JetBoaters.net Bimini Fling June 19 to 25 2016

[latitudeadjuster]

Swimming with dolphins was the highlight of this trip and probably my entire boating life. Thanks for getting us there !

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I vote that this pic artistically made for 2017 jetboaters.net bimini fling shirt

 

[buckbuck]

That is an amazing picture.

 

[Majorsmackdown]

Hey folks. I put up some pics in my media of our trip. Most of you guys are in them somewhere. My upload is slow so when I don't need my internet I'll put up some more. I saw lots of go-pros out there so please upload some vids and share them when you get a chance. I guess I can't stop reliving the trip yo !

 

[swatski]

Here are links to some of our Bimini trip pics and videos. Please, pardon the quality, we are generally not big on filming ourselves, LOL. And since I was doing virtually all of the driving, wife was not happy whenever I tried to handle the boat and the iphone at the same time...

These are two "slide show" compilations, I aimed at about 8 min total (which is about my attention span for watching vacation material).

Here are the pics:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/31npde604rt5lv9/Bimini Fling 2016.m4v?dl=0

And a video (it is a bit dolphin heavy, but that was the highlight of the trip, no doubt!):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hizhj4ffur81fpj/Bimini 2016 video clips.m4v?dl=0


Happy 4th of July!!!
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[Majorsmackdown]

Here are links to some of our Bimini trip pics and videos. Please, pardon the quality, we are generally not big on filming ourselves, LOL. And since I was doing virtually all of the driving, wife was not happy whenever I tried to handle the boat and the iphone at the same time...

These are two "slide show" compilations, I aimed at about 8 min total (which is about my attention span for watching vacation material).

Here are the pics:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/31npde604rt5lv9/Bimini Fling 2016.m4v?dl=0

And a video (it is a bit dolphin heavy, but that was the highlight of the trip, no doubt!):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hizhj4ffur81fpj/Bimini 2016 video clips.m4v?dl=0


Happy 4th of July!!!
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Those were really fun to watch. You did a great job getting pics and video !

 

[McMark]

It looks like 2 of the studs are broken off on the blown tire pic

Excellent video and pictures. How deep was it going through the mangroves?

 

[Wayloncle]

It looks like 2 of the studs are broken off on the blown tire pic

Excellent video and pictures. How deep was it going through the mangroves?

The tire is mounted to the spare mount on the trailer frame, that's why there are only 3 studs.

 

[swatski]

It looks like 2 of the studs are broken off on the blown tire pic

Excellent video and pictures. How deep was it going through the mangroves?

Yep, what they said - the wheel in picture was back on the spare tire rack/holder. I was actually able to save the rim, and changed the tires to TowMax STRs. But it was a bad blow out, no tire would have survived whatever it was that I hit.

About the mangroves... Mostly around 1-1.5 ft... I know.
Yes, @chris24 has the biggest conjones, I could not believe we actually survived and got out at the end, unscathed. It was fun!
I really could not shoot any videos as I had to be 110% focused on driving, very touch-and-go. We were literally squeezing through the mangroves at several points, Chris was able to put down his bimini, but I was collecting leaves (and shaving off whole branches with my tower speakers) in my cockpit .

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[tim h]

I wanted to say THANK YOU to all who participated in the 2016 Bimini trip ! I tried to chat and get to know as many as I could but there is only so much free time to do so...

We had an awesome trip !! The best so far. (aside from not finding any Tuna or Wahoo ) The weather really cooperated this trip. Just over 2 hr crossing on the way to and 1:55 on the way back !
I too had a blow-out on my trailer on the way home... I hope the other 6 tires aren't about to go as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

It was great meeting everyone and hanging out in Bimini with ya'll. Until next time.
I'm gonna try and meet up on the water with some that are local to me...
@ThatJeepGuy @chris24

 

[Majorsmackdown]

If we can go again I would like to get some fishing in. Took me two tries to get my one (and only) tuna. It was hella fun !

 

[Bruce]

@MrMoose and I caught some biguns at The Bimini Road! His was larger but I caught two.

 

[MrMoose]

@MrMoose and I caught some biguns at The Bimini Road! His was larger but I caught two.

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@Bruce caught the first, and the most. If we were fishin' for cash, I'd owe him $2 and he'd owe me $1. When I snorkeled the area, there were no fish near my boat, so I was surprised that I caught a trigger within 5 seconds of dropping my line in. "Puppa Moose" caught the biggest trigger of the trip the day prior.

 

[MrMoose]

I wanted to say THANK YOU to all who participated in the 2016 Bimini trip ! I tried to chat and get to know as many as I could but there is only so much free time to do so...

We had an awesome trip !! The best so far. (aside from not finding any Tuna or Wahoo ) The weather really cooperated this trip. Just over 2 hr crossing on the way to and 1:55 on the way back !
I too had a blow-out on my trailer on the way home... I hope the other 6 tires aren't about to go as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

It was great meeting everyone and hanging out in Bimini with ya'll. Until next time.
I'm gonna try and meet up on the water with some that are local to me...
@ThatJeepGuy @chris24

It was great hangin' with you and your crew @tim h

 

[MrMoose]

@swatski I just found some time to watch your video and pics. I have to say that you did an amazing job! Kind of makes me want to go back. It's too bad that our kids did not visit together during the time in Bimini. ... ... maybe next time.

 

[swatski]

@swatski I just found some time to watch your video and pics. I have to say that you did an amazing job! Kind of makes me want to go back. It's too bad that our kids did not visit together during the time in Bimini. ... ... maybe next time.

Thank you! You are definitely too kind, but the feeling is mutual for sure. I certainly hope both you and @Bruce will not abandon the idea of going back one more time!

 

[2nazt]

If anyone remembers the 3 skis and bay boat that went to abacoas that @robert843 posted about. Here is their YouTube video.

 

[ToddW850]

If anyone remembers the 3 skis and bay boat that went to abacoas that @robert843 posted about. Here is their YouTube video.

Nice! Apparently they are just down the road from me in Pensacola.

 

[robert843]

If anyone remembers the 3 skis and bay boat that went to abacoas that @robert843 posted about. Here is their YouTube video.

My favorite part of this video is on the return if you look closely at the boat you can see the straps they are using to keep the t top on as it had broken off.

 

[Andy S]

My favorite part of this video is on the return if you look closely at the boat you can see the straps they are using to keep the t top on as it had broken off.

I first noticed the skis rack on top of the t-top before you mentioned the t-top had broken loose.

 

[Majorsmackdown]

FYI. I just filled my boat for the first time with gas since the fling and I took 26 gallons for the crossing home from Bimini. 2026 AR240