TOPIC: Falls Lake, N.C. Classic Boat Event

Our ECGOA group is planning our second annual "Falls Lake, N.C. Classic Boat Event" on Staurday June 28, 2014 from about 9:30 A.M.
until dark. We held this event last year and had a good turnout.
Posted below is some pictures from last years event.

We will again be meeting at the Falls Lake State Park Ramp located off Creedmoor Road (Hwy 50) near Wake Forest, N.C. This is a very nice ramp with paved parking and ramps along with some picnic areas and docks. I will post a link with the addresses etc.

Falls Lake is a beautiful area and I call it a "chain of lakes" as the lakes seem to be linked together as you run your boat. As we did last year, we will be bringing out lunches with us and plan to run the lake and find a beach to stop at and swim and or socialize with everyone. All brands of boats are welcome, old or new and we look forward to seeing some of the members there!

Mark S.,....we would love to see you there this year with your beautiful Glastron Sir!

Here are some photos from last years event:

Here is a link to the area where we will meet and launch the boats:


www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/fala/pics/hwy50.pdf

Mark S.,....we would love to see you there this year with your beautiful Glastron

Thanks John, I'm going to do my best to make it up there my friend! I'm afraid you are going to be disappointed with my paint job though, it looks great from 10' away (and in the pics)!

MarkS wrote:

Mark S.,....we would love to see you there this year with your beautiful Glastron

Thanks John, I'm going to do my best to make it up there my friend! I'm afraid you are going to be disappointed with my paint job though, it looks great from 10' away (and in the pics)!

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Mark:

Thanks for your reply Sir! We will be looking forward to hopefully seeing you there Sir!

So the question is where to stay if I can make it down? To far for a one day trip.

Bob

Waterwings wrote:

So the question is where to stay if I can make it down? To far for a one day trip.

Bob

Bob, it's pretty close to I-85,Raleigh and Durham so there should be plenty of motels. John (60red g3)or someone else has probably scoped it out and can tell you where you can lodge. jim

Thanks Jim. I was wondering if there was anything like cabins on the lake or something. I'm a little leery parking the boat in a motel parking lot, not to mention taking up a lot of parking space.

Bob

Linda and I have stayed in B&B's each time we have attended Falls Lake events. I'll see if I can dig up some info on that.

Mike

Waterwings wrote:

So the question is where to stay if I can make it down? To far for a one day trip.

Bob

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Bob:

Here is a short list of some close hotels to Falls Lake, NC with some reviews for you and other members interested in them:


www.onetravelsource.com/attractions-guide/State-Parks/Falls-Lake_Wake-Forest_Wake-Forest_NC_US/

John,
What no Motel 6, they keep the light on for me ya know.LOL Thanks that helps.

Bob

Waterwings wrote:

John,
What no Motel 6, they keep the light on for me ya know.LOL Thanks that helps.

Bob

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Bob:

You are welcome on the hotel list Bob!

Heck,...I didn't even notice that there wasn't a "Motel 6" on the list.

I wanted to bring this back to the top to remind all members of our upcoming event this Saturday @ Falls Lake, N.C. So far, it looks like we will have about five to six boats there and I am hoping for more than that.

A map is attached on a link above along with a list of hotels.
We will meet at the State Park Ramp off Creedmoor Road between
9:30-10:00 A.M.

Looking forward to seeing everyone again!

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John_P

Sorry John looks like I'm out now. Admiral is not working this weekend and has me tasked with some non-boat stuff then boating local Sunday.

Bob

Trying to get ready for Saturday,checking this, fixin' that. Looking forward to seeing you guys and gals.Switched out my bow light for a little nicer one I got on da bay. Fixed my drain plug so I won't have another fiasco like I had last time I went out Debating on running the convertible top or not 'cause it's gonna be HOT!.Just looking forward to it, period.. jim

Waterwings wrote:

Sorry John looks like I'm out now. Admiral is not working this weekend and has me tasked with some non-boat stuff then boating local Sunday.

Bob

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Bob:

No problem Sir! We will have another event there in the future.

