St. Pete NOODs 08

grandillusion · Post by **grandillusion** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:06 pm

Feb 14-17 2008, I got a call today asking if they loaned me some sails, would I drive my barge (216's nick name) to St Pete, I said hell yes I will, I hope the air is heavy, because the crew will be! were only driving one truck, so I think some of them will have to ride in the boat, who elce is planning on going??

JP · Post by JP » Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:00 am

MAGIC will be there!

John Spierling · Post by **John Spierling** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:50 pm

St. Pete is on the calendar for Rebel. By far the best Nood Regatta of the season. Hopefully we won't have to drive through another blizzard, 4 hours at 40 mph in 4 wheel high was not fun. By the way, we can change a leaf spring in less than 2 hours, had one break on the way home from Nashville. Good thing we carry spare leaf springs and all the hardware plus the jacks to change one out.

grandillusion · Post by **grandillusion** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:37 pm

there had better not be a blizzard, I'm towing with the 2WD dually!, if there is any snow predicted well leave early in a break, as for the leaf springs I think Tom Line broke one on the way there last year, that makes me think about replacing them all ( we'v been all over MI this summer with no problems but a breal down some states away would not be fun)

JP · Post by JP » Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:57 pm

John, sorry to hear about the spring fix. I hope the trailer is all set now. Magic arrived in St. Pete yesterday afternoon after Nashville with no issues although this past spring a tire broke loose and rolled away into the fields at 65mph.

We look forward to seeing you folks in February!

grandillusion · Post by **grandillusion** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:08 am

I will add Goodyear Marathon radial tires and new wheel bearings area GREAT investment, I have a couple trailers and this one carries the most important cargo!

emouland · Post by **emouland** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:28 pm

John Spierling wrote: Hopefully we won't have to drive through
another blizzard, 4 hours at 40 mph in 4 wheel high was not fun.

If I remember correctly, and I was there, you were snoring through most of it.

John Spierling · Post by **John Spierling** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:31 pm

You gotta know when to pick your turn at the wheel!!! Boat did look like a giant snow cone. I did 8 hours behind the wheel both ways last weekend, , while you were jumping on and off planes!!

grandillusion · Post by **grandillusion** » Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:41 pm

I was at Kent sails today the owner and I were talking; he is crewing on a J 35 at Key West race week, the owner is TRAILERING it down from Michigan, the next time I whine about trailering the S2, I'll think of them, raise the mast, back down the ramp and be on the lake in an hour without having to look for a crane and a travel lift!

tootall519 · Post by **tootall519** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:36 pm

Is anyone interested in chartering an S2 7.9 for the ST Pete NOODS? If so, we will haul MONEY SHOT down for someone to use when we take the tiger down.

KP

John Spierling · Post by **John Spierling** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:54 am

St. Pete NOOD Registration is open. Can we get a roll call of everybody going down to St. Pete to compete?? Only 7 weeks a way, February 15 - 17.

Spike Boston · Post by **Spike Boston** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 1:44 pm

Frequent Flyer will be there.

bernoulli · Post by **bernoulli** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:45 pm

Instigator will be there and Key West

Post by **fleck** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:11 am

Ditto for Horizon.

John Spierling · Post by **John Spierling** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:04 am

We're up to 5.
I'm down in Orlando doing the family vacation and the weather is outstanding, low 80's, wish I brought the boat with us, too bad it wouldn't fit on the plane. Being in this weather really gives you the itch to get on the water. Who else is planning on coming to St. Pete???

Go State!!