Got the new 300X's today!

[WILDMAN]

I finally got the 300X's today. They've were shipped from Wisconsin, and got to Orlando{1 hour away} on Sunday. They just sat in the Rodeway Terminal while I sat on my ass here waiting for them to get delivered. I've gotta have this boat rigged and running so I can deliver it to NY this weekend. When they came here in the truck, the dicks had them in the truck UPSIDE DOWN! The cowls and powerheads were on the bottom. It says all over the box"CAUTION THIS SIDE UP" Luckily, there was no damage. Here's some pics. I'll post more tommorrow on the boat. No drooling now!!

[WILDMAN]

I read the breakin procedure.For the 1st hour, It said" do not idle more than 5 minutes. Run the 1st hour 4000-4500 rpm only. With 34 inch props, that 75-85 mph. That's a long way to go in an hour. Should be fun though! BAD BOYZ, BAD BOYZ, WHATCHA GONNA DO, WHEN I PUT THE 34 SCREWS ON YOU!!

[beko21]

Randy, you finally found a goodlooking set of black twins, I know you been looking,hehehe!!!

[Doubledog]

I can honestly say that I never saw a couple of cardboard boxes excite me so freakin much as those two did. Hell I didn't need to scroll down.

[Scott]

Rock "n" Roll! OMG! at a loss for words!!!

[bulldogdaddy]

sell the house and you have 2 nice refridge boxes to live in down by the river,lmao. and randy,i know you won't mind doin a little bit of breakin time on it!

[heath brinkley]

can you hold enough fuel to run two 300x's 85 mph for an hour?

[beko21]

Heath, he's going to pull one of the 18's behind him as a gas tanker, Randy, just bustin your coconuts a little.:D

[heath brinkley]

Originally posted by beko21
Randy, you finally found a goodlooking set of black twins, I know you been looking,hehehe!!!

Beko, now that's some funny ****.:D :D

Oh, and BTW, remeber our conversation with Tricia, about Vizsla's.
you asked if they were chewers. I said they chew anything and
everything. well my retarted ass dog ate my GPS a couple weeks ago. Did you ever get one, 'cause you might find a UPS man dropping one off at your door soon............

Slightly Abused...:D :D :D

[beko21]

Heath, I've had my hands full also with the 2 German Shepards we have, the puppie chewed the dog fence collar off of the 10 year old Shepard yesterday, so I have to go shell out $200 today for another one or she will be in my neighbors barn tonight chasing all his "critters" Box yours up and send her on down (lol) she would love this zoo I live in, Kevin:D

[JIM5656]

:) i can't wait to smell the 2 stroke.Randy bring em on!

[Reese]

you suck...:D

[Reese]

what was the shipping weight of each motor???

[beko21]

HEAVY!!!:D short and round and low to the ground, if she farted she'd blow up gravel!! Bring on the fat ones YEEEHAAAW!!!!:D

[WILDMAN]

I took the boat out today to break it in. The directions say to run the 1st hour between 4000-5400 rpm. The puter limits the revs to 5400 for the 1st few hours. It runs 98 at 5400. Once it let me go to 5900 at 105 mph. There's alot more in it. I put on 71 miles in a 1 1/2 mile lake. I was getting dizzy. Here's some pics

[WILDMAN]

Reese, the motors weigh 504lbs. The shipping weight was over 600lbs.

[WILDMAN]

It even floats!

[Rocket]

WILDMAN,

Sorry didn't mean to offend ya! I am just envious!

It's every man's Dream to be putting 2 of those monsters on a bad ass Tunnel boat!


Sorry again!


PS I'm not that Ass Hole!

[WILDMAN]

On the beach

[blkmtrfan]

Wow 71 miles on a 1 1/2 mile lake :eek:

Were you the only one on the lake or did you have to dodge PWC's too! :D

[heath brinkley]

what size tanks do those come with, just curious the range.

[Hot Shot Merc]

HOLY CRAP! THAT BITCH LOOKS SWEET! HAT'S OFF WILDMAN.

[espen]

Do the guys that make those engines understand how it must feel to open those cartons and see those beutiful engines???
The boat looks great ! the only thing is that it should be a copy of the Motion 25 :D
Would you call the way you have set up the engines for turning the props in? how much difference have you measured with turning vs turning out?

[WILDMAN]

Heath, the tank are twin 48's. Actually, it seems to be better than the 260's on gas!

