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unleashed
07-11-2006, 04:35 PM
Just got back from a 13 day trip to Havi...felt like I lived there. Saw alot of ***boat peeps...good times...good people...Got caught in a few monsoons. The rain was cold with a little bit of hail in it so it stung. I hid under a chair. Next to me is Trigger who held the world record for longest motorcycle jump. Hes gonna jump in texas to break the record again than off to Montana for Evil Kneivel days where he is doing a jump-off with Robbie Kneivel. My daughter caught some fish...we all had a blast! Here are a few photos and a short clip of the rain! Taylors new 32 DCB is very nice....ran with him accross the lake for a little while doing about 120...wish I would have got some photos of that!
steamboat rain (http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/Unleashedclothing/?action=view&current=P1010042.flv)
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J1.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J3.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J4.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J6.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J8.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J7.JPG
Deano
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BajaMike
07-11-2006, 04:41 PM
Nice pics and video....looks like fun!

Mandelon
07-11-2006, 04:43 PM
Cool Pics.

Ziggy
07-11-2006, 04:58 PM
Nice Deano........
Fun stuff... :)

h2oski2fast
07-11-2006, 05:03 PM
Is that Larry's Party Cat in the background of the video?

unleashed
07-11-2006, 05:06 PM
Is that Larry's Party Cat in the background of the video?
Yes it is! They all came back to the condo and we had a BBQ...than I took them on a 120mph speed run...they loved it!
Deano
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USCFAN
07-11-2006, 05:08 PM
Looks like fun......

h2oski2fast
07-11-2006, 05:13 PM
Yes it is! They all came back to the condo and we had a BBQ...than I took them on a 120mph speed run...they loved it!
Deano
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I've known Larry for a few years. I did the amp rack in that boat, oh probably 7 or 8 years ago.

unleashed
07-11-2006, 05:21 PM
I've known Larry for a few years. I did the amp rack in that boat, oh probably 7 or 8 years ago.
I dont really know him well but he seems like an ok dude...he has some crazy stories!
Deano
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GAME TIME
07-11-2006, 05:58 PM
Deano, what happend when the po po pulled up to you on the weekend of the 4th?

RitcheyRch
07-11-2006, 06:02 PM
Nice video.

unleashed
07-11-2006, 06:04 PM
Deano, what happend when the po po pulled up to you on the weekend of the 4th?
They pulled me over after my boat hit a couple of boats coming out of the mini sandbar. They talked with me to make sure I wasnt drunk...they were actually very nice and cordial. Looked me in the eyes and let me go.
Deano
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GAME TIME
07-11-2006, 06:14 PM
They pulled me over after my boat hit a couple of boats coming out of the mini sandbar. They talked with me to make sure I wasnt drunk...they were actually very nice and cordial. Looked me in the eyes and let me go.
Deano
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Cool. Thought maybe you got popped for loud noise. There were a few from the boards that got tickets. One was an outboard.

unleashed
07-11-2006, 07:29 PM
Cool. Thought maybe you got popped for loud noise. There were a few from the boards that got tickets. One was an outboard.
Nope..not popped yet. I have the gibson mufflers in my gargage....just can't put em on though as I love the noise!
Deano
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INSman
07-11-2006, 07:31 PM
Pretty crazy weather this year :220v:

Todd969
07-11-2006, 07:41 PM
Hey Deano, good to visit with you saturday. Guess we'll catch ya in August.

H20Advantage
07-11-2006, 07:45 PM
We were anchored off shore when the first big storm hit. My box anchor broke free from the wind. Probably due to the weeds on the bottom.
I believe this is your boat beached along the shore.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/803IMG_0031.jpg

blackcloud75
07-11-2006, 08:03 PM
Deano,
I thought I recognized you from the boards(couldn't remember from where till' the pics posted)....
I was parked couple boats away and moved around the corner(next toTCN) in the cove just before the rain dumped.....
Hope you had a safe ride back!

