Key West 2009
 

It's time to start planning the big event!

Active Thunder in conjunction with the Florida Powerboat Club is ready and planning the November Key West run departing Miami Beach on your choice of days.

If you are even thinking about a few days or even a week of boating 'Florida Keys style' get on board and let us know. Departures and return are November 9th thru the 16th.

The factory team is planning on the November 13th departure date returning Monday the 16th.

Contact Jackie at the Florida Powerboat club thru e-mail or the phone. Her contacts are 954-545-1414 or [email protected]

Of course feel free to call me or e-mail me as well if you want to talk about a place to keep your boats, departure info or anything else about this event!

I look forward to the good time!

Pat

I am in!!!! Have not missed it in many years thanks to you Pat!

We will be at Key West nov 11 - 16 for the worlds, love to meet up with you guys.

I'm a maybe, but would need a ride..........

Man.... I thought we were going to bum a ride with you again..:ernaehrung004:

Nope, bring yours.

I'll bring some extra gas. :lolhit:

Wow, we just won't let the poor guy forget about that one.:drink:

I will be there Wed-Mon. Will stop by to meet you at some point.

Is this your first time in the AT forum??????? :angry-smiley-038:

I would .. but I sold it... and I'm still waiting for my 45 A.T. to be finished.:grinser010:

It's like there's nothing wrong with at closing time you're a little sh*t faced and take a fat one home. BUT, if anyone see's ya you will always be refered to as "that pig ph*cker":party-smiley-004:
luv ya Jeff

45? Are you bolting on a extra swim platform or adding a chapter 11 beak?:evilb:

He had a bolt-on with the 43 NT, didn't he?

Ain' that the truth on that one!!:evilb:

I see a pattern, I guess he needs an extension on everything.:grinser010:

I know who could tell us.....:drink:

Did you buy the 43 ? seen it when it was in the body shop last year, looking forward to seeing it finished myself.

cheap too.. probably a 6 pack of Blue moon.:grinser010:

leaving on thursday this year,wildcard is not for sale until spring unless someone wants to pay asking price. Florida Boating is the best,to cold in maryland in feb. Make some room in the factory Pat i'm coming down soon......

in my boat?

just messin with ya....

Surprised you do not own it already. I know a couple people were chasing it but had financing problems.

some ppl are in no hurry to sell their thunders it seems..:drink:

Pat, we are in...only if Diane can sit on my lap...just in case there are too many on the boat. Im a team playa.:lolhit:

She says your a pig.

Guys, I think i'm gonna make this run this year. Been wanting to do it for years. But I don't think I'm gonna haul the 37 all that way, so we'll bring the 23' bow rider. May need some help/guidance for my first ever drive/boating event in Key West.

What's the best hotel to stay at for this event?
What about boat slips?

23' bow rider? :eek:

Yeah.. I really don't want to haul 12,000 lbs of boat to Key West so I can throw anchor and watch a race. If it were a poker run, that would be a different story. But, just for watching the race, I think the bow rider will be sufficient. no?

I was thinking you were going to run the bowrider from Miami to Key West.

If you're towing it all the way down to KW, that's a different story.

I should never post before I have my coffee.

Yeah... we're thinking of trailering it to Key West... but not from Miami... from Cleveland OH.
Never been to the worlds, and always wanted to go. Just looking for some good advice to make the trip the best I ever had.

uhmmmm....

its the biggest poker run of the year

Honestly I would leave the 23 bowrider at home and fly in(unless your are a road-trip kind of person). If you get down to the sea wall at Truman Annex or Mallory square, you will have as good of, if not better view of the racing.

If you do bring the boat, you can rent slips overnight but they are not cheap. Even keeping it on land wont be cheap as you will hve to keep it at a marina. Also, last year there was a lot of theft. Drives, props, steering rams, trailer hitches/balls, etc.

Try to get a hotel on Front St. You want to be close to Duval St. A friend stayed at The Westin and liked it. I have a timeshare at The Galleon, so I never have to worry about that stuff. Others may know some of the other hotels close to Duval.

We don't want to fly, because we'd also like to explore the florida waters. The race is more an excuse to go to Florida. Trailering isn't that bad for the bow rider, can still haul arse and not too bad on gas.

But theft is a concern... better take my brothers truck. lol

Really, prolly make sure we have lots of theft deterrants. That's probably another reason to keep it in the water at a marina... less teft from under water.

Prolly the only real way to combat theft is insurance.

What's expensive in Key West? $4 /ft.

Gotcha.

99% sure my buddy's $3400 steering rams were stolen off his Skater while it was in the water! I don't think you would have much to worry about with a 23 foot bowrider as long as you took the portable electronics with you. The crooks are more after the expensive props, drives and sterring rams.

I cant remember exactly what my Dad paid for his 24 Progression in water storage, but I think it was something like $70 a day.

At this point I think your biggest issue is going to be finding a room. I bet most rooms are booked up. You may have to stay outside of the Duval st. area, but the island is not that big(2 miles x 4 miles).

Joe give me a call and I will give you the scoop. We went 2 years ago. Rooms are not cheap and this late you will have slim picks.
Great event to go to though.

that sounds cool. i'm sure we'll find someone willing to take my money. lol

Harborside Motel and Marina (305) 294-2780
on Garrison Bight
*Clean and affordable rooms and they have slips for your size boat.*
Stayed there since 1994..great people
next to the Pelican Landing condos and alot of large gofast from Texas take over the Pelican and their slips for the whole of race week.

Go-fasts from Texas? Like one AT and all of those Baaaa-has and Fountains? :bsflag:

Maybe some old farts with center consoles. :drink:

Now Now
one very familar 43 Nortech and several large size Nortech cats and your usual Cigs blah! blah! blah!:eek:
and I thought "that" A.T had a Pompano home and a La. address::party-smiley-004:

We're 6 weeks out until the ultimate offshore run, races and party!

I'm connecting with Stu this week for slips, etc.

Any late takers need to get with me or call direct to the Florida Power Boat Club.

See Post #1 for contact information.

all set! leaving friday. staying at La Concha...