Tell your favorite River Story

[Debbolas]

What is your favorite river story.................recent or in the past :D

[76ANTHONY]

One time, at river band camp............. :D
dammit ya beat me to it :yuk:

[Kilrtoy]

I cant tell that here... Too many people too protect....
And you all know who you are.....

[a catered life]

about 10 years ago lower river first time camping in my life and first time on any motorized water vessel at all.... :rollside: 10 years later on my second boat 25 eliminator and all of my kids best family memories have come from boating and camping :p thank you god for all your blessings :D

[Debbolas]

you guys suck :D
Fine!
I'll start................well one time at Park Moabi we woke up and our friends jet ski had floated away, ended up by the Topok Bridge.....Lake Mead, Scream cut his foot on our prop and needed 11 stitches............Lake Powell, gosh, just all the storms, being out on the lake in all the storms, pretty hairy, and the channel last year there was truely a washing machine :jawdrop: Lake Mohave trying to get back to our house boat in 3 ft swells through Cottonwood cove....the waves washed over our bow and out our ski locker....Lake Naciemento, our kids got up on ski's for the first time ever!! :D
....................your turn ;)

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

I would have to say one of the best trips was when we stayed at Moabi and built a water slide at Verticle Beach/Disneyland. We had thick visqueen (sp?) and a gas powered pump with 200' of fire hose to get the water to the top. An easy-up at the top with rock band quality P/A and speakers blasting music across the tules. Broken toes, naked rides down, margaritas, bbq on someones party barge, big hair rock, it was good times.
Then there was also the time when we went on a trip with our old Chevy van with bad brakes, towing our 1970 Sidewinder (first boat) and the brakes caught on fire in Riverside. We continued on our merry way. We get to Essex road and smell the distinctive scent of burnt rubber. About 2 miles later, we see a truck on the side of the road. It's my parents. They had blown 2 trailer tires earlier and already used both spares. This was the third tire in one trip (Carliylse --sp?). So we gave them our spare and limped the trailer into the Riverside parking lot.
The next morning, we went to get our brakes fixed (cracked the rotors :eek: ) and mom and dad went to get tires. $700 later for us, we were on the water.
Same trip . . . This was a few years ago (almost 10) and we would still leave all of our stuff on the beach for the night while we went back into the casinos. This particular trip, we made our day camp a little closer to Katherine Landing than usual and came back the next morning to find our gas cans for the lake lice, ice chest with ALL of our food in it, and 30 custom made Kool-cans with our friends business name on them, and a brand new knee-board missing.
Later, we went into Gasoline Alley and I jumped off the boat (this was only Friday, mind you) and damn near cut my big toe off. I didn't even realize it until I looked down and saw the water around me was red. My brother grabbed me and threw me back in our boat where I bled ALL OVER the tan carpet. I got the wound butterflied and refused to go get stitches for two reasons: 1- I was sh!tfaced (who me???:D) and 2- I knew if the doctors stitched it, they would tell me that I couldn't get my foot wet for two weeks. I have priorities here!!!!
So the moral of this story is two fold--don't leave your stuff on the beach overnight anymore, the world is not the same as it was in the 70s, and wear watershoes when jumping off the boat in Gasoline Alley.
My work here is done.

[Mohave Vice]

Damn! What a great thread. Each and every trip is special. Way back when, I learned to waterski at Katherines'. Being 8 years old at that time, the lake seemed so huge. The family always went to the "sandy" beach directly accross (11 o'clock) from the launch. It has always been a kick taking my kids (now adults) to the same beach. Memories .............. just great. Parker (Sundance) Our first was conceived there in a campground. At that time I ran a SS circle boat. It was great (wifey ok'd) having various girls coming up asking for a ride. It was a blast telling the girls to ask the wife first and get a note from your mother. GREAT rides!! Now that we our older, kids don't have the same enthusiasm. I'm lucky in meeting great peeps that enjoy the water and boats as I do ................... make the trips today fantastic. I've met some BEAUTIFUL people on the boards and had good times. Just recently bought another boat and added to the fleet from a great guy I met on the boards. All in all, I'm sure glad there are peeps out there that share the same interests. Anyway ... the best to everybody!

