DiverB
Jet Boat Junkie
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- 100
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- Location
- Harrison Twp., Michigan
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2014
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
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The owner of the unit?Passport found at Bimini Sands in unit 15 h for Aaron J...View attachment 59595
Likewise, we had an epic blast! Thanks BIG for giving my long term girlfriend a roundtrip ride and for setting a good pace! Safe travel home!All back to Florida. I waited for a couple stragglers to come into the inlet, before heading on up to Harbortown. One of the gals took a blow from the handlebars. I pray it's not too serious !
I believe we were on pace for 1:45 crossing but needed to stop and regroup a couple of times, and a small delay for gman. So we made it in about 2 hours total. Cruising between 28 and 35.
Thanks @swatski , @JROD and @fromrio for the assist getting my boat back on the trailer !
Just pulled into Outback for dinner break in Ft Myers. Should be home around 10.
It was s great vacation, and I'm very glad I got to see some old friends and make some new ones too !
We@Edgar Almonte I'm sorry we weren't able to get anything together for you to with the Friday arrivals,
please see Biminibrad's post above and buckbuck's idea of 3/8 thread with washers and double nut it.
Hey @Edgar Almonte make sure you let us know how everything worked out with the tow boat. We're hoping for the best.[/QUOTE
We got to FL at 3PM just fine. The water was beautiful today. I met with @swatski and he took his tower. Alrealy heading up 95N to NY. Missing Bimini ad already!
just radio check, but we came dead in the water and the drift cost me 2 miles to get back on my plotted course line. No biggie, they were pleasant and professional
Been there, done that, BIMINI 2011...
They had a trunk full of illegal immigrants trying to do their own kind of boat crossing. That's what the huge tarp is for on the back of the ship.
We were on hold for just under four (4) hours. What a waste of time. We had other business to tend to in the meantime, meeting our savior @Edgar Almonte across town at the public boat ramp to pick up my f@@@ing tower, but being on hold with US Customs while trying to do something else while OOT is just not much fun.those in the 2nd group had to wait an hour or more on the phone!!!!
@Julian That's awesome. It was such a pleasure to finally meet you up in person, you and your brother. I think Alister thought you well , he seems like an older brother I always wanted!We departed at 8:45 and arrived around 11:30ish. We did 25 most of the way as we prefer a less bumpy less impactful ride....30 or over resulted in the boat leaving the water too often. We burned 25 gallons.
The early departures had only a 15 minute wait on the phone for your customs arrival #...those in the 2nd group had to wait an hour or more on the phone!!!!
We met the 2nd group because my Audi had a flat tire when I arrived, and I didn't notice....and the tire was toasted....so we had to go find a 165/50 R19 tire...which isn't a common size....called Audi, and 4 stores before we found a used one! Then back on the road to customs!