Running Ft. Lauderdale to Palm Beach ??
 

Anyone running up to Palm Beach from Lauderdale Miami area on Friday for the Poker run ??

Seas are going to be 4-6 so it may be a rough 50 mile ride! :eek:

GRRRRREAT !

Should be interesting!

Tanner, I am not going to take my boat, if I go at all

My buddy runs the 39 ft. Midnight Expresses for the US Customs here in Lauderdale. They have kidney belts and mouth pieces on board for the rough stuff.. will just borrow the belt ...and buy my own mouth piece !!

Not worried about you but those Bravos may pay the price!
If you come up Saturday the lunch stop is 1st bridge south of Boynton Inlet and it is the first stop on the itinerary so you could start the run there.

may not be a bad idea ! Thanks JS

Well be out running in a new 35 yellow/black Baja. Keep an eye open, we will probably stay most around Ft Laud:drink:

Tanner, If its a following sea, you wont have any problems what so ever with 4-6 foot seas. There is a reason that they put the no #1 on the side of that boat.

True, my first real time out in the new cig for me, remember I am coming off of a 35 fountain ( 32 boat) and I stayed drier at wet n wild with my son than I did in 3-5 's with the fountain.

Nice................... :)

If you want and I have the time Ill run up there with you in your boat. The boat has no bad characteristics and you will notice a huge difference in attitude and handling once out in the rough stuff. Its a simple run up there to WPB. I believe that there are two inlets in between Hillsboro and WPB if it is too much for you

I will start the run in Boynton also so meet me at the Banana Boat at about 11am the boats should be in about 11:30 or so.

I think I am going to run up on Friday. Need to check in, dock and get a good seat at Rachaels !!!

Your welcome to run up with us on Friday if you like. Just my buddy and I are on the boat. I was planning on running up on Friday sometime. Let me, you are more than welcome

Todd

Otis put the house chores on hold and run up with us!

Weather:
Friday... Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Slight chance of showers.
Friday Night... Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Slight chance of showers.
Saturday... East winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Slight chance of showers

http://www.geocities.com/palmbeachboating/inlets.html
good info on inlets, distances/waypoints.

Sonds like a ton of fun!!!!!! I wish it got that rough up here..............

Jr, Its the closing, I cant out it off.

Ineed to get it done so you can come to my house warming bash on 4/14

Sat seas 5 to 7 ft-

Friday... Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Near shore...seas 2 to 4 feet building to 3 to 5 feet in the afternoon. In the Gulf Stream...seas 5 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Slight chance of showers.
Friday Night... East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet near shore and up to 4 to 6 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
Saturday... East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas.
Saturday Night... Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas

Seas 5 to 7 feet... Ouch!

Too bad you guys are not in 37 Active Thunders. :D :D :D

Do they look better than this?
http://www.flpowerboat.com/new/photo...D04-16-090.cfm

My post was meant in total gest. :D

Great pic, but kind of nose high. It all depends on the conditions at that moment, and the sequence in that stretch.

I know you are the messiah of Active Thunders!:drink: Radio Active will be there but Bill doesn't run that boat real hard so my guess is he will do the run on the ICW. The gap between inlets is 12-15 miles so if you do run outside it shouldn't be that bad of a beating. Weather could change too by Saturday.

Anyone have a map of the WPB run that they could post?

I am at the Palm Beach Boat Show and it is blowing like crazy.:eek:

We fly high....no lie...you know this....ballin' :D

I went by the beach in Boca this morning, and it didnt look too bad, the winds have calmed down, at least for now. looked like 3-4' 1/2 mile out. I wouldnt take the 24 out there, but you guys in cigs should be OK if it stays this way.

Did tanner decide to make the run today?

i havent heard from him. i know he blew a drive the other day

Might end up looking like this!!!:eek:

:drink: :evilb: :drink:

My old man called and they ran from Lauderdale to WPB on the outside...apparently it was a blast! See u guys tomorrow morning

Ran from lauderdale to Boca Inlet friday afternoon and then came in, around 5-7 footers.. took it easy.. New drive was installed Thurs afternnon and ran great. Poker run was run on intracoastal, but not bad, was able to get up on plane several times. Only 20 boats, pretty good weather, and Gino's boat lost an engine on the way back with Larry Goldman at the wheel:eek:
Other than that it was good time!!!

Can't believe I missed you, where did you raft at lunch? I was looking for Marc's graphics but you must have changed it a lot more than I thought!

Stu was actually driving my boat when we pulled in at Banana boat. I changed the yellow stripe to Blue and added some shadow graphics. Iwill be dome this week with the graphics and will post. What were you driving ??

Silver/White 32 Sunsation parked diagonally off your transom! I ate lunch looking at your boat!

See what happens when I'm not there? :D :eek: :D Where are the pics?

We'll be out and about next weekend and it won't be manatee season either! :rolleyes: