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Nautique2001 
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 Posted: February-02-2007 at 10:15am |
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Nautique2001
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Posted: February-02-2007 at 10:16am |
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TRBenj
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Posted: February-02-2007 at 10:47am |
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Fixed it for you Ken.
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Nautique2001
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Posted: February-02-2007 at 11:12am |
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D'Oh, Tim, that's not right, my friend. The Yankees are absolutely horrible. That tire cover would decrease the value of my boat and neighborhood. Hopefully you keep your new truck clean of any Yankees stuff.
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Barracuda
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Posted: February-02-2007 at 1:50pm |
Living in Boston, he would be smart to keep it free of any Yankees stickers...unless he wants key mark pinstripes and broken windows... |
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87BFN owner
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Posted: February-02-2007 at 8:33pm |
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yeah besides it should be a Tigers sticker, put an old englesh D. That will bring the value way up. Just kidding guys, I know they choked but they made it there.
 
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87BFN owner
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Posted: February-22-2007 at 1:15pm |
This isn't the current tow rig for the BFN this was two trucks ago. This truck was a 2004 F-350 4X4 extended cab shortbed diesel. The was taken at Ludington State Park. The west side of michigan right along Lake Michigan. |
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Nautique2001
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Posted: February-22-2007 at 1:42pm |
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Do you have any close up pictures of your BFN, James? That's a great boat, and hard to find good pictures of.
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87BFN owner
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Posted: February-22-2007 at 5:55pm |
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still looking I post as I come across them. My wife likes to hide them from me.
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CCrider89
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Posted: February-22-2007 at 9:27pm |
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2000 montana pulling 89 ski nautique. "I think I can, I think I can"
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CCrider89
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Kevin's '79
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Posted: December-18-2007 at 12:19am |
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'02 GMC Sierra and '97 Ski Nautique
Picture taken in November '07 at my place on Shoal Creek in Florence, AL |
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rleinen79
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Posted: December-18-2007 at 1:03am |
Sharp colors. Great boat. Rob |
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bmiller
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Posted: December-18-2007 at 1:11am |
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How about a 2006 gun metal blue Toyota quad cab.Now thats sweet ride.
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gn6027
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Posted: December-18-2007 at 10:28pm |
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Here is my '05 TrailBlazer with my '87... Well, it's my wife's TrailBlazer.
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GN6027
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tullfooter
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Posted: December-19-2007 at 12:58am |
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Ironic that this topic has reappeared. I have a 2007 Chevy Avalanche. It pulls my 85BFN very well.
Today, while my brother was driving it, delivering a Christmas basket to one of our retired employees, some little 17 year old kid who has never driven on ice covered roads came around a corner too fast and smashed into the side of it. My brother had taken my truck because his SRT 300 sucks on icy roads. Rick saw the kid coming, brakes locked up, but he had nowhere to go. Wrong place at the wrong time. The good thing is nobody was hurt. The bad thing is, I'm driving an F350 dump truck with a snow plow. Before: 
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Play hard, life's not a trial run.
'85 BFN '90 BFN White Lake, Michigan |
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backfoot100
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Posted: December-19-2007 at 12:33pm |
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Jeez Tull, that sucks. The new Avalanches are really nice looking too.
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
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backfoot100
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Posted: December-19-2007 at 12:36pm |
Never seen a tower on a trailblazer before. Whatcha use that thing for? |
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
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bchesley
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Posted: December-19-2007 at 1:44pm |
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2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 4x4. Say that fast ten times.
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2001 SAN
"Python Powered" |
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87BFN owner
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Posted: December-19-2007 at 9:03pm |
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Tull,
Use it to your advantage make some extra money with the plow to pay for gas in the BFN this summer. I am looking at a new truck right now, just waiting on the dealer. |
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Quigs85SN2001
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Posted: December-19-2007 at 11:44pm |
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That sucks Tull. Glad your brother's o.k. Imagine what that would have done to the 300.
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RainDog
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Posted: December-21-2007 at 12:26pm |
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Bummer Tull.
I use a 2004 Toyota Sequoia. Very happy with it so far. It replaced a 1998 Dodge Durango with the 5.9 in it. Went through 3 trannies and 1 limited slip diff before 60K - AND I DIDN'T EVEN TOW ANYTHING AT THE TIME! |
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Geno
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Posted: December-26-2007 at 4:51pm |
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1995 z-71 5.7 extended cab and a 2001 Tuscany Show Star f350 crew cab.
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jbear
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Posted: December-27-2007 at 3:27am |
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Hey Ken...had to call my buddie GaryB up and direct him to the site just to see how awesome his old boat looks now.
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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Nautique2001
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Posted: January-03-2008 at 2:32am |
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We should all get together. I'm sure Gary would love give her another spin. The boat is just like new now. New motor, new graphics all buffed up and waxed up. Beautiful looking boat, huh? You have an open invitation to ski behind it anytime, John.
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jbear
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Posted: January-03-2008 at 2:55am |
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Hey this is the thread I just mentioned on another post (Boat Show)...I had Gary look at this and he was impressed. Boat never looked this good when he had it.
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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pipester101
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Posted: January-18-2008 at 12:07pm |
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Here is mine, not as fancy as some of yours but does the job.
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62 wood
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Posted: January-18-2008 at 1:08pm |
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Heres my favorite tow rig...for around town anyway... a 72 Chevy 4x4..its my everyday driver,til snow hits the ground.
I have a hard time convincing my wife to take it long distances tho,since we got the Silverado. 
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phatsat67
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Posted: January-18-2008 at 2:57pm |
Thats a picture right after i picked up the poor 2001 so it looks like crap. Thats my 99 R/T dakota still going strong with 145k pulls like a horse. Shees a little squatted in that pic because of the boat and all the luggage for a week and a half spring break. I picked up a little 91 cherokee thats getting painted flat black for 275 bucks and Im going to leave it up at the cabbin to pull the boat to the ramp and to get fuel. BTW kevin do you have some kind of helper springs on your lowered truck to keep it level? Id like to lower the dak but im not sure about the towing because I use it for a truck alot. Ill throw up a better picture in the spring when the boat and the truck are both shiny. |
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Kevin's '79
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Posted: January-18-2008 at 4:57pm |
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Bruce,
I don't have any helper springs on my truck and it does have a tendency to bottom out on large bumps and dips in the road at highway speeds. It rides level with the boat in tow. I have lowered the truck 3" in the front and 5" in the back. It is rare that I have the boat behind the truck since it stays in the boat lift almost almost all of the time. When I do take it out the boat launch is only 1 mile away. Kevin |
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jbear
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Posted: January-19-2008 at 12:59am |
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Bruce: Was that picture taken somewhere in Florida...if ya don't mind me asking?
john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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