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YNOVATE
07-25-2010, 02:38 PM
Ok, for those that don't know. Hot Boat Weekend aka Hardy Party is always the Thursday thru Sunday after Labor Day. The big party day is of course....Saturday.

We camp at Oxbow State Park in Newaygo which is directly across the water from Consumer's Cove(if you've been to Hanky Panky on Spring Lake, multiply fun factor by 4).

Here's the address: Ox Bow Park
2973 Cottonwood
Newaygo, MI 49337
Ph: (231)856-4279

General information about the campground:

Ox Bow Park is located on the east side of the Hardy Dam backwaters. There are 17 miles of waterway from Hardy Dam to Rogers Dam for recreational waterskiing, swimming, fishing or boating. This is a great area for camping, hiking and a brilliant view of the fall colors with the blue waters and the white sandy beaches. We are located about 25 minutes from Newaygo, Big Rapids and Fremont, and about 45 minutes north of Grand Rapids. We have 197 campsites, one cabin, docks. a dumping station (for waste water), two playgrounds, three service buildings (toilets & showers), three out johns (vault toilets), a swim beach, pavilion, horse shoe pits, grills, volleyball court, 1/2 basketball court, very nice flat boat launch and more. So come check us out whether its for the day, weekend or month.

There are quite a few Park Rules that are pretty shitty, but here are the more important ones for Visitors coming to Party at Hardy ;)

Only one camping unit per site. Only one vehicle FREE per site. extra vehicles are $5 per day (8am-11pm)
and $5 per night (11pm-8am).

All visitors must leave the park by 11 p.m

Quiet time is from 11 p.m. till 7 a.m. Radios and TV's must be kept to a minimum.(this rule is relaxed a little for this particular weekend)

so as you can see, working out plans for transportation is a must. they do have overflow parking but it is very limited.

So if you want to come, get your shit together and start communicating with whomever you're coming with because it's a weekend full of Boat, Beer, and :boobies:

Q
07-25-2010, 09:26 PM
I will be there. I am sleeping on my boat this year IN THE COVE....I am getting a great spot. Going to try out the camper top I got with the boat. Get up early and you can tie up with me.

King of Awesome
07-25-2010, 11:07 PM
Nerds.

YNOVATE
07-26-2010, 01:05 PM
Q, That is awesome!! I'm going to have to step up and be the Sleep Nazi at the campground because 9:15am was almost too late last year. I plan on getting into the cove by 8am at the latest(if not by 7:30).

With Scuba&Me, You, Dan, Todd, my friends Bryan&Amy, Tim&Amy(and their friends Mark&Candice) We'll have about 7 boats in our group!

Plus my friend Theresa has friends that always go and in that group there's 3 boats....who knows..could be 10 boats! we could have a damn beach block party!!!

ROADRAGE
07-26-2010, 04:19 PM
So who is going to let me pass out drunk on their boat? I don't throw up from drinking....usually:lol:

Modsled
07-26-2010, 06:04 PM
:wank::wank:

Q
07-27-2010, 07:02 AM
Don't count on Dan or Todd just yet....neither of them have committed yet.

YNOVATE
07-27-2010, 10:26 AM
ok, well either way. With the "Gauranteed" we'll have 5 boats

Q
07-27-2010, 12:28 PM
Roadhead, just get here. You will find a boat I promise.

YNOVATE
08-16-2010, 09:24 PM
3 weeks and 5 days away from the best party on water! If you like boats and water, then there's no reason why you shouldn't be there.

There are 4 confirmed boats thus far. Who else is coming?

svw99ta
08-23-2010, 07:21 PM
My buddy is currently working on my boat trying to figure it out. He called me tonight and said he had it running, now we need to take it to the lake this week and test it under load. If all goes well I will be there with 5-6 in my boat, and my buddy is going to be there with 5-6 in his boat. Rumor is there MAY be a stripper or 2 coming, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. Probably won't get a spot by the rest of you though since we won't be there till 8 am on Saturday.

HoogiesNgrinderz
08-24-2010, 02:26 AM
I'm trying to get the weekend off and take my boat, I will probably have to sleep in the truck though

Q
08-25-2010, 01:37 PM
Scott, if you put in at 8am, you have a good chance of getting into the cove.

svw99ta
08-25-2010, 10:28 PM
I hope so, but last year there was nothing back there when we got there. We were out in front of the dune. If we could hook up with you guys in the cove that would be nice. Took the boat down to Green Lake tonight and it runs like a raped ape again!!!! Couldn't be happier. Just need to reinstall the swim ladder and get new tags and We are ready to party!

Q
09-03-2010, 09:28 AM
FINALLY found a prop for my boat after ruining it at Coast Guard Festival. Hopefully it is here in time. However, I have a totally empty boat right now since nobody says they are going. If I am solo, I probably wont go.

svw99ta
09-03-2010, 06:04 PM
Or you could hitch a ride with me or my buddy from work. We will probably have an extra spot or 2 depending how things go next week.

HoogiesNgrinderz
09-04-2010, 02:01 AM
Still working on getting the days off, I will know today when I go into work if I have the weekend free

YNOVATE
09-07-2010, 01:54 PM
Some of you are heading up Thursday, Most are heading up Friday(me as well) and a couple may straggle up there EARLY Saturday morning. so here's the game plan:

Friday - Fend for yourself for dinner, set up camp

Saturday - Fend for yourself for breakfast, head out on water by 8am sharp!! Fend for yourself for food while on the water(My group is getting $5 footlongs to bring on board. Easy, Cheap, and Good!)

Saturday Night: Doing in "informal" potluck. A friend of mine is going to bring a crockpot of BBQ, I'm bringing Dogs and Burgers, Please help out and bring some side dishes...or other main dishes...who cares! But Saturday night is going to be a HUGE BLOCK PARTY with the size of our total group!

Sunday: Clean-up and pack most of everything whenever we wake up. "Sunday Brunch" is a small gathering back at the cove, for relaxing in the sun and "decompressing" from the day/night before. My group will head back home at apprx 4-5pm.

That's it! Let's make this one the best Hot Boat ever!!!