Why Havasu ??

[SummerBreeze]

The reasons why I like Havasu is... It's a not stop boat show. Clean water, Sandy beaches, Hot temps. Lots of eye candy. It's a great place for boating. In fact I think it's #1 the best place for boating. There maybe better places to water ski but you can get up early and get that at Havasu too.

[Rod-64]

1. Floating Burger Stand
2. Floating Bathrooms
3. Papa Leone's pizza
4. Copper Canyon
and Beer :cool: :D

[Kilrtoy]

BUT THE #1 REASON,
I still feel like i'm in L.A. with all the gang bangers on get skis

[miller19j]

I have never been to Havasu so I am probably not the best person to comment. But for some reason this does not look like fun to me.
http://www.bobbyhayden.com/1Memorial2003.JPG

[dimarcobros]

Is there any other???

[Jrocket]

miller19j:
I have never been to Havasu so I am probably not the best person to comment. But for some reason this does not look like fun to me.
http://www.bobbyhayden.com/1Memorial2003.JPG Just dont try to breath there... :D

[Jbb]

I bet the local gelcoat repair people love Holiday weekends..I am with Miller I would be too worried about my gelcoat to have fun....Unless I was a passenger.......Dave?.. :D :D :D

[JetBoatRich]

Love the smoke hovering above the waterline yuk

[boatnam2]

i totally agree with you and hope that everyone feels this way and havasu is the only place that people go.

[spectratoad]

I have not been there yet to boat but been there via driving through and stopping for the night. it was really nice.
I actually had the wife approval to go one weekend for spring break this year as a passanger but the above picture re-affirms why I just didn't go. My mind was just not there to deal with all the crowds and bull, never thought about "Havasu Haze" though. That has gotta be good for the lungs and brain.
I think I will have to make my first experience an off weekend.

[Ziggy]

miller19j:
I have never been to Havasu so I am probably not the best person to comment. But for some reason this does not look like fun to me.
http://www.bobbyhayden.com/1Memorial2003.JPG Thats just a holiday weekend in the tightest and busiest(FleshFest) spot in the lake, there's still about 75 miles of lake below and above that area. If your interested in sitting and drinking all day then stay in the channal otherwise the rest of the lake doesn't congest quite like that. If you prefer, you will find that the lake has 100's of coves to hide out in and have your day.
Z

[Havasu Hangin']

Parker rules!

[miller19j]

Ziggy:
If you prefer, you will find that the lake has 100's of coves to hide out in and have your day.
Z That is more my speed! The drunken flesh fest is not my thing. I will be going to OP6 and will check the place out . :)

[Rod-64]

I was there all day Sat. and Sun. and both days we found coves we had all to ourselves....there's much more than the channel has stated in the above posts. It was a killer weekend except for now.....sunburned, sore from getting pummeled on the tube and shakey from too much beer but it was worth every second. :)

[Jrocket]

Havasu Hangin':
Parker rules! LMAO :D

[Reaper1]

Is there any place else? :D

[Boozer]

Rod-64:
I was there all day Sat. and Sun. and both days we found coves we had all to ourselves....there's much more than the channel has stated in the above posts. It was a killer weekend except for now.....sunburned, sore from getting pummeled on the tube and shakey from too much beer but it was worth every second. :) Sounds like my weekend minus the havasu part. No Havasu in my neck of the woods but none the less i am all shaky from drinking to much beer. The shakes reall suck.

[boatnam2]

havasu for everyone except rd, double h and myself we will hang in parker just so the cops have someone to hassle.

[Havasu Hangin']

boatnam2:
havasu for everyone except rd, double h and myself we will hang in parker just so the cops have someone to hassle. Maybe Robert can run interferance for us (Smokey and the Bandit style)...

