2012 Masshole raft up - MJ V20 tribute

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Originally Posted by Monkey Butler

Okay fellow V20 forum members! Here is you chance to meet your beloved forum moderator and enjoy scenic and historic waters in the heart of New England's boating paradise.

THe 2012 Masshole raft up!

Location: TBD
Could be any where from Gloucester to Buzzards Bay

Date: TBD

Details: TBD

I'd really like to put a face with some of the virtual friends I have met here. Plus I think you all owe it to the big guy to make a pilgrimage to Mecca (Wareham) and kiss his feet, or something.

Anyway, MJ said it had been mentioned before but fizzled out. I'm willing to give it another shot. (Can we get a sticky here mj?).

Pick a date, pick a location, pick your nose... I'm willing to dedicate a weeks vacation to making it happen and will be glad to act as coordinator, trail guide, buddy boat, hostess with the mostest, whatever, before, during and after the main event.


Things to do, places to see all within trailering distance:

Gloucester,North Shore, a working New England fishing port, Andrea Gail, Perfect Storm fame. Fisherman statue. Anisquam River, Marblehead, Rockport, Cape Ann.

Boston, Here is an awsome trip that we like to do. Launch upstream at the Charles River ramp in Brighton. No wake all the way to the locks at the Boston Museum O' Science. Takes about an hour. On the way, Harvard, MIT, Esplanade (4th O'July fireworks), Cambridge and Boston port and starboard. Boston Harbor, We will often put people ashore for a few hours to sightsee USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), Fredom Trail, N.E. Aquarium etc.while we fish for stripers. Outer Harbor... Castle Island... Mobster Billy Bulger's turf, I can show you where he buried the bodies! historic Harbor Islands, striper and flounde rfishing. Return trip against a big city skline at night is cool.

South Shore, Plymouth, Mayflower, Pilgrims. Bay waters that should remind you Jersey boys of home. Green Harbor, launching point for a 18NM drive to Stellwagen bank. Giant Blue Fin Tuna, Whale watch city and a hop skip and a jump to Provincetown (No jokes about dropping your wallet and then kicking it to Wellfleet before picking it up).

Cape Cod & Islands. Canal, tourists, National Seashore, Hyannis, Kennedy Compound. Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard. Did I tell you guys that Ted Kennedy taught swimming at the camp I went to as a kid? "First you get out of the car and float to the surface". That blip on your fishfinder could be a tuna or a shark or an Oldsmobile Delmont!

Buzzards Bay, west end of CC Canal, rich people, sailboats, Woods Hole - Bob Ballard Titanic Fame, Legendary striper fishing and I heard that there might be some fluke out there too.

SO come on. You local guys should have no problem. For anyone else this should be a bucket list item.

It would be great if we could meet up for a day and if anyone wants to stick around for another day I'd be glad to buddy boat anywhere else on the Mass. coast.

#1) I'm all for it. I can bring my boat or pilot MJ's boat for him

#2) I know some nice spots on the South Shore that are nice for rafting up and hanging at nice sandy beaches. Some down towards the Cape too.

#3) My calendar is pretty open as far as dates are concerned.

#4) I ain't kissing any part of MJ. Period! Once you meet him, you'll understand.


Let's do it!