2016 Southeast Builders Meet- Homosassa, FL Oct. 21-23

Bateau Builders organize and plan their meetings and get-togethers. This is grass roots at its finest, not sanctioned by E-Boat, Inc
Aripeka Angler
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
Posts: 6721
Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:13 pm
Location: Dade City, Florida

2016 Southeast Builders Meet- Homosassa, FL Oct. 21-23

Post by Aripeka Angler »

We edited the thread title and first post to reflect the meet location and date :D

Riverside Resort and Marina.
5297 S. Cherokee Way
Homosassa, FL 34448
United States
352-628-2474
Last edited by Aripeka Angler on Sat Feb 20, 2016 6:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Richard
Completed boats...XF20 "Red Alert", Aripeka Angler's Strip Canoe, FS18 “Bare Bones”, GF12
Currently building...PY12 Kayak
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. - Loren Eiseley
Bare Bones build thread...
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=62146

jacquesmm
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 28215
Joined: Wed Aug 14, 2002 1:00 am
Location: Florida USA
Contact:

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by jacquesmm »

Where? Someplace where outsiders (+ potential builders) can meet and have a look at our boats.
Homosassa is a very nice place but we kept missing each other and some who came to see the boats never found the dock where we had the boats tied up.
Crystal River, the Keys, Sebastian and Boca Grande were fine from that point of view.
Boca Grande was the best with all the boats under our windows but how about the Florida panhandle? More driving for me but easy for our builders from GA, AL etc.
Jacques Mertens - Designer
http://boatbuildercentral.com

User avatar
peter-curacao
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
Posts: 7607
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:29 pm
Location: Curaçao Dutch Caribbean

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by peter-curacao »

Fly in here, If you miss each other here there could be 4 reasons :P

1 you deliberately don't want to been seen
2 You are really stupid to get lost on a small island like this
3 You are too drunk drinking to much rum coke's or pure pirates rum, arch arch arch!
4 all of the above or combinations of it, but 3 is most likely here :P

Well at least you guys are gonna see 1 boat and maybe one in the pipeline 8)

Aripeka Angler
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
Posts: 6721
Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:13 pm
Location: Dade City, Florida

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by Aripeka Angler »

Peter, someday Sandi and I are going to visit your island 8) I watched your 60 Minutes baseball video a couple of times. Looks like an awesome place to hang out for a couple of weeks. BTW, it's impressive the way you guys crank out great baseball players 8)
Richard
Completed boats...XF20 "Red Alert", Aripeka Angler's Strip Canoe, FS18 “Bare Bones”, GF12
Currently building...PY12 Kayak
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. - Loren Eiseley
Bare Bones build thread...
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=62146

Aripeka Angler
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
Posts: 6721
Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:13 pm
Location: Dade City, Florida

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by Aripeka Angler »

jacquesmm wrote:Where? Someplace where outsiders (+ potential builders) can meet and have a look at our boats.
Homosassa is a very nice place but we kept missing each other and some who came to see the boats never found the dock where we had the boats tied up.
Crystal River, the Keys, Sebastian and Boca Grande were fine from that point of view.
Boca Grande was the best with all the boats under our windows but how about the Florida panhandle? More driving for me but easy for our builders from GA, AL etc.
I liked Homosassa better than any place where we have had a meet so far. The restaurant at the home base hotel was a little sketchy but the room we had was 10 times better than the ones we stayed at in Boca Grande. The river was great and the fishing was good 8) It was a laid back place, I thought it was perfect...

I like the Panhandle or Fort Myers or Jacksonville. I just don't know any places at any of those locations that would be ideal for a meet :doh:
Richard
Completed boats...XF20 "Red Alert", Aripeka Angler's Strip Canoe, FS18 “Bare Bones”, GF12
Currently building...PY12 Kayak
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. - Loren Eiseley
Bare Bones build thread...
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=62146

User avatar
Cracker Larry
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
Posts: 22491
Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:39 pm
Location: Savannah, GA

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by Cracker Larry »

I'm really sorry we couldn't make it to Homasassa. Sounds fine to me. Hope I can make it this year. I know nothing about facilities or much else in the panhandle or upper gulf.
Completed GF12 X 2, GF16, OD18, FS18, GF5, GF18, CL6
"Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made." -Robert N. Rose

User avatar
peter-curacao
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
Posts: 7607
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:29 pm
Location: Curaçao Dutch Caribbean

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by peter-curacao »

Cracker Larry wrote:I'm really sorry we couldn't make it to Homasassa. Sounds fine to me. Hope I can make it this year. I know nothing about facilities or much else in the panhandle or upper gulf.
Larry the place we stayed with the water view rooms, I thought was nice, you know the one with the claw machine for crab and the very nice beach bar, the place Joel and his lovely wife and kids visited also that same time.

User avatar
peter-curacao
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
* Bateau Builder - Expert *
Posts: 7607
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:29 pm
Location: Curaçao Dutch Caribbean

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by peter-curacao »

I once visited Pensecola Beach a very nice place for a meet in the upper golf I think :doh: Jimmy Buffet also has a hotel/casino there, but you have to watch out it's also home of the Blue angels if I understood correctly, don't go there if they are having a flying show, a couple hotel nights at that moment will buy you a small house 8O well sort of

User avatar
Gramps
Frequent Poster
Frequent Poster
Posts: 149
Joined: Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:14 am
Location: Houston by God Texas!

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by Gramps »

St. George Island is an awesome place. There are backwater areas for the smaller boats and not too far from some offshore fishing.

jacquesmm
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 28215
Joined: Wed Aug 14, 2002 1:00 am
Location: Florida USA
Contact:

Re: Southeastern Boat Builders Meet 2016

Post by jacquesmm »

About Homosassa, it is true that the hotel looked good, If we go back there, I will not take my camper but get a room instead.
Now that we know the place, we can decide about meeting on the docks.
Fishing was probably good and that restaurant along the water, the no frills one one 1 mile away, was worth the trip.

I like the panhandle too but for St Georges island, is that not an island to reach by ferry?
Jacques Mertens - Designer
http://boatbuildercentral.com

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests