Yahoo!Just got our reservation confirmed for mid-June.Any fellow hot boaters going? 2 boats going so far.Sure would be nice to meet some other folks and party.We rented from Lakehead on the NW arm,got the hot tub too.
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Yahoo!Just got our reservation confirmed for mid-June.Any fellow hot boaters going? 2 boats going so far.Sure would be nice to meet some other folks and party.We rented from Lakehead on the NW arm,got the hot tub too.
I hosted a houseboat bash 2 years in a row on Shasta for good friends. We had a friggin blast. We took that boat everywhere and have the fuel bills to prove it. 12 people on a boat for more than the 5 days we were there can be brutal. Tempers can get tested then. :D Have fun.
Yeah,this our second trip and I hear ya on the "compatibility issues".Last time we all agreed if any one person was being a jackass all the others could vote them off without refund.Almost had to prove it on one person,then he came to his senses!
Have fun, you need to make sure everyone has fun and gets along. :D Hate to hear the stories how nobody get along after their trip
House Boating on Lake Shasta is a blast. Have not been there in 14 years, was there as a teen, what a great trip it was. That will be a trip I make with the new boat. Have a blast.
We went there every year for about 10 years as a kids!!!...we would stay at a campground...but i cant recall the name ...it has a pizza place and or a bar at the entrance,then you would start down the steep hill the store would be to the right...there was a bin full of crickets next to the door..as city kids that always kept us entertained for about 3 seconds,until we got a whiff..its about 20 years since i have been there!!! we used to mini bike up and down the campground, fish off the docks..we would go find a private cove with my parents group and water ski all day long....the water is glass,warm and always perfect condition... anytime of day!!!!
i am ready lets go!!!!! :D Cole
So your all going to Shasta mid June. its going to be HOT !!!! Just stumbled across this thread as Im on Shasta all the time,I have a house boat at Digger Bay and will be there too during that time maybe see you there.I can be reached on the marine radio call sign ( Drifting Dream) or (ROCK-IT MAN).I will be running a Datona 26 Purple with red and yellow Flames. Theres going to be a lot of nice boats there that week. we Hang out a lot on the Sacto Arm or under the I-5 bridge looking for some one to race!!! Were like Vultures always looking to blow someones doors off. Always out the hour befor dark and make a speed run from the dam up to ski island and back,we usally are in the dry fork arm with the house boat.Believe me you can here me comming in the evening as there is no other sound that matches a BLOWM 598. See ya on the Lake ROCK-IT MAN
rockitman you have a 26 daytona?? ....so do i,twin 2.5s,light layup deco lite interior, its going to be ready in a month or so!!! how do you like it??? ..and what kind of top end are you getting???how do you like the visibilty out of the canopies????
talk to me man!!!! :D Cole
Hey !!! Cole nice choice , BUT EGG BEATERS !!!!! WHY. ?????? Mine should be ready March 20 they say ! as I just got the graffics done ,they are going to install the imco sc drive with standoff box just like the one tested in powerboat mag only one in higher,im building this for a top end boat 135-140 mph i am almost done with the motor as i build my own its a 598 with a 1471 blower and supercooler built to run 6500-7000 rpm all the trick stuff hope to have ready for the elim regatta at havasu may 3-4 The boat will be shades of wild purple and a complete flame job over the whole boat wild !!!! flames of fades of red,yellow,orange, with some black hilighting, May not have time before havasu to do the stereo as it a sony 5000 watt sys with 4 12 in solobaric subs and 12 other speakers the boxes have to be custom made after the hull gets here.Will be at some pokerruns in calif this summer and at the sactamento shootout to KICK SUM A#$$$.Im located in Grants Pass Ore where are you You can e-mail me at wayne@shermheater.com Im that CRAZZZY fool that got the Nordic Rage up to 104.6 last year at the shhotout. Now its time to go faster with this new cat. Go FAST ROCK-IT MAN
We will be going up there for as many weekends as we can. There will be a large group of us up there for the week of June 26 - July 6. that is a yearly thing. The closer we get we can all hook up and get the details worked out. :D
Rock-it-man- Didn't you just sell a 90+mph v-hull? We're small potatoes with baby blowers on sbc. Would love to go for a ride in something that fast. I started number crunching when I saw your other boat for sale,but just put 55k down on new house in Nov. so couldn't swing it. I am bringing a grapple hook to snag your ski tow when you fly by! Should see 90+ then! LOL! See ya.
