Official Key West Site And Photo Thread

[RiverDave]

Sorry Dave just can't hang i guess

You always hang! You just gotta drive tomorrow.

 

[RiverDave]

Current situation getting pizza and having beers

 

[RiverDave]

This fucking guy I’m sitting woth is talented AF..

Stereo installs.. he’s showing me a pocket umbrella deal he did for a customer for his sprinter van to match his rolls royce sand it’s legit.

I want to hook him up with Tyler and take it next levels . Insane.

Epic auto Wurx on IG.. no retail only private builds and referrals. Awesome.

 

[RiverDave]

 

[Headless hula]

Pics from the pits on Sunday.

 

[Headless hula]

 

[Headless hula]

Last pic I took in KW.

 

[sonicss31]

 

[Headless hula]

@Headless hula did you run your boat down from your place in FL or trailer part way?

I trailered it to cudjoe key. It’s around 8 hours from my place. Cudjoe is 22.5 miles from KW. Close enough to the action, but far enough away from the bullshit that goes with it.

 

[Tank]

 

[mjc]

Bad ass pics and vids!!

What vids?

 

[Tank]

Well. Another great trip. Wife wasn’t feeling too hot all weekend but we still managed to have some fun, see some great friends, have some awesome food, and party “a little”.

Heading to the airport in an hour. Until next year!!

 

[SoCalDave]

Thanks for taking us along Tank.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Good pics and thread. Thanks for posting it all up.

 

[rivermobster]

Good pics and thread. Thanks for posting it all up.

What he said.

 

[RiverDave]

Some more of last night

 

[RiverDave]

This morning

 

[RiverDave]

Right now at Gilbert’s

 

[RiverDave]

MTI’s everywhere

 

[NorCalRiverRat]

Stacy ajd I slept in and went to the southern most point and a few shops.

Lobster pizza! View attachment 1066035

so RD you have been to the southern most point continental usa and hawaii, maybe go north make a complete loop ?

 

[LuckyStrike]

Got Home Late Last Night....What a Full Week @KW
Sore as a Mother F'er
Good Times Good to see you RD after a week
Safe Travels back

 

[RiverDave]

Leaving Gilbert’s

 

[RiverDave]

Coming into Miami

 

[RiverDave]

Yacht life

 

[SoCalDave]

Anyone else notice in RD's pic

 

[clarence]

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What make is this?

 

[Tank]

Keys are beautiful from the sky.

 

[sonicss31]

Thanks for visiting my “homeland” and supporting our businesses but remember there is plenty more to do than eat and drink down here. Please come again and bring a boat or rent something to really enjoy the beauty of our coral reefs. I am so lucky to live here year round.

 

[sirbob]

Great weekend everybody - thanks for sharing with us !!

 

[Headless hula]

Came across a “submersible” on my way home. Said something about research on the side.

 

[Headless hula]

A buddy met me at our private neighborhood ramp. Valet boat launch service is not underrated.

 

[Headless hula]

Trucks emptied out, laundry is already in the dryer.


What. A. Trip.


It was great to see so many familiar faces, met up with old friends, and made a few new ones too.

 

[Headless hula]

I posted this pic already, but is really the most epic part of my whole trip.

The only land in that general direction might be the west end of Cuba or the Yucatán.

Absolutely incredible experience to run my little tub out there. We were actually west of “woman key” where the poker run sandbar dealio goes on. Sure there’s land within sight the other direction, but when you look out across the open ocean n a 23’ böte and there’s no land….


Straight up fuggin kewl…



To be able to go and do that a s mostly @sonicss31 doing. His hospitality cannot go without mentioning. He lined up the house I stayed at, the tickets for the turn boat on Friday, and his guidance is invaluable.


I’m so fortunate to have the coolest friends.



Next time I’m bringing snorkeling gear.

 

[H20 Toie]

this looks expensive

 

[Springfield]

this looks expensive

That got ugly for more than one, hope everyone was safe.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

this looks expensive

So thats what you guys mean when you talk about hooking a sponson.... boat just flipped right over.

 

[RiverDave]

Thanks for visiting my “homeland” and supporting our businesses but remember there is plenty more to do than eat and drink down here. Please come again and bring a boat or rent something to really enjoy the beauty of our coral reefs. I am so lucky to live here year round. View attachment 1066722

I want to goto the tortugas next time we are here.

