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NauticoRico ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: June-04-2015 Location: Attleboro, MA Status: Offline Points: 12 |
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Donald - I agree, awesome pics. And good idea. I think I'll do that! |
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northcoastidol ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March-28-2013 Location: Garfield Hts Oh Status: Offline Points: 100 |
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Eric NauticoRico Awesome CCF site name, I'm sure you will grow into it well!
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Always be ready for a run, the water does not wait for you!
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NauticoRico ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: June-04-2015 Location: Attleboro, MA Status: Offline Points: 12 |
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Thanks Scott - I'll try my best!
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'72 Skier (Orange)
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The Godfather ![]() Platinum Member ![]() Joined: August-13-2008 Location: Orlando Fla Status: Offline Points: 1766 |
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You guys just wish you looked liked Donald ... Nice new ride big guy !!
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Jbear, said to me wow if it was'nt for this site we would never had met for this to happen....
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Donald80SN ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: January-12-2009 Location: Denver, NC Status: Offline Points: 3896 |
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Thanks Godfather !!!! ![]() ![]() |
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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Donald80SN ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: January-12-2009 Location: Denver, NC Status: Offline Points: 3896 |
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$50.00 buck via Pay Pal just for the shipping and handling charges. Dang stamps have gone up. ![]() |
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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Donald80SN ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: January-12-2009 Location: Denver, NC Status: Offline Points: 3896 |
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The last five I gave you where going to the kids at the orphanage or so you said. ![]() |
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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Gary S ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: November-30-2006 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 14096 |
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Ok Don who squealed?
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Gary that's actually Greg on the tube.......He anchored the Mustang out and used the tube as a water taxi to get to it....However, he did admit to using said tube to take the Dogs tubing. A legitimate excuse if its true....Still gave him grief over it though.
Kyle, (Kristins' BF) did an excellent job at taking pics....I think the snaps we both took, we could fill up the CCFan calendar for next year. And it's a good thing The Donald brought Natalie with him as he was already embarrassing her with some of his antics.......I can't imagine what the reaction would have been when he showed us his tower dancing skills on the new boat. Kudos to the gang who are a little trimmer and thinner since last time I saw all y'all..... The hard work has paid off. Y'all are looking good. Keep up the good work! |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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NCtique ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: September-01-2015 Location: Charlotte, NC Status: Offline Points: 23 |
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had a good time seeing some nice boats and meeting some new people. lookin forward to another get together!
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jbear ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-21-2005 Location: Lake Wales FL. Status: Offline Points: 8193 |
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this coming from a guy whose site name is "northcoastidol"? LOL. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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quinner ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: October-12-2005 Location: Unknown Status: Offline Points: 5828 |
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Plus + Plus what everybody else has already said, HUGE thanks to the entire Fossett crew for the wonderful hospitality and all associated with it, great time great event!!
Big thanks to Alan and Dana for giving me a lift down and back, your new rig sure made for a comfortable trip!! And a big shout out to Reid for bringing enough boats so us boatless people were not boatless at all!! Great to meet a few new faces and see all the other familiar ones!!! |
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NCH20SKIER ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: December-16-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2207 |
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Ok gang I am looking for some help here.......It has been confirmed that another such event has received full family approval (and perhaps some level of excitement)...........
With this said, and in all seriousness I would ask those who attended what if anything would you say could be done to improve the event, what may have been missing etc. The goal being improving the event for everyone I thought the timing was good - someone else (my wife Sue) thought perhaps earlier by a couple of weeks but I am not sure I agree If you can post comments here while somewhat fresh in your mind we will have reference to look. back on prior to the next event Fossett - Out |
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Hollywood ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13512 |
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I thought it was perfect. Seriously, above and beyond on all the Fossetts + Kyle. Donny on the grill, Reid on the kegs. Samuels on the overflow. Made it way too easy on us out-of-towners.
Maybe you can lower your house closer to the water. My only complaint. |
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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Ha, fewer steps- great call. I would suggest ordering sunshine for Sat next time. Tique recommends getting more donuts. That's all I've got.
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Not a gosh darn thing................ Seriously thou....I think you should be asking ....what do YOU need from US? Did you need more food stuff, supplies, help from us? That would be the only thing I would change. I felt that Susan, Kristin and Kyle were working hard to make sure we were all well fed etc. More cleats on the huge dock of yours even if they are the cheap plastic ones installed on the external portions of the dock just for the weekend. I was a little concerned about someone tripping over a dock line as there were only the 4 cleats for 8 or so boats tied up. If our northern brothers have Columbus day off as a norm then I say keep it that weekend as it makes it easier and less painful to travel plus it's a longer weekend of fun for them. Fantastic gathering and perfect for what we need....We just don't want to over burden y'all with the onslaught of peeps. |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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Hollywood ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13512 |
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Air206 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: September-28-2008 Location: Roanoke, VA Status: Offline Points: 3000 |
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I think Greg could use a PayPal donation or two for everything he did......
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IAughtNaut ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-22-2010 Location: TN Status: Offline Points: 2568 |
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don't throw good parties while I'm out of the country?
