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biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Folks, the time has come.  Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, and 

preparing for a life of traveling.  These plans don't have room for more 

toys beyond the boat and the camper, so Vamoose has got to go.



For all you want to know about Vamoose, look on my website at 

www.gogittum.com and click on the "Building Vamoose" link.  You're also 

welcome to email me direct at:    biglar(at)gogittum.com



I don't want to make this a long, drawn out process, so I'll sell this 

complete Mk III Classic for $10,500.00, including the trailer.  I have 

something over $30,000.00 invested in it.  (I stopped counting at 

$24,000.00, and that was a long time ago)  All that's needed to finish 

it is a reduction drive for the engine, (or a different engine) a 

battery, and cleaning of the fuel system.  Prob'ly will need new fuel 

pumps, too.  Prop is a 3 blade 72" Warp Drive with nickel leading 

edges.  Trailer had new tires and fresh packed bearings for the 800 mile 

tow from Palm Springs, CA to Santa Fe, NM last year.  It towed smooth 

and easy at 65 - 70 mph, and could hardly tell it was back there.



The plane is in the trailer and stored at Santa Fe, NM airport.  It's 

registered as "Experimental" and is numbered "N78LB." 

                      Lar.



P.S.     In the near future, Der Bug is also going up for sale.  It's a 

1969 VW Beetle with the Baja Bug conversion, 2110cc engine, (same as on 

Vamoose, but with dual Webers instead of fuel injection)  Many, many 

upgrades and extras, and I'll sell it for $5,500.00.



P.P.S.     Sorry, but I won't be seeing you at Monument Valley this 

year.  I hope y'all enjoy yourselves up there.  It's a great place and I 

have a lot of great memories of previous trips.

_________________
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:18 am Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>



Hi Lar,

 very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your 

retirement. I find it difficult to think that you are that age. From the way 

you tore up and down the  rocks when you took Wendy and I out during the 

Monument Valley trip last year I would have said  you had a good  few years 

to go yet.



I hope your proposed travelling will get you to the UK at some point, in 

which case you know where there is bed and board at exceptionally good rates 

plus some lovely country to fly over and a great coastline to explore.



Thanks again and good wishes from Wendy and myself.



Cheers and good Luck  my friend



Pat

Possums

Joined: 03 Nov 2007
Posts: 247

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:51 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

At 01:16 PM 3/5/2008, you wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		  



Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>



Hi Lar,

very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your retirement.


	


Me too..... Sorry I never got to meet you in person.

I know we almost got together once or twice.

Feel like I know got to know you after all these years anyway

from looking at your web site and talking to you on the Kolb site.

If you're ever down South - "come see us"

Stan

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Possum

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Thanks Pat.  I hope to enjoy a few more years of  agility to enable me 

to really enjoy retirement.



Possibly we could meet ½ way ??  No, not mid-Atlantic, even the 

DustBuster (my 16' center console boat) won't go that far, but I'm 

tentatively planning a trip to Newfoundland/Labrador next year.  I just 

know you won't be able to resist THose bright lights.                 

Lar.               Do not Archive.



pj.ladd wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   



 Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>



 Hi Lar,

 very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your 

 retirement. I find it difficult to think that you are that age. From 

 the way you tore up and down the  rocks when you took Wendy and I out 

 during the Monument Valley trip last year I would have said  you had a 

 good  few years to go yet.

_________________
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Yah, feel like I know you, too, Possum.  It's been 10 years now.  I 

still have the video tape you sent, and still enjoy it and laugh at it 

from time to time.  I've met a lot of good folks all over the continent 

from the List in my travels over those years, and met many more at MV.  

It's been a good time.

The Deep South visit I cancelled on the List a couple of weeks ago is 

probably back on again.  Circumstances have changed again, and the 

problems in Canada are resolved, so I might just head East in June for 

Lousy-ana's Atchafalaya Swamp, Okefenokee, and at least Central 

Florida.  We'll see.  If I do go, I'll make a run up to (shudder) 

Atlanta from Okefenokee, just for you.     I'd really like to find 

some real swamp crawlers to take me out into that area and get wet and 

dirty chasing snakes and 'gators and gar and turtles.    It's always 

better with someone who really knows the area.   I did send an email a 

while back hoping to get an answer from that guy who said he lived just 

north of Okefenokee, but never heard back from him.                   Lar.

possums wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 At 01:16 PM 3/5/2008, you wrote:

> 

>

> Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>

>

> Hi Lar,

> very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your 

> retirement.

