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sorry the pic resizer i used did not do a good job I will post them later on

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Damn dude, you should have bought bags of play sand. They are cheaper, and don't get hard when wet! :p

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This thread sure gets slow around happy hour!!!
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these should be better

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Looks like a "happening"....:drink:

I was planning on stopping by after work but I didn't get off Longboat Key until after seven pm so I just came home. Beat tonight. Will be there tomorrow draining the battery on my dig camera.

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this is Jim and Summer, the last time you tried to keep up with the old patched up bicentenial 46' skater you got blue balls and blew a trans in your blue beast. and lost!!!


and even if you beat us to the dock with your new boat, Summer will have the skater backed in and tied up before you figure out how to operate your shifters and throttles to park your boat.

And also, if you cant get your motors to start check your kill switches before you rebuild the engines.

having fun in sarasota see you next run.

Jim and Summer

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Well after pouring rain like hell from around 2:30 am it is finally stopped but the wind is picking up. Starting to "lighten up" towards the NW but bet the seas are starting to build.

Am heading towards the Hyatt in about twenty minutes. Everyone be safe.

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Severe Surf warning is up from Crystal River to Napels......Dudes you better be focused and alert.........STAY SAFE......BE CAREFUL...........

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Postponed till 1:00pm I was told but it does noy look liike a good day for it.

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D lo,
Let me respond for you on that last post.


OUCH!!!
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Just went by the beach, it's nasty out there. Even if they ran the ICW, Tampabay crossing would also suck.

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Seas 9 to 11'.

The run has been cancelled all together. Some said they might try a fun-run this PM if the wind dies down, but it's actually picking up!

We went over from Siesta in the Formula at 10 this AM. Most of the boats were still covered.

The bay was runable, but very choppy: I'd guess 3 to 4's, tightly spaced (it's only 10' deep). Quite wet at 50, although running south with the waves was close to being fun.

I would think those 50' NorTechs and Outerlimits could handle it, but sure not outside. In fact, I doubt that they could make it out the passes, as it looked to be over 10's when we stuck our nose out.

Too bad: alot of fabulous machinery there! :( :(

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I saw you come into the basin in the Formula, couldn't hear it until you turned around to head out. That's a very quiet boat.

I went out to the Venice Jetties to check the seas on my way home and they were definitely over 10 ft. Second "biggest" Gulf waves I've ever seen, second only to one of the Hurricanes last year. That would have been just brutal on the equipment, even for those boats.

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Sorry for the accurate forcast.

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[QUOTE=Formula Outlaw]I saw you come into the basin in the Formula, couldn't hear it until you turned around to head out. That's a very quiet boat.

Yep. Silent Choice does work.

One heck of a lot more acceptable to my wife and neighbors than my Apache with 1000SC's! Even with mufflers on the CMI Big-Tubes, I couldn't get out the harbor in Saugatuck without getting a ticket. No way in hell could I keep that here at the house here without getting shot.

I'm still amazed that the are (apparently) no noise restrictions down here. I hope they don't come, either. I sure loved hearing that 50 Nortech start up FOUR big blower motors this morning! The two motors sharing a single pair of ENORMOUS tail pipes is something to behold.
:cool: :cool: :cool:

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Believe it or not, the OL sitting on the Nortech's left was louder. But at that level it's a moot point anyway.

No, we don't get hassled about noise, we just have the Manatee Zones to contend with. I've never heard of anyone getting a "noise ticket" in these parts. (knock on wood, knock knock knock)

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photos should be up on my site in a few minuites,

http://www.electronicenvironments.tv

so let me explain the next pic, Freedom (46' skater, Jimmy Lee) and color me bad (36' skater, vinnie) head out into the intercostal ( if you saw the waves tring to get out of the intercoastal you would under stand why) we are running back from having lunch and, color me bad can pull away pretty good from the 46 but we were patient, we get into a rough section of the intercoastal and bye bye, like they say size does matter. this is what we hit in the rough stuff

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was Summer driving? The okies back home think that must be the case!! OU want some?!! :evilb:

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They need to move this event ahead 1 month. Every year we go through this with wind ,cool,cold fronts. One more month or even later into April things get summerlike.

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Frank I agree. May is usually one of the best months of the year here. No hurricanes, these northern fronts start slowing down and not getting down here thus Much less wind. I love May boating.

The OPBA Poker Run on April 30th should have some great great weather. Especially for your boat....:drink: :drink:

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If those photos are not inspiration to work more nothing is! :cool:

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"Rough" ?....Intercoastal ? Sarasota Bay ?....You are kidding ? Right ?
You guys were just talking about 32 foot Cats being the ****z at 100 mph in 5-8 s......What ? :D :D :evilb:

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Hey Dog you think it was anywhere near as big as the water was out in the Gulf when we were out there with the Bullet and the Gun crushin them when the marine report actually called for 7-9's unlike this past Saturday and they were only calling them 6-8's. I rember comming back into the bay that day and thinking how nice it was to have it calm so we could open them up!! :evilb:

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I never made it over. Did Lubejobs ever make it? I don't see it in any of the pictures. I know they worked through the night all week to get it done.

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we are finally on our way home, we had to stop by chief engines in ft lauderdale and pick up some kinsler air horns for the truck ( see attached pic)

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Sarasota was a disappointment! Even though Saturdays run was canceled it was still a great time. There were some beautiful boats there. Fort Myers is in 3 weeks!

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Actually, it was 10's to 12's.

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Was talking to someone working a charter fishing boat Saturday and she said it was horrendous out there. Waves easily 12 ft. and everyone except for the Captain and two crew ended up getting seasick. They came in four hours early. This was a 65 ft. vessel.