[HavasuDreamin']

HH and RD.........you guys crack me up with your argue
:D

[hot_diggity_dog]

How can anyone comment on a place they have never been or experienced???? :confused: :rolleyes:
I'm sure everyone has seen plenty of Havasu pix, that didn't look like the channel on a holiday weekend. wink
Did you know that the past Memorial Day was the most busiest ever at Havasu that the locals can remember? :confused:
The only boat I know of that needed any gel coat repair this season so far was "Scuba hey pontoon idiot don't hit me Steve" LOL wink
"Hot I'm back from Cabo headed to the lake Diggity Dog" :cool:

[HavasuDreamin']

JETBOAT BRIAN:
I am with Miller I would be too worried about my gelcoat to have fun....Unless I was a passenger.......Dave?.. :D :D :D [/b]
Pontoon Boat! http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/devil/evil_lol.gif

[77charger]

Havasu Hangin':
boatnam2:
havasu for everyone except rd, double h and myself we will hang in parker just so the cops have someone to hassle. Maybe Robert can run interferance for us (Smokey and the Bandit style)... LOL those days are over for me.Dont forget i now have a stealth boat i can probably go undetected too :D

[Sandbar Mike]

miller19j:
I have never been to Havasu so I am probably not the best person to comment. But for some reason this does not look like fun to me.
http://www.bobbyhayden.com/1Memorial2003.JPG Miller, Your right on, Memorial was crazy. I tried stay'n 100% sober this year to avoid problems, which made it suck even worse (But) You've got to remember the channel only gets crowded like that about 3 to 4 weekend a year. Normal weekends are awsome. There's still no better place to be.

[riverracerx]

You just have to know where to go to get away from the madness...if that's what you want.

[Havasu_Dreamin]

That's why I stay away on the holiday weekends.

[77charger]

RiverDave:
uuhh that doesn't work as well as you would think Robert.. lol
RD wink No but prevention does.I need a DD too

[Beautiful Noise]

Doesn't look FUN to me Beside's,Where are all the Flattie's? At the Bottom of the Channel I suppose :rolleyes: Just my .02 worth :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Steve
http://www.bobbyhayden.com/1Memorial2003.JPG [/QB][/QUOTE]
[ June 02, 2003, 03:08 PM: Message edited by: Beautiful Noise ]

[hot_diggity_dog]

You know after second thought I think Havasu is a terrible place to boat. :rolleyes:
All of you should go to Parker or Mohave, wink that way it won't be so crowded for the ones who like Havasu anyway they hand it to us. :D
Next they will be complaining about to many pasties and to many G-strings :mad:
Hot My wave, My beach My surf now go home Diggity Dog :cool:

[BADBLOWN572]

I have been going to Havasu as long as I can remember and miss the good old days. For holiday weekends I won't be found on that lake. I remember the good old days when people would help out other people, everyone got along (for the most part), there were no stabbings, people shot, etc. Unfortunately since MTV spoiled it for me I will be playing on Parker for holiday weekends. Bunch of good old boys. Most of the thugs (not anyone here on the boards, just thugs in general) to to Havasu.

[BoatFloating]

BADBLOWN572:
I have been going to Havasu as long as I can remember and miss the good old days. For holiday weekends I won't be found on that lake. I remember the good old days when people would help out other people, everyone got along (for the most part), there were no stabbings, people shot, etc. Unfortunately since MTV spoiled it for me I will be playing on Parker for holiday weekends. Bunch of good old boys. Most of the thugs (not anyone here on the boards, just thugs in general) to to Havasu. And just think your in your 20's, just imagine us old guys in our 30's. I remember Havasu when it had 1 stop light and about 1000 house and London Bridge resort was Queens Bay and Hussong's was the sh@t and copper cayon was the place to be, now those were the days, but it's still a blast today :D

[Hallett19]

I ABSOLUTLEY LOVE THAT PICTURE !!!! Just look at the debotchery taking place !! Everyone is partying hard, having fun, madness chaos good times and parties !! I like havasu.

[Warlock23]

It's all good fun until the alcohol turns the few into instint ASSHOLES...........

[Frosty_pop]

Havasu is great..... So all you people with boats over 21' go there..... stay off the river!!!! Lets us guys with river boats enjoy the river without a bunch of small dick, big boat guys running into us or causing a bunch of wakes cause they don't know how to drive their boat in the first place.

