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02-23-2018, 10:51 AM
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#441
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Guru
City: Miami River
Vessel Name: Gotcha
Vessel Model: Grand Banks. Heritage. 54
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,988
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Al and Baker before they were REALLY drunk. The ladies flock (yes, that’s the proper spelling) to Don. The one advantage to getting old, everyone thinks your safe. LOL
A good time was had by all on Don’s boat for pizza and beer night. Tonight it’s the hard stuff and Larry will not be allowed to have any glass bottles in his hand. Sippy cups for the girls.
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02-23-2018, 10:55 AM
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#442
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
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Standing by.....
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RTF
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02-23-2018, 08:31 PM
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#443
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Senior Member
City: Markham
Vessel Name: currently boatless
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 280
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The final party ... a wonderful spread put on by Watfa and Irv on their beautiful boat Gotcha. Thanks for being such great hosts.
David & Maria
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02-23-2018, 09:10 PM
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#444
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,798
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Everyone was well behaved. Beautiful time enjoyed by all involved. Kudos to Lena and Larry, Don and Lou, Watfa and Irv!
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Jack ...Chicken of the sea! Been offshore 3 miles once
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02-24-2018, 04:57 AM
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#445
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Guru
City: Signal Mtn., TN
Vessel Name: Stella Maris
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,742
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sailor of Fortune
Everyone was well behaved.
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Pure spin from TF Minister of Propaganda Jack/Steve (aka SoF). Certain monies changed hands and certain officials looked the other way. I’m told the salvors should be finished with Gotcha later this afternoon. (I think SoF gets a cut.)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sailor of Fortune
Beautiful time enjoyed by all involved. Kudos to Lena and Larry, Don and Lou, Watfa and Irv!
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Now this part is all true. The hosts/hostesses could not have been more welcoming. The boat tours left most of us salivating and the anecdotes, advice and sharing of experiences were simply the best.
Thanks all.
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02-24-2018, 07:05 AM
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#446
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Guru
City: Beaverton, Ontario
Vessel Name: Looking Glass
Vessel Model: Carver 370 Voyager
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,240
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sailor of Fortune
Everyone was well behaved. Beautiful time enjoyed by all involved. Kudos to Lena and Larry, Don and Lou, Watfa and Irv!
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Agree, beautiful day, beautiful people, beautiful boat and no arrests or injuries. Thanks to all
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02-24-2018, 07:34 AM
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#447
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Senior Member
City: Cape Cod, MA or Fort Myers, FL
Vessel Name: Osprey
Vessel Model: Her Shine. Newburyport
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 389
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Thank you for the hospitality! It’s was nice to meet a few of the members. Sad my vist was so short. Next year..... more than one beer
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02-24-2018, 08:22 AM
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#448
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Guru
City: Miami River
Vessel Name: Gotcha
Vessel Model: Grand Banks. Heritage. 54
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,988
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It was a fun time, the boat will recover I’m not so sure about Watfa. Thanks to all for coming.
Highlights of the party is that Steve and Parker finally met. Ted is really a funny guy and really opened up, great sense of humor. Scott is the same drunk or sober. Homo has owners that are a perfect match, Larry drops a beer on the dock near Don’s and Lena drops a glass of red wine on our teak deck (runs in the family). Everyone got a prize or two even if they didn’t want it. Al got the long distance award but there was a protest as he didn’t come by boat. It was nice putting a face to TF posts we have been reading. Next year more have to come as it has grown every year.
A special thanks to Ladies Man Don and Lou and Larry (who gives more of himself to others than anyone I have ever known) and Lena for organizing this terrific outing. Everyone sincerely appreciates your efforts.
Already looking forward to next year
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02-24-2018, 08:48 AM
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#449
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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It was an epic event! Irv, how many did you have aboard Friday night? Your ship sure handles a large group of revelers very well. And the hospitality shown by Watfa and you was tops! Thanks so much for hosting all of us, the incredible dinner and drinks and the fun gift drawing. Jack and I were back at the Taj Mahal and both used our led switch lights within 5 minutes! I found it serendipitous that Moonstruck won the 2000 gph bilge pump on the day his dripless shaft log sprung a leak. Glad he got it fixed fast.
As noted by the others, Larry/Lena and Don/Lou deserve kudos and badges of courage for allowing us to enjoy their fine vessels like we did! I was so impressed by the caliber of the boats. And Ted's sLow Hand shows his forethought and attention to detail. Incredible vessels one and all.
I didn't know what I'd find in meeting all these imaginary friends. What I learned was that each and every one is a person I'm proud to call real friends. Top caliber folks who project an online persona just like their real personality. No fakes or wannabes here. Cheers to one and all!
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02-24-2018, 09:11 AM
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#450
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Senior Member
City: Markham
Vessel Name: currently boatless
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 280
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyWright
I didn't know what I'd find in meeting all these imaginary friends. What I learned was that each and every one is a person I'm proud to call real friends. Top caliber folks who project an online persona just like their real personality. No fakes or wannabes here. Cheers to one and all!