[heath brinkley]

what a job, breakin in motors at 105. that's gotta stink.:rolleyes: :D :D :D

[WILDMAN]

Espen, the 25ft Motion is a 24 Skater copy, as is the Liberator from the rubrail down. Heath, I'm gonna take it out in the morning and see if the rev limiter is off yet. I know this boat can top 115! I don't even get a chance to play with the trim before it hits the 5400 breakin limiter. The tunnel tab is definitely a MUST HAVE!

[WILDMAN]

I'm leaving Sunday to deliver the red boat to NY state. When I get back, I'm putting a pair of 1999 300's on this 24. Anyone interested in it before I rig it?

[espen]

Wildman !
Yes ...I was just trying to make a joke...
Boats look great !

[Raceman]

Randy, just outta curiosity, is there any difference between turnin' the blades in and out on wunna' those?

[WILDMAN]

Raceman, I've never tried turng them in yet. Skater says turning in is good for a couple mph. Dave at liberator said he did'nt see any difference with 2.5's.

[ghost28]

where in ny is that thing going....soooo sweet... would love to see one in person.. they look real nice...

[WILDMAN]

It's going to the Schenectady area. The new owner, Jim, lives on Sacandaga Lake.

[Liqui-Fly]

That's where the Rondak Romp is. That is whgere I boat. I can't believe I don't know Jim. Randy I'd like to catch dinner with you if you have time. What are your travel plans? Hopefully someone will have something for my brother in laws American Offshore...atrleast until his Spectre is finished.

David

[175checkmate]

Randy you have to many toys. So many toys so little time.
Boat looks outstanding. Great job AGAIN.

[JIM5656]

Luiqi-fly! I assume your relative with the American Offshore is Bruce.I have also been running an A.O> on Sacandaga for the last couple of years.I sold it in January. I know Bruce has been trying to sell his boat.I didn't know he ordered a Spectre.I saw a beauty on Lake george a couple of weeks ago.Brand new.Major woody.What a boat! I have always run outboards.The A.O was my first I/O.not for me.I had a 27 Eliminator with twin 300 Johnsons before that. A couple of stv stoker types over the years.What do youu have?I hope to make the next romp if I can get away!

[Rocket]

Two Thumbs up Wildman!

[GRH]

Originally posted by WILDMAN
I took the boat out today to break it in. The directions say to run the 1st hour between 4000-5400 rpm. The puter limits the revs to 5400 for the 1st few hours. It runs 98 at 5400. Once it let me go to 5900 at 105 mph. There's alot more in it. I put on 71 miles in a 1 1/2 mile lake. I was getting dizzy. Here's some pics

I'll believe it when I see it in the rear view mirror on my SUPERBOAT!

Kidding of course;)

[GRH]

Originally posted by Liqui-Fly
That's where the Rondak Romp is. That is whgere I boat. I can't believe I don't know Jim. Randy I'd like to catch dinner with you if you have time. What are your travel plans? Hopefully someone will have something for my brother in laws American Offshore...atrleast until his Spectre is finished.

David

I don't understand "Something for my brother-in-laws AO"? He disapeared from the lake everytime Jim's AO was up and running:D

[Liqui-Fly]

You mean both times Jim's was up and running. :rolleyes:

I tried to get Bruce into some outboards this time but he just isn't interested. He's having a Spectre bulit now and they are taking his AO in trade. Delievery date is in mid August.

I talked to Jim a couple of years ago. I have a red ande gold 20 ft Stratos modified tunnel with a Merc 260.

There should be some pretty cool boat at the second Romp in August. Hope to see the new Libby there...very sharp and classy looking boat!!

On another note Bruce was running a solid 110 but lost maybe a few when he went to the IMCO extreme drive. I have GPS photos at 106 and some of the Romp attendies on this board can confirm similar numbers. It's a nice ride but as Jim can confirm they are hard to keep together with that much HP. Outboards are the only sane choice.

David

[vector mike]

Randy,
I saw you Friday on Dunlawton with that boat around noon. I guess it was on it's way to it's new owner. That is a SWEET looking boat. ;)

[PhastBoat]

I was in Bruce's boat @ this years Romp when he got it up to 105. Sounded like it had plenty left.

[WILDMAN]

I took it out for a short ride today. The puter still won't let it go over 105 mph. Here's a pic at 105

[JIM5656]

I have talked to Bruce a few times.I like him.His boat is definetely fast.The post is by my brother.He likes to stir it up.Anyway I wish Bruce the best with his new boat.He has been thru the same hell I went thru with my boat.Never again!.I am looking forward to the outboards.Everyone else can choose as they wish!

