17th annual Suwannee Icebreaker BBQ and River Ride March 14 - 17 - 2024

**Tom Foley** · 01-13-2024, 09:26 AM

17th year ...wow ! Time flys when you are having fun ! Come join us for a great weekend of fun . BBQ and Food served Friday and Saturday nights at our place in Fanning Springs . Italian on Friday night and BBQ on Saturday night with bonfires both nights . People will be running the river from Thursday on .... Local hotels listed below and some do the VRBO deal as well . Lets make it a good time !

Days Inn------------ 352 - 493 - 9400

Quality Inn-- ------- 352 - 493 - 0663

Suwanee Gables -----352 - 542 - 7752

Park Inn -------------352 - 463 - 2069

Look up Suwannee River Boat ramp map , find US 19 as the center in Fanning Springs just north of Chiefland as a starting point . Look up Fanning Springs ramp , Clay Landing , Hart Springs , Purvis landing , Gornto Springs , Otter Springs and Ellie Rays . These are the major ramps . Usually people launch around 9 or 10 AM after the morning clouds burn off . Do a search on here as this is the 17th year !! See you there .

**tristyn wogoman** · 01-22-2024, 07:36 PM

we will be there Tommy ! great run with great people !

**dgscroggs** · 01-24-2024, 04:33 PM

I’ll be there, hopefully the last time I’m boatless ,if no boat I’ll be on the dock

**blt2rok** · 02-12-2024, 09:00 PM

What hotel do most people stay at?

**Tom Foley** · 02-19-2024, 07:15 AM

Days Inn , Quality Inn

**JR IN JAX** · 02-19-2024, 08:23 PM

Tom,
I will try and make it for the river runs on Saturday if the weather is good. Seeya!

**Tom Foley** · 03-03-2024, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by JR IN JAX

Tom,
I will try and make it for the river runs on Saturday if the weather is good. Seeya!

Sounds good , two weeks out , river dropping !

**Scream And Fly** · 03-03-2024, 02:51 PM

I hope to be at this one.

**JR IN JAX** · 03-09-2024, 08:08 PM

I thought I was dead-in-the-water for the Suwannee outing on Friday when I entered Lake George [going to Silver Glenn Spring] at almost 80MPH and hit a 4' tall rouge wave. The impact was horrific and I am surprised my new Liver transplant is still intact. The engine sputtered and then tried to die when I hit the trim. I guessed that I had lost the battery and was only operating on alternator power. I tried the trim again and stalled the engine, which would not recrank. Since I was at the entrance to Lake George I then realized the winds were gusting 20-25 knots from the East with waves crashing into my rear battery compartment when I tried to open it, so much for the wind forecast of 5-10 knots. I had to let the wind carry me to a nearby island where I could spin the bow into the wind. I was able to discover that the impact had exploded my Guest battery disconnect switch. Working in terrible conditions I was able to dismount the rest of the switch and combine the battery and load side of the terminals giving me power again and able to use the bilge pump. I did make it to the Springs and got a new battery switch today so I can go to the Suwannee. This is not my Brightest moments.....
Seeya

**RiverRat71** · 03-09-2024, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by JR IN JAX

I thought I was dead-in-the-water for the Suwannee outing on Friday when I entered Lake George [going to Silver Glenn Spring] at almost 80MPH and hit a 4' tall rouge wave. The impact was horrific and I am surprised my new Liver transplant is still intact. The engine sputtered and then tried to die when I hit the trim. I guessed that I had lost the battery and was only operating on alternator power. I tried the trim again and stalled the engine, which would not recrank. Since I was at the entrance to Lake George I then realized the winds were gusting 20-25 knots from the East with waves crashing into my rear battery compartment when I tried to open it, so much for the wind forecast of 5-10 knots. I had to let the wind carry me to a nearby island where I could spin the bow into the wind. I was able to discover that the impact had exploded my Guest battery disconnect switch. Working in terrible conditions I was able to dismount the rest of the switch and combine the battery and load side of the terminals giving me power again and able to use the bilge pump. I did make it to the Springs and got a new battery switch today so I can go to the Suwannee. This is not my Brightest moments.....
Seeya

Super human, Allison driving, bat turning machine! Surprised a mere 4 footer & minor mechanical setback for a pilot of your stature even rattled you enough to post your experience but glad you did. I live vicariously. Carry on captain. RR

**JR IN JAX** · 03-10-2024, 07:51 PM

I found out from one of the tournament bassers at my church this morning that later after my crash, a basser soon after hit another wave at the same spot and his boat landed upside down. That is freaky....

**wcarlyle** · 03-10-2024, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by JR IN JAX

I thought I was dead-in-the-water for the Suwannee outing on Friday when I entered Lake George [going to Silver Glenn Spring] at almost 80MPH and hit a 4' tall rouge wave. The impact was horrific and I am surprised my new Liver transplant is still intact. The engine sputtered and then tried to die when I hit the trim. I guessed that I had lost the battery and was only operating on alternator power. I tried the trim again and stalled the engine, which would not recrank. Since I was at the entrance to Lake George I then realized the winds were gusting 20-25 knots from the East with waves crashing into my rear battery compartment when I tried to open it, so much for the wind forecast of 5-10 knots. I had to let the wind carry me to a nearby island where I could spin the bow into the wind. I was able to discover that the impact had exploded my Guest battery disconnect switch. Working in terrible conditions I was able to dismount the rest of the switch and combine the battery and load side of the terminals giving me power again and able to use the bilge pump. I did make it to the Springs and got a new battery switch today so I can go to the Suwannee. This is not my Brightest moments.....
Seeya

Glad you are okay Jr. Making that run for 35 years, I am well aware of what a beast that lake can be.

**Instigator** · 03-12-2024, 02:18 PM

All goes well, we will be there.

**Instigator** · 03-12-2024, 03:02 PM

Done!

Days Inn this time.

A 1/2 a block from Barbacue Bills!

If anyone has 2 seats open for Saturday, we ain’t bringing the boat this time!

Almost brought the Tin Cup but not quite there w/it yet.