Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

i'll be down there with the race boat and my Scorp. we'll hafta get some docks close togather. last year i stayed all weekend. had a great time and looking forward to this year. the guy handeling the boat part of the show is a good friend of mine and i can pull some strings to get us where ever we want to be. :cool:

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

That sounds like a good way to spend a weekend.I'm in the Kansas City area but I would probably haul up for this event.I'd really enjoy seeing everyones hard work and cool ideas.I am just finishing up new interior, cabin doors,zero effort controls, gauges and many other upgrades.Hopefully with the long weekend coming up I can get the engines in and get a test run.Would Toledo be a close location of where this would be held?

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

We are kicking around the idea of doing it right in downtown Toledo. (And connecting it to this existing event.)

If we do... the Toledo guys would be able to help get the docks, get boats launched, etc.
We have access to some hoists and some ramps. There is a ramp right across the river from the event.

Toledo is a 30-40 minute go fast ride to/from Put In Bay and Kelleys, and a 15 minute ride from Maumee Bay State Park.
(Weather permitting.)

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

Any more info on the get together?

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

Kind of stalled.

Maybe I can get Glassdave to check with his friend the dock guy about availability and see if we can get the CCs together location-wise.

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

Ok, sounds good, i'm still not sure if I'll be able to make it depending on location. I'm not sure about the ol' 168 in rough water--it didn't do bad in the main lake at Lake Cumberland but that probably doesn't compare to Erie or someplace bigger.

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

If the location is the Maumee, you could drop the boat in across the river and you would be in protected waters.

I wouldn't take a 16 to the Islands from Toledo tho....

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

Here's a decent marine weather forcast if you ever need to see what their forcasting for the wave conditions. This weekend you would probably be fine in a 16' but it's usually not that calm.

http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/lmm.html

Synopsis
A large Bermuda high pressure system over the western Atlantic will remain nearly stationary through the weekend...while a frontal trough remains over the northern plains. This frontal trough will approach the lower lakes by Tuesday.
This Afternoon
Southwest winds 5 to 15 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
Tonight
Southwest winds 10 knots or less becoming south. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
Saturday And Saturday Night
South winds 10 knots or less. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
Sunday
Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 foot or less.
Monday
South winds 5 to 15 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 2 feet or less.
Tuesday
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots becoming west at 10 to 20 knots. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves building to 1 to 3 feet.

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

We were thinking third weekend in July.

But that forecast looks good for the Mills Race this weekend. (If you are in to that kind of thing.) :D

Re: Own a Stinger or a Scorpion? Stingerfest 2005.
 

yeah I know, I was really just posing that for the website in case he wanted to bring the boat up for the stingerfest and try to run to the islands.

What is the mills race? I see that on the calender but have no idea what it is. I may run to pib this weekend if the weather holds but I'm really not in to the thunderstorm on the boat thing. :eek: