Originally Posted by Hoodoo 2.0 (Post 4903843)

Officially 77 is the current water temp. Feels cooler to me but I’m used to Gulf of Mexico bathtub water. Maybe a degree or two warmer in august?
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Originally Posted by Tiki Joe (Post 4903899)

Ouch!...I'm a wimp when it comes to cold water.... I like water temp in mid to upper 80s!

Originally Posted by mutt2jeff (Post 4903820)

Well, it was not much of a run this year. In the week leading up to the 20th, Hoodoos boat lost a drive coupler. I had been planning on jumping in NWFreeriders Doug Wright for the run, but bailed on that plan to give Hoodoo and his lovely bride our seats and fired up our boat. We all rolled into the starting spot about 10 minutes early, and sat around joined by just one other boat, a Nordic I believe. 15 minutes after start time a few performance boats had gone buy without stopping (apparently eliminator owners are too cool for our crew :confused:) we came to the conclusion that no one else was showing up and pushed off. We modified the plan a little with a stop at Beyond Hope to pick up River Dave, who was in town and looking to explore the lake. As we pealed out of Dover, another V-bottom popped out of the marina and gave chase. I wish I wasn't so lousy with names to at least give the two other boats a shout out.

We have a good run of about 12 miles to Beyond Hope, me bringing up the rear as I have popped two motors in the last 12 months and am over it 😂, snag up River David, and all circle up before heading south to Bayview.

RD's picture of up picking him up.
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NWFreerider and Hoodoo Circled up for the run to Bayview.
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On the way out of Beyond hope, we see Gone Gulfing, and DCB M37, rolling south, and slow pace to see if we can intercept. He sees us, but keeps heading east so we figure they have their own plans. We head South, sticking fairly close to shoreline and giving Dave some of the history and talking about the area. Bayview is about 25 miles from beyond hope, so everyone gets to stretch their legs and push the throttles forward. We roll into MacDonalds in Bayview, snag up some dock space, and are joined by Gone Gulfing who did end up tagging along. Sorry I didnt get photos of the other two boats there with up, did a lousy job of taking pictures.
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Riverdave, NWFreerider, Mutt2jeff
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We stop for a beverage and a snack, talk with the owner of the M37, get some supplies for the Sandbar, then hit the water. We duck out in a little over an hour and head back north about 30 miles to the Sandbar. I trade Lindsey out for Hoodoo so she can ride in the DW and Hoodoo can chat with Dave.
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River Dave and Hoodoo

We stop at the Sandbar for a couple hours, bust out the Snacks and some beverages. I think Dave would have been content to stay there until nightfall of the beer and Cigs supply could hold out, but alas we were tired of the sun and packed him up to take back to his family 😆. We showed him a few more sites on the way down, dropped him at Beyond Hope, and headed home where Lindsey took a two and a half hour nap.
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Saying goodbye to RD

That's my story and I am sticking to it. Its a shame more boats didn't show up. Or even the people who were supposed to be organizing it. But we had a good time and at least didn't have to fight over docking space!

Originally Posted by BajaFresh (Post 4907553)

Is this going to happen next summer?

Originally Posted by Hoodoo 2.0 (Post 4907687)

Hey Al, as far as I know it is. This year got screwed up regarding the party location. Several of us have homes up there now and are up most of the summer so you can come anytime just give me a heads up. I’m flying up tomorrow to enjoy the best time of the year.🤩