My official Rondack Romp thanks, apology,etc thread

[transomstand]

A huge thanks to Dave once again for putting this event together. Another outstanding job. Had to be more difficult than usual this year without your own boat running.
The weather was uncooperative at the start, but got better as time went on, and allowed many to concentrate on testing thier capacity to consume beverages, so all was not lost.:D
Thanks to ALL the attendees for just being themselves, there's not a finer group of nut cases anywhere that I'd rather be with. As usual, I went to bed Friday with cramps in my cheeks and my sides hurting from laughing so much.
Friday afternoon was quiet on the water because of weather, so a special thanks to Rich Owen for providing some excitement by sinking his boat:eek:
Thanks to Lynne and Ronnie for insisting I stay for lunch on Sunday, which allowed me to get home in record time.
Thanks to Maureen for all the great photos.
Apologies to those I didn't get to spend time with or even say much of a hello to. Thursday I wasn't even sure if I was coming, so it took me a little while to adjust to the fact I was even there:confused:
Sorry my other friends from Connecticut weren't able to make it.

Anyone within driving distance should attend this event at least once, it's just too much of a blast to missed.

Pete

[Tom D.]

I'll second that Pete. HERE, HERE! Zach & I had a great time.

Tom & Zach

[Superbender]

your forgiven:D

[Rich Owen]

Thanks David , we had a great time !
Glad we could raise some $ for the USO .
Glad I could entertain you Pete .:D It just sank a little . Ran great the rest of the weekend .
Thanks to Ben and everybody who helped me out .
When will we see pics from the plane ?

[Frank Molé]

pete it was nice meeting you,had a great time,what a great bunch of boat/motor heads,loved talking boats,motors day and night:D i need more:eek: dave,nick thanks again.....:D it just went to fast for me;) i will see that dam run soon:rolleyes:

[Rich Owen]

Hey Frank , nice to meet you guys , how's your motor look ?

[Frank Molé]

Hey Frank , nice to meet you guys , how's your motor look ?

not to bad needs sleeve,piston:eek: no holes though:D i want it done NOW;)

[transomstand]

Glad I could entertain you Pete .:D It just sank a little . Ran great the rest of the weekend .


Sure looked OK on Sunday:D

[qmaster023]

Had a great time on my first Romp. Everyone there was just super to be with. Dave you do a great job and everyone on this board should know how hard you work to put on a super event. furthermore, your brothers boat is soooo cool.. thanks to riverratt ralph musser for letting me share his site. wayne and bri. ( and kids ) matt and mitchelle and kids. glad Noah enjoyed his ride in the Allison. to all the guys arount the campfire. Can't wait till next year. great to be a part of your events.

[stokernick]

Pedro,you owe no one an apology,you saved the day for me twice,now if I only used that damned battery switch I,too, could have enjoyed the Dam Run!Fortunately I'm gonna live forever,so I'll just wait for the next one!!Ben,I knew there was a reason why your Dam Time wasn't up there,cuz your boat runs as good as it looks!Thanks again for saving the day with your ''submarine observation''!!

[LGT-FST]

Pedro,you owe no one an apology,you saved the day for me twice,now if I only used that damned battery switch I,too, could have enjoyed the Dam Run!Fortunately I'm gonna live forever,so I'll just wait for the next one!!Ben,I knew there was a reason why your Dam Time wasn't up there,cuz your boat runs as good as it looks!Thanks again for saving the day with your ''submarine observation''!!

There is no way that red boat is as good looking as mine.:p

[transomstand]

There is no way that red boat is as good looking as mine.:p

Yea, but it was THERE:D :D

[stokernick]

yah,and besides the Venom is the fastest ''V'' there,so you'd never stand a chance with your little 225!!!We did miss you and Russ and Art!!!

[platypus]

Sounds like i missed a good one.I even got my boat running pretty good
93 on gps so far more to go.I hope next year.:)


Art

[Liqui-Fly]

It was definitely a different kind of Romp this year. Sun, almost no rain, but a lot of wind. The dam run was choppier than the main lake when we returned . Most of all a lot of gas was burned and a lot of new friendships were made. I missed the guys that couldn''t make it, but I don't give them a hard time, I'm sure they wanted to be there. It's that damn life thing always messing with our boating.

[transomstand]

It was definitely a different kind of Romp this year. Sun, almost no rain, but a lot of wind. The dam run was choppier than the main lake when we returned . Most of all a lot of gas was burned and a lot of new friendships were made. I missed the guys that couldn''t make it, but I don't give them a hard time, I'm sure they wanted to be there. It's that damn life thing always messing with our boating.

Lake conditions really suprised me, the big part of the lake was flat and perfect, going up the small part, it was blowing like mad:confused:

Glad I wasn't the real weather guy:D

[electricjohn]

Great job of putting and holding the Romp together Dave. I can't imagine how much work you do to put something like this together. Wished we (my brothers and I), could have spent more time with the gang from the 200 sites, Reserve America really stuck it to us moving us over to the other side of the inlet. Next year we will know better, now that we have seen the place once. It was fun meeting everyone and their awesome boats.

John (Rossi's brother)

[stokernick]

John,just like I told your brother,a better class of people!!!We know it didn't stop y'all from having a good time!!

[Liqui-Fly]

Great job of putting and holding the Romp together Dave. I can't imagine how much work you do to put something like this together. Wished we (my brothers and I), could have spent more time with the gang from the 200 sites, Reserve America really stuck it to us moving us over to the other side of the inlet. Next year we will know better, now that we have seen the place once. It was fun meeting everyone and their awesome boats.

John (Rossi's brother)


Tell him I have his shirts. I was told you dropped by but I was still on the lake. I'd be happy to mail them out to him.

