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Hi Parker,
When I first started Googling Violator, I came across your posts about your father. My belated condolences. While I was not deeply involved in the Rabco-rave of the 80's. I would always stop to watch them go by. In fact, I could hear them from my backyard on Paradise Island when they would run by in the gulf. The Don Cesar/Green Streets era was notorious. Between Violator and Miami Vice, I knew what my hoppy was going to be. I signed up for Scream and Fly. Where shall I look for the photos? |
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Went through the photos on S&F (whose site is running extraordinarily faster than OSO today) and found this one.
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cool photo .. I grew up in the same time/place awesome times to remember, pops had a scarab "**** HAPPENS" ... wonder what ever happened to it. use to just idolize those things..
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Originally Posted by PARKER RABE
(Post 2847891)
the owners name was tom verdun , and yes the boat was totally redone by the new owner in 2004 and has sat in storage at lightning bay marine on gandy blvd , in st pete ever since , tom now has one of the last 35 rabco built by my dad with outboards there are some pics of it on scream and fly , everybody remembers the days of partying behind the don cesar with all the rabcos anchored up ! and running to green streets!
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Originally Posted by ultimate cat
(Post 2848622)
cool photo .. I grew up in the same time/place awesome times to remember, pops had a scarab "**** HAPPENS" ... wonder what ever happened to it. use to just idolize those things..
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Originally Posted by LaughingCat
(Post 2847519)
Very cool. I'll swing by lightning Bay next time I cruise Gandy. Actually, did I hear that lightning Bay was moving to john's Pass? Thanks for the update.
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Originally Posted by ultimate cat
(Post 2848622)
cool photo .. I grew up in the same time/place awesome times to remember, pops had a scarab "**** HAPPENS" ... wonder what ever happened to it. use to just idolize those things..
Maybe black hulls will be back in style and I can call it Violator. If so, will stop by and give Tom a ride. |
Green Streets!
Originally Posted by LaughingCat
(Post 2848059)
Hi Parker,
When I first started Googling Violator, I came across your posts about your father. My belated condolences. While I was not deeply involved in the Rabco-rave of the 80's. I would always stop to watch them go by. In fact, I could hear them from my backyard on Paradise Island when they would run by in the gulf. The Don Cesar/Green Streets era was notorious. Between Violator and Miami Vice, I knew what my hoppy was going to be. I signed up for Scream and Fly. Where shall I look for the photos? Steve |
Originally Posted by smiklos@sunprint
(Post 2848642)
I saw the owner **** happens get arrested at gaspirilla over a girl being silly. Talked to him about buying the boat I was a newbie he was very forward and honest on the boat scared me right off! Of course I bought a worse boat fron less of guy shortly there after!
Steve What kind of money was he asking for the baot. Jack |
**** Happens
This was about 1988 I think $40k has small TRS transmissions I think.
Steve |
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