Duh-just read the rest of your previous post about the Nordic.
Yes I sold the Nordic Rage to a guy in Tacoma Wash,that boat (Nordic Rage) had run 98.6 at the shootout in sacramento and would run 90+ anywhere anytime Sounds like your going to have a fun group at shasta that week I think I will be there and will try to hook up, I love Shasta !!!! Im lurking a lot on the sacramento arm and under the I-5 bridge or down by the dam. E-mail me a pic of your boat I will watch for you as I will be easy to spot and HEAR!!!!!!!! my call sigh on the marine radio(16) is ROCK-IT MAN and the house boat is ( drifting dream) the guys at digger bay marina all know me and always know where i am. See ya on the lake ROCK-IT MAN
like spectratoad said late june a lot of us are going for week.maybe we will see ya rocket. should be a couple triple digits cats there.
More is always better,I can here it now 10 blown big blocks all making a run the length of the lake wow!!! what a sound!!!!!!,never run a cat over 100 yet will be getting a lot of seat time as I want to go to the ozarks ,have to run over 125 there to show the east coast boys what a couple of old hippies from Ore can do,I looked at the Carrera but no one I could find had pushed a boat to 130+ and Elim has ,did not want to do any expermenting with an unproven boat,I have 20+ years racing V hulls and Jets in the white water as I live on the ROGUE RIVER up here ,but this old body couldnt take the pounding anymore ,I dont think it will take a long time to get used to the Elim from what I here from other owners. I promise to be easy on the other Cats on Shasta HE-HE-HE------!!!!!!!!! really !!!!! well maybe a little easy,maybe just a small race up to get some TIGERS BLOOD at Silverthorn.Hope to at least have some compitition as its no fun always being in front. HE -HE-HE !!!!! I know all the Boat Cops there and there real great guys the only thing they really come down hard on is Drinking SEE YA on the water or maybe I should say SEE YA Behind Me. ROCK-IT MAN
Rock-it-man Shot ya a 5 for the mph on the Nordic!
We'll be there June 18-22nd. Boat is stored at friends so no pictures now,but it's a 20' Blue Water Monte Carlo open bow v-hull,white with red and black stripes inside and out.Bought new in 1992,selling it towards end of summer this year.
We looked at making a trip to Shasta a couple of years ago. What's the water level? That's the only draw back I could see. We've done the houseboat gig on Havasu,Powel and LOTO. You certainly have to makesure you know the folks real well! Maybe we'llmake a trip up there if it's still decent. Are there any good hotels on the lake if we didn't do the houseboat thing?
Craig
PS, Rock It Man, from what I recall, didn't that Daytona have a one off set up with a transmision in the stand off box?
DAH !!!! I must be out of touch what ya mean I shot ya a 5. The speed was NO BULL recorded at the shootout by radar and 2 gps.Eric at HOT BOAT was there and interviewed me he said there will be mention of it soon in the mag ,will be good for Paul the new owner in Tacoma. May be I should keep my mouth shut,dont want to scare away anybody from shasta,Have never lost a race yet except when I break which used to be a lot but should be good now with the new imco sc drive , and now that I have a cat I can even run with them though I used to beat most of the cats with the old nordic. There are some pretty fast cats over at Shasta Marina I know of a new DCB with egg beaters on it that may be there too. GO FAST ROCK-IT MAN
When is the Sac. shoot out? I gave you a 5 on your member rating which took you to 3,must be someone you beat taking the score down!LOL
GUess the mind is the first thing to go!!!!! I heard the Sacramento Shootout is July 18,19,20 this year,It is part of the Sacramento Bridge to Bridge Festival They close off the river for the Radar runs ,it is a little SCARRY !!!! going under those bridges at high speeds ,last year the Freedom Cat ran I believe 136 mph ,at lake mead earlier in the summer he went past me at 151mph the pace boat got him on radar.They have a poker run on fri and the speed runs are sat and sun usally get 6 runs a day as there are other functios on the river also Drag boats etc.The Portland poker run is the same weekend too bad as the sacramento run is more important to me cause I love the portland run, maybe cause I could be first there .Craig the drive does not have an xmission it is just like the boat they tested in power boat Jan issue page 84.The water leval at shasta has been full last 3 years but drops all summer as those of you in Calif need to fill your pools,it will be great in june and july ,even when its down there is still over 400 mi of shore line so not too worry !. wow!!!! its going to be a great summer I think 2003 will be the best!!!!!.SEE YA ROCK-IT MAN
Craig- How is Lake Powell for houseboating as compared to Shasta? We are going to stay in Weed the night before at motel 6,not too sure about any closer motels,but I'm sure there's other options too. I gotta get a faster boat damnit!Anybody know the price of fuel at the marina?I'm guessing $3.00 gallon.
