The Official Woody Boater Last Gasp Boat Ride, At 105 MPH!

I am not sure how fast we were going.. I just set the camera and was pushing the button..

For the record, This summer for the most part was a rainy miserable epic weather crap fest.. Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Flooding, Tornadoes.. All here in VA .. What the hell.. The rainiest September in history..  But ..regardless we had a fantastic last run with “Suzy”.. The bad part was getting her out of the water. OUCH.. Last Gash is more like it. But I was not ready to walk away from the water. No way, no sir. So when the opportunity came to go for one more boat ride, I jumped at the chance.. My last gasp was going to be something special. And it was indeed. Jimmy Scott and I dragged Suzy.. the boat… up to Lake Hopatcong for her to be repaired and have the motor winterized at Katz’s Marina.. A fun day of boats and more boats.. and a general ribbing about my..or lack there of, docking skills. we laughed from sunrise to sunset. We left VA at 5:30 Am and were home by 11PM.. It’s what happened in between that’s the fun part.

Seth, Wayne, and Jimmy

We arrived at Katz’s Marina at around 10:30 and BAM.. There was the gang and the grand master of all classic boat related in that area, and beyond. Wayne Moxfield. Bob Kays was there with a calender.. Get yours today here.. And Seth and his gang at Katzs Marina. We walked around and looked at the cool stuff, the freshly finished boats and one Australian race type boat that had flipped.. OUCH, not good..

This thing flipped at a very low speed, more on this true last gasp, later

Bob, Wayne and I decided to go out on the lake in Bobs perfect 17 ft Runabout.. Dang that is one sweet boat… Putt putt putt, talk talk, laugh, laugh.. That’s what its all about.. Wayne is a very fun guy to be around.. And a bottomless pit of good much needed information.

Bobs Perfect Post War 17 ft Runabout..

Bob Kays behind the wheel of his trusty runabout

Me in my last gasp warm cloths, Wayne in the back seat. Not impressed with my head gear

And then it happened…We just sat there.. HOLY CRAP, what in the hell is that?

Now, to be square, I knew of this boat, Jimmy and Seth had decided to go out for a fun ride.. And in not a wooden boat with a 90hp motor.. Nooooooooo.. It was Seth’s latest beast.. Not just any Donzi.. noooo. This is the Donzi from the show Top Gear.. The one that raced from Miami to the Keys.. Twin 750 HP motors.. Gulp… So, only one thing was left to be done.. That’s right.. put on my special orange boat shoes and go for a ride..

These shoes say.. I am a fruitcake that wears orange boat shoes.. But hey, they were perfect for the moment.. And they go with my suburban..

Lets take a ride..Dang that is one tight fit…Thank god I brought a new set of underpants. So here goes… It starts out slow.. just around 30mph.. Sounds like a turbine starting up.. The props .. which are razor sharp need to find some traction..

It all ended at The Market, a fantastic place on the lake to dock and just hang out.. A fantastic lunch and then back to the marina to go see some more boats.. Then more boats.

Ya ya, we are woody Boater, and for the record, there is not on splinter of wood on this thing.. So what.. There was a metaphor of wood though there...

The trip back to marina was over in a second!

NOT AGAIN!

This is me at the end of the run.. I could not talk.. Just me and my Bride of Frankenstein hair... Jesus christ, that boat is insane, and I am clearly more insane for WANTING MORE.. MORE COWBELL!