Avi to Sandbar to Davis Dam to Avi.......

[MudPumper]

Never drove my boat so much in one day. :crossx: We launched from the Avi and cruised down through Topock Gorge, the water was beautiful nobody out there...
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Hung out at Sandbar for a bit....Nobody there either :)
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more to come.......

[MudPumper]

Headed back and had lunch at Topock Marina, had to get some fuel too (501 Ford, Dual Carbs and only 20 gal of gas)..Once again, nobody there.
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Needles Bridge...all the V-Drives must have been on the trailer.
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Back at the Avi headed for Davis Dam and getting a bit stormy
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Hid out from this sand storm for a few minutes just north of the Avi
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more to come....

[MudPumper]

made it to Davis Dam
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Floated back down by the Casinos and watched the rain and lightning in the distance. All was quiet in Laughlin too....
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Getting dark..better pick up the speed if we're going to make it back to the Avi. You can see that Laughlin hotel that never got built on the right.
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Don't know how far it is but it's far. Really didn't know if the boat would even have enough gas. After all the driving we decided to put the boat in on Mohave the next day. Found a private little beach and did nothing all day.
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All in all probably one of the best river trips I've ever had. Just me and the wife, no crowds, calm water, no worries. Enjoy

[RCB19]

Love this shot! The river at it's best.
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[MudPumper]

Just mapped it out on Google maps. From the Avi to Havasu Sandbar to Davis Dam and back to the Avi, it's approximately 102 miles. :rollside: :crossx:

[Cs19]

I need to do more of this at the river, cool pics Mike.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1653Lauglin_06_069.jpg

[MudPumper]

It was storming all around but we never hit rain once and the wind stayed pretty calm.
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[Trailer Park Casanova]

Nice Pix Mike

[DILLIGAF]

Very nice. That is what going to the river is all about. Actually driving the boat and then chillin' on a nice beach :)

[mbrown2]

Cool pix...that is way all river trips should be....

[blackcloud75]

I need to do more of this at the river, cool pics Mike.
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Looks like a Corona Beer commercial......

[Charley]

Cool series of pics... thanks for sharing!

[MikeF]

Call me jealous. :cool:

[RitcheyRch]

This picture reminds me of the Corona beer commercials on TV. Nice pictures and thanks for sharing.
I need to do more of this at the river, cool pics Mike.
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[Garrddogg]

Those are some bitchen pics, looks like an awsome time!
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Fcuk I wish I was at the river!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Danhercules]

What days were you out? I was lookin for ya!!!!

[dmontzsta]

That looks like a damn good time, thanks for sharing the pics. You just made me riversick :cry: .
You must get good gas mileage too!

[Dan Lorenze]

Excellent photos, they're classic pics for sure. I like the POV of the bow of your boat... We just did that same loop but went from the Casinos to the Sandbar and back. I figured it was around 100 miles but since you did the math we were probably just shy of that.. I love the Topock area of the river, simply beautiful... Good times
Thanks for sharing your pics.......
Dan

[Cs19]

This picture reminds me of the Corona beer commercials on TV. Nice pictures and thanks for sharing.
Ya except for mikes ugly ass feet.

[Bense468]

Good pics. Looks like good times.

[Dogballs]

Looks like a great time! I just went to Needles Sun-Wed there is no better time to run 18-19 foot boats out there. That trip looks like a memorable one!

[78CoLe]

Next time you hid the river pm i live down here be great to do some boating with a ford guy ford kik a5s

[MudPumper]

What days were you out? I was lookin for ya!!!!
Dan, didn't make it out unitl Sunday night and then on Monday we launched and went down to Sandbar. Looked for you too but figured you were gone already.

[78Southwind]

Headed back and had lunch at Topock Marina, had to get some fuel too (501 Ford, Dual Carbs and only 20 gal of gas)..Once again, nobody there.
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Nice pictures Mike we made the same trip on the 7th a little more traffic left over from the 4th but still a great ride. How much fuel did it take for the trip to the sand bar and then to Topock? It usually takes my Southwind about 9 to 11 gallons of gas to get to Topock from the AVI.
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[MayDaze]

Great Pics.... Makes me miss my jet!!

[Dan Lorenze]

This boat is bad ass... When I think of the river I think of boats like you guys have..
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[FreeRide]

Is this the boat that had the write up in the Truckin magazine?
This is the hull that mine is a copy of. Mud Pumper, if you don't mind me asking, how does it run-handle? Its a beautiful boat, I am gonna paint mine similiar, but blue and white.

[olbiezer]

how much fuel did u use all together ? i have 2 8 gallon tanks and couldnt make it 30 miles with out refueling lol nice pics

[MudPumper]

Is this the boat that had the write up in the Truckin magazine?
This is the hull that mine is a copy of. Mud Pumper, if you don't mind me asking, how does it run-handle? Its a beautiful boat, I am gonna paint mine similiar, but blue and white.
Yes, this is the boat in Truckin Mag. It runs and handles great. Best riding 18-19' v-bottom I have ever been in. They can run well with the right work done to them. Mine has had the bottom blueprinted and has a bit of pump work (blueprint, loader, shoe, rideplate, droop). The motor in it now dyno'd 533Hp and I GPS'd 86.5 MPH on this trip with me and my wife in the boat. It was down river with about a 3 mph current so figure 83.5 MPH. There is a guy runnin about 98mph in one and I think he is runnin about 750 Hp and has a lot of bottom and pump work in his.
Lets see some more pics of your boat.

[MudPumper]

how much fuel did u use all together ? i have 2 8 gallon tanks and couldnt make it 30 miles with out refueling lol nice pics
I didn't know how far I would make it without runnin dry and was suprised to see how far I was able to go. I have 2-10 Gal tanks. Left Avi with full tanks, ran down to Havasu Sand Bar on one tank, never ran dry on that tank. At sandbar, I switched tanks, ran up to Topock and topped off the tanks. Ran from Topock up to Davis dam and back to Avi. When I filled the boat up the next day it took 16 Gal. So I figure in all the trip took about 22-25 Gal total. That's about 4-5 mpg.

[FreeRide]

Yeah, I thought that was the one I saw in the mag. It was a total inspiration to me. I have had mine about 3 years and havent done much. Added a stealth intake, electronic ign. thats about it. I am in the process of sanding and buffing the gel now, although it needs a re paint soon. Maybe not this winter, as I want to build the motor and get the interior done.
I will take some more pics at first chance. I am super stoked to read how yours performs, as it is about the same as I want to do to mine. Hopefully next summer I can make some of those river runs with you! :)
I am not new to boating or jet boating, just finaly can spend some time and money on what I have. I have to replace the stringers for sure, and want to get the motor/pump in unison this winter. As I stated before, I have a 58 m.p.h. baseline, so I can only get better from there. I love the way mine rides and handles, when it gets rough, she gets fun, and runs better, have beat a few guys in the rough stuff. Thanks for the response! Are you the one with the red chevy truck as well?

[MudPumper]

The Red Chevy belongs to Travis who used to own the boat before I got it from him.