Old School Check-in Thread 2010 join date or earlier

[SJP]

RDP #119 - 09.25.07
Old HB member, PB member, OSO member, NEW HB member, PWCtoday member

@RiverDave - thanks for hosting - I appreciate it.

 

[boatnam2]

HB, HavasuDoug, OP6, been here a minute.

 

[HavasuHaulin]

2-15-2008

 

[dribble]

March 2008.

 

[oldman]

HB, HavasuDoug, OP6, been here a minute.

I think its down to a couple guys over there.

 

[boatnam2]

Havasu barney

 

[Kylemenz1]

September 09’. I made the move from Performanceboats.

 

[AzMandella]

Heck I was on Az Don's V-Drive Forum even before Hotboat .

 

[Cole Trickle]

#105

Good times. Crazy to think how long we have all been messing with these boating sites.

 

[fat rat]

Inmate #163 , Hot Boat inmate #247.

 

[charlyox]

10/3/07 checking in.

 

[Ziggy]

HavasuDoug,

I think its down to a couple guys over there.

Sadly so last time I looked too. I have(or maybe it's had) moderator powers on Havasu Dougs.

 

[C-2]

I was on AZ Hot Boats in 99' and also paid Hot Boat in 98/99'.
I was also on OSO before it became a forum and when registration went live, I am member 140 something (year 2000)
Then Hot Boat went free in 2000, where I was member 142
Member 138 on RDP

 

[oldman]

Sadly so last time I looked too. I have(or maybe it's had) moderator powers on Havasu Dougs.

I just checked in.
2005 date over there
It took me awhile to get here.
With all the early dates here my 2010 is Rookie status.

 

[OCMerrill]

29,341 members. Thats a sizeable number and not including facebook.

Well done RD.

 

[boatnam2]

#105

Good times. Crazy to think how long we have all been messing with these boating sites.

Few guys hitting their 25-year anniversary, lots of man hours lol

 

[zhandfull]

April 2008

Time flies when your having fun.

 

[rrrr]

Question -

Did your cell phones work out on the water in Roaming mode?

DAM rabbit holes ….


lol

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The brick! I was roaming the country decommissioning data centers during that time. A $1500 monthly bill (or more) was typical.

 

[C-2]

The brick! I was roaming the country decommissioning data centers during that time. A $1500 monthly bill (or more) was typical.

I remember those days! Heck, even business landlines and that stupid "long distance" crap ended up costing between 750-1000 month. Except for employees and rent, it was the largest monthly expense for my small biz.

 

[AZmike]

August 18, 2008.

 

[Warlock1]

I think I was in before 2010 or maybe it just feels that way...lol

 

[mbrown2]

Sept 23, 2007...how do you tell your member number? I forgot how...

Been fun here...seen a lot of good folks go and not so good folks move on...I find it fascintating as back in the early 2000's I was interested in bigger and faster boats and as I have gotten older I am interested in boats I can launch and retrieve by myself so I don't need a crew or posse, easier to find dock space for, multi faceted, just more practical...

 

[Sleek-Jet]

Sept 23, 2007...how do you tell your member number? I forgot how...

Been fun here...seen a lot of good folks go and not so good folks move on...I find it fascintating as back in the early 2000's I was interested in bigger and faster boats and as I have gotten older I am interested in boats I can launch and retrieve by myself so I don't need a crew or posse, easier to find dock space for, multi faceted, just more practical...

Quote yourself and the member number is shown in the top line ... You are inmate #64 BTW.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

I think its down to a couple guys over there.

Last I was on there I don't even think Doug has made a post for several years. Someone is paying to have the site hosted though. Dunno.

RD is the reason I started over at HavasuDougs. Old Ardy had a thread about alternative forums to HB after one of the numerous site crashes, Doug's was one of those mentioned. It was a great group of people back then but was kind of cliquish and no new blood came in, so as the originals lost interest the traffic kept dieing off.

 

[500bbc]

07 OG

 

[welldigger00]

I checked into the 2010 and newer thread, but I realized that I qualify for the 2010 and older one. So, disregard the other one…

 

[Tommy Gun Images]

May 27, 2008

 

[TPC]

2007

 

[OCMerrill]

Sept 23, 2007...how do you tell your member number? I forgot how...

Been fun here...seen a lot of good folks go and not so good folks move on...I find it fascintating as back in the early 2000's I was interested in bigger and faster boats and as I have gotten older I am interested in boats I can launch and retrieve by myself so I don't need a crew or posse, easier to find dock space for, multi faceted, just more practical...

This has been a true discussion over here. I have been looking to move up to mid 24-28 range. The reality is my wife has some significant back challenges and both my kids are College deep with little to no free time.

I can handle my current Essex without any help and I am, like all humans, not getting any younger. So smaller boats it is.

 

[pwerwagn]

Dang, I barely make the cutoff for this thread.

 

[rivergames]

Jan 08'

I didn't join in 07' because the v-drive guys thought RDP was gonna be gay . Turns out it was just RD that's gay and Stacy is awesome so I joined!

 

[WYRD]

The Girls sure knew how to party back then View attachment 1502142 View attachment 1502143 View attachment 1502145

The atomic kitten .. that boat has seen its fair share of action

 

[jeepdog]

Great times with great people
10 year party

 

[beaverretriever]

Sept 23rd, 2007. Member 66.

My join date was a Sunday. I looked back at some photos and we happened to be on the lake that day. I must have signed up when I got home that evening.

I don't come on here much any longer, but still enjoy many of the threads.

Photo from my join date. Sunday on Lake Mead 09/23/07. Most of the photos that day are of my wife in a skimpy bikini. Hahaha.