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shueman
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Posted: Oct. 01 2006,11:56 am |
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| Quote (Dons_Donzi @ Oct. 01 2006,11:13 am) | .... i need to get my bearings all checked before i make that 2200 mile drag. Â  Â ....looking forward to running out to the Catalina islands, that should be fun..... |
Well, welcome to Cali when ya get here.... Â 
Just about all the local lakes in SoCal are 35mph limit, they check for proper safety equipment and mufflers, many are no alcohol, etc. Â More suited for Bayliners.... 
At Elisnore, you can make a "speed run" down the center of the lake, mid-week.  If your boat will do over 60-70mph, they do require things like lanyard, helmet, orange vest, and such....I believe   .  It's got a nice green algae tint to it, but not harmful to man or boat.
Lake Pacifica is the way to go.  Â Lots of the big boys over on HotBoat make the Catalina run. Â You can usually find some partners to run with, which you should do, early in the morning on the week-ends. Â A marine band radio is encouraged... 
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LASINC
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Posted: Oct. 02 2006,8:36 pm |
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| Quote (Dons_Donzi @ Oct. 01 2006,11:13 am) | looking forward to running out to the Catalina islands, that should be fun. Anyone on here made that run?? Â  Â  Â |
Been there done that.
We always run to Catalina and the end of summer. Â As a matter of fact a bunch of us are going on Oct 22nd. Â You shoud join us if you can. Â
Welcome aboard!
Edited by LASINC on Oct. 02 2006,8:37 pm
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Posted: Oct. 03 2006,6:12 am |
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| Quote (eliminatedsprinter @ Oct. 02 2006,8:41 am) | | Castiac is the only lake in my area where no fun is allowed. |
That place always sucked!.. 
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eliminatedsprinter
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Posted: Oct. 11 2006,11:19 am |
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| Quote (Dons_Donzi @ Oct. 06 2006,6:11 am) | cool...
i usually do most all my mx, but some things i still like to have someone show me (before i screw it up) Â 
hey... is that lake isabella pretty cool? its close and i heard they're not "too strict" on the noise/speed stuff (unless you get stupid...) Â  Â  Â 
some place to get wet and let the wife sun her  
do a little     and see whats around.
if you see a boat (white/green/gold) with "AWE2BNEKED" on the back, stop by and say hi.
if your a   drinker, i'll make sure to have extra.
we're newbies (or will be in Jan) and wont know ANYONE...
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Isabella is a nice lake. The water is clean and it's in a nice setting. With a boat as large as your's I woud stay away from the north side of the lake, because there is a forrest of submerged and partly submerged trees there. However, there is lots of room to run in the main area of the lake near the main dam, the auxcillary dam, and along the south shore where the water is plenty deep. Â The road in from hwy 5 is very narrow and pretty screwed up. The road from the 14 is much better. There is one steep grade (the Walker pass) but the road is smooth and nice and wide. Â We usually like to drag the boat up with the RV and stay several days around memorial day and again near labor day. In the past those weekends were great, but lately they have become too crowded and even though we go up on the thursday before, sites are still getting very hard to come by at the aux dam, where we like to stay. This year, instead of labor day weekend, we went up the weekend before and it was much better. Most weekends it's great.
P.S.The lake is usually calm in the mornings and it tends to blow out in the afternoons. So if you ski do it early. Your boat would be perfect for running in those blown out afternoons.
Edited by eliminatedsprinter on Oct. 11 2006,11:24 am
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eliminatedsprinter
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Posted: Oct. 12 2006,2:38 pm |
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| Quote (Dons_Donzi @ Oct. 12 2006,2:01 pm) | when you say "blows out"... you mean normal "white cap" kinda waves... maybe 2 feet tall max... Â  |
A bit more than that. 
Isabella is known for it's wind. In fact, I remember, back when I used to wind surf a lot, it was picked by the main boardsailing mag as Ca's best lake, due to it's high winds.
I would guess 2 ft chop is pretty much the norm for most of the lake on a summer afternoon there. However, the lake has 4 sections and the area of the lake around where the sections converge can get a bit dicy for us small low profile guys. Nevertheless, I have never seen anything there that would give your 28 footer anything more than a fun ride.
For your boat the water would be a blast for speed runs (it is for mine). However, the lake is at 2600 ft, so unless you have a blower motor, you most likely wont break any of your speed records there. 
Edited by eliminatedsprinter on Oct. 12 2006,2:48 pm
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Posted: Oct. 13 2006,1:47 pm |
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Cool let me know when you get here.
Like I said, there are lot's of performance boaters out here. We often get together for trips, parties, and BBQs etc. In fact we (my, wife, son, and I) just got back from a weekend at Havasu with some of the local hot boat gang.
Edited by eliminatedsprinter on Oct. 13 2006,2:06 pm
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