If you get a far as Weed you are just a short drive from Lakehead,good spot as it puts you at Lakehead early, the next motels I would stay at are in Redding,Good pic on that house boat ,Friends have rented it a lot 2 decks,air,gen,stero,micro etc. yess fuel is 3.00 + and that boat will use a lot.watch the holding tanks as they fill fast bu plenty of marinas to get a pump out.I have been on shasta 15 years and always remember to double stake at night coase the wind can come up and most important NEVER I mean NEVER leave food or garbage on the front deck at night or you WILL !!!!! meet a BEAR.The Mc Cloud arm is the worst for bears but if your carefull they wont come around and when they do they only want your garbage . Morley cove is a great place to stay the first night try to put up in a cove at night and not on the main body of the lake ,gets rough, just nw of the dam is dry creek and its well protected and there is great fishing trout (use worms) 15-20 in all the time and lots of eagles to watch. If you always stake up on a rock bank the water will stay clean around the boat.I love Shasta and you will have a great time there. GO FAST ROCK-IT MAN
HP350SC:
Craig- How is Lake Powell for houseboating as compared to Shasta? We are going to stay in Weed the night before at motel 6,not too sure about any closer motels,but I'm sure there's other options too. I gotta get a faster boat damnit!Anybody know the price of fuel at the marina?I'm guessing $3.00 gallon. Powells beautiful, but way different than Shasta (from the pic's I've seen) Powell has more shoreline than the west coast! It's full of gorgeous barren red rock scenery. But, there's also something to be said about the green around Shasta!
Is there anywhere around the Shasta area to get av-gas?
Hey Rock-it man I would sure like to see that new rocket when you get it! I know you have got to take to a lake around here. (I live in Medford)Let me know when you are going to get it wet I would love to stop by and check it out! Al
HP350SC:
...if any one person was being a jackass all the others could vote them off without refund."Survivor"- Shasta?
hey rocket man there are a few boats at shasta marina to be concerned about, and not just the daytonas either. I know some cats that can run deep into the triple digits that hang out at shasta. let us know when this weekend will be. I know we will be there. I have never seen this 26 datona your talking about that sits and hangs out under the bridge waiting for someone to race.
hulshot:
hey rocket man there are a few boats at shasta marina to be concerned about, and not just the daytonas either. I know some cats that can run deep into the triple digits that hang out at shasta. let us know when this weekend will be. I know we will be there. I have never seen this 26 datona your talking about that sits and hangs out under the bridge waiting for someone to race. Thats a fact, some real fast boats out of Shast Marina, never seen the 26 Daytona. I live in Redding about 10 miles from Shasta and we do most of our boating there (or Whiskytown Lake).
Craig, the water level is rising now that they quit releasing so much of it into the Sac River and should be way up for this summer. Theres good hotels in Redding but if you want to stay on the lake I would recomend Bridge Bay Resort or in one of the Lodges at Antlers Resort, both a bit pricey but very nice. Dont know of anyware to get av-gas near Shasta but theres a place in South Redding off Market st. to get hi octane-race fuel, about a 20 min drive from the lake. Gas prices on the lake are usually around 2.75-3.25 a gallon and thats for 87 octane, Silverthorne Resort is the only place on the lake that I know of with 92.
Mid June should be real nice, the water is still cool enough to be refreshing and the normal temp should be in the mid to high 90's but ya never know, it can get REAL hot on Shasta.
If anyone needs info, let me know and i'll help if I can. :)
Put a post out when the date gets closer, I own a private houseboat at Shasta Marina and would love to hook up. I am the guy Rock It Man was talking about with the DCB rigged 25 Eliminator with twin 300s. It would be worth your time to go into Shasta Marina on your trip, on any given weekend there are 10 plus daytonas lurking. Rock It Man never under estimate the power of eggbeaters in numbers!! HeHeHe can't wait to see your new ride. You Know Phil will be waiting for you!!!