[Man-de-lone]

This is a post I made a couple of years ago.....
Wednesday afternoon, we're out at Avi enjoying a leisure spring break with a bunch of families and all of our kids. Warm sunny weather, very relaxing. Did the Topoc cruise down to the London Bridge channel the day before. I don't know about you guys, but I think being in the sun and seeing all the skin gives you a little testosterone boost.
Its now about 4:00 in the afternoon. Wife's been drinking all day. After lots of cold ones my wife finally decides its time. She agrees to go out alone with me and "break in" the Hot Tub. We'd only had it out a few times and it was still not broken in :p ....Some of her friends had been asking about it and egging her on. Since we had a lot of friends and families on the beach to watch our kids, and plenty of liquid courage she's good to go.
I can barely believe it, cuz she doesn't get too crazy like that anymore. I guess motherhood does something to your wild and crazy gene?? So we get in the boat, just the two of us, and off we go. Roar down river a ways and just start drifting. We talk for a while and finally get a little somethin' somethin' going on.....
So there we are, her legs in the air, my white ass showin while my shorts are around my ankles on the back seat of the boat. Things are going fine....then we hear this odd roar. Didn't sound like any boat that I recognized.
Well, what comes around the corner but the Laughlin to Havasu Tour Jet Boat!!!! Its flying upstream at 40 miles an hour. Two stories tall. Lined with people....kids.....old ladies from tour buses...and one really smiley skipper!! Lots of smiles...
Then comes another one.....WTF?!? Turns out there's two of them. Those mothers throw a pretty good wake too. The front guy must've radio'd to the second one cuz he slows way down....for a better look I guess. At least it had less people on it. They got an eyeful, that's for sure.. LOL
There sure were a lot of smiling faces on that second boat. I thought for sure Debbie would've hid under a towel but the Tecates did their job!!
The big ass wake got us bobbing up and down like a cork on the high seas. Best part is I still got to finish!!

[HocusPocus]

my oldest daughter (16) was conceived at lake havasu.. while camping out. we went out on my father in laws pontoon boat and didn't plan on camping. it got a little chilly that night and we had to figure out a way to keep warm. about 9 months later.. we got a 9lb 6oz baby girl. :D

[Mohavekid]

Too many stories to pick just one favorite. :D
Learning to ski in Ski Cove at Katherines landing in 1970.
A few years later when I was about 10, my parents and friends had borowed a houseboat and we were camped in Telephone Cove. During the night, a big wind storm came up. It was too windy to ski or boat, so we hiked up in the hills and explored the old mine shafts. Later the same day we had to pack up to go home. There were not enough adults to drive all the boats back, so my dad let me drive our jet boat back to Katherine's while he drove the houseboat. I can still picture my mother riding in the passenger seat with an orange life vest on while the huge white caps broke over the deck and windshield of the boat.
Rainstorms at Powell and the waterfalls that appear out of nowhere.
The day my parents stationwagon burned up on the side of highway 95 just south of Searchlight. I still have one ofthe melted hub caps from that.
The first time I took my wife to Mohave (girlfriend at the time). A thunder storm came up during the night. To get out of the rain, we huddled under the boat canvas while it rained like hell and the lightning flashed all around. It was beautiful and romantic, and the frustration we felt because the condoms we had were blown away by the wind. :hammer2: :2purples:
To see my own kids learn to ski and to love boating and camping as much as I do. :D :D

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

Too many stories to pick just one favorite. :D
Learning to ski in Ski Cove at Katherines landing in 1970.
A few years later when I was about 10, my parents and friends had borowed a houseboat and we were camped in Telephone Cove. During the night, a big wind storm came up. It was too windy to ski or boat, so we hiked up in the hills and explored the old mine shafts. Later the same day we had to pack up to go home. There were not enough adults to drive all the boats back, so my dad let me drive our jet boat back to Katherine's while he drove the houseboat. I can still picture my mother riding in the passenger seat with an orange life vest on while the huge white caps broke over the deck and windshield of the boat.
Rainstorms at Powell and the waterfalls that appear out of nowhere.
The day my parents stationwagon burned up on the side of highway 95 just south of Searchlight. I still have one ofthe melted hub caps from that.
The first time I took my wife to Mohave (girlfriend at the time). A thunder storm came up during the night. To get out of the rain, we huddled under the boat canvas while it rained like hell and the lightning flashed all around. It was beautiful and romantic, and the frustration we felt because the condoms we had were blown away by the wind. :hammer2: :2purples:
To see my own kids learn to ski and to love boating and camping as much as I do. :D :D
Wow! I can't believe you drove a boat through that at 10!! Listen to these crybabies that won't do it in their 23' deep v's.
I never got the chance to thank you and your kids for letting my little one hang out under your awning and play with your toys at CBBB. The kids were very nice and generous. It was great meeting you guys and too bad you weren't feeling well Saturday night. We had a ball with your wife :2purples:
LOL