[WILDMAN]

Another from today

[WILDMAN]

one more

[Liqui-Fly]

I think we all have little stir stick stashed away somewhere and it's always in good fun:D I bust Bruce's ass everyday about his "ships". When the 36 gets to town I'm really gonna bust his stones. Naaawwww I'm not jealous...not jealous at all:rolleyes:

David

[GRH]

Originally posted by Liqui-Fly
I think we all have little stir stick stashed away somewhere and it's always in good fun:D I bust Bruce's ass everyday about his "ships". When the 36 gets to town I'm really gonna bust his stones. Naaawwww I'm not jealous...not jealous at all:rolleyes:

David

David.... Great Post.... I'm glad you were not insulted by my post.... i too have met Bruce & he seems like a great guy... I was trying to imply that neither his nor Jim's AO were any to reliable:rolleyes: ... not saying one was faster then the other... but after writing it I can see how it may have been inturpretred that way... Jim had S*^T luck with his.... but talk about being jealous... how would you like that liberator parked next to your boat at the dock every day:rolleyes:

[espen]

98 at 5400......must feel great...that low rpm with that high speed.....must feel like you can do it all day long without being scared of when the engines are going to blow up.
Please share some details on how it feels :)

[Liqui-Fly]

I'd love it as long as the keys (plural) were left in it.

I finally broke down and drove the AO last weekend. What a bore. One hand on the wheel and one on the throttle crushing the July 4th rollers. Hardly felt like my life was at risk at all.

David

[vector mike]

Where are you running the boat at to break it in?

[Rickracer]

You still suck. :D :D :D

[beko21]

Hey Rick, good thing you had the thumbs up, he doesn't care if you say he sucks, just don't give him the thumbs down,:D

[GRH]

Originally posted by Liqui-Fly
I'd love it as long as the keys (plural) were left in it.

I finally broke down and drove the AO last weekend. What a bore. One hand on the wheel and one on the throttle crushing the July 4th rollers. Hardly felt like my life was at risk at all.

David

I felt the same thing with Jim's AO.... I drove it last year with a handheld GPS in one hand... The throttle in the other & my knee on the steering wheel.... 102.3mph @ 5000 rpms's.... speedo was right on too... read within a mph of the GPS.... point is it was BORING:o .... BTW... his boat would run to the rev limiter @ 6K....
It too ran well past 110... when it ran:eek:

Gary....

[Liqui-Fly]

What do you run?

David

[GRH]

David... I have a "family Friendly" 24' SUPERBOAT.... all white with red & black outlines.... its tied to the dock right across from Capt. Carls.... Jack Boyd built the motor for me.... not too exotic... I like to say 500HP.... but the dyno sheet read 499.8 @5600 when he shut it down:rolleyes: ..... its a solid 80mph boat.... fun to drive at those speeds though.... you do have to "hang on"....

[Liqui-Fly]

Another boat I can beat:D

You guys better be at the romp part II in August. ASugust 23rd and 24th to be exact. We'll probably just hand out on the east side of Sand Island again and perhaps a run to the dam on Sunday morning.

David

[GRH]

David ..... I'l be glad to give you the chance to beat my SUPERBOAT.... any Sunday afternoon.... out front of Sand Island when its rough as hell:D .... you picked a bad weekend for the Romp.... we'll be at the 1000 island Poker Run the 22-24:( ....

[JIM5656]

Luigi - fly. I really would like to do the romp but that weekend my brother and I are going to Alex Bay for the annual poker run.There was a 30 Spectre on the lake yesterday.Very sharp boat.I am curious about what engines Bruce decided on for his Spectre.Man that is a really big boat.I barely can make time to take care of and /or use a small boat.I hope he know's what he's getting into.A 30 is plenty big if you ask me.I almost bought a 30 thundercat but I couldn't believe how little room the boat had in it.Then the more I looked at it I just didn't want to try to keep anything that big nice.I am fussy about clean etc.
Maybe you guy's should go to alex bay that weekend and do the romp after labor day when the idiots are gone!

[Liqui-Fly]

Can't do it. Most of the out of towners do family things on Labor Day weekend so they can't get out. This is just an opportunity for the early Rompers to see the other side of the lake...low water with beaches.It seems that we've lost 3 boats this year to Alex bay so prehaps we'll move it next year. To late to do it now.
Not sure what motors Bruce is getting. It's not outboards so who cares?

