Sunday March 12th SUWANNE RIVER

[EASY MONEY]

Suwannee River Run Some Of My Close Friends Are Invited To My Annual Bbq On The Day Before And Plan On Running The River On Sunday Will Be Putting In At Fanning Springs Around 11:00 Am And Running North If You Werent Invited To The Bbq You Were Over Looked And Ill Say I Am Sorry Now But Lets Still Run The River On Sunday. Stan

[Tom Foley]

I'll be there for sure !!

[stvhelm]

I'll be in florida (deerfield bch) from 3/8 - 3/15 How far is the suwannee?

[V8astrovan]

u should cum on ova helm.. xb2002 should b ready by then..

[Tom Foley]

Helmut , probably 4-5 hours northwest . Do a mapquest for Fanning Springs , Fl .I might have room in the Euro for you if you want a ride .

[stvhelm]

wow thats far. I can get away from the family sunday but I cant see driving 9-10 hrs round trip. that doesnt give me much time to enjoy the day. hopefully somethings going on in south florida. I wish I could make it up that way though.

[Tom Foley]

Helmut , it is a far ride for you, just wanted to offer it up in case you could make it . I hope the weather is good that weekend we should have a good 60 plus mile run .:D

[euro scott]

sounds great Stan
where is the BBQ at and what do we need to bring?
other than the STV

[EASY MONEY]

Any other takers for the river run sunday?

[Ziemer]

Unfortunately, we won't be making it up your way this weekend. Andy said your boat is running real good, so I need to stay home and test a little more. Just need to make sure I have something for you next weekend. :p By the way, how many plates are you up to on the bottom of that boat? Good thing Wally made you a light one, cause you probably got about 50 lbs of added aluminum, plastic, steel, carbon fiber, and all added to the bottom. :D :D

See ya at the races...

[PARKER RABE]

Were Gonna Run Both Days Heading Up Early Sat Morning , With Scullys Skater !!!!

[Hottrucks]

You guys are kill'n me !!!!

I need to take over another screen name INEEDADAMNBOAT!!!

[Tom Foley]

This comes from old man Foley ........ be courteous on the river and wave (flash ) to everybody and keep the Suwannee a happy place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

[Capt.Doug Metko]

Stan,Thanks for the invite,but my block just came in and I'm going to try to finish the motor this weekend at Brendan's. I know I'm going to miss one of the best times of the year but you know how it is, I gotta get this boat back together.Ya'll have fun and be safe!

[barr151]

i talked with wayne dukes and he said he would be there and he said he should have my boat back to me by saturday. still planning on unloading @ 1100 sunday? how far north are you wanting to go?

[PARKER RABE]

GATOR ? I DONT REALLY KNOW , MABYE 11 OR SO , ILL BE IN THE SKATER , NOT THE MIRAGE ! FANNING SPRINGS RAMP ....ILL BRING U SOME MORE MAD DOG !:eek:

[Fish]

Parky, I might have my bro talked inot coming up this weekend to run sunday. He wants to bring his boat too so we will probably be running a bit slower than the pack, but we will find you guys somewhere up there.

[PARKER RABE]

Let Me Know Will All Meet Up , Were Staying At The Holiday Inn !

[barr151]

is the plan to run up river saturday also?

[Sid Vicious]

Looks like I'm not working on Sunday so I'll see you guys at the ramp at 11:00am with
Sterling

[PARKER RABE]

im gonna run both days , im ready !!!!!prob leave aroung NOON at fanning springs ramp , i heard the river is high ! so dont bring your best props !stuff might be floating
i got a few boats running an sat with me and alot running on sunday !, the more the better !!!! see everybody at the ramp sat ! ill be staying the night at holiday inn chiefland !

[PARKER RABE]

Packed Up And Ready To Go , Leaving At 7 Am

[Capt.Doug Metko]

Packed Up And Ready To Go , Leaving At 7 Am

7am!!!!!!!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: The only time you see 7am is on the way home from a good party!:D

[MODVP22]

Hey guys, incase any of you are wondering Parker just called me and asked me to post on here that he and Skully are running way late, they blew a tire out BAD on the side of the road in the middle of no where, with no spare. It ripped the diamond plate off, messed the fneder up bad and messed the boat up, but they are back on the road as of now (12 noon saturday), but they are about 2 hours behind.

[Hottrucks]

This should be a reminder of how cheap a spare tire, a set of trailer bearing and a grease gun are!!!!!!!

This happened to me about 2 years ago and i was just talking to Tom about it friday, It screwed up a whole day and pissed me off so bad I dragged it to the tire shop (still flat) and went and got my other trailer and had a total of 6 NEW tires mounted!!! This will never happen to me again!!! Need less to say I was very late getting to the lake!!

Hope it all turn out well for you guys and the boat wasn't hurt to badly!!!

