Well with the new count, after the spring grove and Eagle bluff events, I'm at 97 Messiers with my telescope. I haven't spent much time on summer ones yet. I'll need to spend a few more hours with them. I started in January with the telescope.
Looking at the messier club rules, it seems that there is no problem in getting the regular messier certificate with binoculars. You just have to record what optics you used.