[transomstand]

Got sunburn.
Spent way too much money burning gas around a beautiful lake.
No one talked to me because i was from Long Island.
Ate way to many Donuts.
Did have the fun of working on my boat while I was there.
Didnt win the 50/50
Yea it sucked alright.
Maybe it will be better next year? Cant wait to see!

Agreed
Those miserable people continuously forced me to drink thier beer, and eat thier food.
They kept bothering me with offers to help launch/retrieve.
I give some guy an old greasy spark plug, he buys me dinner.
People kept complimenting my boat.
Somebody took a really cool video of me.
Why would I want to go to this thing again?:rolleyes:

[stokernick]

you think maybe that champeen sparkplug ran down my battery,or the other 5 ngk's revolted?boat's still running like hell back here on golden pond!!Your weather forecast might not have been right,but it sure worked for me!Anybody notice no misquitoes?!!!

[Frank Molé]

you think maybe that champeen sparkplug ran down my battery,or the other 5 ngk's revolted?boat's still running like hell back here on golden pond!!Your weather forecast might not have been right,but it sure worked for me!Anybody notice no misquitoes?!!!

yea no misquitoes RULES....cant wait till next year:D :D :D

[stokernick]

Sam,did

[stokernick]

Sam,did you save any donuts for your bride?:confused:

[Frank Molé]

ou any donuts to your bride???

o yea thanks for ALL the donuts:D they were GREAT:D

[cutwater]

Got sunburn.
Spent way too much money burning gas around a beautiful lake.
No one talked to me because i was from Long Island.
Ate way to many Donuts.
Did have the fun of working on my boat while I was there.
Didnt win the 50/50
Yea it sucked alright.
Maybe it will be better next year? Cant wait to see!

Didn't all those Coronas help????http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Dutch]

You guys are right, the Romp did suck.
1. I only got to burn $100 of gas in two days of running
2. I was only able to drink one case of beer before i fell asleep.
3. The food was great, I was forced to eat too much.
4. I had to wipe my boat off, the rain shower left water marks.
5. I didnt break anything.
6. The park rangers told us to quiet down every night because we
were having too much fun
7. The showers were free this year
8. The tee shirt i bougt fit me, and is way too cool for me.
9. My kids had a blast, so now they'll want to come again.
10. Last but not least, my wife had fun, so now she'll want to
attend next year's romp. :(

[beer30]

You guys are right, the Romp did suck.
1. I only got to burn $100 of gas in two days of running
2. I was only able to drink one case of beer before i fell asleep.
3. The food was great, I was forced to eat too much.
4. I had to wipe my boat off, the rain shower left water marks.
5. I didnt break anything.
6. The park rangers told us to quiet down every night because we
were having too much fun
7. The showers were free this year
8. The tee shirt i bougt fit me, and is way too cool for me.
9. My kids had a blast, so now they'll want to come again.
10. Last but not least, my wife had fun, so now she'll want to
attend next year's romp. :(

Very sorry to hear all this!!!!:D :D If you work a little harder next year, it might suck for you too!!!!!!!:D :D


Also my ride is fixed now, MAP sensor was the problem!!!!:rolleyes: ;) Chuck

[Dutch]

thought it was the fuel pump?

[beer30]

thought it was the fuel pump?

Put it in the water Sunday night, wouldn't get out of it own way. Called George, the only thing that the DDT said was a low MAP reading, low back not terrible. Had my driver pick one up from him today. Bolted it up and the beast came back. Soon as I started up, Tracy said it is fixed. Had the throaty sound back. It was getting dark but was able to make a pass. High 90's came quick with more to go. Back on the trailer and covered back up. All is good.:) Chuck

[stvhelm]

cool, so come on over:) and bring that fancy 34:D

[Lynne]

Dave - Ronnie and I both had a great time. Thanks for all your effort and hard work. P.S $10.55 on bottle returns!!!

[stokernick]

Damn,Lynne,are you the bottle lady at the Rumble on the River,Carrolton,Ky.?

[Frank Molé]

You guys are right, the Romp did suck.
1. I only got to burn $100 of gas in two days of running
2. I was only able to drink one case of beer before i fell asleep.
3. The food was great, I was forced to eat too much.
4. I had to wipe my boat off, the rain shower left water marks.
5. I didnt break anything.
6. The park rangers told us to quiet down every night because we
were having too much fun
7. The showers were free this year
8. The tee shirt i bougt fit me, and is way too cool for me.
9. My kids had a blast, so now they'll want to come again.
10. Last but not least, my wife had fun, so now she'll want to
attend next year's romp. :(

matt you need a BIGGER BOAT NOW:eek: :D

[rossi]

Chucky - glad to hear the Patriot is all taken care of.:D

[baja200merk]

not to bad needs sleeve,piston:eek: no holes though:D i want it done NOW;)

the diamond motor let go? what happened?:confused:

i wish i came!!! :mad: :rolleyes:

kevin

[Riverratt]

the diamond motor let go? what happened?:confused:

i wish i came!!! :mad: :rolleyes:

kevin
You should have came. I had extra room in the boat.

[beer30]

Chucky - glad to hear the Patriot is all taken care of.:D

It was a shame it had to act up at the Romp.:rolleyes: I was really looking forward to the dam run.:( Chuck

[Frank Molé]

It was a shame it had to act up at the Romp.:rolleyes: I was really looking forward to the dam run.:( Chuck

me too:(

[stokernick]

Chuck,you should have loined the pity party with Frank and me!!Glad you're back to normal again!Frank,you fixed yet?

[beer30]

Chuck,you should have loined the pity party with Frank and me!!Glad you're back to normal again!Frank,you fixed yet?

I thought about catching a ride with somebody, but then I realized the boat getting fixed was more important!!!!!!!!!!:p :D Chuck

[stokernick]

needless to say we missed the best one ever!!