 AM

One last Blast – one last Cast.

Rusty · 11-13-2014, 10:31 AM

That is a spooky image of the Mount and it was out cruising empty.

Definition of "empty": containing nothing.

Was it piloted by remote control?

skprbob · 11-13-2014, 05:39 PM

Technicians from ZF Marine (makers of the transmission and control systems) were aboard for maintenance checkout and sea trials. Pleased to note that all was normal!

fatlazyless · 11-14-2014, 06:20 AM

Any chance they can restore the previous engine's old, slow rpm, iconic long-time chugga-chugga-chugga sound like it had from about 1946-2011 ....... coming around the bend don't-u-hear-it ... chugga-chugga-chugga .... !

ursa minor · 11-14-2014, 02:05 PM

Sorry FLL, we'll all just have to replay that sound in our minds. The new engines run a much higher speed than the old Enterprise engines. (That's why the new Caterpillar engines need the transmissions.) That cool pocketa pocketa sound only happens with low speed diesels.

One of the less known but cool things about the old engines was that there was no reverse gear or neutral for that matter. To back up, the engines were stopped and then restarted running backwards. Lots of compressed air and fancy camshafts on the engines to make this work. I'm sure it got very interesting in the engine room if they ever had to stop in a hurry with the ship moving at cruising speed...

Pineedles · 11-14-2014, 02:23 PM

Sometimes in the past the mount would be backing out of the Center Harbor docks with a heavy wind and when they were switching over to forward, she would come a little too close to the shoreline.

But I too miss the sound of those engines.

Just Sold · 11-14-2014, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ursa minor

Sorry FLL, we'll all just have to replay that sound in our minds. The new engines run a much higher speed than the old Enterprise engines. (That's why the new Caterpillar engines need the transmissions.) That cool pocketa pocketa sound only happens with low speed diesels.

One of the less known but cool things about the old engines was that there was no reverse gear or neutral for that matter. To back up, the engines were stopped and then restarted running backwards. Lots of compressed air and fancy camshafts on the engines to make this work. I'm sure it got very interesting in the engine room if they ever had to stop in a hurry with the ship moving at cruising speed...

The Old Mount before being lengthened did not stop quickly either as most large boats/ships don't. She went sideways in Alton Bay at Echo Point in the 60's after a sailboat in front of her tipped over. It took some work, fwd/rev, to get the Mount straightened out after they removed the sail boat

webmaster · 11-14-2014, 02:59 PM

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/index.php?pageid=boathouse

MGWillia · 11-14-2014, 03:36 PM

Maybe they could put some big subwoofers down below and play a recording of the old style engines....

11-12-2014, 03:49 PM	#1
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 452 Thanked 603 Times in 340 Posts	I want to be a smart #$$ and say "Unlike all of us who wished we could -- THEY CAN ? " with that said, I don't think she's EVER been out this late before (sorry Don -- couldn't resist, it was the first thing that came to mind) I will totally understand if you remove this . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

11-12-2014, 05:44 PM	#4
Nagigator Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central Ma. Posts: 291 Thanks: 270 Thanked 55 Times in 39 Posts	she went out.......... I just looked at the Mount's web cam for today, and the last frame shows her out on the lake!

11-12-2014, 05:50 PM	#6
Nagigator Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central Ma. Posts: 291 Thanks: 270 Thanked 55 Times in 39 Posts	earlier........ The time was around noon that that particular shot was taken.........

11-12-2014, 06:40 PM	#8
Gatto Nero Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Isola Gatto Nero Posts: 697 Thanks: 162 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts	I saw it go past Black Cat in both directions this afternoon. It was going faster than I ever saw it move. It doesn't typically put up a noticeable wake but today I could heard the waves hitting my shore very shortly after it passed by. __________________ La vita è buona su Isola Gatto Nero

11-13-2014, 10:31 AM	#12
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	That is a spooky image of the Mount and it was out cruising empty. Definition of "empty": containing nothing. Was it piloted by remote control? __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

11-12-2014, 04:40 PM	#2
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	Perhaps a PM to WeirsBeachBoater would tell us.

11-12-2014, 04:59 PM	#3
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,644 Thanks: 1,718 Thanked 1,662 Times in 861 Posts	It is sitting in its winter home in CH!!

11-12-2014, 05:47 PM	#5
VitaBene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 3,644 Thanks: 1,718 Thanked 1,662 Times in 861 Posts	I saw it docked in Center Harbor at 3PM...

11-12-2014, 06:39 PM	#7
WeirsBeachBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 709 Blog Entries: 9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 148 Times in 65 Posts	Camera tricks...

11-12-2014, 08:28 PM	#9
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	Trying to see if they can exceed the speed limit?

11-12-2014, 09:19 PM	#10
bclaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Laconia Posts: 479 Thanks: 545 Thanked 147 Times in 66 Posts	Another stolen boat!!! Were the MP's chasing it?

11-13-2014, 10:16 AM	#11
Smith Point Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smith Point/ Bangor ME Posts: 199 Thanks: 203 Thanked 36 Times in 19 Posts	One last Blast – one last Cast.

11-13-2014, 05:39 PM	#13
skprbob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 19 Mile Bay Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	cruisin' again Technicians from ZF Marine (makers of the transmission and control systems) were aboard for maintenance checkout and sea trials. Pleased to note that all was normal!

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11-14-2014, 06:20 AM	#14
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,169 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	Any chance they can restore the previous engine's old, slow rpm, iconic long-time chugga-chugga-chugga sound like it had from about 1946-2011 ....... coming around the bend don't-u-hear-it ... chugga-chugga-chugga .... ! __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!

11-14-2014, 02:05 PM	#15
ursa minor Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tuftonborough & Franklin MA Posts: 265 Thanks: 97 Thanked 143 Times in 64 Posts	Sorry FLL, we'll all just have to replay that sound in our minds. The new engines run a much higher speed than the old Enterprise engines. (That's why the new Caterpillar engines need the transmissions.) That cool pocketa pocketa sound only happens with low speed diesels. One of the less known but cool things about the old engines was that there was no reverse gear or neutral for that matter. To back up, the engines were stopped and then restarted running backwards. Lots of compressed air and fancy camshafts on the engines to make this work. I'm sure it got very interesting in the engine room if they ever had to stop in a hurry with the ship moving at cruising speed... __________________ " Any day with a boat ride in it is a good day"

11-14-2014, 02:23 PM	#16
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	Sometimes in the past the mount would be backing out of the Center Harbor docks with a heavy wind and when they were switching over to forward, she would come a little too close to the shoreline. But I too miss the sound of those engines.

11-14-2014, 02:59 PM	#18
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11-14-2014, 03:36 PM	#19
MGWillia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Alton Bay! Posts: 165 Thanks: 116 Thanked 128 Times in 46 Posts	Maybe they could put some big subwoofers down below and play a recording of the old style engines....

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