What is it? It's the cover that protects the
vertical outflow drain pipe on Lake 4. The wood cover was rotten and could have
resulted in a nasty fall had someone stood on it. George Pichel and
Frank Harwood removed the old wood and installed a new treated-lumber
cover. There is also a new access door.
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Spring 2008 Skiwatch Newsletter
 Buoy
Boxes. The
buoy boxes on Lakes 1,3 & 4 now have everything you need to repair the slalom course.
Lake use rules say that the course must be repaired prior to leaving
it after skiing. See the buoy hookup picture below for directions on
the proper way to hook things up.
Slalom Course Maintenance. Now that the water is
getting warmer and the skiing season is heating up, the slalom
courses are getting used more and more. Everyone knows what a pain
it is to arrive at the lakes ready to ski only to have to swim in
missing or sunk buoys.
If you need equipment, the boxes located on the
various docks in the lakes will have the equipment you need. If you
have any of the buoys, rubber lines, magnets or clips in your boat,
please deposit them in these boxes that way our limited budget for
course equipment will stretch farther. Thanks, and good skiing.
 The
docks on Lakes 1 and 2 got a bit of maintenance recently. Both
were unsafe and ugly. Although the wood was in good condition, the
nails had rusted away leaving the boards unsecured. They are now
both safe to walk on with the caution that the Lake 1 dock is steep
near the shore. This condition will be fixed soon and hopefully we
will get another five years out of them.
Lake info. The
Florida Lakewatch program has given us a level of confidence that we
are properly managing the lakes at Skiwatch. The lakes have regained
the clarity we have had in the past. We expect that the clarity will
decrease a bit with summer skiing on the upswing but should still
stay reasonably clear. Please remember to use 15-0-15 formula
fertilizer to help keep the lakes' nutrient levels down. Also, use
Weed and Feed fertilizer sparingly, especially on the water side of
the lot. Some of these types of fertilizers contain Atrazine, which is
harmful to marine life. Our turtles and crawfish will appreciate it.
Lake insurance requirements
The recently updated requirements
for the USA Water Ski-sponsored lake insurance plan dictates that all Skiwatch property owners must be members of USAWS (regardless if the property owner skis or not). The board
of directors will be providing additional information as we work
towards compliance.
Also, boat owners are required to annually submit a copy
of your insurance declaration page to Bill Baggett or Shawn
McCann as soon as possible.
The declaration page must show Skiwatch
and USAWS as 2nd insured and show liability coverage of at least
500K. (See the Board of Directors meeting minutes for details.)
• A Red-shouldered Hawk has been
sighted at Skiwatch several times in the past few weeks. This picture
was taken over on Lake 3.
• This pair of Mergansers were
spotted cruising Lake 3 recently. A small group of these birds have
stayed the Winter here but will be moving soon on as the weather warms
up.
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