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Hey !!! Cole nice choice , BUT EGG BEATERS !!!!! WHY. ??????
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I love the idea of o/bs on the 26,should be
100-110 or more mph all day long and be pretty much worry free,it will look real trick with the canopies..plus i just dont see 26/obs anywhere!!!! the interior room is huge...i think i am going too install a pole for the women to polish..there is the room :D :D .
the daytona was laid up very light with deco lite interior and the cabin has "nothing" in it for less weight.the 2.5s have benn worked and installed with drag boxes and produce about 300hp and spin 8000-9000rpms,i'll post some pics today!!!! Cole
Cole the set of 26ets have your name all over them. They put my boat at 101mph at 8200rpm with great excell. Not the greatest for top end but great for carrying weight. I could not agree more that 26 with twins will look sweet. Lets see some pics when you get it. You can have your blower motors I love the sound of twin, just my .02. Cole are you going to the BBSP in late april?
HP350SC, we will miss you by a couple of weeks at Shasta. We plan to go up probably July 2nd for the holiday weekend at Shasta, then head over to Trinity lake on the 6th or 7th to hook up with some friends that are towing down from Portland. Spectratoad, I will keep a look out for you on the 3rd, 4th and 5th. I have a blown Carrera 257 (white with red transom). Ken, when are you planning to be there with your new ride?
Rock-it-man, your boat sounds really awesome. I can't wait to see it make some 130 mph runs. I may try and attend the Sacramento Shootout. Please keep us posted as that event gets closer.
Brian, I'm looking forward to hooking up with you guys again for some awesome boating at Shasta and Tower Park III. R/R
RobbieRacer look for our group in the Sac arm over the 4th 25 daytona twin 300s, 26 howard cat blown 540, 21 daytona single 2.5, 20.2 Lavey Craft single 300 and a half dozen more stern drive daytonas.
Will do Boatmaster. I'm looking forward to meeting you guys. It sounds like there will be a good turn out of hot boats there that weekend. It should be a blast. R/R
Hey! boatmaster you said Datona I thought you had the new DCB ,anyway I think Phil will have to play second fiddle from now on !!!!!!!! The boat will be setup for top speed so drag racing is out of the question,Will be spending the summer getting ready for the two mile course they have at Ozarks,I herd a rumer that a lot of people were boycotting the Sacto shootout becouse pokerruns west was running it ???? heard anything.I emailed Hot bOAT TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO BE THERE but no answer yet.WOW !!!!! sounds like it going to be quite a turnout the 4 th of July at shastawhere is everybody going to tie up there house boats maybe we can all tie up togeather one night and swap lies !!!! ROCK-IT MAN
Rock It Man my boat is a 97 DCB rigged 25 Daytona, one of the last ones Dave rigged before making his Mach26 in 98. Boat has 2003 Mach 26 interior and 2000 300 pro maxs. On the 4th I will be with Phil and the gang in that cove straight across from Obrein inlet, I've heard it called shotgun cove or Kelly cove. There is always room for alot of room houseboats in that cove, plus the water is clean and very low boat trafic.
Hey Rock-it-man, what kind of horsepower do you expect to see on your 598 motor on pump gas and race gas?
Boat master---I see said the blind man------- Thats me always a day late a dollar short and a screw loose ,I remember you told me that.The last time I stayed in that cove with Phill ,his friends partyed extra loud way late and my wife had a COW !!!!! OK by me !!! but gotta give a little to get a little YA KNOW !!!!, But I will try there if I can ,Its a good cove unless the water is real low.But would be close by anyway to take part in all the action now that they will have to run with me instead of the other way around HEHEHE !!! My wife loves to fish and the best place on the lake is dry creek so guess where the houseboat may be but with the new cat will only take a min or two to get to your cove.I think I can talk her into one night there though ,what night do you think you will be there .Sounds like the 4th may get a little CRAZY ROCK-IT MAN
I'll be there the 2nd-8th. Phil has gotten older and all my friends are married with children. I would bet(because I remember you being there you lost a drive that weekend)The loud houseboat was mine, and believe me things have changed. Alot less drinking and more early morning boating.
Hey RobbieRacer any chance You have the pro charged 257 that the crazy russian Demetri towed in? If so this is my neighbor at Shasta Marina.