THE FLOATER UPDATE!
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- curtiscapk
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THE FLOATER UPDATE!
Well son of a bitch if we don't have a running toon again!! Best weekend ever!!
It was pretty windy all weekend and THE FLOATER STILL HIT 20!!! Lake had over 1+ ft swells all weekend. The old captain even got on the tube and showed up the young willow snappers!! I tubed over 3 miles and finally made sure they saw me say I was dumping! The grand daughter and daugher in law even made it down on Sunday. We just tooled around at under 4k on Saturday and then on Sunday we would stay under 4k and then full blast off and on when people were tubing
She runs really quiet and only used half tank on Sunday with over 3 hours of anywhere from 3k to WOT. Met up with my bro at my personal beaching spot. He says how the hell did you think you could get through the trees... Go slow baby go slow. Now he loves the spot.
I figured out all my wiring finally! I had issues coming into the ramp on Saturday short story(dead battery trying came into ramp 100 ft out), but we now have just motor on main battery and everything else on secondary. Figured out the wiring instead of putting name sticker on the toon on Sunday. We go the sticker on this morning. Assorted pics below with captions.
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- lunch tiime
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- Dueling toons
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- Captain showing them how to tube
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- Floater is named
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- Admiral and Captain
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- papa and Alayna
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- me and my bro
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- 20! Rememer this is a 18 year old boat made out of 1 inch thick plywood furniture with 6 people and pretty heavy chop
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- Admiral getting over fear of heights
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- me cliff jumping
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Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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Re: THE FLOATER UPDATE!
nice trip
envious, ours is almost back together again
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envious, ours is almost back together again
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Looks like you guys had a ball.
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- curtiscapk
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Re: THE FLOATER UPDATE!
Thanks guys! sure did! a few more pics
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Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
Re: THE FLOATER UPDATE!
Nice pics Craig, I need to plan a trip up there to see if I can get a double backflip off that cliff, looks awesome
Ryan, Martha, Ana and Nathan Toler.
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The most important things in life are pretty much summed up in your excellent pic's. Have a great summer Craig 
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Re: THE FLOATER UPDATE!
awesome pics craig.... glad you and your family are enjoying The Floater again....
Roland & Jo
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Mrtoler wrote:Nice pics Craig, I need to plan a trip up there to see if I can get a double backflip off that cliff, looks awesome
not any of us!! We have seen one guy do a one and a half though. It is 40 ft deep right there but no thanks!!!
Craig and Paula
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94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
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Thats what it is all about, family fun oh yeah a few beers too

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Texoma Toon wrote:Thats what it is all about, family fun oh yeah a few beers too![]()
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Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
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22mph gps 3 people
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Hillsdale Lake, KS
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Re: THE FLOATER UPDATE!
curtiscapk wrote:Mrtoler wrote:Nice pics Craig, I need to plan a trip up there to see if I can get a double backflip off that cliff, looks awesome
not any of us!! We have seen one guy do a one and a half though. It is 40 ft deep right there but no thanks!!!![]()
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Was thinking the same thing about depth when I dove off the top of my sundeck near the dam. Figured what the heck the water is 100ft deep. Once I got back on the toon it crossed my mind that if there had been a submerged log floating a few feet below the surface, I would have been toast.
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Hey, we all gotta die of something. Might as well make it something interesting and fun!dockholiday wrote:Once I got back on the toon it crossed my mind that if there had been a submerged log floating a few feet below the surface, I would have been toast.
doc
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Another tidbit I thought I'd share.
Before the motor fried, my Bro could inch past me with his rude 70hp., in a head to head race. I thought it was all the extra weight.
Well lets fast forward to Saturday. We were side by side and I was at about 3/4 throttle turning 4k.
I gave him the hammer down sign and he proceeds to show me it is down..so I hit it and popped up as much of the front as will pop ( 2 inches)
but just left him sitting there!!!!!
We get back to camp and his wife comes over to our place and first thing out of her mouth was, Damn that thing runs now!!
Anyone around kc or LOTO that isn't happy with their mechanic. Call the Boat Doc at Bucksaw on Truman, it is in between Warsaw and Clinton.
Guy knows his stuff!
Before the motor fried, my Bro could inch past me with his rude 70hp., in a head to head race. I thought it was all the extra weight.
Well lets fast forward to Saturday. We were side by side and I was at about 3/4 throttle turning 4k.
I gave him the hammer down sign and he proceeds to show me it is down..so I hit it and popped up as much of the front as will pop ( 2 inches)
Anyone around kc or LOTO that isn't happy with their mechanic. Call the Boat Doc at Bucksaw on Truman, it is in between Warsaw and Clinton.
Guy knows his stuff!
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
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Re: THE FLOATER UPDATE!
Glad its all fixed up and running great!
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