 Me too..... Sorry I never got to meet you in person.

 I know we almost got together once or twice.

 Feel like I know got to know you after all these years anyway

 from looking at your web site and talking to you on the Kolb site.

 If you're ever down South - "come see us"

 Stan

_________________
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

I think I should have said, "Central Florida as far south as Brandon 

(Tampa) and as far east as Canaveral.    I haven't forgotten Crystal 

Springs either, Richard.  As always, the boat will be with me. 

                     Lar.               Do not Archive.

Larry Bourne wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 Yah, feel like I know you, too, Possum.  It's been 10 years now.  I 

 still have the video tape you sent, and still enjoy it and laugh at it 

 from time to time.  I've met a lot of good folks all over the 

 continent from the List in my travels over those years, and met many 

 more at MV.  It's been a good time.

 The Deep South visit I cancelled on the List a couple of weeks ago is 

 probably back on again.  Circumstances have changed again, and the 

 problems in Canada are resolved, so I might just head East in June for 

 Lousy-ana's Atchafalaya Swamp, Okefenokee, and at least Central 

 Florida.  We'll see.  If I do go, I'll make a run up to (shudder) 

 Atlanta from Okefenokee, just for you.     I'd really like to find 

 some real swamp crawlers to take me out into that area and get wet and 

 dirty chasing snakes and 'gators and gar and turtles.    It's 

 always better with someone who really knows the area.   I did send an 

 email a while back hoping to get an answer from that guy who said he 

 lived just north of Okefenokee, but never heard back from 

 him.                   Lar.

 possums wrote:

> 

>

> At 01:16 PM 3/5/2008, you wrote:

>> 

>>

>> Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>

>>

>> Hi Lar,

>> very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your 

>> retirement.

>

> Me too..... Sorry I never got to meet you in person.

> I know we almost got together once or twice.

> Feel like I know got to know you after all these years anyway

> from looking at your web site and talking to you on the Kolb site.

> If you're ever down South - "come see us"

> Stan

_________________
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
Guest

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

I'm tentatively planning a trip to Newfoundland/Labrador next year>>



Hi Lar,



I have always had a yen to see that tide in the Bay of Fundy.....



All the best



Pat

bransom(at)ucdavis.edu
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Hi Lar,

To refresh your memory, I'm a long time back acquaintance from Kolb life 

-- and we actually met at Castle AFB once.  Congrats on retirement.  

Open road and a boat -- not bad! Sad to hear Vamoose will be going 

elsewhere, but then there is freedom in moving on too.  Besides just 

wanting to say hey, I have some curiosity about Vamoose's engine.  The 

engine subject comes up periodically on the Murphy list.  Several guys 

there have put on 912S engines and love them, but the price of course 

has risen beyond crazy, I believe  ~20k low-value US dollars now.  

Non-Murphy folks are often surprised that a 912 powered Murphy can be 

built to 725 lbs empty, and they work real well with 100hp and less 

weight on the nose.  So, how much power -- max and sustained -- do you 

figure is available from Vamoose's engine (and at what rpm)? 



BTW I recently checked out your photos from touring BC.  That area makes 

me weak in the knees too.  You have scored some magnifico whale shots, 

and your web visit counter indicates your site is a best kept secret.



-Ben Ransom

 Davis, CA

NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Ben



I'm going to jump in here. We talked years ago about VWs and BMWs. I choose 

to use the VW and have been flying VWs on my MKIIIC for six years. First it 

isn't HP that moves a airplane it is thrust. Redrive VWs can be configured 

to the same thrust as a 80 HP Rotax and will survive running with a 80 HP 

Rotax quite well. Lars engine is a bore slightly smaller than mine 90.5mm vs 

my 92mm. His plan was to run alot higher RPMs than I do so the HP and maybe 

the thrust would be more like the 100HP rotax or maybe more. The problems 

Lar was likely to run into would be getting rid of the heat at the higher 

power and reduced reliability. You are aware Lars engine is a redrive engine 

not a direct drive engine.