;)

David

[JIM5656]

YOUR POST MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOAD!I LIKE YOU ALREADY. I'M HEADED OUT OF HERE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS TO GO MEET RANDY WITH MY NEW BOAT.HE'S BRINGING IT UP FROM FLORIDA.I JUST TALKED TO HIM AND HE'S ALMOST TO BINGHAMTON.I SHOULD BE OUT IN IT LATER.NOT A BAD THING TO HAPPEN ON A MONDAY!

[Liqui-Fly]

Sunday at noon....you sure ablout that. I don't think it's late enough in the day for you to win. Regardless I'm game. My rig is bigger than you'd think and I know superboat guys....solid 80 means about 72 and I'll run that speed in anything:eek:

Sweet. I'll be out some night this week. Not sure which...probably not until Friday but maybe Wednesday. Let me know.

David

[GRH]

My rig is bigger than you'd think and I know superboat guys....solid 80 means about 72 and I'll run that speed in anything


I know those guys too:rolleyes: Mine shows 89mph on the speedo.... 83+ on GPS.... Solid 80 Means solid 80 at my dock;)

[Liqui-Fly]

Can be an annual grudge match. I run 84 to 86. These boats are really weight sensitivve. Mine is gutted right now so I'm nice and light. I'll set the hook in ya and have you eating motors and drives on a monthly basis. I took Goerge down Sunday morning (Laser with Evinrude) so I'm moving up the Sacandaga totem pole.

David

[GRH]

Originally posted by Liqui-Fly
Can be an annual grudge match. I run 84 to 86. These boats are really weight sensitivve. Mine is gutted right now so I'm nice and light. I'll set the hook in ya and have you eating motors and drives on a monthly basis. I took Goerge down Sunday morning (Laser with Evinrude) so I'm moving up the Sacandaga totem pole.

David

Now all you have to do is get George to admit to it:rolleyes: He's notorious for "I was catching you" .... I always asked "WHEN".... If you run 84-86 your fast.... I'd rather exagerate on the conservative side & be wrong then be like all these 80mph boats that really run 72!

I watched from the dock when you guys made the Dam run the last romp & your boat looks like it runs real high for .... is it a Stratos? looked more like an old Laser LTV.... looked real nice:D

[Liqui-Fly]

George is the one that told me. He figured I had him by a couple. Hig runs super nice though.

It is a Stratos:D Summerford did some time with them a few years back and they stretched the LVV andother 2 feet and added about 500 lbs. It runs OK. I'm still getting there. Abot another 20 grand and I'll have something:D

David

[GRH]

George is a good guy... I went to HS with his brother Gary.... my brother Jim5656 sold him that Laser back in 84-85 when Jim was working at Snug Harbor Marina in Ticonderoga.... I had the same hull.... they were Summerford's back then before he sold the Company.... mine was a Kevlar hull in Solid Red.... called it the "Bad Apple".... ran mid 80's with an 86 200XP Evinrude.... I've seen it around a few times.... not lately though.... it went away when my first son was born :rolleyes: .... boats have been getting bigger ever since:confused:

[Liqui-Fly]

Wish I had a better picture. These guys were at the Romp; note the red Laser. Had my first daughter in Novenmer. My next boat will be around 13ft.

David

[GRH]

I saw that pic on the Romp Thread.... mine had black interior & lettered on the dash "Bad Apple".... also... the gauges were clustered on the "upper" portion of the dash.... could be it I suppose?

PS ... congrats on the birth of your daughter... I have a son 12 & daughter 6.... but my boats keep getting bigger?:rolleyes:

I like the 13' idea:D

[RUNWME]

Congrats on your sweet boat Jim!! I am green with ENVY!:p

[JIM5656]

THANKS!I HIT A PERFECT DAY FOR A NEW BOAT YESTERDAY.SUNNY,CLEAR,80'S. THE LAKE WAS FLAT MOST OF THE DAY. INTERESTING BOAT.NOTHING LIKE MY AMERICAN OFFSHORE.YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A BOAT TO RUN THIS THING.BY THE END OFF THE DAY I WAS MAKING 105 A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT I'M STILL NOT FAMILIAR ENOUGH WITH IT TO REALLY LET IT FLY.I STILL HAD THROTLE LEFT AND THE TUNNEL TAB AND TRIM DOWN.I HAVE A FEELING WHEN I GET MORE SEAT TIME THIS BABY IS REALLY GONNA TAKE ME FOR A RIDE.

