Spring - 22 days away!!!!

87BFN owner wrote: ...If someone brings the spreader bars ...

What are spreader bars? is this something that might help me and my buddy from plowing into one another when we try doubles?

Nate

Opening Day! What a thrill every year. And best of all, the people you get to share it with. Now I am the one that is jealous.

Should be lots of baseball talk there. You guys had a very good off-season.

Sure did miss our Saturday nite get-together. But I think you know I was in Ohio. It snowed, 4in, was terrible. But the air at night did feel real good, as a good friend of mine once said! Was glad to get home!

john

Jeff I am sure lake is very thick, but I just worry about the people that just take their cars out on ice and say we did it last week end should still be ok after it's been 40 degrees the whole past week. People tend to forget and that's how people get hurt. I am all for having fun and doing things you should, but you'll never see my car or truck on the ice. Sled yes but I check the ice thickness before I do that even.

Our lake is finally cleared of ice. I ran the old girl about 30 minutes today. Missouri is warming up. And, opening day is only 27 days, 18 hours and 42, 41, 40, 39 seconds away!

Chuck

well he wouldn't have gotten stuck he would have used the plow the right way. That is scary anytime you see cars on the ice. Some people forget cars radiate heat when they sit and that is when they tend to fall through.

Can someone tell me when this will all end. I am about to loose my son and then my boat to this white stuff. At this rate I will not see water until June.

I'm bringing the official CCF.com drop ski that Larry (75Tique) donated. I just need to fix it up a little. Break out the hot pink paint!! This way, it's easier to find as Brad, Tim and I had issues last year.

Ken

Don't forget to bring some kick skis, getting up on double skis will really help. Behind a 454 BFN I'd expect 6-7 easy. Double booms would be in order I don't want to tear the guy's brand new floor out. Quinner will probably bring his training wheels kneeboard also. I'm down for a 4 man deep attempt as well, and keep going up from there till we can't plane.

87BFN owner wrote: with all the guys here on this site that can foot. What is the record number of footers behind one boat? I bet we could top it at GL.

Just need to find the right tow vehicle and we could probably pull it off

Might have been a little confusion due to alcohol consumption. Nahhh....not the PLBC guys.

john

I really feel for you guys. Seriously. It is pretty cool not having to winterize. And I guess it is easy to see how much fun we've had down here the past 2 weekends. Sure been great for me anyhow.

Larry: Did you notice that the shirt got a mention? Thanks again.

Ken: There you go with the plaid again!

john

The guy from the first picture has it all figured out. No messing around with winterizing, storage, de-winterizing. Maybe I'll try that next year.

Thanks for the optimistic note Ken. Hard not to think about it lately. What with the boat show and seeing Jbear's test drive. Historically my boat has been undercover for the winter, but since I have the Tique at home in the garage this year, every time I go down for a screw driver or something, I get to see how shes doing. Nice to see it, but makes me wish for spring all the more.

We're almost out of the woods now. We can finally start discussing pulling our boats of of storage (the majority of us). Discussions of cranking over the engine for the first time. Firing up our newly purchasesd Correct Craft. A$$isting others with working the demons out of the boat. Project boats hitting the water for the first time. The first ski of the season. Looking forward to the 2007 season. Let me be the first to say, I wish everyone a fun-filled season, be safe and continue to post the great stories and pics!

Ken

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