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Topic: A question for the River Rats....., would you, could you?

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Tremor Therapy Male

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,9:33 am

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Hey river rats I have a question....I had a 21 foot jet, and had a great time running the river. Parker, Avi, Needles, there wasn't anything the boat wouldn't handle.

Well 2 years ago we had 2 rough trips out at Havasu, and my wife said "bigger, faster" so I moved up to a 25 Shockwave Tremor. Well both times I've taken the 25 to Parker I have sacrificed a prop! :angry

So the question, any of you river rats that have moved up to a bigger boat ever seriously consider moving back down to a smaller ride again? I miss running the river, and the i/o has never wound my crank like my jet. So, have any of you made the move back to a smaller boat?

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,9:57 am

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Thats why alot of peeps have 2 boats. I've stayed with jets because I can't be careful enough to have a prop. Tough thing though on the bigger jets is it takes a bunch of HP and a good pump to get them down the lake at a good speed. I think if you found the right hull in a 21 ft'r with a jet it would handle most of Havazoo's conditions but it still gets to bad there even for the larger boats sometimes you just have to wait it out in a cove.

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,9:58 am

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I moved up to a bigger boat...with jets. :good

It's a fact of Life:

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,12:00 pm

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Quote (Tremor Therapy @ Mar. 24 2005,8:33 am)

Oddly, that is exactly how I ended up with a bigger I/O boat as well. So far I have no regrets on the change other than some of the "fun factor" I had with the jet. Overall I don't think I'd change back but if finances were good I'd have both.
Get some polarized glasses, they help you see through the water better for prop killers.

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,1:03 pm

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Bre and Andy were talking about going back to a smaller boat, but I guess they changed their minds.

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,1:23 pm

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If and when I go to a bigger boat. I want one I can live on with heat and a/c. Some of the boats they roll on LOTO are pretty awsome :good

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,1:25 pm

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Since we're dreamin' I want my next boat to have a cabin boy. :eek

And a driver, so Jeff can drink with me. :beer

Edited by My Man's Sportin' Wood on Mar. 24 2005,1:26 pm

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,1:55 pm

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Quote (GlassMan @ Mar. 24 2005,9:58 am)

I moved up to a bigger boat...with jets. :good

U betcha....Yami Power... :good

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,4:39 pm

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Like AZKC said, thats why you need 2 boats :good

I would however like to know where you hit something in Parker. Unless you were are paying attention or you had to much :drink

the strip is plenty deep to run a I/O :stupid

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,4:45 pm

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Probably the infamous ROCK BAR :eek

isn't that down by the Keys :stupid

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,4:46 pm

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In addition to KH's question, was it day or night? :stupid

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,4:48 pm

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Im not a big baller like some of you guys on here.I can only afford one boat! :cool

Kickn it @ Havasu!

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,4:50 pm

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Quote (procraftkev @ Mar. 24 2005,4:48 pm)

Im not a big baller like some of you guys on here.I can only afford one boat! :cool

But it's a nice one! :good

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,5:18 pm

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Quote (procraftkev @ Mar. 24 2005,4:48 pm)

Im not a big baller like some of you guys on here.I can only afford one boat! :cool

Yea....right.....that rig of yours is THREE of mine... :laugh

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,5:20 pm

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Quote (AZKC @ Mar. 24 2005,4:45 pm)

Probably the infamous ROCK BAR :eek

isn't that down by the Keys :stupid

That was the first one that went. I was following some peeps on river lice, swung a little wide of them, and wack-wack-wack, a stainless mantel ornament!

The second one was just idling around in some murky water close to shore (totally my fault, I knew better), but both of them happened in the day light.

In the jet it really didn't matter, because it didn't really draft a lot of water. But I guess my question has been answered....never go back to a smaller boat....just buy another one! :good

Guess its time for that second job!

Thanks.

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,5:27 pm

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There's some nice bubbledecks out there for around $3k...go "partners" on one and leave it down there just for runnin' the Strip.... :good

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Posted: Mar. 24 2005,6:01 pm

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I thought everybodyhad 2 boats, KH has 3 boats may he will give you one of his !!! :good

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