[phebus]

I've had the best times of my life at the river, but I'm reserving my "best" river story, as I feel it is yet to come. Life just keeps getting better.
And this is coming from a guy with a broken body, broken boat, broken computer, broken cell phone, etc., but I'll be damned if I let it break my spirit. Too many good times, and good friends.

[HOOTER SLED-]

I cant tell that here... Too many people too protect....
And you all know who you are.....
Sounds like you need to change some names to protect the innocent. Let 'er rip. :D

[2Driver]

Nov 88
Wife and I having lunch at Windsor mid-week (worked at McCulloch together)
WEATHER: 65 Degrees and howling wind and here comes 3 guys on a rental stand-up jet ski. The fat guy goes out first with no Life jacket. Lake is 2'-3' swells and is abandon except us and one other guy having lunch.
He falls off the ski about 1/2 mile from shore and the ski blows away from him. The water is about 60 degrees and he is now screaming that he is drowning. We see his head bob in between the swells and we figure he has maybe 5minutes before he is gone.
I run to the shoreline and his buddy's are helplessly watching him drown. I slam the life-vest on one of them and tell him to start swiming-10 minute swim and told the other to call the police (no 911 back then) An electrician and I find an old 16' beater fishing boat banging on the rocks behind some trees by the south ramp. We dive through the cover and begin to hot wire it. All the time we hear his faint screams off in the distance.
We get the boat to connect then die about 3 times then get it running. We take off and get out to him just about the time the other swimmer got there. The drowning guy is now panicking and drowning his exhausted buddy. I couldn’t control the boat as it kept stalling and was afraid that I would cut them with the prop so we stopped and drifted by them and threw out all that would float. We got them calmed down and floating until the sheriff came out about 5 minutes more.
Sheriff took my name and told me I might be responsible for damage to the boat. I told him that was ok but just give that Big Fat Dick every ticket you can think of. An ambulance took him away and it turns out I did not have to pay for the boat. Went back to work and McCulloch and got nothing done the rest of the day...

[Mohavekid]

Wow! I can't believe you drove a boat through that at 10!! Listen to these crybabies that won't do it in their 23' deep v's.
I never got the chance to thank you and your kids for letting my little one hang out under your awning and play with your toys at CBBB. The kids were very nice and generous. It was great meeting you guys and too bad you weren't feeling well Saturday night. We had a ball with your wife :2purples:
LOL
It was great to meet you and your family at CBBB. You and jeff are super nice people. The kids had a great time hanging out together too.
I think my wife had just a little too much fun Saturday night. :2purples: :2purples: Next year there is no way I'm throwing out my back, I missed too much fun.

[topless]

Once a few years back when I was with my ex, we stayed at the Bluewater and were on the 4th floor (i think) anyway, it was dark and we had the lights off on the balcony so decided to get naked and have a little action right there since no one could see us. The next night as we were walking on the pier, we looked up and realized we gave everyone a REALLY good show. :jawdrop:

[Ziggy]

Well over a decade ago I took my son and prego wife to Havasu for the first time...We launched at the Marina and wife drive the truck back to London Bridge....it was my sons first adventure in Havasu.
We didn't get 100' off the ramp when we viewed 2 girls sharing one bathing suit on a pontoon boat tied to the docks. He giggled and grinned barely able to control himself trying to peek but not be noticed.
Been hooked ever since :D :D :D :D

[cxr133]

Once a few years back when I was with my ex, we stayed at the Bluewater and were on the 4th floor (i think) anyway, it was dark and we had the lights off on the balcony so decided to get naked and have a little action right there since no one could see us. The next night as we were walking on the pier, we looked up and realized we gave everyone a REALLY good show. :jawdrop:
LOL..... we did this mid-week in July on the first floor .. except it was deserted NO SHOW

[Debbolas]

Then there was the time our boat trailer fell off our hitch on the Las Vegas freeway (going 55, our maiden voyage to Lake Powell) :D