Tank “Back in the Saddle Again”
#1212
Yeah, I think these big straight bottoms prefer to spin out. I know RWD does. I can't explain the how much better it was. Night and day difference. Over handling, docking, etc. Lost nothing out of the hole or mid range. Maybe lost a couple MPH off the top but like I said, still haven't pinned it, so I don't even care. I'm not chasing a top speed number. It does over 100 all day, I'm good with that.
#1214
It got a lot of love this weekend. Lot of people talking to us about it at the dock party. Helicopter flew with us for a while again. Took Ked from Zip Zap and Eric from Fast & Loud Photography (great guys) out Saturday for a run. Looking forward to seeing those videos. Random photos and video of boat people keep seeing pop up online.
much love. Here's one. Us cruising through channel Sat morning.

#1216
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From: Lake St. Louis, MO / LOTO
I've never been to Havasu but it's on my list to check out. How is it on a non-event weekend? Is there much to do? How does it compare to LOTO?...looks like a fairly desolate shoreline compared to LOTO.
#1217
We LOVE LOTO and Havasu equally, but they are two totally different styles of boating. LOTO you jump in your boat and all the different bars and pools are your destination as you hop around all day. Stop here, jump in the pool, grab a drink. Then back on the boat to the next spot, rinse repeat. Havasu, there are only 4 spots really you can stop and eat / drink and only one has a pool that you can chill in (Topock 66). NONE of them are on the main body of the lake to watch boats haul azz by either, so once you get to a place, you go inside or sit out at the bar and feel almost isolated from what's going on out on the water. but that's changing with the new bar / restaurant opening on Memorial at Havasu Palms and construction about to begin on a restaurant at the Riviera Marina. Though, neither of them has plans for a pool I hear the restaurant at Riviera is considering it. Havasu, you're in your boat all day basically. Beaching and rafting up to swim is the thing to do. Whether it's down at the south end of the lake at 3-dunes or upriver at pirates, you stay on your boat a lot in Havasu. Lots of people like to beach in the channels too (main channel and Pirates channel) and watch the ENDLESS boats and people pass by while standing in the water. The water is a lot better in Havasu that is one thing, it's clear and blue and calmer, since there's shoreline it doesn't get the washing machine cross rollers, plus there's no cabin cruisers throwing 3' wakes. so, everyone is stopping and jumping in the lake to swim. There are no waterfront homes with docks at all until you get way up Needles where there's homes on the water with docks. The shoreline of the lake and most of the river is protected and you can't build homes unlike LOTO. Havasu is also more concentrated to the city itself when you're on land. LOTO is all the fingers and things are spread out if you have to drive somewhere. Everything is super close in the city proper of Havasu. And they have events nearly every weekend all year long. Hot rod shows, boat shows, jet ski races, poker runs, concerts, international ballon festival, international fireworks festival, bike runs, on and on and on. There's ALWAYS something going on. The housing is different too. Since there's no lake front homes, most houses built over the past 15 years are geared towards toys, huge double triple and even quad RV garages for hot rods and powerboats. *****en pools etc.
And as far as what it's like on a "regular weekend", now-adays it seems there's always killer stuff out on the water even on off weekends and big weekends are stimulus overload. I actually like the regular weekends much better. Enough eye candy but not so much it's a sh*t show and over crowded.
I think most people that visit enjoy it. Some people comment its a small lake, but the run from the Needles bridge to Havasu springs is roughly 50 miles one way. There's plenty of lake to stretch out and run.
#1219
Back out at desert storm, pics to follow. But I heard hot for teacher is on the way out. And the virgin F2 boat is here. Be cool to get a reunion pic of all three boats since they all used to run together in so cal.






























