Kurtster
Well-known member
Well the title is a little misleading but it got ur attention 
Actually my Checkmate is doing great and it aint goin nowhere anytime soon.
However I finally found and purchased a nice water front piece of property on beautiful lake Gaston in NC.
It took me two years to find this and get it titled in my name, but it will be soooo worth it when I'm done clearing and building.
But....... I really do want/need a new boat, ---- I'm looking around back yards right now for a cheap banged up garden variety 14 or 16 foot aluminum canoe for a hundred bucks or so to keep on my waterfront until I build a dock for my real boat.
The property is very remote and heavily wooded on a long dirt road away from everything. As a matter of fact the nearest grocery store is 30 miles away and the nearest mall is over 100 miles away, and the nearest gas station is 14 miles away.
The population in the town is 849 ---- and that's the biggest town for 40 miles in any direction.
The land needs lot of chainsaw and bobcat work and I plan on starting right away on Monday or Tuesday.
Here are a few "before pics" --- as you can see, there is a lot of work and clean up to be done but it will all be soooo worth it when I'm done {My own private Idaho in NC}
My truck here is parked in the future entrance to the driveway.
This is my private beach and dock area ---well, the future beach and dock area, obviously needs lots of clearing and clean up-- but looks great for a canoe right now.
This will be the view from the windows and deck of the chalet that I will eventually build.
After I clear a bunch of trees and brush, the water views are gonna be spectacular.
I also just applied for a permit to build a boathouse and lift for the Checkmate --- however if that doesn't get approved I can still build a nice dock.
Actually my Checkmate is doing great and it aint goin nowhere anytime soon.
However I finally found and purchased a nice water front piece of property on beautiful lake Gaston in NC.
It took me two years to find this and get it titled in my name, but it will be soooo worth it when I'm done clearing and building.
But....... I really do want/need a new boat, ---- I'm looking around back yards right now for a cheap banged up garden variety 14 or 16 foot aluminum canoe for a hundred bucks or so to keep on my waterfront until I build a dock for my real boat.
The property is very remote and heavily wooded on a long dirt road away from everything. As a matter of fact the nearest grocery store is 30 miles away and the nearest mall is over 100 miles away, and the nearest gas station is 14 miles away.
The population in the town is 849 ---- and that's the biggest town for 40 miles in any direction.
The land needs lot of chainsaw and bobcat work and I plan on starting right away on Monday or Tuesday.
Here are a few "before pics" --- as you can see, there is a lot of work and clean up to be done but it will all be soooo worth it when I'm done {My own private Idaho in NC}
My truck here is parked in the future entrance to the driveway.
This is my private beach and dock area ---well, the future beach and dock area, obviously needs lots of clearing and clean up-- but looks great for a canoe right now.
This will be the view from the windows and deck of the chalet that I will eventually build.
After I clear a bunch of trees and brush, the water views are gonna be spectacular.
I also just applied for a permit to build a boathouse and lift for the Checkmate --- however if that doesn't get approved I can still build a nice dock.
