Hot Duck

Now that's good! I remember my first run in the Apache as a passenger and as the owner. Even though they were both on flat calm water I loved it. We did a test run before buying the boat on the Apalachicola River and that thing just screamed up and down the river. It was really cool running the river surrounded by trees and having nobody else around.

After buying the boat and having Tres put it back together (you know the story) we did our first test runs on Lake Okeechobee. That's right, we ran the Apache on a lake! Tres used the lake so that he could get close to exact water conditions from day to day. His family also has a building there that he can use for storage so it all worked out well. Anyhow, I will never forget the looks we got around there. Pulling up to the ramp with that thing surrounded by pontoon and bass boats! It was great watching the Apache fire up and scare the sh*t out of the people standing there watching us at the ramp. I will never ever forget either of those runs!

That's great! So you can tell your wife that it's my fault that you are addicted to boats. The Top Gun and the Gladiator both would run those waters like they were shot out of a cannon. The Apache will too, but I am still getting adjusted to it. Because of the extra weight and length, swells that sent the Cigs flying don't do the same for the Apache. I still pull back on the sticks sometimes expecting the boat to fly when it doesn't. No big deal. I just have to get more time in it.

As for the noise and the people on the beach, I am sure that it is just like at the docks. I imagine that some people on the beach love it and some hate it. The only problem is that you can never sneak away for a day and run the boat without everybody knowing where you are. After a few trips up the coast and back everybody in town knows that you are out and there is always somebody waiting for you when you come back in the harbor.

Unfortunately there are only a few performance boats around here, but you certainly know when one is out running. For the most part I can honestly sit in my office and tell who it is by the sound of the boat. It's crazy, but true. Basically we have Rob's 41' Apache with big power, my old Gladiator with dry exhaust, Bill's 39' Kryptonite with huge pipes and a pair of Cigs with stock 500s/525s. That's about it unless there is something here from out of town.

Speaking of boats from out of town, you need to come back to OC and bring the beast with you. Maybe we need to do an Apache weekend here. Hell, maybe just a performance boat weekend in OC! That would be great.

Hot Duck

I think that these are some of the pics that he is talking about. He sent them to me a few years ago.

thedonz

i always behave everyone knows that

jr mike

Jayl13

Will, Yep those are the ones!
You would come on up the coast and I would run to the balcony like a little kid, my wife was like OH GOD ITS JUST A BOAT
Yeah right, that sound goes through you!
OKay off to the storage to go get her, fire her up on the hose then drag her to the ramp!
Can I get an AMEN!!!!!!!

I SAID CAN I GET AN AMEN!!!!!!!!

Post up later!
J

Hot Duck

AMEN BROTHER!!! I am off to the marina, but wanted to check on you and wish you luck once again. No bad info or questions posted is a good thing right now!! Have fun.

HiPerf2000

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Good luck Jay.....

but if I just bought a new boat, I wouldn't be waiting on anybodys schedule to be going for the first ride. You should have gone out and ran the b!tch yesterday !!

post pics when you get back !!

pachangalpina

I would rather wait for an experienced good friend than to have my wife there telling me "I told you so" or "you paid how much for this". That is a lot of boat for one person on the first time out.

JnT

Waiting to see how that bad b!tch ran! Post pics when you get home!