Sup Everyone, new to the site from NJ
 

What up everyone, I'm Jim from middletown, NJ. Me and my pops run a 28ft Pantera, well he does the runnin i do the sittin and holding the F on, haha. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys from here this upcoming season.

Go to njppc.com and join up you and your family will be welcome and have a lot of fun.

welcome to the fun!

Welcome aboard Jim !!! There are a handful of guys here from the area , Panther is in middletown , and we look forward to seeing you out here this coming season. We usually post here when we have something going on in the area so keep in touch.

sweet, this upcoming year will i am going to make my comeback into the boating world as I had a huge scare like 3 years ago where we were in the sandy hook bay racing a 42' fountain and i believe a 42' sonic. :boat: We were running right around 80mph when i'm guessing a cabin cruiser wake from way out got to us and threw us in the air god knows how high and when we came down we hit another huge one and went up again. I was standing up btw both bolsters and was almost thrown from the boat, luckily i was thrown down hard and to the side and not out (no vest :angry-smiley-044:). Ever since that day i am having a hard time running at any kind of speed in the open waters. The rivers and such i am fine. Gotta stop *****in it and get back in the saddle. We go everywhere, from sandy hook, to toms river, atlantic city, fire island, and far up the hudson. Hope to meet up

Was it a 42 Fountain and a 45 Sonic???? sounds like a familiar day.....I may have been on the Fountain..... :eek:

Also, how long have you had the boat? I used to have a Black/Red Scrab Panther and I ran across Sandy Hook Bay to NYC with a 28 Pantera.....we're talking probably 4-6 years ago.... It was pretty rough out that day but the pantera was running really nice!

Anyway, I live in Middletown.... I have the only Apache in our area now. :drink:

Panther,

Yea bro most certainly could've been a 45' sonic, i believe it was white with maybe the purple and teal sonic grahics. I don't remember which one was where, but we were dead smack in the middle of both of them, all three of us were pretty much neck and neck. We were headed away from highlands towards the hook. We bought the boat new in '97, so we've had it about 10 years now. I do remember two guys that used to run with eachother all the time, i believe like an all red scarab and an all white one. They used to cruise down the navesink towards riverview hospital, and i've even seen them dock up to watch the speed skiffs over there as well. Both had nasty sounding motors and also i believe one used to run with a 29/32 ft fountain fever.

Damn i can't wait to get into a 37/38ft boat, those apaches are sick.

There was an all red Nova that would run around, people would get him confused with my boat. Not sure who the white scarab was though but I used to run a lot with a black Hustler.

the teal graphics was most likely Bad Boy Billy.

Here's my old one and my somewhat new one. :drink: Lots of local boats and pictures over on my sisters website, enjoy! www.lucidideefastboats.com

http://www.lucidideefastboats.com/im...er-PR-2002.JPG

http://www.lucidideefastboats.com/im...ronimo_30_.JPG

So do you think that was us during that day in the bay?? If so what was the top end on that fountain?

Oh and **** i don't remember ever seeing either that black hustler or your boat, hehe.

Damn sweet apache bro, I remember boarding one when they first introduced the 36' at the Miami boat show way back when. What year is yours? I'm really interested in getting into a 37ft Outerlimits, but my all time favorite boats would have to be the 38' top gun, just too slow for all that power you gotta throw at it.

It's a 1995, I bought it and re-rigged it in 2005 and then again upgraded the engines last year. They're 830 hp blower motors. :drink:

Yup, definitely need to throw some power at these boats but you have decided what's more important for you.... is it being the fastest or being more comfortable in rough seas... I run a lot with Outerlimits, Velocity's etc. and well,,,,,,I'll just leave it at that. Being local you know how the water can get around here! :D

Have you been on a 37ft OL Stilletto? How would you say the ride is compared to the apache? How about your apache to a top gun? I know the apache is gonna run a little better than OL when the seas get a little big, but do you really get through it that much easier? Sorry for all the questions bro, hehe, i just get a little excited lol.

No problem!!!

