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Well...it finally happened. Ron picked up his boat from Pantera last week (without a prop :rolleyes: ) and took Diane and I out for a quick hop today. The boat ran well and was solid in the LI Sound slop. Ron...thanks for a ride in your spiffy new boat :)

Here's Ron, his wife Jackie, and friend Lauren.

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Here's JROMY and Janine that came along for the ride!!

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Bet Capt. Ron will be running the chit out of her till fall :D

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Congrats Ron!! That is great to see. Hope you enjoy the boat for a long time.

I posted on the other thread that I have a Labbed 26 Bravo that you are welcome to try. I may need to keep it so not sure if it would be for sale. I plan on putting my motor in the 28 in a couple of weeks. Let me know if you'd like to test with this prop for now.

You have my email address. Congratulations, be safe and Full Throttle!!

Kirk

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Looks sweet....enjoy and congrats.

Angel

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Good deal!!!
When do i get to see her?

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Hey Guys:

It was a fun day...really sloppy though. The wife needs a sport bra though when tackling that stuff(ha-ha). Had 5 on board and couldn't get it too airborne. I have to get my wife used to riding on top of the waves. With time she will do just fine. She took the helm on Friday and was buzzing doing 55. She feels better behind the wheel.

Will post some more pics soon.

Ron

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Ron - what a coincidence running into you and Steve out there ;)

That boat looks even better in person than it does in the pictures! It was a little choppy out there - we spent more time in the air than we did in the water!

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Hey Indy & JROMY:

It was great getting together yesterday in Norwalk and nice meeting your women. Although it was sloppy, boating sure takes away all the pressures of everyday life. Wasn't it just ironic when we bumped into Anthony Mone!! He put in across from where we were having lunch. I hope his friend Scott finished the run without feeling ill!! When I get some time I'll post some pics.

Later

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We want pics Ron. Come on..

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We need more pics Ron

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Hey Guys:

I didn't have the camera with me on Sunday. Will post as soon as I can get some pics!!

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Here is a picture of Rons 28' cockpit.We put a red snap in carpet over the Pirelli rubbber non skid flooring.

Cockpit looks real nice.

JO

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Hey Indy,

By the way Ron received another new prop by overnight expess UPS this morning from us.

JO

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Hey Guys:

It's on the lift!! And it holds my weight, too!!


Look Ma...see what speed does...no hair!!

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:D Good for you! :D We wish you well.

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Looking good ron, and again, glad the lift is working out for ya.

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The separate snap on deck cover is a great idea :eureka: That would sure help on morning clean-ups at the dock.

Glad you are up and running. Get to know the boat and enjoy the hell out of it.

Bruce

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Hey Ron,

It was great to meet you and your wife and friends last sunday, the boat looks awesome and I wish you lots of luck with it. I scared the hell out of Scott and soberd him up real quick at 75 in the beat up LI sound. Went for a run last night the sound was perfect. Look forward to getting together with you and whoever else wants to come for a run real soon.

Anthony

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Hey Anthony:

Great to get together last Sunday and good to hear Scott survived!! I went out yesterday with JROMY and got the boat up to 70. I guess I needed to lose some fuel. What a great day for boating!! Let me know when you'll be going out again and maybe we could get together.

Ron

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70..NOW were talking Ron!!
Congrats... Happy Boating.

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Ron how fast do you want to go to fit your needs?

Albert

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Albert:

70 is just fine...I wanted to get out of the 60's..more boasting in the 70's..ha-ha

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Ron -

You do have better ropes than what we see in the pictures right??

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Picky, picky...and they are lines!lol :D

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Actually I have Blue and Red lines but I want to get to meet my neighbors first...ha-ha

I use the good stuff for my excursions!!

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There suppose to be lines, but yours look like ropes!!! :) :) :p :p
Glad to hear you have matching ones for the piece of art you own!!