You reference Murphy airplanes (we are on the Kolb list) which are tractor 

engine airplanes. Tractor mounted redrive VWs run smoother and cooler. 

Cooler due to the big fan out front. Smoother because the prop runs in clean 

air. The biggest improvement in thrust you can get would be using a large 

two bladed prop with a big reduction ratio. The group that built a squadron 

of WWI replica airplanes use a 8 ft prop with something like a 2 to one or 

more ratio. My understanding is that they get performance close to what a 

engine with twice HP would be, direct drive or maybe even a Rotax with a 

standard ratio redrive.



Talk to the guys a Valley engineering/Culver Props. Be aware that a VW isn't 

going to weigh less than a Rotax. Also the original engine was designed as a 

36 HP so the more you ask of it the less reliable it will be. Personally 100 

HP seems like too much but????



Rick Neilsen

Redrive VW powered MKIIIC



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biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Thanks, Ben.  I do remember meeting you at Castle.  That were a good air 

show, and a reasonable location for a SoCal resident.  (at the time) 



After a lot of research, I figured on Vamoose' 2110cc engine to have 

around 140 hp at 4800 rpm and 90 hp sustained at 3800 rpm.  These 

numbers were pretty well documented in several VW hotrod magazines at 

the time I built the engine.  Later experience in my 2110cc Baja Bug 

tells me that Rick is probably correct about reliability at the higher 

number.  That engine is really howling at 4800 and I doubt I'd want to 

sustain it, but my purpose there was for emergency power and it seems 

that it was certainly there.  On the 1st test run, Vamoose slammed a 

550# scale against the stops seemingly effortlessly......before it 

twisted the input shaft off the redrive.  It was impressive, exciting, 

and fun, sitting in the pilot's seat.  With fuel injection,  electronic 

ignition, higher compression (figuring on using avgas) and an aggressive 

cam, it makes Der Bug's engine seem calm and quiet in comparison.  The 

thing is brutal.



Again, going by Der Bug, (which 2110cc engine is less highly tuned) 3800 

rpm is a walk.  Effortless, and is really into the power band.  65 mph 

is around 4,000 rpm, and it'll hum along all day.   Der Bug has many 

1,000's of miles now, of off road, freeway cruising and general zooming 

around town and has been *almost* totally dependable.  Breakdowns have 

been things like clutch cable, gas cable, clutch linkage, etc., but the 

engine has been flawless.  It gets driven hard, almost all the time.  

The thing is so much fun it's hard not to tromp on the go pedal.



I'm pleased that you enjoyed my web pages, and that you took the time to 

look.  I'm disappointed that so few have.  The British Columbia coast is 

spectacular, the experiences were certainly fun, and I enjoy seeing 

others enjoy them, too.  I've been in New Mexico for 16 months now, 

(already ! ! ! ) and have been busy most weekends.  Some are documented 

in the blog in my signature, below.



I well remember your pictures of sandbar hopping and freighter strafing 

and was very envious at the time.  You obviously enjoy your toys, 

too.                     Lar.



Larry Bourne

Santa Fe, NM

www.gogittum.com

www.gogittum.com/blog



Ben Ransom wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   



 Hi Lar,

 To refresh your memory, I'm a long time back acquaintance from Kolb 

 life -- and we actually met at Castle AFB once.  Congrats on 

 retirement.  Open road and a boat -- not bad! Sad to hear Vamoose will 

 be going elsewhere, but then there is freedom in moving on too.  

 Besides just wanting to say hey, I have some curiosity about Vamoose's 

 engine.  The engine subject comes up periodically on the Murphy list.  