I've been on a few different 37' OL's and it rides pretty well but definitely a noticable difference even though the boat is 1 ft. longer. 37OL has a 1 ft. notch in the back and a step...it's a lot lighter...so it definitely rides differently.

Top Gun is pretty equal....depends on the driver though... Last summer I went out on my buddies top gun, we drove all the way down to Bayhead on the ocean.... Got back home and then took my boat out the same day....the ride was noticably different... The Cig guys say it must have been the driver....I dunno...but bottom is almost the same but the Cig has a notched transom and the 36 Apache is full length no notch... :drink:

Awesome, appreciate all the info. Keep in touch bro, i'd def like to get an up close and personal look at your apache sometime, summer time is right around the corner.... gulp. :rolleyes:

Welcome aboard. If you are ever in The LBI Barnegat Area I'll keep an eye open for ya!

First question is do you have any hot sisters? :ernaehrung004:

hahaha, seats already taken bro, haha

little, welcome aboard, we run lbi and barnegat as well

Capo 71, were you in the CG?
if so did you go to the academy?

comp!

I'm still in CoastGuard I'm on a reserve boat crew out of Barnegat Light NJ

Welcome, I'm From Staten Island, I Run Around Alot (velocity 260) To The Hook, And Inside Raritan Bay, Hope To See You Guys Out There!....

capo 71

we run our boat out of shelter harbor on lbi, we see the cg at the ramp by our marina all the time

our son applied to the coast guard academy this year. by far this is his first choice of schools, he is really hoping to get in.
we would love to hear about your experiences in the USCG

Just took a ride down to Seabright.....lots of flooding in town and on the south side....

spoke to our marina on LBI, light wind high tide was only about a ft higher than normal

Sorry we never met up last year we will do some runs this spring.

Hi LIL We have a top gun and live on Barnegat Bay & and do alot of Poker Runs with our top gun , we love the boat have it 3 summers !!

yo BBILL where abouts in hazlet you from? Do you trailer your boat?

I live over by Beers St. I keep the boat at Navasink Marina. You guys launch in Highlands right? I think I saw you there a couple of years ago. Hopefully we can get some runs in this year together.

Yep we launch at Highlands.

You Guys ever go the Waters Edge on the bay, just past Toms River ?

yes we have been to waters edge

I've been to Waters Edge as well myself a bunch of times. Do you guys remember when they used to have the Radar Shootout there? That was pretty awesome i remember that one 32ft hustler "Rare Air" kept taking down the title goin low 90's or something i believe. Do you guys dock up there to eat?

I went there a lot years ago but kinda stopped going recently...too much of a pain to tie up with all the wakes and I don't like having the boat on an anchor or those moorings.

Last time I was there was this day; http://www.lucidideefastboats.com/2006jul8n9.html

LEMME KNOW BBILL I'D LIKE TO GET OUT ON YOURS (AS I'M STILL NEW WITH MINE), AND MEET UP FOR A RUN OR TWO...

You are welcome to come along anytime. I have a few small projects going over the winter but I hope to be at the Marina on April 15th. How's Business things are a little slow here?

Slow's Not The Word, My Worst December In The 7 Years In The Business.... I Think People Are Scared With The Economy....

Panther, i have seen your boat on the bay before, we get out alot, thats anice APACHE, We tie up to the ball at Water Edge all the time, we have never had a problem,

Thanks a lot!:cool:

I don't get down to Barnegat as often as I used to but it makes for a nice trip from where we live! Most of the time I duck into Pt. Pleasant inlet and go to the Warfside, then head back home.

Which Top Gun is yours?

Sunday @ the waters edge USED to be the shiznit. The docking situation ruined that. Seems ever since martells outfit bought it its done. Another spot I like is the dutchman on lbi too.

its a 2002 all white with red n blue stripes

Good to see a few more Velocities in the area.

There's also this one from the Highlands
http://www.lucidideefastboats.com/im...n-crop_16_.jpg

You're still looking for them hot sisters?! :eek:

[QUOTE=mr_velocity;2378434]Good to see a few more Velocities in the area.

just got mine last summer:drink:.. you have one too?.... what area are you from?.....