[GRH]

PERFECT DAY IT WAS!:D

A better day couldn't have been scripted.... The weather was perfect.... and the boat was too....

Randy Corson is SUPER!!!! Anyone considering a performence boat would be making a big, a major, mistake if they didn't talk to Randy Corsen.... He did an incredible job rigging this boat.... every detail was flawless.... and a nicer guy you'll never meet... Randy & his buddy Larry made the whole deal a great event.... I will certainly be looking to him for my next boat....

That was a Great Day:cool:

[RUNWME]

105 with trim and throttle left... ok.. time for me to start drinking!

I have to run almost out of fuel, get 3 miles running room, find perfect conditions, leave the anchor on the beach, strip to just my shorts and remove my fireextinguisher and I still can't run that fast!!


BIG thumbs up to you guys!!!

[JIM5656]

RUNWME! NOT BRAGGING!NOT EXAGERATING.JUST WANTED TO TELL ABOUT MY DAY WITH THE BOAT. ICAN'T BELIEVE HOW STRONG THOSE MOTORS ARE.BEST YET YOU CAN TROLL WITH THEM AND THEY DON'T MISS A BEAT.THEY SHIFT WITH 15X34 MERC CLEAVERS WITHOUT STALLING.THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHOKE.YOU JUST TURN THE KEY AND IN A HALF A TURN YOUR ON YOUR WAY.JUST UNBELIEVEABLE HOW FAR MERC HAS COME.I DID THE 2.5 OFFSHORE THING ON A PREVIOUS BOAT AND THESE ENGINES ARE LIGHT YEARS BETTER. WHEN I GET SO I AM MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE BOAT YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT I WILL STRIP TO MY SHORTS.LEAVE THE ANCHOR ON THE DOCK,AND THE WHOLE DEAL!JUST GOTTA KNOW!

[Liberator25]

JIM5656,

I'm attaching a pic of my Liberator. You just bought a very fast and stable boat. I run full of fuel, with wife and easily hit 105 in typical weekend chop. Good water and lightened up 110-115 range is in sight. 110 in hot weather, 115 in cooler dry air. But the real point is that this speed is easily accessible. Don't have to do anything weird, just hang on. Doesn't need a lot of trim and once you get above 90 you can pull all the tab out of it and the boat will just run flat and fast. You're going to like everything about it but the fuel costs. I have put $300 thru it in a weekend. Lots of ponies like lots of fuel. But that's the price. Enjoy your toy. I just happened to see your boat when it was being built in TX. It was the first I had ever seen that had metal flake in the paint and it really showed nicely in the sun. I bought my boat from Dave directly, but although I've never met Randy, I have never heard anything bad about the guy. Believe me, on time as promised is unusual in the performance boat business. Seems that it is not unusual for Liberator.

[JIM5656]

THANKS FOR THE NICE REPLY AND PIC.BEAUTIFUL BOAT.I AM GLAD I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WACKY ENOUGH TO BUY ONE OF THESE THINGS.I WOULD GUESS WITH ALL THE SATISFIED CHATTER THEY WILL BE BUILDING A LOT MORE.I AM GETTING USED TO THE BOAT.THE CATS I HAD BEFORE THIS ONE HAD CENTER PODS.THEY WERE DEFINETLY MORE FLAT RIDING.NOT FUN TO DRIVE LIKE THIS BOAT.I USED TO HAVE A STV THAT ACTED A LOT LIKE THIS BOAT ONLY SMALLER.IT WANTED TO HOP FROM 60-80,THEN YOU COULD DO ANYTHING WITH THE TRIM AND IT STAYED DEAD FLAT.I ACTUALLY TRIMMED THE ENGINE RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER AT 115 ONCE AND LOST MY STEERING TRYING TO GET MORE SPEED.NO SIGN OF BLOW OVER THOUGH.I DESERVED IT THAT DAY.I WAS WONDERING IF YOU PUT TRANSOM MOUNTED WATER PICK UPS ON YOURS.I CAN LOOSE WATER PRESSURE PRETTY EASY IN A TURN OR WITH NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TRIM AT SPEED.LUCKILY IT DOESN'T NEED MUCH TRIM SO IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT.

