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Our Daytime Raft of 7 boats and 17 people
in Tarpon Bay
included (left to right):
SharkByte - Ron & Linda Geipe
Cape Escape - Larry & Barbara Haertling, Bill Greene
Sir Creeper - Harry Watmuff & Diane Holden
Movin On - Hal & Becky Meachum
Creative Touch - Gregory & Lisa Absten, Jessica,
John Bobb, & Sammy Dog
Seavonne - P/C Jack Mayhew, P/C Joe Aucremanne
Absolut - Bob Jensen & Emmett
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Viewing the sunset aboard "Seavonne"
in the raft
Food was unbelievable at the Saturday night potluck.
Besides the Crabs, Catfish, Snapper, & Dolphin we had LOTS of other great dishes.
- Too much to even eat!
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"Seavonne"
P/C Jack Mayhew
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Sammy Dog on Creative Touch prefers a "hatch
exit" rather than just walking down the side decks.
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Bob Jensen sure knows how to grill up blackened fish!
Cdr Absten holds up the crab that got him! OUCH! That'll teach
him to put his hands in the bucket without looking!
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"Littlest Mate" Jessica Absten aboard P/C
Mayhew's boat.
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Now this looks like a roudy bunch of boaters!
Ride-em Harry! That's his and Diane's motosailer below.
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Hal & Becky Meachum on Seavonne's aft deck. Their's is
the powerboat below
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"Sir Creeper"
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"Movin On"
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A tow in progress with Sharkbyte and Cape Escape. Temporary
problems were soon corrected. That's partly why we cruise together.
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P/C Jack Mayhew (left) hard at work in the
engine room of Seavonne fixing a fuel filter problem.
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An impromptu "boating class" with P/C Jack Mayhew
aboard Seavonne.
Diane Holden, John Bobb & P/C Mayhew
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We really DO start them out young in the power squadron! If
you've got young kids or grandkids please bring them along to our next
boating rendezvous or picnic. The more we get together the more we'll find
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Cdr Absten & Barbara Haertling working out the wetbar
on Creative Touch.
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We all hope we don't have to swim under
our boats to work props or anchors while we're up Tarpon Bay!
OK - this is why we all really come up
into the Everglades isn't it? - to see the Alligators? There was
lots of wildlife out this weekend. Lots of Alligators, and we saw a Bald
Eagle. Just don't let the kids or dog go swimming while anchored up here!! |
Bill, Larry, Harry and Barbara get ready
to "boogey" on our dinghy safari into the everglades swamps.
Our 3 dinghy safari gave gunkholing a new
meaning on this trip. We made about a 5 mile tour deep up the small creeks
- where we couldn't even pass with the dinghies, and had to turn around
twice!
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Cape Escape had a bit of a problem when it ran over this
trap float on the way up, but skipper Larry braved the cold by going
overboard and cutting it out of the props! Bill Greene - still dry and
smiling - looks on. Barbara worked the radios and coordinated the salvage
effort during the ordeal.
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