October 26, 2011 - The Rock River, Oregon, IL

We took the '7 and the '76 GT-150's to the river today to swap trailers. I am going to sell this 1979 GT-150 and I want to keep the Calkins trailer that came with the '76 and I restored this summer. Here is the trailer that came with the '79 and will go with it when I sell it.

The Tongue, 2" Receiver, and Jack

The Trailer From the Front, Showing Bunks

The Trailer from the Side

The '79 on the Original Trailer

October 12, 2011 - The Rock River, Oregon, IL

I went out to the Rock River again today for one last run before putting her away for the season. You can see in the video that the Chrysler 85HP pulls hard and the boat does a little over 40MPH.

The Small Wake at 40MPH

The Launch and Cruise

August 18, 2011 - The Rock River, Oregon, IL

We went out to the Rock again today. We did a little tubing and some kneeboarding. The GT pulled great.

 Me, On the Tube

Tubing. Note the Rope that Attaches to Both Hooks on the Transom

 Cathy Driving, Paige Taking Pictures

Me, on the Kneeboard

August 5, 2011 - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

 Five of us went to Lake Geneva today. The water was a bit choppy but we had a blast. The GT pulled a tube and kneeboard without any trouble

Getting Ready to Tube

Heading Out, Keeping the Rope Out of the Motor

Cruisin'

Seats Four With No Problem

Out on the Water

Coming in to the Dock

July 29, 2011 - The Rock River, Oregon, IL

Out to the Rock again. This time, I really tried to hang it all out. Check out the video. I am getting a better feel for the boat and how it handles. On the way back in, we even rescued some boaters that ran out of gas.

July 15, 2011 - The Rock River, Oregon, IL

Well, we were off to the Rock River again. We did some more tubing and got some good pictures from the shore and the tube. Near the end of the day, the throttle cable broke in the control box, ending our fun. We were able to make it back to the launch using force and tools to run the throttle. On the way home, We spun a bearing on the trailer, causing us to leave the boat on a farm. A few days later, we picked it up on a flatbed and brought it home. The axle was in tough shape, so I swapped it with the old trailer that is now under our '76 GT-150.

Note the Broken Cable End

 What a Mess

 

This is NOT the Way a Boat Should Travel

July 7, 2011 - The Rock River, Oregon, IL

We went back to the Rock again today. The water was smooth and it was a great day for tubing. This is the first time that I have tried to pull a tube or anything with this boat. It really worked well. We had no problem pulling the tube with two people on it and we pulled a knee board as well. Great day!

 Setting Up on a Sandbar

 Getting the Tube Ready

 Two up Tubing

 Kenn Board Time

 At Anchor

 The Sand Bar

 Hanging Out on a Tube

 Just Chillin'