hot boat weekend at hardy dam
 

just wondering how many members are considering going to hardy for hot boat weekend ?

We will be there Thursday through Sunday. Staying at brower.

Thats one weekend ya just can't miss.

Hey, were you in Grand Haven a couple weeks ago? We were headed south (black white checkered advantage) to rosy mounds and my wife told me to look over in the distance. She said "that boats running pretty good!"

Looked like your boat.

if it's warmer then last year i will be there saturday.
todd

What is the date? I always forget which weekend it is.

Here's to hoping it is warmer then last year. I froze my ass off last year!

7th, 8th, and 9th.

Mainly the 8th.

It is always the first weekend after labor day.

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I'll be headed there friday night never been there before what should I expect

Alot of fun! Sat. is a booby fest :party-smiley-048: at consumers beach (about seven miles or so from brower park).


Most boats hang out between consumers and brower. The smaller jet boats hang at the sandbar about 4-5 miles the opposite way.

Brower is allot of fun! Tons of sweet boats and great people. Lots of parties around the park Fri./Sat. Be sure to get their asap if you plan to get a spot. You can also just stay on your boat in the camp ground for the price of a launch permit. They have a cove that cuts down through the camp ground where you can pull up in the grass.

if you show up friday night you should expect to have a hard time finding a camp site especially at brower. Saturday lots of boobs some sweet boats and one big red neck yacht club. Ill be at brower for the week stop by have a beer just look for one of the only sabers there:D

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I might be headed over there wednesday night set up camp at brower then come back friday after work, where is a good spot at brower to be have 30 foot v bottom never been there before so just lookin for info

Anywhere in the park should work, but try to ask for a spot on the cove or toward the river. The water is very close from all directions though. The cove is a little shallow but a friends 38 cougar fits in there fine. You can also park in the grass by the launch ramp.

tell them you want to be as close to the cove as possible and just leave it in the water. if that wont work there are lots of sites that you can get a 30' boat into I have no problem with my 28 the ramp docks is where it becomes interesting. I think they were built for jon boats.

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Are the ramps steep or just not long I have a low trailer and end up dragging the trailer up most ramps in michigan

The ramp just has a short dock. Your trailer will be fine. Plenty of big boats put in there.

the only thing you will have to worry about there is the inside bends of the river they tend to get pretty shallow and two no wake zones where the cops like to sit . I almost forgot the river was a little low a couple of weeks ago so I would advise aginst going past the sand bar on the north end . I took care of a prop and a skeg just past the sand bar:angry-smiley-055:

Celebration on the water!
 

A few of us are considering bringing a friend of ours up from Holland for his Batchlor party. Where does the Formula club hang out? LOL :party-smiley-020:

Is there going to be a decent amount of v botttoms there or mostly jets

There will be boats of every length, shape, size and kind there. The longest Deep V I have seen there is a few 43' Black Thunders, 40' Hustler, as well as Cats, Jets, Pickle forks, STV's, flat bottom drags....all kinds of different and wild stuff. It's a pretty interesting show of various hardware. :party-smiley-020:

Like Kaama said... lots of different boats. I would say that the majority of boats their are v's and cats between 22-30'.

Heck, a few years ago I saw some feller with a galvanized warsh tub with a tornadee strapped own the rear! :D

I'll be there coming up Thurs - Sun. I will be there with a 28' Profile cat with egg beaters. Here is a pic of my boat. If you see come over for a cold one!

I will be there in my little 24 foot Liberator. Look for "Bad Karma" Everyone calls me Q

We are in. Set up a tent to hold a sight last night. We are out on the point in the middle of the beach area.

Some of you local boys keep an eye out on the weather and keep us posted. Lets hope its not a repete of last year!

Weather looks good. We are seasonal at Brower on lot 118. Can't miss our weirdo paint job. And we have a 31 footer and launching is no problem at Brower.

See you guys up there.:cool-smiley-027:

Should be good this year!

Where is Hardy dam? I will be over there is weekend in a 42 cig revolution. Thanks Heath

Hi Heath....Hardy Dam is just south of Big Rapids by about 7-10 miles or so. It is the Muskegon River and Brower Park is located just off of U.S. 131 by about 1.5 miles or so.

Take Exit # 131 and then go East about 1/2 mile and take the next road LEFT or SOUTH (there is a "BP" gas station where you turn) and it will dead end into Brower Park. Bring your 38' Cig....it will be fine.

I'll be up there... looks like the weather will be nice after some shaky predictions... Should be fun!

Anyone know where to get some ethanol free 93 octane around there??? I need to fill up between now and saturday...

There is a "BP" gas station about 1/2 mile West off of U.S. 131 at Exit #131----they have 93 Octane. The BP station is on the corner of the road that you turn LEFT/South on that takes you to Brower Park.

You will usually see several boats fueling up at that BP station....or grabbing munchies, beverages, ice, etc, for the day.

1.) Where is the best place to launch at?
2.) Where can I tie up (Marina, slip, etc) to spend the night?
3.) What cell has the best coverage (I use Nextel)?

Thanks
Randy

like kamma said brower park ez to get to
there is a marina just up river from brower or bring a tent.
nextel 50% of the time
todd

well i'm ready to go. $500 in fuel later. i think myself and dreamer ( i just drove by his house) are the only one's not up yet. let the fun begin. let's see those pic's. what goes on at hardy is shared on oso.
todd

Todd, you stalking me again :)

I have to fix a buddies car, then I am on my way up. Should be around 1 at the latest. Bringing 3 poontoons and a 19 footer with me too.

Bring the cameras fellas! Beautiful weather like this and the rare and elusive tittybird will be everywhere :D

Saw your boat at Brower saturday. Very nice. Hope everyone had a good time! Nice weather both sat and sun, Friday was a bust so we went boat shopping.

do to a last minute problem with the boat, the only thing sheri and i hauled up has lawn chairs, munchies and maybe a couple of drinks. went to brower sat back and watched the fun. saw lots of old friends and met many new friends. boat poeple rule.
todd

I had WAY too much fun as always. Have a few pictures to post when I get home. Not many though, too many beers and not enough hands makes taking pictures hard.

I did see a few boats that I recoginize by the signatures on the site. Seen a certian Pantera, and a suspicous looking Apache too. And there was this yellow boat that said KAAMA on the side that was tearing ass down the pond. :)

I will get the pictures up tonight if I remember.

We were camped at River Ridge and went to Brower Park saturday afternoon. Looking for boats for sale and havin' a few cold ones, I just happen to have my camcorder with me as we sat at the boat ramp canal exit. I got a nice shot of KAAMA flying by and then coming into Brower with his hatch open. He closed it when he got to the boat ramp canal. I will try to make time to figure out how to post that plus a few other shots .

I don't know what kind of boat you are looking for, but I am selling my 99 Checkmate ZT 280 with a 500 efi. There is a better description of the boat in the Checkmate section. I am looking to get into a Cig.

Thanks for the heads up on the '99 ZT 280. I think I'll probably look more in a classic direction. I just love the older boats because It's what I grew up on.