Its been a while

[MOOMBA_97]

Bama,
You don't happen to know "Peanut" Enfinger? He was the man at barefooting. We used to ski with him when he broke both arms backwards footing.

Kane,
Wingate's is a few miles (maybe 10?) south of Bainbridge on the Flint. You just have to be careful if you go too far north of Bainbridge there are rocks there as my old outboard can testify to.

[bamaspiveys]

Hell yea I know Peanut. He was one of the guys in our footing group. He was married to Lisa at the time. I was gone by the time he took that fall, but I heard about it. I think he had the MC BF200 by then.

I'll drop a few other people we may know in common:

Ricky Faircloth
Bob Keane
Alex Jernigan (lives on the channel outside the park, first house on the left headed toward the river) Red and White Master Craft

If you are in law enforcement you may know Charles Hall, last time I saw him he was a State Trooper in Thomasville, but he grew up on the lake too.

What a Small World.

[bobwells]

Yall are jarring loose some memories from way back for me. Back sometime in the mid-'80's I had a little v-bottom Kennedy Craft, light laid up racing hull with a 135 short shaft merc. would run about 75mph top end.
My cousin John McCall from Thomasville area had some kid he knew back then that barefooted, and asked me to pull him in a barefoot race. They had us run in like a quarter mile stretch on the flint or flint basin, (been a long time and I was bad to fog my brain back then) any way we won! made a pass at like 66-68 mph with I think.. a guy named randy behind boat barefooting. I remember the local law enforcement gave me a ticket for something? cost me something like $200.00 to go home, something bout my boat not being legal anyway the barefooter got a trophy, and me and the girl spotting for us got a T-shirt. anyway thanks for the memory, lot of stuff sleeping up there in this ol noggin

[MOOMBA_97]

Known Alex J. for over 20 years, way back to his GTO days. Still has the MC. Bob Keene is a very good friend of mine. Lives here in T'ville. Before the his Nautique we used to ski on the old hydrostream. Did not know Ricky real well, but Charles is also a good friend. Like you said, a small world.

Bob,
those Kennedy Craft were mean, but quite a handful. I've still got a Mariner 2.5 on my hydrosport outside but don't even run it anymore. More fun to sit around and talk about it rather than "drive thru the chine" as they used to say.

Monty

[bobwells]

for sure you had to drive those V bottoms they would "walk/chime" big time... the hydostreams came out and ruled the roost for a long time, seems the shorter one would not "take flight" as quick as the 17-18 footer. one it seems was called a vector, cant remember what the other popular model was. My same cousin from T.ville John McCall had the longer hydrostream with a 225 johnson it would punch out 87-90 mph, we were at lake Iamonia in the main strain of the lake testing props and I was watching thru binoculars when he blew it over, went straight up in the air and spun around slinging him and anything not bolted down out. Knocked him unconcious for a min. he was face down in the water and some fishermen ran over and pulled him out. An elderly black gentlemen was sitting out there fishing and witnessed the whole thing. He came in to the landing and said " man that boat jumped up in the air like a big'ol trout and just spit'em out !" we laughed about that later after leaving the hospital getting stitches, and dealing with broken thumb and it seems broken collar bone. Wasnt his first crash... that trim button could get you in trouble, at those speeds. oh well, whats fun if you cant have it???....

[bobwells]

P.S. MOOMBA MO FUN ! dont have to leave your brains at the house or roll your testicles out in a wheel barrow

[bamaspiveys]

Known Alex J. for over 20 years, way back to his GTO days. Still has the MC. Bob Keene is a very good friend of mine. Lives here in T'ville. Before the his Nautique we used to ski on the old hydrostream. Did not know Ricky real well, but Charles is also a good friend. Like you said, a small world.

Bob,
those Kennedy Craft were mean, but quite a handful. I've still got a Mariner 2.5 on my hydrosport outside but don't even run it anymore. More fun to sit around and talk about it rather than "drive thru the chine" as they used to say.

Monty

Alex and I used to get in a lot of trouble in that GTO, especially when he put the Tri-Power on it that summer.

Yea, Alex is die hard MC, I have not talked to him a few months, but I assume he still has the same boat from last summer.


Did you go to school in Seminole or Decatur Co? I feel like I should know you. Are you related to Jane Johnson?

[MOOMBA_97]

Jane is my sister in-law. I was born and raised in Thomasville but spent alot of time over there growing up. I even bought a 1969 Camaro (purple)from the Hornsby bunch over there. Still huint a litle on the Clarke's land on the Hooch.

[bamaspiveys]

Jane is my sister in-law. I was born and raised in Thomasville but spent alot of time over there growing up. I even bought a 1969 Camaro (purple)from the Hornsby bunch over there. Still huint a litle on the Clarke's land on the Hooch.

Thats what I thought, when i saw the name Monty and the fact that you knew Alex. Jane taught with my mother, and my dad was the principal of the Middle school.

LOL
what a super small world.

Tell Jane I said Hi. We don't go back to D'ville much, mom and dad passed on, no family there to see.


Good chatting with you, brought back some great memories.