Offical Charleston get together thread

[spareparts]

Hey MJ, can you make this one a sticky?
Charleston SC get together on the weekend of March 18th.
Only reply with conformations, refer to the other thread for questions or links. Let me know if you are coming with your boat or not, how many expected to be in your party, whether or not you will need a slip for your boat(and how long), and if you need trailer parking. Post where you are staying so others may try to stay near. If you have any direct questions, feel free to call me (843) 532-9148, PM me, or email me at [email protected]. Best recomendations to stay will be in Mt. Pleasant. Downtown Charelstons is nice, but more difficult to get around with a boat, also more expensive. N. Charletson is hit or miss, let me know if you want me to ride by a hotel and check it out for you. For cabin rentals, Isle Of Palms is the most exspensive, followed by Sullivans Island, Mt Pleasant, Folly Beach, and James Island.

Heres a map quest http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Charleston&state=SC
I live in Goose Creek, takes me about 20 minutes to get downtown. Summerville is nice, its a little further. If the wind is howling, we may run up the Cooper River to Moncks Corner

the place where we are going to have the oysters and Bar B Que( hey Reel, you see this) is going to be Sea Breeze Marina http://wikimapia.org/5370171/Seabreeze-Marina if you have any question about the Marina, direct them to me and I'll have the manager contact you. Its a dry stack, tehy normaly don't rent wet slips, but they're friends of mine, so we are getting a special deal. Plenty of resturants and sites to see. make sure to visit the SCDNR site http://www.dnr.sc.gov/ for rules, regulations, and requirements.

Looking forward to seeing ya'll. Now I need to get to work on my V
David

[Bruce]

I know we are going.

I'll either have 2 or 4 people with me.

I will be bringing our 180 Wellcraft Center Console.

Not sure if i'll be trailering it, or driving it from MB.

Would need a hotel for lodging, but prefer to be very close to the marina most of us are staying at. (Can't be too far from the boat in a new place lol)

I can only iron out more details once it gets closer. Either way i'll see y'all down there

[spareparts]

just a bump to bring it back up,

so far, the grand total is 1 response, thanks Bruce

[RWilson2526]

Ok, I'm in sans family. Will probably have a buddy from Jax meet me up there.

[Blue_Runner]

I am planning on coming. Batten down the hatches!!! Better hide all the beer and women in Charleston......Blue is coming to town!!!

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

I am planning on coming. Batten down the hatches!!! Better hide all the beer and women in Charleston......Blue is coming to town!!!

OMG!!...my children are down there...

[RWilson2526]

Just an update....Willy and I have completed our first leg (longest leg) of the trip...pulled into Florence SC about 6:30 pm....Capt Pete was about 4 hours ahead of us so should be in C Town by now....hooked up with my old neighbors...hopped out of the truck and into his car and headed out for some Mex food.....just got back to the house, Willy is pourin' the Evan Williams Bourbon....see you boys in the AM!

[spareparts]

I'm kinda busy today, trying to get a couple boats together for the weekend. Ya'll give me a call this afternoon. I'll be over at Mark Googers place(Oz knows where it is) this afternoon putting the power head back on the proline

[spareparts]

every one get home OK?

[garagenc]

I got home @ PM today,

Thanks Spare for a great time. I had fun boating, fishing and meeting your wonderful family.

Vic: your daughter is a real trooper, she helped launch and trailer your boat each day and she knew what to do. Good for her and you it shows your teaching your daughter something she will always know and probably use thru out her life. Way to go being a good dad.

I didn't get a pic with my camera of the "gift" we bestowed on his Majesty now known as "Willy Nation".

Seems to me Rob and Reel got pics of the ceremony so I hope to see them posted on here in a few days.

I also want to thank Captn Pete and his wife for letting me ride and fish with them in their pretty V20.

Michelle caught the first and largest of the 8 black drum we boated Saturday. All in all we had the 8 black drum and 2 Red Drum.

Captn Pete's boat caught the largest and most fish of the weekend so he holds that title until next year when my boat will be there.

There are plenty of story's, some we can share and some that won't get told, You guys will have to go to the next gathering so you know "the rest of the story".

BTW we discussed spreading the gathering around so we all have a chance to go visit different parts of the US. I think it's great idea.

Thanks again Spare you did a great job at putting this together.