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Can't wait till 2016!!! Admit you loved it.... Even the snakes!!!!

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Originally Posted by Full Force (Post 4362724)

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You know your going balls out when you look into the cabin and it looks similar to a laundry dryer lol

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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4362773)

First day there; crazy wind howling across lake, make it to Casino but pull into marina next door, realize there`s no way I can pull into a slip with that wind pushing the boat around like a ragdoll. 2500 rpm turn around procedure to get the hell out that place. Rob waves me over to Casino..
Come in to the dock HOT, slam into reserve, Rob grabs the bow rope, back of boat already swinging way out. Now Rob can``t hold on to the rope .. ties it to dock ... FULL reverse to swing stern back to dock. Sucess!

3 hours later, pitch dark following Rob back to the launch at 11pm with big water all I could see was his stern light, it would disappear and pop back up all I kept thinking is I don`t wanna lose him but I don`t wanna go too fast where if he stops or breaks down I end up on his hatch. We got in no issues except you never knew when a wave would come across the bow
Put the boat on the trailer fix the trim indicator clamp that made me think I lost a drive in Lake Erie somehere, luckily it was still all there.

Get back on the water to find Cedar point alone, with no knowledge of the area, dark as hell, bouncing around like a cork in the sea, had to stay on plane and get on top of the waves, I knew there was a shipping lane somewhere with all kinds of markers in the water , shallow spots, and some big old Titanic sinking concrete channel markers, Navionics on the fritz, the map spinning around in cicles couldn`t lock onto a GPS signal. Useless.

I think I see the Cedar Point amusement rides lit up in the distance.. head for that. Get about 20 yards away to realize it`s a huge ship with a lit up conveyor belt not an amusement park ride!!.. $HIT! now I`m too close to shore! Change directions pronto.

Somehow I made it in safe and sound.

Yeah that was great!!! lol:angry-smiley-038:

Was just gonna hit the like button on this post but I may actually have a nightmare or two after reading it so no I really don't like it. Glad you made it in ok I hate boating in the dark. Makes it feel like your bow is 100' long trying to look over it to see what your about to hit

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Originally Posted by SB (Post 4362678)

Oh no, we have to go thru all of this for a 2nd winter in a row ? Oh fuk me !:lolhit:

Ha, hahaha, please make it stop Tim.

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Originally Posted by frickstyle (Post 4362868)

Ha, hahaha, please make it stop Tim.

Hell no it's too fun to get told I suck after I boated every weekend this summer!!! (Not directed at you and you know it, directed at my few haters that wanted me to fail weekly)

Just a few small issues to deal with the Trans being the big one, and thT issue I expected to happen long ago!!

30 Hours with the short season around Lake Erie, is some good boating. I didn't do that number and I had no mechanical hold-ups!

Lol yes I used it almost every weekend I feel it's a must when investing what I did in it lol

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Originally Posted by VoodooRob (Post 4362874)

30 Hours with the short season around Lake Erie, is some good boating. I didn't do that number and I had no mechanical hold-ups!

Ah, I miss the good 'ol SeaRay days.

"Cigarette, fastest boat on a trailer."

30 ish hours of boating is a good summer ?

You Poor Dum Bastards