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02-02-2006, 06:22 PM
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Kick tires & light fires!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Long Beach, PRICKAFORNIA.
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jet boats on lake.
i've never taken my boat out on havasu...just the river...and i've never seen any other hot rod boats like ours on the lake...how do all of yours hold up in the windy chop? does anyone take it out there?...thanx for the info...
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02-02-2006, 06:25 PM
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some do
I did once. Never again. I though the boat was going to break in half. Couldn't stay on top of the chop, 3 ft rollers and more with the ocean barges running around. Never again.............MP
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02-02-2006, 06:30 PM
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Kick tires & light fires!
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okay...thats all i needed to hear jeeezus!....thanx for the reply
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02-02-2006, 06:43 PM
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AKA "Jersey Clown"
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Originally Posted by Moneypitt
I did once. Never again. I though the boat was going to break in half. Couldn't stay on top of the chop, 3 ft rollers and more with the ocean barges running around. Never again.............MP
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I know my lake is not the size of Havasu, but its the busiest lake in Jersey. I WILL NOT head across the main lake with any chop in it. Had a splash come up, wet the ignition, motor started sputering, could have been a sitting duck. I would have went down if I stalled.
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02-02-2006, 06:54 PM
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Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Really?? This is the first jet I have every owned.... I have seen some jets out there.... Is it really that bad..... Damn better cancel the trip next month..... You all got me scared...
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02-02-2006, 07:08 PM
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AKA "Jersey Clown"
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Location: Lake Hopatcong, NJ
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Originally Posted by h2oboy
Really?? This is the first jet I have every owned.... I have seen some jets out there.... Is it really that bad..... Damn better cancel the trip next month..... You all got me scared...
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What hull you have?
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02-02-2006, 07:10 PM
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Kick tires & light fires!
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yeah likewise...thank god the river is nextdoor lol
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02-02-2006, 07:11 PM
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Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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I have a 79 southwind..
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02-02-2006, 07:13 PM
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AKA "Jersey Clown"
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I have a 79 southwind..
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Im not sure with Havasu, but my hull is about the same as yours and I stay in the coves and smaller sections of the lake the ocean liners stay out of..
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02-02-2006, 07:15 PM
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absolutely, but that does not mean you can not go out and enjoy all the females on Havasu!!! You just need to watch yourself... Right??
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02-02-2006, 07:19 PM
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We are looking forward to taking the boat ( 19ft Miller ) down to Havasu this year. It's not that bad, just don't go on the big weekends (memorial, 4th of july, labor day, and any regatta weekend and you'll be fine.)
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02-02-2006, 07:35 PM
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So March 10 (spring break) wil be ok... ha
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02-02-2006, 07:58 PM
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Ohh yeah, were taking our jets on the 17th of march. went last year with my 87 kachina, were taking an 18 & 19 ft eliminator.
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02-02-2006, 07:59 PM
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100% JERK
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Originally Posted by n8dawg
We are looking forward to taking the boat ( 19ft Miller ) down to Havasu this year. It's not that bad, just don't go on the big weekends (memorial, 4th of july, labor day, and any regatta weekend and you'll be fine.)
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Damn nate, those are the best times!!!!
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Like my paps said "Its Shiney" 
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02-02-2006, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigern
Ohh yeah, were taking our jets on the 17th of march. went last year with my 87 kachina, were taking an 18 & 19 ft eliminator.
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And you forget me ern!!!!! Dammit  Ill be there and so will bubba 
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Hell, if everyone financed a boat payment at $300 a month for 20 years, we could all be driving around in the "Bling Bling", Stripper Pole, 100,000 Watt Rolling night club machines! :rolleyes |
Like my paps said "Its Shiney"
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02-02-2006, 08:04 PM
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I'll be gettin with you boys this weekend brother, count on it, that cheena of yours is a veteran of havasu. Were gonna have a blast....  |
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02-02-2006, 08:05 PM
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So like I was saying... it is not too bad out there for jets, unless the wind picks up.... RIGHT???? Thanks for the Help... i will be out there the 9-13 of march!!
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02-02-2006, 08:06 PM
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100% JERK
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I'll be gettin with you boys this weekend brother, count on it, that cheena of yours is a veteran of havasu. Were gonna have a blast.... |
The cheena is gettin stripped this weekend  I am doing some serious BLING to her
THis weekend its on for the fight I will be sippn on some patron....
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Hell, if everyone financed a boat payment at $300 a month for 20 years, we could all be driving around in the "Bling Bling", Stripper Pole, 100,000 Watt Rolling night club machines! :rolleyes |
Like my paps said "Its Shiney"
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02-02-2006, 08:07 PM
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Vinnie and i just decided what weekend would workout the best for both of us w/kids and all.
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02-02-2006, 08:12 PM
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Some where in the middle
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2 foot chop, and rollers are very dicey, in a low free board boat, better hope you can keep the bow over everything or you got a big problem. A stalled boat, is not an option during those conditions.
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02-02-2006, 08:13 PM
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2 foot chop, and rollers are very dicey, in a low free board boat, better hope you can keep the bow over everything or you got a big problem. A stalled boat, is not an option during those conditions.
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Yup, as I said above, its a scary situation....
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02-02-2006, 08:20 PM
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2 foot chop, and rollers are very dicey, in a low free board boat, better hope you can keep the bow over everything or you got a big problem. A stalled boat, is not an option during those conditions.
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So you are saying that Havasu has a 2 foot chop... Hey I have never taking my jet there, but I also have never seen a 2 foot chop at Havasu |
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02-02-2006, 08:35 PM
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AKA "Jersey Clown"
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So you are saying that Havasu has a 2 foot chop... Hey I have never taking my jet there, but I also have never seen a 2 foot chop at Havasu
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here ya go. Let 396 sum it up for ya.
396 venting
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02-02-2006, 08:37 PM
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Some where in the middle
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So you are saying that Havasu has a 2 foot chop... Hey I have never taking my jet there, but I also have never seen a 2 foot chop at Havasu
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Well I got caught 5 five miles down river from my trailer, on the Mississippi river last year, wind blasting right down the river, which causes nice big rollers. To top it off, the Baja dealer was hosting a poker run, they were blasting thru, at the same time we are heading back to the launch. We managed to stay on top of all but one roller, missed that one by about 2 inches, and got a nice shower  It never stalled the motor, it did burp as the scoop was drenched. Made it back  Another time was caught up in the 2 foot chop on the Hardy dam resivoir in Michigan, heading up the lake toward the river, I got between two shear cliffed shorelines, again with larger boats blasting by. endured about a mile of that. That required timed blast of gas to keep on top, I will never even try to do that again, once is enough.
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02-02-2006, 08:41 PM
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Cruzin
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So you are saying that Havasu has a 2 foot chop... Hey I have never taking my jet there, but I also have never seen a 2 foot chop at Havasu
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And I'm guessing you've never seen Lake Michigan. Took me two years to get the balls to go out on Lake Huron.
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