Reply With QuoteAs long as you keep moving and mind how much water you have in the Boat you will be ok. Most boats you see out there under the water got swamped while they were sttin still. Just Keep Moving
Memorial weekend i am taking my boat to Havasu. I will run it in the morning while everone is still knocked out and make a couple passes through the bridge. What do you think my luck will be with the cops and open dry headers? Also if i followed my buddys 21 boats wake could i make it to the sand bar or steamboat cov or? You get what i am saying. I know the boat will float and what not but what about getting swamped? I am not a jack ass wink so i will not go out if it is like a ocean but last year on big weekend i saw a few small jets out there. In the day i am not planning on making flat out passes just getting around.but want to take the boat out with out sinking it.
As long as you keep moving and mind how much water you have in the Boat you will be ok. Most boats you see out there under the water got swamped while they were sttin still. Just Keep Moving
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Memorial weekend i am taking my boat to Havasu. I will run it in the morning while everone is still knocked out and make a couple passes through the bridge. What do you think my luck will be with the cops and open dry headers? Also if i followed my buddys 21 boats wake could i make it to the sand bar or steamboat cov or? You get what i am saying. I know the boat will float and what not but what about getting swamped? I am not a jack ass wink so i will not go out if it is like a ocean but last year on big weekend i saw a few small jets out there. In the day i am not planning on making flat out passes just getting around.
do you know how the ticket might be
will be camped at Crazy Horse if anyother V-DRIVES going out
Well, I sank my first flat out in Tompson bay on a Memorial weekend. Cost me every cent I had to get it back. My plan was to kick back in the channel all day. I got kicked out due to my open headers. Boat was not even running at the time. Also on the way out they just ****ing ragged me due to the fact that it ideled to fast when I was leaving. I was doing the start it and shut it off trick. They didn't go for that at all. So I tried to make it to Copper Canyon. Bad move on my part. Took one wave over the bow and it killed the engine. Next wave came over the deck in about a 2' wall of water. That's all it took and the boat went straight under. It didn't go all the way down but just bobed. The salvage guy told me he pulls up about 14 to 17 boats a day on the big weekends. If it would have gone all the way down He would just mark it and come back during the week to get it. Then it would even cost more $$$.
When he was towing me back to my trailer I was the only one in my boat. He set me up with a big ass pump. I mean a BIG one. These 38'+ offshore boats would roar by and I would move the suction hose over to that side to pump the water out as it came in. That was a bad day for me. Still nailed some chick that night though!
Keep your boat on the trailer man. Not worth it.
If you get REAL lucky and don't sink it you will beat it to death and crack the **** out of it. Keep in mind that it might be smooth when you leave. Wind kicks up and now you have 4' swells + the boat chop.
Ever wonder why the ave size boat on Havasu is now around 26'?
Even though an 18'v bottom jet can handle much rougher water then your flat can. I've seen countless of them go down too on the big weekends.
My suggestion is to go early in the week and run your boat a bit. Then hop in your buddy's boat on the weekend for the big party. It's not even worth it to put yours in the water for a 6 am pass if you have to use a ramp. When you go to take it out the line will be HUGE already with other people lanuching. Not even worth the hassle.
The cops will be in MEGA force that weekend in a ZERO torlarance mode. They will hassle you in that flat like you will never get hassled again.
I was 22 when that happened. I remember meeting you. You looked like you're still in your 20's with your first boat just like I was. I'm just trying to keep you from making the mistake I did.
We used to go every memorial weekend as just a guys trip. Did it for 11 years straight. We would stay on the CA side at Havasu landing. Then I would run my boat early am for a few passes. It was not a big hassle because you could just launch right on the beach and not use the ramp. I don't know if you can still get away with that or not.
Have fun and stay safe. Lots of people get hurt out there on the big weekends.
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do you know how the ticket might be
Hey thanks Dave. I think i will at least stop by lost lake and take it out sat then come back up for the party.
Marty, I've also done this trip a few times in my Hondo. First of all...you can pull this off but give a lot of thought to Super Daves thread, I can imagine all of that!!! The times I went were purely for trim trollin with buddy's, taking your girl will most definately get you in big trouble!!! The channell is difficult at best to manuever. I did the start stop thing combined with my partner paddling from the deck. The launch ramp is a nightmare!!! A splash shield is a must!! The cops will definately hassle you for idling too fast and a ticket is guaranteed without mufflers. Take a kidney belt if you plan on hittin the open lake and make sure you have a bilge. I run three flapper drains, a bilge and have a supersoaker handy (the supersoaker is the best bilge in an emergency). I have miles of video to show these trips and I wouldn't trade em for anything, but I wouldn't do it again!!
ive been hasseled in my cruiser and my old jet hydro those guys are DICKS just looking for some unsuspecting guy to make money. One funney thing was when he hassled me in cruiser when he tried to pull me over i put a roller over his bow he was SOAKED but it cost me my son was 1 year under the life jacket rule underway i hate havasu and the 38 foot assholes!
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