posted 04-01-2004 10:22 AM ET (US)        

a) Screen Name
b) Real Names
c) Boat model and Name (if one)
c) Cell phone number(s)
d) Staying in What Hotel?

posted 04-01-2004 10:26 AM ET (US)            

a) WhalerAce
b) Ace & Joyce McCreight
c) '89 Temptation 2500, "Latest Temptation"
d) (843) 270-9824 and (843) 817-5334
e) Monteray Inn

We (at least me) will be wearing our ContinousWave shirts on Friday (and maybe Saturday, too since we have two sets).

Looking forward to seeing all of the CW-ers there!

Ace

posted 04-01-2004 01:25 PM ET (US)            

a) Al-A-Buy / Whaler Girlz
b) Al Wagner / Shannon & Erin
c) '74 Outage 21', "Al-A-Buy"
d) 321-794-2740
e) Monterey Inn (Saturday)

Arriving Sat morning, intend to play in the Hunt & wander around.

I will be wearing my Continuous Wave shirt also.

Al

posted 04-02-2004 08:56 AM ET (US)            

We will be fishin in-shore for Lady Angler's again. We don't know what we will be wearing, but we're the pretty long haired blondes:)
See you there,
Janis

posted 04-04-2004 03:45 PM ET (US)            

Gonna try to head offshore if weather permits but should be around all day saturday.

posted 04-09-2004 09:00 AM ET (US)            

Do we need to call the Marine Max folks to make a reservation for dock space? Or the launch service?

Thanks

posted 04-11-2004 12:53 AM ET (US)            

My wife and I want to come and meet all the people we read about on the forum. Just two questions:

1. Can we bring our new 170? I ask because from what I see everyone has a classic of some sort. I don't want to get laughed at and run out of the marina.

2. Can we enter the fish we catch spearfishing in the fishing tournament so we can kick everyone's butt?

posted 04-13-2004 09:27 AM ET (US)            

You're gonna miss your chance to see me . . .

We are planning to do the Green Turtle Cay trip with Carl Fischer's Edgewater group (it did start out as a Whaler-sponsored trip the first few years, though), so we won't make Sarasota. We did our honeymoon on the first trip, so this will be our tenth, so gotta do this one.

Decided to trade Green Turtle for Bimini.

Come on, Nick, you can see in-(or) out-laws anytime, but look at all the CW-ers that will be there! ;-)

Good luck, and looking forward to seeing the rest of you guys there!

posted 04-14-2004 12:11 PM ET (US)            

I will confirm on Friday if he is REALLY coming, you know how reliable those friend of a friend can be when it comes to working on the weekend. About a 50/50 shot so far for me going to Stuart....maybe 60/40 my favor.

posted 04-15-2004 11:13 AM ET (US)            

Saturday: High near 78. Calm wind.

Saturday Night: Low around 61. Calm wind.

Sunday: High near 79. Calm wind.

Sunday Night: Low around 63. Calm wind.

posted 04-15-2004 01:41 PM ET (US)            

--320 OUTRAGE with twin VERADO engines

--305 CONQUEST with twin VERADO engines

I also think they might have a 150 SPORT, too. I hope the winds and waves cooperate.

It is not too late to register. You can drop-in and register at the door, too.

There will be many people there from the factory, including several of the guys who design and build the boats. It will be great to be able to talk to them and to see their latest designs in the water.

My guess is that there may also be some people from Mercury there who can answer questions about the new VERADO engines and other topics, too.

posted 04-15-2004 05:37 PM ET (US)            

I was "sick" for the last two days. Good news is the boat is clean, both engines cranked up, and the Tahoe has been serviced. We are casting off from Charleston in about thirty minutes. I want to get as far as Jax tonight, then coast tomorrow.

See everyone there!

posted 04-15-2004 11:08 PM ET (US)            

Small Craft Advisory in the gulf stream

small craft exercise caution elsewhere

Overnight: north winds 15 to 20 knots becoming northeast. Seas 4 to 6 feet and higher in the gulf stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Friday: northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop.
Friday Night: northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy.
Saturday: northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy.
Saturday Night: east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy.
Sunday: east winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy.
Monday: northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet.
Tuesday: northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet.

National Weather Service
---sounds like Whaler Weather!
See everyone saturday. We'll be leavig 6:30-7:00 am saturday, should be there around 9:3-10:00 am

posted 04-16-2004 09:20 AM ET (US)            

Lets you and get afew cold ones and wire up that tub! :)

Your trusted friend,
Sparky

posted 04-17-2004 10:50 AM ET (US)            

VERY nice dealership even though they sell Sea Pigs. They actually had a Whaler inventory unlike many dealers who have 4 boats on hand. There were 2 guys from Whaler who were taking surveys and wanted our input....bet their ears are hurting today. They got more input than I think they bargained for. Merc rep was a real nice guy as well. Chuck Bennett had not shown up yet, nor does anyone from BW think he really exists. They said something about what a good computer program they had or something.

For those who have not attended one of these.....make an effort, you WON'T be disappointed. The $25 gets you coolies, a Columbian fishing shirt, misc Whaler things and 2 gallons of 2 stroke oil....FOR $25.....did I mention the open bar and food?

posted 04-18-2004 02:10 AM ET (US)            

On a positive note, the upper pivot on my power tilt cylinder is now free again. (it's been binding for months, but seeing as I use the boat so infrequently, I hadn't bothered to fix it.) Steve Leone is right, with enough propane torch, plenty of penetrating fluid, and a big enough hammer, you can get the big rusted peg out of the little hole...

posted 04-19-2004 01:41 PM ET (US)            

The main trophies were nice glass bowls engraved with the event, category and Whaler logo of course. The junior trophies were nice gold cups over wood bases.

Janis also took Third Place, Inshore Angler and Woman Angler awards.

Okay, my kids were the only two kids entered and Janis was the only woman with enough #*;;! to fish in that wind and the fish were small. That just goes to show you what a friendly event this was. Hay, last year they had to raffle off a couple of trophies. My hat is off to the offshore guys who brought in about 14 dolphin total. One of those anglers name was Ethan Elliott; my two kids are Ethan and Elliott, so we had a laugh.

They had a raffle give-away three times during the event. I think I ended up with 5 free shirts, one hat, 6 Velcro rod raps, a magazine subscription, a multi-tool, 6 coozies, and probably lots more.

This was a great event no one should miss. Always good to see the CW group and others again as well as meet new enthusiasts.

posted 04-19-2004 07:00 PM ET (US)            

http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/aboutmandm/album?.dir=/44c0

posted 04-19-2004 11:38 PM ET (US)            

Obviously, I'll have to write BW and ask them to have MarineMax North Palm Beach host an event someday. (they're just down the canal from my house...)

posted 04-20-2004 05:38 PM ET (US)            

The 5 hour cruise up was a great adventure and a the boat handled wonderfuly. We are already looking forward to next year.

posted 04-21-2004 01:33 AM ET (US)            

We just beat the big thunderstorms into DTW and landed safely. The short summary of the Stuart Event is: GREAT TIME! Details to follow.

posted 04-21-2004 10:06 AM ET (US)            

The Girlz and I had a great time seeing Janis/Kim, Chris, and Wade again and meet George and WhalerAce. Whaler's Temptation is one sleek looking boat. With the long fore deck it looks like it is doing 100 MPH sitting at the dock. It was exciting to get to finally meet the twin legends of Larry Goltz and Jim H. for the first time and see the Whale Lure in person. What an outstanding Whaler.

Maybe going to Sarasota...