[Liberator25]

I did put low water pickups on. I can still lose water pressure on turns but I have never lost it with trim. Steering is not something my boat responds to very well above 100. At that speed it's pretty much a straight ahead thing, actually it's a little spooky to turn the wheel and have NOTHING happen. The boat is so far out of the water that those little skegs just don't have much influence, :-) This is probably due to my motor hight which has the centerline of the propshaft about 3/4" higher than "normal" which is about 1 1/4" above the boats bottom. The extra 3/4" makes the boat looser and somewhat faster but a little less controlable. At first I didn't like it, but I'm getting used to it now. The boat will really crank on the big end but it is flighty and feels less secure than before. The speed difference was only 3-4 mph so I'm considering giving back the speed to get back the control. More seat time needed to decide. You will also notice that I'm running 4 blade cleavers which are Merc Lab finished 15x34's. 4 blades aren't as fast as 3 blades but a little smoother and are OK for now.

I've attached a pic so you can see the low water pickups. The check valve (the white thing) is now inside the engine cowling and no longer visiable.

[GRH]

Well, it seems as time progresses we will have lots to talk about.I feel i have another new friend.I will keep you up to date as I experiment too.I will be tryying a few things and I will let you know how I make out.Thanks for the help
!

[Liberator25]

What props did you put on JIM5656's boat? I think you mentioned 34's but what diameter and what brand? They look like Mazcos. I have 4 blade 15x34 Labbed Mercs. I am considering going to a 3 blade to get a couple more MPH.

[WILDMAN]

Ron, they were 34X15 3 blade Merc cleavers, Non labbed. I can get them for you for $775 each.

[GRH]

Originally posted by WILDMAN
Ron, they were 34X15 3 blade Merc cleavers, Non labbed. I can get them for you for $775 each.

Hey WILDMAN... is that "delivered";)

[WILDMAN]

Yeah, what the hell! Am I replying to Gary, or Jim using Gary's ID ?

[GRH]

Originally posted by WILDMAN
Yeah, what the hell! Am I replying to Gary, or Jim using Gary's ID ?

Its me... Gary... I posted once from Jims computer & I guess he can't figure out how to log off & back on again:rolleyes:

So you had a good trip home i take it.... My son hasn't stopped talking about "Randy's Boat" since you left.... He insists we go to Disney so he can see your boat! Maybe thats an good advertising ploy.... you know after the Superbowl "What are you going to do now that you won the Superbowl?" "I'm going to Disney so I can see Randy Corsen's Liberator":D

[WILDMAN]

Gary, It was great meeting you. You definitely need to give me a call when you're here. We'll take out a boat. Give me a call sometime just to BS. See-ya, Randy

[GRH]

Randy... I will definitely call when we come to Fla.... who knows.... maybe a 21' w/ONE not TWO... 300x on it could be in the future.... I know JP would like it! I sure hope we can hook up sometime in the future .... It was great meet you & Larry.... its always nice to know there's other people out there with fast little boats in the viens instead of blood;)

[freddyspens]

awesome boat gary!! im sean and i grew up in the beginning of the grove-the house with the green shamrock at the top of the driveway:D im the one that used to wheelie across the bachelerville bridge on my motorcycle everyday(like10+yrs ago).... im glad to see you and your brother found your way to this site-its a great one! im looking at a couple different boats right now but im pretty sure ill be in florida come summer time,im moving there this week so i can keep going with my other passion-motorcycles! you know gary, i still remember my uncle telling me about you coming around sinclair point in that carlson with the chrysler outboard with open headers;)

oh, and jim i remember bad apple. what a gorgeous boat- that is still one of my fav boats i have seen on the lake here

see ya around one of these days,
ok, im gonna stop rambling--lol

[GRH]

Freddyspens.... I don't know if we ever met... but I do recall seeing, actually hearing.... your bike making "bonzi" runs across the bridge.... Your Uncle remembers the Carlson with the Chrysler 135BP.... I like that.... makes me smile.... nobody appreciated that boat back then.... residents actually got up a petition to have it banned from the lake.... funny to think of now because there's so many big blocks belching out there it sounds like a stock car race on saturday afternoon... not that thats a bad thing;) .... BTW the red laser was mine...not Jim's... and it is to this day one of my favorites also.... thanks for the trip down memory lane....

Gary.......

BTW.... Good luck in Florida!

[JIM5656]

Damn.i thought this thread was long since dead.I am sure I must have met you at some point.Anyway Good Luck in FLA>