I absolutely love key west.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Thanks to all for the great photos and write ups. The keys and KW in particular are amazing. It’s a total Vibe, all of its own. An Absolute Bucket List destination.

 

[Ziggy]

So now as you can imagine I’m a hot mess at this point. Few minutes later some chick comes up to me and says “I love the print on your shirt and shorts and how it matches”

I tell her “it’s concrete.” She says it’s great how it all flows..

I tell her “no I slipped and fell into wet concrete”. I am laughing hysterically because she ain’t getting it.

She thought it was all a design because I’m wearing a white and grey cammo hat..

Anyhow scene of the incident

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LOL,
Can't believe you all fell for the story of some random girl chattin' up ol' RD

 

[Duramax]

So thats what you guys mean when you talk about hooking a sponson.... boat just flipped right over.

Pretty cool to see the rescue there so fast.

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

Pretty cool to see the rescue there so fast.

Yup, that was quick... I watched it several times trying to see what exactly he got into there at the corner..... the cat owners can let us vee guys learn on this issue ... do these things hook and flip that easy? Assuming so I'm begining to understand how you have the accidents we on RDP hear about out on your river. That was some visual.....

 

[RiverDave]

What make is this?

Boat was called a “platinum 41”. Honestly it was a little different for me.. tiny cockpit with a huge lounge then a set of outboards.. looked like it was originally setup for a staggered setup? Had a kinda trough down the bow / inset deal
Was kinda cool looking but I didn’t understand it. Looked like a great way to collect rain water.. just a weird lookin boat.

 

[RiverDave]

LOL,
Can't believe you all fell for the story of some random girl chattin' up ol' RD

Lol well there ya go Ziggy.

 

[Headless hula]

Lol well there ya go Ziggy.

Do you find it interesting how different and varied the experiences are by the folks that posted in this thread? I do.

 

[sonicss31]

I want to goto the tortugas next time we are here.

I absolutely love key west.

Bring the kids for that trip. Amazing history there that is not boring for the kids. They will remember it for sure and learn some civil war history.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Do you find it interesting how different and varied the experiences are by the folks that posted in this thread? I do.

It's like anything else. You have the folks that go to events like this for the party. You have the ones that go just because of the location. You have the people that like the rockets, and those that like the cruisers and the straight up baller factor.
It takes all kinds to have an event that big I would think.

Of what I saw in the pics, Sweetwater's tow rig and a matching 340X would be about perfect for my "Baller Combo"

 

[Taboma]

It's like anything else. You have the folks that go to events like this for the party. You have the ones that go just because of the location. You have the people that like the rockets, and those that like the cruisers and the straight up baller factor.
It takes all kinds to have an event that big I would think.

Of what I saw in the pics, Sweetwater's tow rig and a matching 340X would be about perfect for my "Baller Combo"

Some are like, "Race, what Race, there was a race ?"

 

[Duramax]

Yup, that was quick... I watched it several times trying to see what exactly he got into there at the corner..... the cat owners can let us vee guys learn on this issue ... do these things hook and flip that easy? Assuming so I'm begining to understand how you have the accidents we on RDP hear about out on your river. That was some visual.....

You can see they were coming in 4 wide. They were the last boat to shut down on the inside and still make the buoy, the problem was Jackhammer was already ahead of them and making the turn so they had to turn in even harder, at maybe 90-100? You can see them start to slide a little and then they caught the wake of Jackhammer and it made them high side.

 

[Skinny Tire AH]

You can see they were coming in 4 wide. They were the last boat to shut down on the inside and still make the buoy, the problem was Jackhammer was already ahead of them and making the turn so they had to turn in even harder, at maybe 90-100? You can see them start to slide a little and then they caught the wake of Jackhammer and it made them high side.

Great assessment.

 

[J-Bonz]

Boat was called a “platinum 41”. Honestly it was a little different for me.. tiny cockpit with a huge lounge then a set of outboards.. looked like it was originally setup for a staggered setup? Had a kinda trough down the bow / inset deal
Was kinda cool looking but I didn’t understand it. Looked like a great way to collect rain water.. just a weird lookin boat.

Your right Dave, that was originally a staggered stern drive boat. Back when it was made platinum also had the tencara cat molds. They were similar to the Miss geico boat. Platinums were laid up by Jim Dyke of vermillion Ohio. He used to race spirit of Norway and Brooks offshore cats back in the mid 90s