Big old boat, just like the old days

[yellowperil]

This one is full of salt for our roads, just incase we thought we could get away
with no rust next spring. Really hard on cars and trucks when you see how much salt they dump on our roads.

[ckelly78z]

It's that time of year ! When will you be iced out ?

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

It's that time of year ! When will you be iced out ?

Hopefully not 'till first week of January. Around then more or less.

[Cooper911SC]

Is that Vash in his kayak in the foreground?!
He knows all the best fishing spots! 😝

Always like your big ship pics Yellow!
That’s a lot of salt!

[Tobra]

I thought this was going to be about an old Cadillac or Buick

[911 Rod]

I don't think they call it a boat when they are that big.
I hate road salt.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

This one is full of salt for our roads, just incase we thought we could get away
with no rust next spring. Really hard on cars and trucks when you see how much salt they dump on our roads.

We lived in northern Japan in the late 70s and again in the mid 80s. We got a lot of snow. I don't think they put salt or sand down on the roads. I remember my dad installing and removing chains at times. I seem to remember us having studs when we were there in the 70s, but I don't think we had them when we went back in the 80s. THere were, of course, always snow/winter tires installed for the winter. THere were times that we would go months without being able to actually see the road surface because of the snow/ice/slush.

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Cooper911SC

Is that Vash in his kayak in the foreground?!
He knows all the best fishing spots! 😝

Always like your big ship pics Yellow!
That’s a lot of salt!

I think that's Bert and Ernie (two locals)

[vonsmog]

We live about 30 miles from the largest salt mine in the US. So transportation of salt is not too expensive for the road crews around here. Every time a few flakes start to fall, out come the salt trucks. Now with the lake effect snow we get, that is just about everyday! So there are very few cars around here that are over 15 years old that are driven year round.

[yellowperil]

[flatbutt]

It's time for me to get under the Taco and refresh the Fluid Film treatment I did last year. Freakin' salt.

[pwd72s]

How big does a boat have to get to become a ship?

(Yeah, I know..submarines are boats)

[A930Rocket]

Why doesn’t salt rust away the ship?

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Why doesn’t salt rust away the ship?

It does. They have to clean, clean, clean after every cargo of whatever, just to keep ahead.

Ships don't last too long.

[ckelly78z]

The size of the ships on the Great Lakes are limited by the internal size of the locks that they need to fit into. I believe it is about 1010' long, and 90' wide.

[Sooner or later]

I enjoy your pics, thanks.

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

It does. They have to clean, clean, clean after every cargo of whatever, just to keep ahead.

Ships don't last too long.

Do we assume they just wash it into the lake? Sad really. Salt runoff into our lakes is becoming a bigger problem than rust cars here.

[Arizona_928]

Maybe you'll guys have some salt water fish next season!?


Cool ship btw

[masraum]

So does this mean that you haven't retired yet? I thought you were talking about that a year or two ago?

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by 911 Rod

Do we assume they just wash it into the lake? Sad really. Salt runoff into our lakes is becoming a bigger problem than rust cars here.

No, not allowed to wash anything out. The stevedores (us) are responsible for sweeping holds CLEAN, usually. Sometimes crew does it, mostly us. It's usually seller of the cargo loads it on board, ship carries it, receiver gets it out of the ships holds.

And yes I'm retired