LOL... I met a BOAT RACER tonight...

Try living in a small azz town like we do here.

I went to West Marine this weekend and the guy started telling me all about this boat getting rigged at the shop where the MTI is and telling ma all about it's owner. It was interesting to learn about "that guy that owns it". My dentist buddy with me was pissing his pants!

That is a great one, I would smile from ear to ear to hear that from someone @ the local marine store
 
Kemosabe left the lunch stop Friday on two motors and was still haulin' azz. That boat was a weapon then and can still hold its own against the new stuff today.

Best quote I have ever heard about a 47 Apache was from Michael Friedman. He said his 47 Apache "will knock down a piling if he's not careful," and he wasn't laughing which leads me to believe it may have actually happened.

Looks alot like this one
 

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I once met a guy on an airplane that saw the "Penske" tag on my carry-on and asked me if I worked for Roger. Being tired, I just said "yes" and left it at that. He promptly launched into a long monologue about how proud he was that employees like me were there to support Penske Racing, which he ran. I listened politely for a few minutes, then went to sleep. As we got up to de-board, I opened my briefcase, got out one of my cards, and handed it to him. It said "General Manager - Penske Racing". He was still standing there slack-jawed when I left.

Nothing like meeting yourself.....
 
That's right Kurt........You all will use our saying of.....The older I get, the faster I was!!

I was getting ready to start the Plymouth race one year and this very attractive girl comes over and asks if I am with the Top Banana race boat.....Yes, I am. Can I help you? She tells me she is looking for Charlie McCarthy, the driver.

Before I can answer, she goes on to tell me that "Charlie" had met her on a plane and told her all about the exciting world of offshore racng and invited her to come by and visit the team at any of the races. When I asked her to help me with a description of this "Charlie"....she described my shop manager down to a T. He even had given her an autographed photo of the boat.

At that point I was able to help her.....I said follow me. I took her right over to my shop manager who was getting ready to board a spectator boat with....his wife.


You cockblocker ...!:bump:
 
I don't know about knocking down a piling but Michael has a pretty good story of him and Jeff Warfield riding out a hurricane tied to a marker off Snake Creek and then going to war with a salvage guy at the Dead Animal Bar!!!

My all time favorite Michael quotes on the 47 Apache

1) A 47 will make a rich man poor, (no truer statement on the planet)

2) After watching him fill at Faro Blanco for the whole lunch stop because of the mulitple tanks Bystander asked "how far will she go?" He repied about twice as long as it took me to fill up!!

3) How high have you ever flown the boat after a pretty bumpy trip with him. he said "eye to eye with a guy in a tuna tower going out Port Everglades" And then when we asked how it landed? "He said it went squish"

Kemosabe is John Frolick I believe
 
that I got a fish boat ????????????

Be proud Bobcat!

Dont make fun of fish boats that was the very first boat I had in life!!!!!

Tell'em Sean!

it is sporting decals on the side that say, "2003 Shootout Class Winner". The boat ran 80 MPH flat and he was the only boat in his class.

Sounds kind of like being "World Champion" :ack2:

We knew right away that this guy was just a drunk that thought that we had no clue. The funny part was that we were laughing our azzes off right in front of the guy and busting on him and he was so wasted that he didn't pick up on it!!

I don't find this funny for personal reasons.
 
We knew right away that this guy was just a drunk that thought that we had no clue. The funny part was that we were laughing our azzes off right in front of the guy and busting on him and he was so wasted that he didn't pick up on it!! :rofl:

Mark Adams was there the second time that we saw this tool and had never seen or heard of him. Mark was a very cool guy to hang out with. He had some great stories!! He was there with the owner of Kemosabe (another cool dude, but I can't remember his name to save my life). As old as that boat is, it had as many people drooling over it as any boat that was there!! It was wicked cool when he fired that beeotch up on Sunday morning and let 'em warm up for 5-10 minutes before leaving. :cool::sifone:

John something I will think of it in a minute...Thats it Frolich
 
I LOVE stories like this. Chick in a bar in Cadillac this winter who was tellin us about the motors on her dad's boat that had TWO superchargers on each one had me rollin'. She also mentioned "the guy he bought that boat from" down in Florida that had a boat that went 207. It was KILLING me!

Well it could have had twin whipples.....and it may have ran 207.....possible but not probable...just bustin on you RHS!!!!!!!:sifone::sifone::sifone:
 
Try living in a small azz town like we do here.