H20Advantage
07-11-2006, 08:08 PM
Deano,
I thought I recognized you from the boards(couldn't remember from where till' the pics posted)....
I was parked couple boats away and moved around the corner(next toTCN) in the cove just before the rain dumped.....
Hope you had a safe ride back!
Now that I see your signature pic I remember seeing you pull in and beach and then move around the backside.

Pro Max
07-11-2006, 08:10 PM
Hay Deano, It was nice hanging out with you and your family.... I guess you wont be there this weekend when I come back up, are you planning another trip this summer //??

AZKC
07-11-2006, 08:26 PM
Looks/sounds like a great trip, a little bit of everything :)

blackcloud75
07-11-2006, 08:35 PM
Now that I see your signature pic I remember seeing you pull in and beach and then move around the backside.
Should've given me the finger...I would've known you were from the boards
We headed back to the springs right after the rain..if we didn't have the kids we would've stayed longer....

Throttle
07-11-2006, 09:02 PM
Nice stuff there deano...
it was good seeing ya at sandbar saturday... the fam is great, even the pooch! funny as hell, lol!

pixilatedpussy
07-11-2006, 09:06 PM
Great pics Deano...wow what a downpour! Great seeing you again hun! :p

unleashed
07-11-2006, 10:24 PM
Damn...all those ***boat peeps at Steamboat and I didnt even know it! Good seeing pixi, throttle, blackcloud, promax, Todd and everyone. I'll be back out in August sometime. Im gonna take a little break and enjoy some nice cool 80 degree weather here at the beach!
Deano
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Havasu Cig
07-12-2006, 08:49 AM
Nice pics...
We launched the pontoon on Sunday right as the rain was stopping but the wind was still blowing hard and people were looking at me like I was crazy. About a 1/2 hour later it was nice and calm... :cool:

UnionJack
07-12-2006, 01:31 PM
Thats a great picture of the boats, thanks I would of taken some but my camera got jacked

chub
07-12-2006, 01:36 PM
Deano, looks like you had a great trip. Will be up for a week in August hope to see ya. Weathers great here huh? :boxed:

unleashed
07-12-2006, 01:44 PM
Deano, looks like you had a great trip. Will be up for a week in August hope to see ya. Weathers great here huh? :boxed:
yeah the weather is awesome!
Deano
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unleashed
07-12-2006, 01:47 PM
funny you ran into "trigger", did he remember you from laughlin ?? that's one busy boy right there, glad to see him kicking it at the lake for a lil r-n-r - now get back to f'n work now :rollside: d-no
Keyes....Trigger said you're a homo! :p Oh yeah give me your boys number so I can get all those stickers back. Lets get the families together for some dinner soon...or we could meet at the OC Fair sometime!
Deano
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unleashed
07-12-2006, 01:48 PM
Thats a great picture of the boats, thanks I would of taken some but my camera got jacked
Taylor...the boat looks bitchen...that was fun run we did coming back from the sandbar!
Deano
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UnionJack
07-12-2006, 01:53 PM
I agree, mama had to give me the green light to let me, let her eat

phuggit
07-12-2006, 04:41 PM
Reminds me of the scene from Forest Gump. "Big o fat drops and even rain that seemed to go up."
Cool pics Deano. And I never thanked you for the wifes clothes. She loves them, thanx.

hot_diggity_dog
07-12-2006, 06:32 PM
Keyes....Trigger said you're a homo! :p Oh yeah give me your boys number so I can get all those stickers back. Lets get the families together for some dinner soon...or we could meet at the OC Fair sometime!
Deano
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Dude the stickers are gone!!! :2purples: :eat: :skull:
I seen them on every corner from the OC to Havi! :220v: :crossx:
Can I put them on the DA race Rhino? :confused: :D
Cool pics Bro!
HDD :cool:

slowinhavasu
07-12-2006, 07:41 PM
Deano, good to put two and two together...Good to see you and your family again.....Enjoy that cool weather, see ya next time your in town.... :)

