I'll be there; I should have my boat back by then, Wednesday I hit a submerged shoal and tore off my skeg and part of the gear housing on my lower unit and banged up my prop.

If it keeps raining like this we can launch from my house near Manassas!

 

Jay

Aight guys... we have little over a month to go!! We probably need to take a roll call of who is still going

Thinking about this, but man this seems like a lot of people. I'm more of a secluded fisherman if you know what I mean. I have a 12' jon boat with a 6HP engine that may or may not be working, but I did just buy a brand new battery for the trolling motor.

Anybody hear from Nitro or Zoff? Been awfully quiet from those two!!

Still planning on it.  Been real busy lately.  Mother-in-Law has been seriously ill and was touch and go for a while.  Remodeling Wife's salon after I get off work and building a new shed.  During all this... I have to fish.

I would imagine its a long shot for there to be room for another none boater, but I would love to fish if anyone has room. and if not Im still going to make it there to meet everyone. Im new to the board an will be nice to actualy put a friendly face to all these poeple we talk to. I'd bring my two man bassin buddy, but I dont believe it would be any good on a river, two batterys wouldnt last very long. Anyway. Looking forward to meeting everyone.

I'm good for a day, just not sure which one yet.

 

Still rollin' electric only.

We should find the most local area that rents boats on the river, this will help some of the non boaters get out on the water.

 

Jay-

We should find the most local area that rents boats on the river, this will help some of the non boaters get out on the water.

 

Jay-

Pohick itself rents jon boats.  I recommend using your own TM and battery if you have them, otherwise, those are available also.

We should find the most local area that rents boats on the river, this will help some of the non boaters get out on the water.

 

Jay-

 

Excellent idea!

 

Pohick itself rents jon boats.  I recommend using your own TM and battery if you have them, otherwise, those are available also.

 

Pokick would be? as Im not from that area...Im assuming the local marina on the river?  Let me open up another tab.. Google! here i come lolol 

I think I found it? 

 

http://www.nvrpa.org/park/pohick_bay

 

I dunno if thats the right place or not 

 

and for the record Im still pumped up about it!!!!! 

It seems as though interest has faded?

 

I need to know because gas ain't cheap on a two hour, one way ride....

Not llooking good for me, although i was guarnteed the day off on that friday, i think the workload i have is going to dictate. Ive been having my guys work late on Fridays and pull Saturdays too because i am about a month and half behind from where we should be right now.

I am out.....some things have come up and i will nto be able to make it as much as i would have liked to.  But since i am in a kayak it's not like i would be sharign my boat with anyone anyways

I'll be there if I get my boat back in time.  It's in the shop for a new lower unit and TM; then on to the next shop for hull repairs.

 

I just called the first shop and after two weeks all they have done is look at the engine and TM, and come up with a parts list. 

 

The guy I spoke with said he would get the estimate to the insurance company by the end of the day.

Maybe, maybe not for me.  Mother in law passed away and my Wife was Exec of the Estate.  She is not good at these things.  If we cannot tie up loose ends by Wednesday... I will not be able to make it.  MIL did not have Life insurance and it has screwed me as I had to pay for everything.

MY regards to everyone having RL issues. Seems as though this has been one of those years for most of us one thing or another... some serious.. some not so serious as others. Im still going.. and hope to see ya;ll there.

 

Best wishes to everyone not able to make it.

 

Tight Lines All!!!

 

PoorBoy

Where's Nitrofreak?

I tried texting him yesterday, haven't gotten a response from him, hope he's ok.

Last I spoke with him... he's gotten into the Wounded Warrior Project.  This has consumed most, if not all, of his free time.  I know he planned on driving up for the day but not sure now. 

Well, sounds to me like this isn't happening.

 

Guess I'm fishing around home that weekend.

It's all dependent on the weather for me on Friday with a launch from Ft. Belvoir.  Saturday may not be possible - a family event came up with my sister-in-law that may require my attendance.

Sorry for the delay guys, as Zoff stated, I have been really busy.

 

It seems every time I sat down to look at the site, something else would come up, I have been busy looking for boaters to match our non boaters as well, now it seems we are going to be well outside of the available space for all and I am truly having a really tough time finding boaters to match up and participate, I have been looking even outside of this site and no one seems to have any available time to join in.

 

How many boaters and non boaters are still interested in doing this?

 

I can not make it both days as I had hoped but I will be there on the 24th, I am not sure if my wife will be joining me or not, so I may or may not have an open seat, I will try to have a definate answer to that question by weeks end,   if anyone is still interested, even if it's just to meet some new faces and see some others I have not seen in a while I would still be game for that too, you guys help decide what we want to try and accomplish if anything.

 

Again, my sincerest apologies for not posting !

Count me out as a boater; if I know the time everyone is coming off the water I may drive over just to say HI.

 

I talked with the insurance Co. today, they got the estimate from the MARE Inc. and we're going with them.  So I called Mare to tell them and the serviceman said OK he'll order the parts.  I asked about the TM and he hasn't even looked at it yet !?!  This is going to be a slow process indeed.

 

Tight Lines everyone.