I went to West Marine this weekend and the guy started telling me all about this boat getting rigged at the shop where the MTI is and telling ma all about it's owner. It was interesting to learn about "that guy that owns it". My dentist buddy with me was pissing his pants!


I didn't know Stecz worked at West Marine...............:sifone:
 
From The Bar...

Mike walks into a bar and sees Pat sitting at the end of the bar with a great big smile on his face. Mike says, "Pat, what are you so happy for?!

"Well Mike, I gotta tell ya... Yesterday I was out waxin' my boat, just waxin' my boat, and a redhead came up to me... t!ts out to here, Mike. T!ts out to here!
She says, 'Can I have a ride in your boat?' I said 'Sure you can have a ride in my boat.' So I took her way out, Mike. I turned off the key and I said 'It's either screw or swim!' She couldn't swim, Mike. She couldn't swim!"

The next day Mike walks into a bar and sees Pat sitting at the end of the bar with a even bigger smile on his face. Mike says, "What are you happy about today Pat?"

"Well Mike.... I gotta tell ya... Yesterday I was out waxin' my boat, just waxin' my boat and a BEAUTIFUL blond came up to me... t!ts out to here, Mike. T!ts out to here! She said 'Can I have a ride in your boat?' I told her 'Sure you can have a ride in my boat.' So I took her way out, Mike. Way out much further than the last one. I turned off the key and I said, 'It's either screw or swim!' She couldn't swim, Mike! She couldn't swim!"

A couple days pass and Mike walks into a bar and sees Pat down there cryin' over a beer. Mike says, "Pat, what are you so sad for?"

"Well Mike, I gotta tell ya.... Yesterday I was out waxin' my boat, just waxin' my boat, and the most desirable brunette came up to me...t!ts WAY out to here, Mike. T!ts way out to here. She says, 'Can I have a ride in your boat?' So I said, 'Sure you can have a ride in my boat.' So I took her way out, Mike, way WAY out...much further than the last two. I turned off the key, and looked at her t!ts and said 'It's either screw or swim!'

She pulled down her pants and..... She had a pecker, Mike! She had this great BIG pecker and I can't swim Mike! I can't swim!"
 
We've got an real EX racer here in town that EVERY time I go to the ramp, I have to hear from a different person of his exploits. He is a paid Mercury racer, He is paid to race boats in the Middle East, he is the universal galaxy champion, he is faster than greased moose poop.......I just say wow really , that's cool & go about my business.
 
All good stuff. Maybe I'll call the guy and get some more good quotes to put here....and some sweet MANTA pics....

And I forgot to mention the 26' Vee he had w/twin outboards that ran 120++.....IN THE EARLY 80's.....
 
NO WAY!!! It was the UNLIMITED Class!!:sifone:


I think they were pissed when they destroyed those 2 small planets in lap 3 and caused that spatial rift in lap 6. And let's not even get into those 2 babes from Zebulon-234 :rofl::rofl:
 
On the flip side of that... I stopped in to Pfaff's a few years ago to see about getting some service done on my Pantera (24 at the time). I desribed the boat to Gordie and he kindly offered the name of an AUTO repair shop.

Paul was sitting next him, slack jawwed... He looked at me and I said "you know there's a boat brand called Pantera, right?" to Gordie. Paul couldn't hold it in any longer and let out a big laugh. He said "I coudnt figure out what the hell Gordie was talking about! We used to race those guys in A"

:D

HA, 2 weeks ago when we were looking for a house in AZ, I hooked up with a realtor that is a boater from a West side boat site. Pretty sure he said he's running a Shockwave.
Guy's probably 7-8 yrs younger than me, very nice guy, and very helpful.
He's asking what we are looking for, and area - I said I need RV parking for the boat and a 2-car garage. He says "what do you have" and I said "Pantera", and he was like "you don't see many of those driving through Tempe, maybe in Scottsdale"...
I said "No, I don't think we're talking Scottsdale $$$ here, and the wife is working in Tempe".
It took a few more exchanges of dialog before we got to the point that he realized Pantera was a boat.

I have a feeling I'm gonna get a lot of funny looks out there putting in a boat with a 10" tall SS cable life-line down the deck instead of an open bow deck boat with a huge stereo system.
 
nothing a sawzall and a trip to the stereo place can't fix..you'll fit right in.. So how is that DeTomaso of yours anyways?


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