lol- would something a bit more subtle work? :lolhit:

I'm thinking... FLOATER

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKIvUTOHB8...-baby-ruth.jpg

FLOATER it is!!! We all voted last night on a conference call.

T.S. is having it custom airbrushed on!

:grinser010:

I got my hands of a copy of the graphics...

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/3795/floater.jpg

C post 43!!:bsflag:

Is there 93 octane fuel available near the proposed new route?

no, that is why I have talked 2 Ward Bros whose gas dock is right next 2 the city marina that we plan lunch at & have asked them if they can get a tanker down there 4 us!! It sounds initially like they can if we can give them an idea of how much we would need!:coolcowboy:

Only 93 that I know of on the water up in our hood is of all places, in podunk East Jordan at the south end of Lake Char!!!! Go figure!!!!!:eek::eek:

Last year Johnson Oil only offered to bring 55 gal. barells of fuel. But maybe Wards will allow us more options.

Thats what i thought, I went to East Jordan with Ryan last year to get fuel. Some nice shacks (homes) over there!

Trace, I think that is a great course....and glad you're still including Bay Harbor. You got a boat yet or will you be thumbin' a ride? Remember, I'm Czech too with a little bit of Russian mixed in. :D

Boats on order!!!


Had a buddy do the distances: Boyne City 2 Northport 2 Elk back 2 Char 4 lunch!! 90ish miles

After lunch, Char 2 Harbor Springs 2 bay Harbor!!! back 2 BC 48ish miles

so as I have said, folks can gas up in Char at lunch & run the 2nd leg hard if they want!!!!:coolcowboy:

New route looks great !

We have also been intouch w your house guest to see if he is interested in covering the event again...Lookin good

Yes he told me, I think that would be a great move.

WeinerFace :bigbird:

Here is a cool "as the crow flies" distance calc.


http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm

How many poker runners did you guys have in 2011? Whats your expectations for 2012?

I believe it was 44. Hope to have the same or few more this year! New route may bring more interest and keep the Thunder going strong!! Great being part of it and raising money for the children with cancer!

Hey Bud, I'm excited!!! As said B4 I have wanted 2 get Char town involved in the past & I think the new course/2 phase w / a run after lunch is gunna B fun!!! Count'n on ya 2 B back!!!:coolcowboy:

So After Lunch In Charlevoix-- You To Go To Bay Harbor-- Then Somerset Point

Yes, they have talked about Bay Harbor then Harbor Springs then back to Somerset Point. What is your thought on that?

We will be back, this year we are thinking about staying in Boyne any hotel sugestions ?

Boyne City Motel, One Water street Inn, Field Crest, or Boyne Mt., Pete just puts a camper in my front yard! Water St. Inn is on lake, very nice choice, but get a call in, they do not have very many rooms.

Bob my 2 cents, Does that increase the miles from last year ? If it does I think it's a bad idea. Boyne Thunder is a great run But it is expensive. To keep getting more boats to the event we have to think about cost. Adding miles to the run increases cost especially when many of us travel aways to get there.

Thanks I will call tomarrow

I think the number is 231-582-3000

SOUNDS GREAT TO ME --BUT DO YOU THINK A LOT OF BOATS WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO SOMERSET RITE AFTER LUNCH?

Maybe but its up to them. Plus I think missing out on Bayharbor would be too bad for them.

Nice chat'n w/ ya yesterday Rob!! yeah, noth'n 2 stop people from do'n that but hope they would participate in the 2nd 1/2 of the run! esp if we have a great day & water!!! obviously everybody getz their cards no matter what they choose!!! Happy Holidays Buddy!:coolcowboy:

Thanks we are booked at water street inn.

thanks- have a great holiday - post pics of the new boat when u can

Right on!!!:coolcowboy:

Good job young man!!!

he ain't young, but he is a punk!!!!:grinser010::evilb:

Hey Trac....don't want to hijack you'r thread but wanted to tell all your boating friend in northern michigan

I Just Bought a Marina - Cheboygan Village Marina

Stop by your next trip to Mackinaw....its not that much further..

Well everyone my uncle and I purchase a beautiful 160 rack storage marina in downtown Cheboygan Michigan. It’s a ¼ mile down the Cheboygan River from Lake Huron before you get to the locks that take you into Burt and Mullet Lake, and standing right at the river inlet you look out and see the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island. We are extremely excited about this new opportunity and our services will include both summer in/out service and winter indoor heated storage. With our Taylor forklift we are able to service boats up to 27,000lbs which puts us not only in the performance boat category but also sport cruisers and regular cruisers none the less.

As for pricing we’ll be coming out of the box lower than anyone in the area for indoor heated storage for next years winter (obviously we’re a little late for this year…haha), however at the same rate our summer in/out services will be very reasonable for those who are waiting to get into a slip, gave up their slip because it was too expensive or for those who just want their boat kept inside and ready to go when they have an itch to get on the water.

I realize a lot of the people on this forum probably very rarely make it that far up north, but being from Michigan I do know that word travels fast and it’s guaranteed that you know someone, who’s cousins with someone, that’s dating someone…who’s goes to northern Michigan during the summer. So as a fellow high performance boater whose Cigarette Top Gun will be in Cheboygan Michigan this summer all I ask is that you pass the word along to anyone you know that boats in that part of the state. And if you’re ever up that way please stop in a take a look and ask for Kool-Aid…with twin 900’s maybe we’ll go have some fun with the ferry boats heading to Mackinaw Island…hahaha

Here’s the website: www.cheboyganvillagemarina.com let me know what you all think

Happy Holiday
Brian
Aka – Kool-Aid Man

And bye the way YES it would be bad ass to have a bunch of Go Fast boats calling it home!!!

Hey Dude, good luck w/ that 4 shore!!! Happy Holidays!!!! by the by, gunna do BT this year???

Congrats! Another great spot on our Michigan waters. Would be a great idea if you could put a pakage together to get people to start there and head up to the North Channel, maybe find a local that would lead groups of boaters thru the north channel. A couple of groups and word of mouth would go along way.

Can't wait for the event this year! Promises to be outrageous again :).

Hopefully the new boat is done in time!

Tom

Awesome!!!:coolcowboy:

I launch in Elk Rapids everytime I go out and agree that it is a well run launch. Be careful not to cut corners coming into the marked channel it gets kinda shallow. Nice sandy bottom though.....

Going to Charlevoix from Elk Rapids be careful not to cut corners along the shoreline south of the cement factory, you'll run out of water and it's all rocks down there. :eek:

Water depths aren't an issue with the current course. It would be an issue close to shore with the proposed route....


mb.