[Fish]

Hey guys, incase any of you are wondering Parker just called me and asked me to post on here that he and Skully are running way late, they blew a tire out BAD on the side of the road in the middle of no where, with no spare. It ripped the diamond plate off, messed the fneder up bad and messed the boat up, but they are back on the road as of now (12 noon saturday), but they are about 2 hours behind.

looks like you beat me to it. Fortunately their coolers were full so they are partying on the side of the road and parker bought half a bottle of mad-dog from a homeless guy walking by.:eek:

[MODVP22]

parker bought half a bottle of mad-dog from a homeless guy walking by.:eek:

Why does that not suprise me...he failed to mention that part

[MODVP22]

well, I just got another call from Parker...apparently the fuel gauge in the Skater is way off, cuz he and Skully ran out of gas about 20 miles up river and are floating back to the ramp...slowly. And, OLEGATOR blew his motor and Sid Vicious is towing him on a plane

[MODVP22]

Now they just hit a log and ripped part of the skeg off of one of Skully's motors. This sounds like a long expensive day.:confused:

[Corona Mike]

I thought they were drifting, just how drunk is Parker??:eek:

[MODVP22]

I thought they were drifting, just how drunk is Parker??:eek:

Drunk, but not so drunk he can't talk:rolleyes:

[Corona Mike]

I don't think he's ever been that drunk!:D

[Tom Foley]

Nice weekend !! The river claimed three powerheads and a fuel pump this weekend . I think we all should carry a spare 21 pitch prop for towing purposes as well as enough fuel and a few tools and god forbid some rope !! A 60 mile round trip can chew up some stuff ! I was one of the lucky few today thank goodness !

[Fish]

Nice weekend !! The river claimed three powerheads and a fuel pump this weekend . I think we all should carry a spare 21 pitch prop for towing purposes as well as enough fuel and a few tools and god forbid some rope !! A 60 mile round trip can chew up some stuff ! I was one of the lucky few today thank goodness !

I was one of the lucky ones too... I came home on an empty cooler but I can fix that pretty easily.;) Good to see everyone. Did not take too many pics, but I will post the ones I have later.

fish

[Jimbo]

I was also one of the lucky ones, still running when I put it on the trailer. I was running the other Allison ( Teal and White ). It was a fun day and I enjoyed meeting everyone. Except for the tow rope problem it was a good day. But running the river early in the season --- don't bring your best prop.

Jim

[Fish]

pics.. pic three is a high speed tow from Jimbo :)

[Fish]

pics....

[Fish]

pics.....

[Sid Vicious]

Thanks for the GPS it took me right to the ramp with out a problem. I don't think I would have found it without it. Will bring it with me at the Bling Bling Tour. See you then. Jimbo thanks for the tow I finally dried out half way back to Orlando. New fuel pump on the way.
Sid

[PARKER RABE]

man what a trip .......man i love that place , we went back up the santa fe sunday evening and partyed at colliens restruant till dark , got back to st pete at midnight !
had some problems but what a killer weekend !!!!! THERES JUST NEVER A BAD TIME AT THE SWANNIE !
GEETING THE SKATER ALL FIXED UP FOR THE BLING THING , NEW SKEG NEW PROP AND , MORE GAS !

[Fish]

Thanks for the GPS it took me right to the ramp with out a problem. I don't think I would have found it without it. Will bring it with me at the Bling Bling Tour. See you then. Jimbo thanks for the tow I finally dried out half way back to Orlando. New fuel pump on the way.
Sid

No problem Sid, glad I could help and it got you there without a problem.

[Jimbo]

Your wecomed Sid !!!!

We never leave our wounded behind.

Jim

[Ziemer]

Sid, is that the same fuel pump problem you had last year at Southmoon?

Looks like you had a soaking tow back. :eek: Those Allison's are great for towing boats back on plane. ;)

[Sid Vicious]

Ya I talked with Tony Brucato today when I order the new pump and he thinks I might have to wire it with a relay switch? Will talk to Brad about it later and see what Tony was talking about.

I had Sterling stuff up under the front and I was hanging on and trying to keep it straight through the turns. The shot that Fish took was nothing compared to when Jim was running straight. The right sponson was almost completely flood by the time we got a ramp. Still had a great time.

[Tom Foley]

Sid , Glad To See You Made It Back Ok , Looks Like A 50 Foot Rope Would Have Helped Out !!

[Sid Vicious]

Don't worry I got one now. Got a 50footer during lunch today. Man that a fun weekend. See you in a couple of weeks.
Sid

[EASY MONEY]

Jeff Z I seen it first hand wide open roster tail directly in his cockpit 40 gal. per min. it was cool to look at. STAN

[PARKER RABE]

man i thought about it all day , god that was fun !!!! u just cant get anybeter than that ! 2 hard days of running , six bottles of mad dog , back at dark both nights ! priceless !:eek: