Mobile Marine - Lake Winnebago area

Does your boat need some maintenance work? Need your boat fixed or your weekend is ruined? There is a mobile marine service in Appleton Wisconsin called AJ’s Mobile Marine.

Per Andy, the company owner, “We come to your location to serve your boating needs, with high quality, professional work.”

AJ has an Associates Degree as a Marine Repair Technician, factory certified with Volvo Penta, Mercury, Johnson, Evinrude, and has over 7 years of experience.

Andy adds “We are located in Appleton, Wisconsin and will travel throughout the Fox Valley area, including Oshkosh, Fremont, and Green Bay.”

You can reach AJ Marine at 920-739-BOAT (2628) or through the website http://www.ajsmobilemarine.com

Do you have a boating related question?

Boating related question?

If you have a boating related question, epically if the question pertains to the area of Lake Winnebago, Fox or Wolf River of Wisconsin, please post it to the WiParty message forum.

http://wiparty.com/forum/

Tri-County Powerboat Alliance

The Tri-County Powerboat Alliance has just launched its website.

Below is information about the Tri-County Powerboat Alliance


Who are we?

The Tri-County Powerboat Alliance is a non-profit organization with a mission to make our waterways a safe place for recreational use. Our vision is to preserve our waterways while maintaining its navigability, accessibility, and fair and equitable use by all recreational users.



What do we do?

Our organization is very active in promoting safe boating, including through the provision of boater education. We also work hard to preserve the Wolf River while maintaining its navigability, accessibility, and fair and equitable use by all recreational users.



What have we accomplished?

We have many accomplishments that we are proud of! For example, we have:

Provided boater education classes
Organized river cleean-up projects
Provided signs and navigational aids
Provided public informational meetings
Provided funding for dredging
Provided input to state officials as needed to ensure protection of our waterways

Tri-County Powerboat Alliance
PO Box 323
Fremont, WI 54940
Email us at : tcpa@centurytel.net





Tri-County Powerboat Alliance

BOATING LAKE WINNEBAGO Wiki site

My friend Gary Olsen has started a Wiki style website for boating on lake Winnebago.

The website is http://www.gwo-main.com/

Boating & Sailing web site

Boating & Sailing is a web site designed to explore the topics of safe vessel use, boating emergencies, clean boating practices, vessel maintenance, and life on the waterfront. Boating represents a major growth industry worldwide and more people join the community daily. Items of interest to recreational boaters will be identified and explored in detail. The boating industry is dependent on boaters who enjoy the boating experience and take the necessary steps to protect the natural environment. Take time to join the discussion!

http://boatingsailing.suite101.com/

Appleton Yacht Club

We took our boat on the Lake Winnebago down the lower Fox River to the Appleton Yacht Club trip yesterday.

The Appleton Yacht club is private however if you arrive via water they can serve you. The clubhouse has a nice bar, main dining room and a large patio area on the water side. It’s a nice trip to go thru Menasha past buoy 100 (the big stone cube) then under the Racine street bridge then past Menasha Marina then past Tayco street.

Next you enter the Menasha lock. For $10 (or $5 if your boat is less then 26’) they will lower you down to the level of Little Lake Butte Des Morts. Please note this is a different lake then Lake Butte Des Morts. Little Lake Butte Des Morts is further down the Fox River and in the Menasha Wisconsin area.

The lock is completely hand operated. You get to see the worker run in circles as they move a boom around a gear to open and close the gates. Next then manually open the valves to let the water out as you hold onto two ropes so your boat stays to one side of the lock in the same area. Don’t tie off, you boat will be hanging there if you do.

Exiting the lock there is a channel well marked with red and green buoys.

Continuing north downriver you go under the highway 441 bridge known by locals as the polish connection. As the lake narrows you enter the lower Fox River. It’s a short but beautiful ride looking at the steep riverbanks until you get to a no wake zone. At the far downriver north end of this no wake zone is the Appleton Yacht club.

Guest boat parking is available on the river side. You see a big dead tree in the water. As long as you stick to the south side (upriver, the side you are coming from) you will be fine.

Appleton Yacht Club
http://www.appletonyachtclub.com/
(920) 733 - 9848

Lake Winnebago boating forum

The people at WiParty.com have launched a Lake Winnebago boating and events forum

The site address to go directly to the forum is http://www.wiparty.com/forum/

This forum is great for discussions and information about Lake Winnebago, Appleton, Fox valley and Wolf river boating, party and events.

The more people that join the forum the more information becomes available on the forum. So go ahead on and join. It's free.

Also, if you have a website please provide a link to the forum. Here is one possible description and link you could put on your site but others would also work.

For Lake Winnebago, Appleton, Oshkosh, Fox Valley Wisconsin boating, party and event information please visit the WiParty.com forum



Boat - SeaRay Sundancer 240
Port - Slip #309, Pioneer Marina, Oshkosh, WI
Lisa

Winnebago Rally Oshkosh WI

Winnebago Rally Oshkosh WI

The dates have been set for the 2006 Winnebago Rally.

2006 Rally dates: August 4, 5, 6

You can read more about this rally that starts and ends in Oshkosh WI here:

http://www.winnebagorally.com

Note: This rally is not a SeaRay rally. Its open to all types of boats. Family fun and meeting people with boating interest is what it’s all about.

Just a bit more information, this rally starts and ends the Pioneer Inn in Oshkosh, WI.

You do not have to have a slip to participate in the rally. The marina has many spots along the wall to tie up for non-overnight guests. Renting a slip for the night is a option.

It makes its way via the Fox River through Oshkosh to Lake Butte Des Morts.

It then enters the Wolf River as you pass through Winneconne. After you go under the Winneconne bridge you go through Lake Winneconne and a small portion of Lake Poygan. You then continue up the Wolf River to Partridge Lake.

At Partridge Lake and several other spots along the way are sand bottom areas boats drop anchor, tie up for swimming and fun.

Also in route are several bars and restaurants.

Poker hands are available at an extra fee but not required to be part of the rally.

Round trip it’s a little under 70 miles.

The focus is on family fun.

The person who does the website and organizes this can be reached by clicking "webmaster" at the website above.


Boat - SeaRay Sundancer 240
Port - Slip #309, Pioneer Marina, Oshkosh, WI
Lisa