 Several guys there have put on 912S engines and love them, but the 

 price of course has risen beyond crazy, I believe  ~20k low-value US 

 dollars now.  Non-Murphy folks are often surprised that a 912 powered 

 Murphy can be built to 725 lbs empty, and they work real well with 

 100hp and less weight on the nose.  So, how much power -- max and 

 sustained -- do you figure is available from Vamoose's engine (and at 

 what rpm)?

 BTW I recently checked out your photos from touring BC.  That area 

 makes me weak in the knees too.  You have scored some magnifico whale 

 shots, and your web visit counter indicates your site is a best kept 

 secret.



 -Ben Ransom

 Davis, CA

_________________
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

planecrazzzy
Guest

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: Vamoose for Sale

       I'm SHOCKED that we haven't heard that

"Vamoose" is Sold yet.....  Man , 10.5 with the engine( which could be sold )....I mean , That's a DEAL !!!



 If I didn't have a project already in progress , I'd jump on it...



Gotta Fly...

Mike & "Jaz" in MN - FSII / N381PM

Building Wittman "Buttercup"

 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Buttercup-STOL/

.

.

.

.

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Thanks, Mike, you're good advertising.  Did Jaz put you up to that ??   

Maybe some more interest will be generated.                           

Lar.



planecrazzzy wrote:

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        I'm SHOCKED that we haven't heard that

 "Vamoose" is Sold yet.....  Man , 10.5 with the engine( which could be sold )....I mean , That's a DEAL !!!



  If I didn't have a project already in progress , I'd jump on it...



 Gotta Fly...

 Mike & "Jaz" in MN - FSII / N381PM

 Building Wittman "Buttercup"

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Buttercup-STOL/

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Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

russ(at)rkiphoto.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:29 am Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Big Lar

Just crost my mind - when you make your swing thru w. FL I strongly  

suggest you stop at Wakulla Springs State Park & take their riverboat  

tour (all of $6!) -- it's just great. Gators, manateeses, lots birds,  

real genuine wildlife. You won't get muddy, but can  roll around in   

a puddle if you feel you must -- this is NOT a touristy-type trip,  

even  tho that's what it is. S. of Tallahassee on rte 363. AND  

Apalachicola oysters are the best I've ever had, out of the millions  

I've eaten.

Do yourself a favor & put it on  your trip schedule

Chris Davis,who craSHED WITH NORM  LABHART, LIVES NEARBY SOMEWHERE.  

Sorry, hit CAPS again.

Fair winds,

Russ

On Mar 9, 2008, at 4:58 PM, Larry Bourne wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 Yah, feel like I know you, too, Possum.  It's been 10 years now.  I  

 still have the video tape you sent, and still enjoy it and laugh at  

 it from time to time.  I've met a lot of good folks all over the  

 continent from the List in my travels over those years, and met  

 many more at MV.  It's been a good time.

 The Deep South visit I cancelled on the List a couple of weeks ago  

 is probably back on again.  Circumstances have changed again, and  

 the problems in Canada are resolved, so I might just head East in  

 June for Lousy-ana's Atchafalaya Swamp, Okefenokee, and at least  

 Central Florida.  We'll see.  If I do go, I'll make a run up to  

 (shudder) Atlanta from Okefenokee, just for you.     I'd really  

 like to find some real swamp crawlers to take me out into that area  

 and get wet and dirty chasing snakes and 'gators and gar and  

 turtles.    It's always better with someone who really knows the  

 area.   I did send an email a while back hoping to get an answer  

 from that guy who said he lived just north of Okefenokee, but never  

 heard back from him.                   Lar.

 possums wrote:

> 

>

> At 01:16 PM 3/5/2008, you wrote:

>> 

>>

>> Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>

>>

>> Hi Lar,

>> very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your  

>> retirement.

>

> Me too..... Sorry I never got to meet you in person.

> I know we almost got together once or twice.

> Feel like I know got to know you after all these years anyway

> from looking at your web site and talking to you on the Kolb site.

> If you're ever down South - "come see us"

> Stan

Dave Rains

Joined: 24 Apr 2007
Posts: 47

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Vamoose for Sale

Hey Lar, lets go scuba diving  

Now, we go way back!