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+1 Hear, hear!
David & Maria
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02-24-2018, 10:23 AM
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#451
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Guru
City: Madisonville, LA
Vessel Name: Sea Star
Vessel Model: 2004 Cruisers Yachts 50SS
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 906
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Love the pics!!
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02-24-2018, 01:15 PM
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#452
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Veteran Member
City: Peconic
Vessel Name: Moondance
Vessel Model: Atlantic Prarie 30 LRC
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 76
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It was GREAT meeting you all on Thursday eve. at Moonstruck! Thank you for your hospitality & enjoyable conversations.
& NO you didn't enmbarass Me
If any of you get up North, I hope to get Moondance to Rockland, Maine this summer, let me know.
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02-24-2018, 02:25 PM
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#453
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Guru
City: Miami River
Vessel Name: Gotcha
Vessel Model: Grand Banks. Heritage. 54
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,988
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Al
According to the cook there were 22 from the TF and one crasher. We are doing it again tonight for those that are still here of course the amount of booze that will be consumed will be quite a bit less now that the California contingent has left.
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02-24-2018, 03:39 PM
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#454
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,798
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"Gotcha" handled 23 peeps easily! Old friends and new friends,it was a really good time! Thanx to Hosts/moderators and participants.
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Jack ...Chicken of the sea! Been offshore 3 miles once
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02-24-2018, 05:59 PM
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#455
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,149
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My last night in Ft Pierce for this year....
Thank you all and to all a good night!!!
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02-24-2018, 06:28 PM
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#456
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by psneeld
My last night in Ft Pierce for this year....
Thank you all and to all a good night!!!
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Wifey B: Bye bye. So you leading all the snowbirds back north? Didn't that mole like creature weather predictor tell you a lot of winter left still? Better not go too far too fast or you'll get cold.
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02-24-2018, 06:35 PM
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#457
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
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Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are...
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02-24-2018, 07:07 PM
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#458
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RT Firefly
Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are...
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Wifey B: Ragtime Jimmy.
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02-25-2018, 02:42 PM
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#459
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Some more photos of the Ft. Pierce week
(from port to stbd) Jack/Sailor of Fortune, Ian/Angus99, Al/FlyWright and Ted/OC Diver went to the US Navy Seal Museum in FP. This is the actual Maersk Alabama lifeboat,
I was told by the guys that I won the drawing and had to do the obstacle course. Somehow I was absent for the balloting. No Photoshop here....this is actually me on the ropes course as Jack keeps asking for more pics! (no photographic evidence of me completing the rest of the obstacle course ) Yes...that's Jack's size XXXXL finger.
Friday night party pics aboard Gotcha:
Allan/Labomba, Jack/SoF, Dick/Courage (no posts on TF yet), and Ian/Angus99
Larry M, Baker, Marjorie (Scott/Psneeld's better half), Marie (David Rive's better half)
Some more revelers with Don/Moonstruck whose names escape me at the moment.
Don/Moonstruck winning the grand prize 2000 GPH bilge pump...on the day his boat sprung a leak! (Honest, the drawing was not rigged!)
I was teasing The Don about his boat becoming a dock queen after he had to cancel my fast boat ride on Friday. I picked up several tiaras for the Queen of TF...2 of which Don found immediately upon his return to the boat at the helm. There's more, but he's still looking...
Don presented me with the prize for being the longest distance traveler for this year's festivities with a very comfortable Moonstruck shirt. "Well, slap my ass and call me Moonstruck!!!" I had to get a pic with The Don's Lovely Lou.
I regret not getting pics of so many of our TF regulars and SOs like Lena of Hobo fame, Irv/Bigsfish of Gotcha fame, Scott/Psneeld of Freedom fame and many, many others. Hopefully others have pics to share.
I'm already making plans for next year's 4th Annual Trawler Forum International Rendezvous (ATFIR). We need to agree on dates so my calendar is reserved for the trip. Cheers and a huge THANKS to all who provided such great hospitality, food and proactive thirst prevention measures.
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02-25-2018, 03:50 PM
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#460
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Guru
City: Signal Mtn., TN
Vessel Name: Stella Maris
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 2,742
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Here are a few more. Sorry I can’t put the description under each photo.
In order, they are:
—Moonstruck, my abode for three wonderful nights (thank you Don and Lou);
—Gotcha, with Don up top attempting to sneak her out of the marina;
—Slow Hand, Ted’s incredible refit/restoration;
—Hobo, Larry and Lena’s lovely home by moonlight;
—Dave Rive, trying to talk the guys into visiting a tattoo parlor;
—Don, grilling Al about certain “adornments” that we’re found on Moonstruck;
—City of Fort Pierce Marina before the TF horde descended;
—City of Fort Pierce Marina Saturday morning
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