RiverRatMike
07-12-2006, 08:39 PM
Just got back from a 13 day trip to Havi...felt like I lived there. Saw alot of ***boat peeps...good times...good people...Got caught in a few monsoons. The rain was cold with a little bit of hail in it so it stung. I hid under a chair. Next to me is Trigger who held the world record for longest motorcycle jump. Hes gonna jump in texas to break the record again than off to Montana for Evil Kneivel days where he is doing a jump-off with Robbie Kneivel. My daughter caught some fish...we all had a blast! Here are a few photos and a short clip of the rain! Taylors new 32 DCB is very nice....ran with him accross the lake for a little while doing about 120...wish I would have got some photos of that!
steamboat rain (http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/Unleashedclothing/?action=view&current=P1010042.flv)
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J1.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J3.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J4.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J6.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J8.JPG
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J7.JPG
Deano
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being in the water with that rain coming down is asking for it big time. If a bolt of lightning hit that water you'd be toast. Thats NUTS!

AZKC
07-12-2006, 09:10 PM
Says who :) It would disapate so fast you would need a direct hit to fry :boxed: But it would make a neat pic :idea:

Member: 7673
07-12-2006, 09:29 PM
Add one more to the list, I was in the Hallett next to the Magic campsite, next to BlackCloud before he moved...I took off as the rain started...
next time :) :) :)
Damn...all those ***boat peeps at Steamboat and I didnt even know it! Good seeing pixi, throttle, blackcloud, promax, Todd and everyone. I'll be back out in August sometime. Im gonna take a little break and enjoy some nice cool 80 degree weather here at the beach!
Deano
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blackcloud75
07-12-2006, 09:46 PM
Add one more to the list, I was in the Hallett next to the Magic campsite, next to BlackCloud before he moved...I took off as the rain started...
next time :) :) :)
Should've came over and slugged me in the arm, I would've offered you a beverage

Member: 7673
07-12-2006, 10:02 PM
Will be back in a couple of weeks...
btw, very nice looking Schiada.
Should've came over and slugged me in the arm, I would've offered you a beverage

blackcloud75
07-12-2006, 10:08 PM
Will be back in a couple of weeks...
btw, very nice looking Schiada.
Thanks......
I almost went with another Hallett before the Schiada..
See Ya' in a few weeks...
cory

unleashed
07-12-2006, 11:32 PM
Deano, good to put two and two together...Good to see you and your family again.....Enjoy that cool weather, see ya next time your in town.... :)
No Shit...to think I met you 5 years ago at the river racer X poker run. Looks like lots of people on this board want to move to Havasu....maybe the work gene pool will get better and you could start your own air conditioning business we talked about! :)
Deano
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unleashed
07-12-2006, 11:34 PM
being in the water with that rain coming down is asking for it big time. If a bolt of lightning hit that water you'd be toast. Thats NUTS!
We actually talked about that while we were in the water. It would make for a great Havasu story and we'd go down in history as the first peeps to die in Steamboat from lightning!
Deano
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RiverRatMike
07-13-2006, 05:27 AM
Says who :) It would disapate so fast you would need a direct hit to fry :boxed: But it would make a neat pic :idea:
go try it and see what happens, been studying the effects of weather both in college and at home for years. The lightning would put very high amounts of voltage in that area of water, even for a split second you'd be gone.

shadow
07-13-2006, 06:04 AM
go try it and see what happens, been studying the effects of weather both in college and at home for years. The lightning would put very high amounts of voltage in that area of water, even for a split second you'd be gone.
RRM-just like they say get out of the swimmming pool. :220v:
Do you or anyone you know,know anyone who actually knows someone who has actually been fried in a pool?Possible but chances are slim.

