marina doesn't have a ramp(they do but its hard to use on a boat teh size of a V), Remlys Point is right accross the harbor(In Mt. P), nice ramp with easy access.

BTW, the marina isn't set up for extended stays, they have planty of docks, but no shore power, they do ahev a few outlets and long extension cords if you need to keep a bettery hot

RW- That or any number of Pelosi's comments on the loop would send em over the top. You might need a referee before you get there.

Story- I had an acquaintance that was a three way partner on a 25' Bayliner Flybridge. The three owners would get together every April and take the boat to Marathon for Dolphin fishing. One of the guys couldn't stand to be in the vehicle with the other two due to "political differences" so he would always ride in the cabin of the boat with a couple cases of Bud Light.(7 hours) He claimed it was the most relaxing time of the entire trip, I always assummed it was just the beer and head close-by. Kinda dangerous I guess, personally I wouldn't ride with any one of them.

Best Western @ Patriot Point, Mt Pleasant, SC ---3 nights - 17,18,19 of March. About $90/night average with my AAA discount. Only need to cross the bridge for Downtown and the gal I made reservations with said I could park the boat there too. :beer::beer: Ready..

I REELY did LMFAOFF!!!:clap:

OK, Vic!!...you are right up Coleman Blvd from a good ramp at Shem Creek!!..you can put in there and cross the harbor to the guys who put in downtown at the marina...but if Rob & Willy are gonna be in Mt Pleasant, I'd recommend putting in there as well...Shem Creek has several good restaurants(code word for cold beer) to pull the boat up to...Reds is one of 'em...I think one called Creekside there too...Shem Creek will be HOPPIN' and the "Puppies" will be out by then!!...(and I ain't talkin' about the 4-legged kind):beer::beer:

Puppies too? Ohhhh yeah! .... :sun:

be carefull on the approach to Shem Creek, I've got to get ya'll soem maps. Remlys may be a better ramp to use, Shem gets crowded pretty quick

I'm glad someone pulled the trigger on a room. I just booked the same hotel for the same days. We'll see you there.

Well I guess we won't be having any bar-b-que :cry:

So I need to know how many of ya'll like oysters? Also thinkin maybe a pot of Frogmore stew, or a big pot of chicken bog. ANy preferences?
















I womder how many google searches are going out right now for Frogmore stew and chicken bog

No doubt that it can get crowded, but I gotta feelin' the Snaggers ain't gonna lay around in their hotel rooms...drop 'em in and throttle up early's probably gonna be more like it...It's a choice...:party:

Cute and Cuddly ain't they...:hide:

What happened? I'm always down for a good bar-b-que

CaptPete, Glad to know someone will be close by, looking forward to meeting you.

As for the eats and drinks, I will eat just about anything Spare. I was trying to figure out how you were gonna do a ball game in the morning and still have time to entertain this bunch SAT night. If we have a place to congregate, I can bring the propane cookers and or the grill and do up some fish, low-country boil, chicken, steak, chops you name it. That ought to take some of the load off Spare so he can enjoy some time with the V20 crowd. Just a thought...

s.c locks
 

for those of you who have not been through a lock it is pretty cool! this is the tallest lock in the us i belive. it is 75 feet from top to bottom. i have been caught in that lock in a bad storm with app 80 boats inside!what a trip.water was coming over the gates when they were closed,and its about six feet or more from the water to the top of the gates!!if they are open it is a esay ride down there and back.

for those of ya'll interested in a guided fish trip, call these guys, tell them i sent you
http://fishcall.com/

http://www.fishingcharlestonsc.com/index.html


for taking a leisurly ride around charleston, these guys run the harbor taxi, they have a 25 parker for hire as well(they're friend of mine as well)

http://www.charlestonwatertaxi.com/


BTW, they don't know me as spareparts, just David Hall

I'm looking forward to meeting you as well. Only a month to go. A fresh coat of bottom paint, some spark plugs and a water seperator and I'm good to go.

I figure we will all meet back at Sea Breeze marina for dinner, I have an oyster steamer and a gas cooker for the boil. the marine has a grill

If I'm not workin' by then and make it down, I'll bring another cooker for some deep-fryin'...shrimp, hushpuppies and whatever else crawls along...

Wish I could commit to coming, but things up in the air right now...:head:

Hey Spare...is anybody gonna get their boxers inna bunch if some of us Snaggers hoist a beer or three at the marina?...I wouldn't think so, but never know if some rookie lookin to score might show up...:bat:

SoLo CuPs DAWG!

