Today was open house day for me at Loon Lake. I had two listings open and another agent in the office had a third open. I did not have to personally sit at any of these homes so I went to the public access point for Loon Lake. I figured I would cast my Emmrod Packer for an hour or so and see if I could either get a fishing pole sold or get someone to go to the opens. I put an open house sign on the back of my car and went fishing. Well, I think any fish in that little estuary where the ramp is were scared away by the boats. No nibbles from either lake fish or house fishers.
Here are my listings in Loon Lake. The first includes a house, a shop and retail store and a newer heavy duty man’s domain with its own electrical meter. Zoning permits both residential and commercial. Loon Lake access is through the public access point. http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=596611&home=www.mycountryhomes.com&slink=-1&sReferer=http://mycountryhomes.com/text12.swf&idx=&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmycountryhomes%2Ecom%2Ftext12%2Eswf
My Second is in Morgan Acres on the North side of the lake. It has a wonderul private park area with a great big dock, picknic areas and restrooms. Living here lets you have access to the lake for ease of fishing. There are some boat slips but are on a waitlist. This is a lovely home which could be a vacation get away or a year round home as it is for the owners now. http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=586565&home=www.mycountryhomes.com&slink=-1&sReferer=http://mycountryhomes.com/text12.swf&idx=&r=http%3A%2F%2Fmycountryhomes%2Ecom%2Ftext12%2Eswf
Apparently, the guys who were out on the lake did ok. Several indicated they had limited out and others had caught one or two trout. They all seemed pretty happy at having gone out onto the lake.
I thought it would be good to put a bit of safety information on this blog so I talked with Jim, the Sherrif’s Deputy and one of his co-workers. They gave me a copy of the citation form so I could cover it all. I believe they were providing courtesy inspections but ultimately, these will morph into ticketing events so we all need to get our ducks in order (That season actually starts about September.)
Here is the check list for your records. This comes directly from the Washington State Vessel Inspection form which the Deputy gave to me.
These are all required items:
Registration Numbers Properly Displayed
Current Decal Properly Displayed
Certificate of Numbers on Board. (Not sure what this is)
Mandatory Education Card
Motor Vessel Checklist (for rentals only)
Flotation devices: USCG approved and correct size (kids, adults etc) Adequate number and condition. Type IV (16′ and over.) Floatation device must be worn by Child 12 & Under on less than 19 footer.
Fire Extinguisher (on motorized boats) approved model and charged.
Muffler in Adequate Condition. I assume this is thefor the engine and not to keep your neck warm.
Lights with proper display (Night Only) I would think it would be a good idea for them to be squared away regardless.
Adequate distress signals–flares, louldspeaker.
Flame Arrestor Adequate for your vessel.
Sound Device like a horn or whistle.
Ventilation/Blower for the Engine.
Ski Flag properly displayed and of proper Size.
Carbon Monoxide Decal (Gas Only, No PWC)
PWC Lanyard Used
PWC Operator 14 & Older
Also important but not a major focus of the Sherrif’s depart is the invasive Aquatic Species. Read up on those issues and be smart.
Well, that is a quick list. If any of that is Greek to you, because some of it is to me, you might give the Sherrif’s department a call and check it out.
Bottom line, be safe or be on the bottom. The former is far better than the later.
Happy fishing!
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