Yacht Club Raft Up

Jaybeaux

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Jan 3, 2016
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Upper Potomac River
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2006 Sea Ray 48
Naught On Call
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Cummins QSC-540s with V-Drives
11 KW Onan Genset
Our yacht club has a huge raft up toward the end of every season. I counted 33 boats as the sun went down Saturday evening. At the center of the raft, is a "barge" where are the grilling, eating, and dancing takes place. It was our first time, and it was a blast!
 

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That barge is awesome, how many sections is it? Looks like it holds a ton of people! My club has a small barge that we've used for similar purposes but it only holds about 10 people (plus a bar :) ) comfortably/safely. A few of us were kicking around the idea of making a new one last summer but never agreed on the design. Would love to see any more pics of that if you could.

The raft up looks amazing too, great turnout.
 
That barge is awesome, how many sections is it? Looks like it holds a ton of people! My club has a small barge that we've used for similar purposes but it only holds about 10 people (plus a bar :) ) comfortably/safely. A few of us were kicking around the idea of making a new one last summer but never agreed on the design. Would love to see any more pics of that if you could.

The raft up looks amazing too, great turnout.

It is at least 2 sections. They had green indoor/outdoor carpet layed out. It was about a foot or two shy of reaching all the way across the width. There was one "hinge" section that I remember seeing. It is pretty much a home-made rig. The bouyancy is provided by those same "black boxes" that you see under float docks. It worked like a champ!

I'll try to see if I can get more pics in a couple of weeks when we head back to the boat. I mean, I'll try to remember! LOL
 
ya gotta love the social functions of a yacht club or other group of boaters.
Our club does one organized raft up and IIRC the biggest attendance was 58 boats. Impromptu raft ups happen just about every weekend.
 

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