:beer:

If I don't make it, you gonna swang yor DAWG-@$$ by here and get 'em??...I'll have a COLD ONE for ya iffn ya do... :beer:

Yes dear. :you:

:you::you::you:

Spare that sounds like a plan on the eats. Reel, don't be aloof, you know your gonna make it. I got the extra room on the boat and any southern employer worth working for would understand the importance of boating, beer, and snagging. :beer::sun: Don't make me drive to Spartanburg to get you.

Uh, Oh!!...sounds like I in DEEP KA KA now!!...:news:

Just get your antique arse up there, or down there, which ever way you got to head.
Or I will be telling stories about you i make up.

How deep are you in the wiggle-water so far tonight?...:head:...I'll probably be there...phone ain't ringin' off the hook tryin to hire my old @$$!!...LOL!!...



"But Honey...I'm tryin' REEL hard to find somethin'!!..."

All right getting down to the wire, what is the final tally on how many coming?

The wife and I are heading down with the V.
We are hitting the road sometime Thursday morning(17th)
We have a room at the Best Western.

Me and Wilson are coming down with his V in tow, that makes four, plus his buddy from Fla. Five.

:nice:

And not that I'm trying to make anyone feel guilty....well yes I am.....If I am towing this son of b*tch 700 miles AND towing the boat, :you:
you guys in easy striking distance better get yourselves down there.

X2!:clap:

Yea what he said, hey wait a minute

My daughter and I Makes Seven. Plan to be there late on the 17th staying at the Best Western Mt. Pleasant too.. Bringing the V or the Whaler if the guy from upstate NY comes up with some greenbacks. Reel is non-commital but I say he'll be there:sun:, getting close. Is Slinger gonna make it? Oh he// I need to go clean my V.

Unfortunatley I just got reassigned back to working nights, weekends, holidays and I have to work the entire weekend.....I was really looking forward to seeing all of yall.:sad:

Since employers ain't just beatin' my door down yet, it's lookin' more and more like I'll be down there for this sh!t-kickin'!!...

Hey Wilson...got hat ipod LOADED yet??....v1:party:

boat ramp locations http://www.charlestonfishing.com/landings.asp
I sugest Remleys Point in Mt Pleasant, if you decide to use Shem Creek, or decide to visit Shem Creek, call me and I'll give you the approach so you won't run aground

Fishing Liscense http://www.dnr.sc.gov/licensing.html you can order one over the phone. Make sure you are up on current regulations. A liscense is required fore each person fishing, if not ever one on board is fishing, make sure you don't have more then two rods per liscensed Fisherman

Charleston Harbor Map Tech http://www.charlestonfishing.com/nav-map.asp

CUrrent weather and conditions http://www.charlestonfishing.com/current_weather.asp

Fish ID http://www.charlestonfishing.com/fish-id.asp

Fishing DIscusion http://www.charlestonfishing.com/for...asp?FORUM_ID=4

Inshore discusion http://www.charlestonfishing.com/for...sp?FORUM_ID=13

Inshore reports http://www.charlestonfishing.com/for...sp?FORUM_ID=75

Great post, Spare!!...for those coming to Charleston, study these links for lots of useful info...

The Charleston Harbor link...ZOOM in on that chart to reveal Shem Creek location and channel...there are markers over there and genaerally you should follow that bank...cutting across behind crab bank should be Ok, particularly at higher tides...dead low, I would avoid it...following the bank will take you in the direction of the Intracoastal Waterway heading North....

Gonna be FUN, Guys!!...brang ya party hat!!...:sun:

Wish i had my v up and running we go to Charleston every year for spoleto but never been on the water.I will be in Columbus GA for an air show that weekend. Shem creek grill is good place to eat restaurant has a dock. If any one goes into town the saffron grill is excellent next to collage and inexpensive. Poogans porch on Queen st is also very good. also the hunley and magnolia plantation are worth seeing birds are nesting and camellias should be in bloom at magnolia and the hunley is amazing to see the technology from the war. you all have fun now.

The tackle shop in Mt P
Hadrells Point
http://www.haddrellspoint.com/
Plenty of good people there, they can tell you what you need to know




Thinking about meeting downtown for breakfast Saturday Morning, http://www.varietystorerestaurant.com/#Scene_1 Its at the City Marina
need to be there early if ya'll want to go. Best grits in town

PS, Reel is going to get ya'll in trouble at Shem Creek