First Real Outing With the Boat Today - The Hull Truth

Sprockets · 12-07-2006, 06:49 PM

Today is my 46th birthday so my wife and I took the day off and ran the boat up the St. Johns River from the I-4 bridge to Blue Springs State Park. This area is just north of Orlando.

tommyr904 · 12-07-2006, 08:23 PM

pretty awsome area i have made that run in a pontoon.spent the night on the water had a blast

jamesbfishin · 12-07-2006, 08:32 PM

Awesome pics, if you don't mind, what kind of camera did you use? I've been thinking of getting myself a present after Christmas.

BestMate · 12-07-2006, 09:13 PM

Does the I-4 bridge go over Lake Jessup or Lake Munro?

I've been sailing on Jessup and spent some time at the Black Hammock on the other lake..I keep getting those two confused.

How far North can you go?

auguste · 12-07-2006, 09:23 PM

Congratulations on the new boat . . . great pics

You may have to change your user name as you are no longer "boatless"

Southern Fried · 12-07-2006, 09:26 PM

Great looking ride

enjoy

PSW · 12-07-2006, 09:31 PM

Nice ride and looks like a great day off. May want to grab the fender next time though...

mole2 · 12-07-2006, 09:49 PM

Great looking boat...and a nice place to boat. Good luck with her.

Sprockets · 12-08-2006, 09:06 AM

It was a really nice quiet day out there. What a bonus to get out during the week when we only saw 3-4 other boats in such a scenic area. Last night we drove over to Titusville to see the launchscrub at a friend's place on the river. Made for a long day.

JamesB - The camera is nothing special. It is a basic 2 year old Olympus 3 megapixel Model Stylus 300. Takes great pictures. We are looking to upgrade (2 megapixelitus) and will look at Olympus first. If you are looking, check out www.techbargains.com. About halfway down the page there is a section for top camera deals. Great site.

BestMate - The I-4 bridge actually goes over the St. Johns River about 200 yards west of Lake Monroe. Jessup is east of Lake Monroe.

PSW - I had just left the dock after backing the trailer down. It did mess up the picture. My 13 year daughter is ready to try and photoshop it out of the picture!

trapit · 12-08-2006, 09:34 AM

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auguste - 12/7/2006 8:23 PM

Congratulations on the new boat . . . great pics

You may have to change your user name as you are no longer "boatless"

Maybe it can be "boat again"

Sprockets · 12-08-2006, 10:40 AM

I was thinking of Boatless No More.

Anthem · 12-08-2006, 01:27 PM

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auguste - 12/7/2006 8:23 PM

Congratulations on the new boat . . . great pics

You may have to change your user name as you are no longer "boatless"

Beat me too it, was going to say the same thing. Instead of "Boatless Again" you could go with "Boating Again"

Enjoy the boat and thanks for sharing the pics.

CAPTJohnny · 12-08-2006, 01:42 PM

Very nice, congrats and enjoy

goincatchin · 12-08-2006, 02:54 PM

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BestMate - 12/7/2006 8:13 PM

How far North can you go?

All the way out to the Ocean.

Afishinado · 12-08-2006, 03:26 PM

Congrats on the boat, best of luck with her!
and since nobody else said it. let me be the 1st
Happy Birthday!

50 Doesn't sound very old anymore does it?

Sprockets · 12-08-2006, 04:28 PM

The tough thing is being closer to 50 than 40. As long as I am still having a good time and health is good it's just a number. When I can't go mountain biking or get wood, well that will be a problem!

jamesbfishin · 12-08-2006, 05:40 PM

Jeff

Thanks for the link, and Happy Bday albeit a touch late.

I once worked with a gentleman in his early 70's, and he once told me "think young stay young". I got that response when I asked him why he was still working as a cabinetmaker at the age of 72. He enjoyed it and it kept him goin.

HullSlap · 12-08-2006, 07:17 PM

Congrats! Nice Sea Hunt!