Sorry to hear you won't be at MV this year, won't be the same without you.  Hope Vamoose finds an appreciative new owner.

Dave.

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Dave Rains
N8086T

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Thanks for the thought, Dave.  I've got a lot on my plate right now with 

work, etc., and just won't be able to do it.



For those who weren't here when this came up a few years ago, Dave was 

one of my 1st students when I became a scuba diving instructor back in 

'69 in Van Nuys, CA.  Good Memories, Dave ! ! !   Small world, too, eh ??



Vamoose' new owner is a real nice fella from San Diego who's been a 

lurker on the Kolb List for several years now.  I met him in Phoenix 

(Sun City) - more or less half way - yesterday and made the 

introductions.  He'll probably - I hope - contact the List as well as 

myself with questions and to introduce himself. 



I hate to say it, but I felt only a small pang as he pulled out of the 

restaurant parking lot with Vamoose in tow.  More feelings of relief.



He was stopped by high winds in El Centro, CA last night, and I hope he 

made it home OK later today.  Good Luck, Jody.                    Lar.



Dave Rains wrote:

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 Hey Lar, lets go scuba diving  

 Now, we go way back!

 Sorry to hear you won't be at MV this year, won't be the same without you.  Hope Vamoose finds an appreciative new owner.

 Dave.



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 N8086T





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Santa Fe, NM

www.gogittum.com

www.gogittum.com/blog

_________________
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Thanks for the thought, Russ.  Looks like I'll be going north this 

summer...........not enuf money in the kitty to retire and do multiple 

cross-country trips, too, with diesel prices so 

high.                       Lar.



Russ Kinne wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   



 Big Lar

 Just crost my mind - when you make your swing thru w. FL I strongly 

 suggest you stop at Wakulla Springs State Park & take their riverboat 

 tour (all of $6!) -- it's just great. Gators, manateeses, lots birds, 

 real genuine wildlife. You won't get muddy, but can  roll around in  a 

 puddle if you feel you must -- this is NOT a touristy-type trip, even  

 tho that's what it is. S. of Tallahassee on rte 363. AND Apalachicola 

 oysters are the best I've ever had, out of the millions I've eaten.

 Do yourself a favor & put it on  your trip schedule

 Chris Davis,who craSHED WITH NORM  LABHART, LIVES NEARBY SOMEWHERE. 

 Sorry, hit CAPS again.

 Fair winds,

 Russ

 On Mar 9, 2008, at 4:58 PM, Larry Bourne wrote:



> 

>

> Yah, feel like I know you, too, Possum.  It's been 10 years now.  I 

> still have the video tape you sent, and still enjoy it and laugh at 

> it from time to time.  I've met a lot of good folks all over the 

> continent from the List in my travels over those years, and met many 

> more at MV.  It's been a good time.

>

> The Deep South visit I cancelled on the List a couple of weeks ago is 

> probably back on again.  Circumstances have changed again, and the 

> problems in Canada are resolved, so I might just head East in June 

> for Lousy-ana's Atchafalaya Swamp, Okefenokee, and at least Central 

> Florida.  We'll see.  If I do go, I'll make a run up to (shudder) 

> Atlanta from Okefenokee, just for you.     I'd really like to find 

> some real swamp crawlers to take me out into that area and get wet 

> and dirty chasing snakes and 'gators and gar and turtles.    It's 

> always better with someone who really knows the area.   I did send an 

> email a while back hoping to get an answer from that guy who said he 

> lived just north of Okefenokee, but never heard back from 

> him.                   Lar.

>

> possums wrote:

>> 

>>

>> At 01:16 PM 3/5/2008, you wrote:

>>> 

>>>

>>> Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>

>>>

>>> Hi Lar,

>>> very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your 

>>> retirement.

>>

>> Me too..... Sorry I never got to meet you in person.

>> I know we almost got together once or twice.

>> Feel like I know got to know you after all these years anyway

>> from looking at your web site and talking to you on the Kolb site.