H20Advantage
07-13-2006, 06:36 AM
Lightning Questions
Question: I was wondering about what happens when lightning hits the water right next to you, "like on a lake", what can happen. Does it even hit water? If not, what if it hits a metal pole directly sticking out of the water like just 6 feet away or so from a person or a wooden piling etc.. ? See, I do a lot of outdoor water activities here in FL and seem to always get caught up in electrical storms. Been pretty worried when taking the boat out of water during electrical storms when near that metal boat trailer. Would love to just know more about what lightning can do? Like traveling through water etc..? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Answer: Although atmospheric electricity is one the oldest of the atmospheric sciences, it is also one of the least mature. Two areas in which we are especially ignorant are 'ball lightning' and 'how lightning behaves when it hits water'.
First of all, lightning certainly does hit water. There is a wealth of photographic evidence that shows this.
We hypothesize that lightning hitting water spreads out mostly along the surface of the water and the more electrically conductive the water is, e.g. salt water, the more it stays near the surface. How far it spreads out along water and remains a danger is even more uncertain. Lightning striking ground can still be dangerous over 100 feet from where it struck. Some believe lightning will go even further in water, because it's a conductor. But lightning in ground often spreads out in 'ground streamers', quasi-radial tendrils of electricity, which allows it to go farther than if it was dissipating uniforming. Some believe lightning is less likely to form these streamers in water, dissipating more uniformly. So the total area affected may be larger than on land, because water is a better conductor, but the distance it remains dangerous may be less, since it may not form ground (sic) streamers. However, I'm extremely confident that "6 feet to the post" is insanely inadequate for safety. At that distance, you're in danger of a lightning 'side flash' from the post through the air to you, even before it finds the water. General lightning safety guidance uses 6 miles as a reasonable compromise between safety and lifestyle impact.
Metal does not attract lightning. When thunderstorms are nearby, there are three main factors determining what gets struck, the objects: 1) height relative to other objects, 2) isolation, and 3) pointiness. But the path of least resistance (technically, impendence) from the cloud to the ground can be very convoluted, so lightning is more likely to strike tall isolated pointy objects, but there are no guarantees. However, large long metal objects are still an especial lighting hazard because if they are hit coincidentally, they can carry the dangerous electricity a long distance. Think of crowds of sports fans pressed against a long metal fence or railing with thunderstorms nearby -- scary!
In Florida, water related activities (swimming, boating, and fishing) is the #2 activity for lightning casualties. You also mentioned loading the boat with lightning nearby. The lightning casualty stories are replete with events where people were within minutes of getting to a reasonably safe location (large fully enclosed building with wiring and plumbing, or a vehicle with a solid metal roof and sides). If they had started for shelter just a little sooner, or hadn't stopped to load the boat or pack their picnic or whatever, they likely would've avoided the casualty. When you consider the threat to life and the more frequent life-long debilitating injuries lightning causes, it is smart to obey the lightning safety guidelines.
A wealth of good lightning safety information is available at
www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov, https://www.patrick.af.mil/45og/45ws/lightningsafety. The latter website has links to 2 excellent websites on lightning and boating.

AZKC
07-13-2006, 07:29 AM
go try it and see what happens, been studying the effects of weather both in college and at home for years. The lightning would put very high amounts of voltage in that area of water, even for a split second you'd be gone.
So how close would it have to hit to fry you, 100 yards, 100ft, 1/4 mile. How big is the area you mention. If you studied it you would surely have facts to back up your theory. Seems like ground strikes are more dangerous :220v:

kidstuf
07-13-2006, 09:45 PM
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/249J7.JPG
Hey Deano-
Trig's a character... you must have run into Larry Badgewell up there also? He was the one that was with us at the sand car challenge.
B

Bre
07-13-2006, 11:09 PM
Oh my gosh...you just got back?? I thought you came home last Sunday lol.. looks like fun.. you guys must be soo dark :p

djunkie
07-14-2006, 02:21 AM
go try it and see what happens, been studying the effects of weather both in college and at home for years. The lightning would put very high amounts of voltage in that area of water, even for a split second you'd be gone.
I think I saw that myth busted on the show Myth Busters. But I could be wrong.