Summer Recap

Amazingly enough, another summer has passed us by already. I was very busy this year and didn't get to hang around the forums as much as I should have or would like to.

I am taking this thread to recap some of the cool happenings and skiing that happened this year.

I bought more boats, traveled to the Benjamins, sold some boats, drove some boats, and over all (despite being packed full of weddings) had an awesome summer. Racked up about 85 hours on the new rig, some of which were my brother enjoying the boat at his leisure while I was traveling.

I said goodbye to an old friend but it ended up finding it's way into the deserving hands of my younger cousin. That boat taught him to drive, barefoot, and drink beer.

Below is the photographic evidence. Please take some time to do the same about your summer.

First float on the new rig

Said goodbye to our friend of 14 years

Properly breaking in the new rig on our home waters





The replacement

Last time it was hooked up

Looks better behind his truck anyways

New friends meet for the first time

That's awesome footing before the wedding. We were married on Lake Lure, NC and a Ski Nautique was our get away vehicle. Guess not too often does a Ski Nautique see tuxes and wedding gowns.

phatsat67 wrote: First float on the new rig

How many phone books are you sitting on??

I love the cup holder stuck to the bottom of the champaign bottle...
Good times hahaha
Moj'

Not too many men make a 2001 look big. Fun summer Zach! Nice thread, I will try to contribute.

looked like a lot of fun...some comments/questions....

looked like you travel with a rough crowd..Adam Deen & the teen idol? No adult supervision on that trip?

was not to happy about the magnum skier comment..until I saw the crew.

very sorry about your dog..Jo the TN Wonder Dog has had a very slow 13th summer...but sure like the looks of the new guy.

love the color scheme of the new ride.

how many phone books?

I liked the trick of posting some of the pictures sideways...had to lay my head on the desk in front of the screen to see them properly..and no Adam..F12 did not work.

the cool tux...off the kid's rack?

looks like fun times...



john

My contribution...

Started off with the cleanup of our club house and pulling the docks to our ski location:








Had some sandbar moments and Chantal enjoying the back seat:








Practised new tricks for our ski shows (with the boat constantly surprising me of her capabilities and strenght):

Moj' those cup holders weren't cut right at the factory in the bu so they never sit in there properly. I had never drank champagne on a ski boat but I will mark that one down in the books now. A great wedding with a killer reception. Driving the boat across unfamiliar water at 2 am in a wind storm was a little, well, wet haha.

Thanks Peter, she got to enjoy quite a few lake trips which was unexpected.

HW, I pride myself in my ability to make boats look bigger than they are (helps me sell a ton more boats here at N3 haha). But seriously, that had the stock broken deluxe seat in it so it was down pretty far. Have since installed an 05 drivers seat and it will be re covered properly when the interior gets finished in this off season.

Chris, too bad it isn't a fly bridge with twins.

J bear, no adult supervision required haha. The Magnum decoration would be Sarah, Drew's lady friend. She is easy on the eyes and always has a funny comment for every situation. The sideways picture isn't a trick, when you look at the pictures in my computer album they are straight up. When you try to rotate them they turn every which way but up. The tux was a custom fit with some slim fit features and I must say looked very dashing on me .

Kris, the club house looks like a blast not to mention those impressive pyramids.

Gary, mustang is in Limbo until I find a cool power train to drop in it. I have an extra Ford bell housing now so that may be an idea.

jbear wrote: was not to happy about the magnum skier comment..until I saw the crew.

yeah, it would be sacrilege for a CCFan member to ski behind a non-CC. John, you gonna tell us about your summer?

Eddie, you and J bear got it all figured out.

I'm winterizing...throws drysuit in boat...done

I like the Lay-Z-Boy on the porch. Must be an Indiana thing.

That's nice the groom picked a tuxedo model that had matching JR sizes. Boys 16?

More of the babes in Dad's boat!

backfoot100 wrote: Hey Bee-otch...Remind all of us what boat you were behind when you hit your first two consecutive LL deepwater starts this year.

Hard to say, it was all de-badged, no graphics on it anywhere, the owner must be pretty ashamed of it to try to mask its identity.   

phatsat67 wrote: HW, that's my mom and aunt.....

So She is your Mom and your Aunt...must be another Indiana thing

Hoosier Mammy

phatsat67 wrote: Zach Driving with 7 phone books Zach Driving without phone books