>> If you're ever down South - "come see us"

>> Stan

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>






	


-- 

Larry Bourne

Santa Fe, NM

www.gogittum.com

www.gogittum.com/blog

_________________
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:09 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Sorry folks - thought I was replying to Russ.  Didn't even 

look.                        Lar                  Do not Archive.



Larry Bourne wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   



 Thanks for the thought, Russ.  Looks like I'll be going north this 

 summer...........not enuf money in the kitty to retire and do multiple 

 cross-country trips, too, with diesel prices so 

 high.                       Lar.



 Russ Kinne wrote:

> 

>

> Big Lar

> Just crost my mind - when you make your swing thru w. FL I strongly 

> suggest you stop at Wakulla Springs State Park & take their riverboat 

> tour (all of $6!) -- it's just great. Gators, manateeses, lots birds, 

> real genuine wildlife. You won't get muddy, but can  roll around in  

> a puddle if you feel you must -- this is NOT a touristy-type trip, 

> even  tho that's what it is. S. of Tallahassee on rte 363. AND 

> Apalachicola oysters are the best I've ever had, out of the millions 

> I've eaten.

> Do yourself a favor & put it on  your trip schedule

> Chris Davis,who craSHED WITH NORM  LABHART, LIVES NEARBY SOMEWHERE. 

> Sorry, hit CAPS again.

> Fair winds,

> Russ

> On Mar 9, 2008, at 4:58 PM, Larry Bourne wrote:

>

>> 

>>

>> Yah, feel like I know you, too, Possum.  It's been 10 years now.  I 

>> still have the video tape you sent, and still enjoy it and laugh at 

>> it from time to time.  I've met a lot of good folks all over the 

>> continent from the List in my travels over those years, and met many 

>> more at MV.  It's been a good time.

>>

>> The Deep South visit I cancelled on the List a couple of weeks ago 

>> is probably back on again.  Circumstances have changed again, and 

>> the problems in Canada are resolved, so I might just head East in 

>> June for Lousy-ana's Atchafalaya Swamp, Okefenokee, and at least 

>> Central Florida.  We'll see.  If I do go, I'll make a run up to 

>> (shudder) Atlanta from Okefenokee, just for you.     I'd really 

>> like to find some real swamp crawlers to take me out into that area 

>> and get wet and dirty chasing snakes and 'gators and gar and 

>> turtles.    It's always better with someone who really knows the 

>> area.   I did send an email a while back hoping to get an answer 

>> from that guy who said he lived just north of Okefenokee, but never 

>> heard back from him.                   Lar.

>>

>> possums wrote:

>>> 

>>>

>>> At 01:16 PM 3/5/2008, you wrote:

>>>> 

>>>>

>>>> Ol' Lar is getting ready to retire, >>

>>>>

>>>> Hi Lar,

>>>> very sorry to hear that Vamoose is going in preparation for your 

>>>> retirement.

>>>

>>> Me too..... Sorry I never got to meet you in person.

>>> I know we almost got together once or twice.

>>> Feel like I know got to know you after all these years anyway

>>> from looking at your web site and talking to you on the Kolb site.

>>> If you're ever down South - "come see us"

>>> Stan

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-- 

Larry Bourne

Santa Fe, NM

www.gogittum.com

www.gogittum.com/blog

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Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

Possums

Joined: 03 Nov 2007
Posts: 247

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

At 10:50 PM 3/16/2008, you wrote:

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Thanks for the thought, Russ.  Looks like I'll be going north this 

summer...........not enuf money


	




This is funny - I don't care who you are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvIGy9w0K4s



Larry ............ stay in touch with us or we'll be talkin' bout you.

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biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:01 am Post subject: Vamoose for Sale

Will be ??  My ears been burning for years.                     

Lar.                       Do not Archive.

possums wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 At 10:50 PM 3/16/2008, you wrote:

> 

>

> Thanks for the thought, Russ.  Looks like I'll be going north this 

> summer...........not enuf money

 This is funny - I don't care who you are:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvIGy9w0K4s

 Larry ............ stay in touch with us or we'll be talkin' bout you.

-- 

Larry Bourne

Santa Fe, NM

www.gogittum.com

www.gogittum.com/blog

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Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

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