Jim L wrote:

Trying to get ready for Saturday,checking this, fixin' that. Looking forward to seeing you guys and gals.Switched out my bow light for a little nicer one I got on da bay. Fixed my drain plug so I won't have another fiasco like I had last time I went out Debating on running the convertible top or not 'cause it's gonna be HOT!.Just looking forward to it, period.. jim

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Jim:

Thanks for your reply buddy! Sharon and I are looking forward to this event and seeing all of you again too. We should have a couple of new members to this event, namely, Ronnie and Barb Nunnally. They have a real nice restored 1961 Glasspar G-3 and Ronnie just put on a brand new "Tohatsu" 50 HP Outboard WITH A 15"
LOWER UNIT! That is the first one I had heard of on a new motor!
So,...it will be good to see Ronnie and Barb running this new engine on their vintage G-3.

www.fiberglassics.com/fiberglassics-forums/home/glasspar-g3/saw-the-new-50-hp-short-shaft-4-stroke-engine#89829

Well,...we had our 2nd Annual Falls Lake, NC Classic Boating Event yesterday and I can say that although only four (4) classic boats attended, we enjoyed the event very much.

The four boats that attended were as follows:

1.) 1960 Glasspar G-3- Mike and Linda
2.) 1960 Glasspar Seafair Sedan- John and Sharon
3.) 1961 Glasspar G-3- Ronnie and Barb
4.) 1963 AristoCraft- Jim and Dee

Three of our fellow Fiberglassics Friends had planned to attend, namely, Al Wilson, Bob (Waterwings) and Mark S. but were unable to
make it. Al, Bob and Mark,...we missed all of you!

Fortunately, the weather held out despite early cloudiness. The air temperature was a comfortable 83-84 degrees. The lake water was warm but a little dirty due to recent rains.

Ronnie and Barb got a chance to "break-in" their new 2014 "Tohatsu" 50 HP Direct Injected Two-Stroke on their
1961 G-3 and I am happy to report that it ran very well all
day. Ronnie was like a kid with a new toy!!

My thanks to all who attended the event! Pictures to follow....

For some reason, my pictures will not post right now.

I will try again later.........

Trying the pictures again:

Mike and Linda in their G-3 after putting up their bimini top with Jim and Dee behind them. [img] Ronnie and Barb idling up in their G-3 with the new "Tohatsu" 50: http://www.fiberglassics.com/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSC_0523.JPG

Ronnie and Barb idling up in their G-3 with the new "Tohatsu" 50 HP:

Ronnie and Barb "breaking-in" their new "Tohatsu" 50:

Jim and Dee running Falls Lake, N.C. in their beautiful 1963
"AristoCraft":

Our "procession of classic boats" on Falls Lake:

Stopped near the Falls Lake Dam, deciding where to beach the boats and have lunch:

Dee having lunch at our beach area in their "AristoCraft":

Here are some of my pics

Very Nice! Wish we could have been there with you. One of the things
we enjoy most is being on the water with you guy's.

Mike:

Thanks for your photos buddy!

morris wrote:

Very Nice! Wish we could have been there with you. One of the things
we enjoy most is being on the water with you guy's.

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Al,...we missed you guys but you know we will have another event there soon.

Thanks John and Mike for the pics and a really great time.Dee and I really enjoyed the outing with you all. jim

Crap really wanted to go but if it's any consolation I got the shed painted and the stringers/plywood bolsters CPES'd for the Century. I'm going to have to make sure the Admiral doesn't have anything gone on next time.

Bob

Looks like y'all had a great time, I hope to make it up there to the event sometime soon! Thanks for sharing the pics guys.

Supposedly there was some discussion about holding this meet again in 2015. I saw in teh Caolinas Chapter AOMCI that June 27th was the date, but nobody knew who to confirm this with. Does anyone know about this ?

I attended last year and curious if/when it will be held this year ..

Thanks,
Denny Cole, Cary NC

kidcole wrote:

Supposedly there was some discussion about holding this meet again in 2015. I saw in teh Caolinas Chapter AOMCI that June 27th was the date, but nobody knew who to confirm this with. Does anyone know about this ?

I attended last year and curious if/when it will be held this year ..

Thanks,
Denny Cole, Cary NC

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Denny:

I haven't heard anything about those dates Sir. I am no longer getting any e-mails or correspondence from the AOMCI. I don't know what happened, possibly I was taken off their list or something??

Mike Dickson and I have not had a chance to put down any concrete dates for our group but if we do I will let you know. If you get any updates on the June 27th date please let us know.

Thanks Denny!