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Thats okay your dad tried to make up for your absense...... When the Capt. Cannonball rum was being passed around he kept changing his position in the circle so that he was always the 3rd person the bottle was passed to. He did the same thing when the Fireball was broken out. |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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juniorwoody ![]() Gold Member ![]() Joined: August-09-2011 Location: Oak Hill, Fl Status: Offline Points: 937 |
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Can't imagine putting an event like this on. Perfect hosts and a remarkable location. For me it was a no brainer heading down the coast at same time ofyear i just adjusted my schedule a little. Glad I did.
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The value of money spent on new adventure far exceeds the value of money saved for the future
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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6114 |
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I echo what has been said above. Great event, great time for all.. Changes? Paraphrasing John Kennedy, its not what you can do for us, but what we can do for you, mostly in the area of food. Clearly the hosts did more than their share of the heavy lifting both costwise and effortwise, related to food. I felt bad seeing "the women" spend an inordinate amount of time in the kitchen, when they should have been out playing or mingling. So only recommended change: more planning related to food in terms of guests stepping up to help with offerings, costs and preparation....with the exception of Donald who gets the awesome grillman award.
Next discussion is scheduling. Reid was always pretty much every other year. Tim was every year, then decided on an every other year schedule. As it ended up, their every other years are presently coinciding. Should they be staggered or are both of those events the same year far enough apart (timewise and maybe distancewise). Now with the Fossett's very successful event in the mix, I heard talk of alternating the NC fall event between the two venues. Does that mean we only get to go to Gregs or Reids every fours years. (R-T-G-T-R-T-G-T...) That is unacceptable. Well, I'll let you guys figure that out. Again kudos to all the Fossetts and Kyle and those who helped make this one, one for the books. |
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“So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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Don't plan around CT mini schedules... We're unlikely to ever push past Labor Day. There should be plenty of room for a late August northeast get together and another in NC 4-6 weeks later in the same year. No guarantee we'll stick with late Aug up here either!
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Riley ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-19-2004 Location: Portland, ME Status: Offline Points: 7952 |
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From what I hear the Buckethead has likely replaced any August reunuions.
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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6114 |
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I mentioned to Tim at Greg's I think Gregg and Todd Benj, Jbear, anyone else we can think of who qualifies, and myself putting together a 60 and older Buckethead team. I paused for a minute wondering where we would get a boat then duh! it came to me we have one of the coolest BF boats in the world on that team. Tim didn't think that sounded like a bad idea. I think I might be talking big tho. I cant speak for the other guys, but if they are like me, we would be transitioning every 30 seconds, which wouldn't be good for "track position" (as they say in NASCAR) I have a feeling they might have more endurance than me, but if I don't get tired, my feet start to burn up real quick.
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“So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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Tbd, Bruce. Gotta see what the buckethead dates looks like. There may be an opportunity to do both. Buckethead takes priority in my schedule as of now though! I think there is enough interest to put together a pretty good Sunday Funday race at the bucket next year. It fell apart this year due to lack of organization and it was a real shame. I think we could put together 2-4 teams from CCFan alone to compete in a 19 mile race. Might be a better option than the 38-miler on Sat... That was pretty intense. |
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NCH20SKIER ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: December-16-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2207 |
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I will qualify for a >50 team and will be skiing in the buckethead if someone will have me - already made the nod to Joe.......
I laid the challenge out to my buddy Carl (he did not bite). I will train this winter / spring summer and will commit to drop another 15 pounds and toughen up the feet / endurance, pick up the fuel to drag his BFN to the event and back - sounded like a good deal to me......guess I will need to stick with the training and simply keep my name in the mix. Larry - you will need to be my winter skiing / training partner (I know you have the drysuit!). We need to work on leaving the ramp by the house and skiing to the town of Badin before spring time - you in? You other fella's how about this years New Years Day Tournament?
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NauticoRico ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: June-04-2015 Location: Attleboro, MA Status: Offline Points: 12 |
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Greg - glad to hear there will be a repeat event, looking forward to it! Everything was great - I'm having a hard time finding anything that needs improvement. It was the perfect way for us northerners to extend our season and hang on to summer for a little longer. Oh, I just thought of one suggestion - more Holman Moody races!
But I'll second Timbob and Larry that we (guests) can do more to help ease the burden of hosting. |
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Correct me if I'm wrong Greg but didn't you suggest having a mini at your lake was because Reid and the Benjamins were going to a bi annual event and we weren't having either this year? We who attend these minis and Fans houses know what a chore it is to host a bunch of boat/ski bums for a long weekend so thats why it's becoming a bi annual event for some. I guess it would ultimately be up to you and Reid if you wanted a repeat in 2016 and Reid forgo the Pinkham Point Party then that's for you guys to work it out. Either location is a great and grand time is had by all and thats what really matters.
I'm for that! Would have been more if dummy me would have palnned to stay til Monday.....I know better than that....... Rookie Mistake ![]() |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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I'll throw this one out there.........
It pretty much was but make " The Badin Blowout" a 18'ft and under only event unless the only one you have is over 18'. One of the coolest pictures taken was of all the 40 years of sterns shot. How cool would it be to have a dozen in that shot? ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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