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Old 01-17-2026 | 09:12 AM
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PBC still has the largest Cig (used and storage) inventory in the area. Maybe they will step up to host an event if there is enough interest. I have not seen any "new" Cigs at BTM, so who knows. I'm sure the liability coverage is significant, but I have not heard of any issues with the Cig event. Except a noise complaint here and there, but otherwise nothing. Who needs the factory sponsorship anyway? There is one under the radar event that might be a good weekend for it, it is call Make Party Cove Great Again, but I have not seen a date for it this year yet.
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Old 01-17-2026 | 10:28 AM
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Nobody can do a run like PBC.
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Originally Posted by jim diesel
i noticed no cigarette rendezvous on the books yet.

bingo!!!
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Old 01-17-2026 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 36Tango
We are so lucky at LOTO to have so many top notch boat dealers/marinas. If anybody is in the market for just about any kind of boat up to large cruisers, Lake of the Ozarks in general, is the best boat show for both new and pre-owned anywhere, and it is every day!
I would wager LOTO is the performance boating Mecca of the planet right now. I’d say havasu is a close second and has impressive hardware on any given weekend but LOTO edges them out with events, dealerships, and amount of BIG BALLER hardware.
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Old 01-17-2026 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by thisistank
I would wager LOTO is the performance boating Mecca of the planet right now. I’d say havasu is a close second and has impressive hardware on any given weekend but LOTO edges them out with events, dealerships, and amount of BIG BALLER hardware.
At least in Havasu its warm year round!
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Old 01-17-2026 | 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CheckmateScarab
At least in Havasu its warm year round!
year round is pushing it. Def longer season.
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Old 01-17-2026 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Helmwurst
Except a noise complaint here and there, but otherwise nothing.
The "noise" of 75 Cigarettes rolling up the lake is amazing. Almost better yet, you can feel the rumble of all of those big blocks. Better than most of the Poker Runs with the quiet outboards.
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Old 01-18-2026 | 07:00 AM
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How hard can it be to put your own run/rendezvous whatever you want to call it together? If I had a business there and you called me and asked if you could bring 50 to 100 of your friends to spend money at my business I would be like hell yeah. No one is going to turn you down.
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Old 01-18-2026 | 08:58 AM
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Tango: Hell yes! I like to sit on the dock or go over to my neighbor's bluff martini deck and watch them! IYKYK..
Eddie: Lodging and dock space becomes the issue on the large events like the Cig run. But I agree with your statement. I believe the Skater Invitational at LOTO is private.
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Old 01-18-2026 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 36Tango
The "noise" of 75 Cigarettes rolling up the lake is amazing. Almost better yet, you can feel the rumble of all of those big blocks. Better than most of the Poker Runs with the quiet outboards.
Better yet when you're in the middle of it................
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