[beer hunter]

Frosty_pop:
Havasu is great..... So all you people with boats over 21' go there..... stay off the river!!!! Lets us guys with river boats enjoy the river without a bunch of small dick, big boat guys running into us or causing a bunch of wakes cause they don't know how to drive their boat in the first place. That's fine with me :) I like taking my small dick for a ride in my big boat :D Nothing beats flying across three foot Havasu chop in big boats :) It gives me a big hard on :D

[RiverKitty]

Honestly, I like all 3 locations, Havasu, Mohave & Parker, but Havasu is still my favorite! I guess we were lucky not running into any *thugs* over Memorial Weekend. I had a blast! But your right, the channel was full of pollution by the end of the day. We only hung out in the channel till noon then took off to Steam Boat Cove. And as others have said, this only happens a few times a year. There's not much you can do about the air pollution with so many boats in one location. It's the people who trash the place with litter that pisses me off. Anytime our crew seen trash in the water, we'd slow down and pick it up. It's just common courtesy to respect the environment. Just my .02.

[buck183]

It's pretty obvious that not many of you have ever been to LOTO on any given weekend in the summer. When it comes to performance boating this lake blows Havasu away. I know not many of you realize this, but there are actually lakes east of the Rocky Mountains.
Buck

[SoCalOffshore]

East of the Rockies, I didn't think there was anything East of the Colorado River, except Lake Havasu City lol

[TCHB]

1. Havasu has clean warm water
2. If you want to be away from people it is up to you.
3. You can go up the gorge and travel to Needles area.
4. The weather is great for boating.
5. The city of Havasu has many nice things like
shows, restaurants, and yes home depot.
6.If you want the crowds and the boat shows you can go to the sandbar, channel, or one of the coves.
7.If you want to drive your boat at 120MPH you can do it in the middle of the lake where people are not.
8. Not to many kids on jet skis.
9. If you want to ski or wake board get up early or go over in the area called Disneyland.

[buck183]

SoCalOffshore:
East of the Rockies, I didn't think there was anything East of the Colorado River, except Lake Havasu City lol SoCal,
Come on over to LOTO some time. I'll buy you a cold one and show you a lake that goes 24-7 during the summer. O yeah, we have more than one night club too. wink
Buck

[SoCalOffshore]

LOTO may go 24-7, but I am to old too. lol
Where is LOTO? and what about Lake of the Ozarks, I hear it is pretty wild.

[GlastronGuy]

spectratoad:
I My mind was just not there to deal with all the crowds and bull, never thought about "Havasu Haze" though. That has gotta be good for the lungs and brain.
It's those weed whackers fault.

[locogringo]

I think Parker is 50 times better than Havasu.
The people are nicer, the water is cleaner, the cops are more friendly.
Why I boat at Parker every weekend and even sometimes during the week and all I can say is that Parker Kicks Ass and I would NEVER want to go to Havasu anymore!
wink

[playdeep]

LOTO...
Nothing like 50,000 of your closest friends playin together in a bathtub.
That makes for some reeeally nice water :D

[Havasu Hangin']

LOTO- where mosquitos (the size of small children) serve the West Nile special.

[playdeep]

You know HH,
I forgot all about the Low income bug/mosquito housing that surrounds that lake...

[buck183]

We spend about 2-3 weeks a year at LOTO. Can't remember mesquitos being a problem. Maybe you guys are thinking about a different area of the country like Texas or Louisiana? I realize it's hard to know goegraphy real well when the only thing you know is West of the Rockies. :p
Buck

[Havasu Hangin']

buck183:
I realize it's hard to know goegraphy real well when the only thing you know is West of the Rockies.Well, you're right. This helps me remember, though:
Havasu- 10 months of boating
LOTO- 10 months of dreaming about boating
Havasu- G-Strings
LOTO- Silly string
Havasu- Indoor plumbing
LOTO- "Deliverance" was filmed there
Havasu- Fast boats
LOTO- Fast tractors
Havasu- Kokomo
LOTO- Sonic Burger
and finally...
Havasu- The Sandbar
LOTO- pictures of The Sandbar
That always helps me remember my geography...

[buck183]

Is this forum misnamed? Wouldn't it be more accurate if it were called "Westcoastboating.net"? Seems if you're not from that area you don't much belong here.
Buck

[Havasu Hangin']

buck183:
Is this forum misnamed? Wouldn't it be more accurate if it were called "Westcoastboating.net"? Seems if you're not from that area you don't much belong here.Now Buck...are you getting sensitive on me?
I post the same stuff on OSO (where all the LOTO Bayliners hang out). As your buddy Havasuparty (AKA- lotoparty).
Funny how the polls over there always vote Havasu on top though.
Hmmmmm....admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery, Buck.

[buck183]

Nah, I'm cool. Knew you were a member on OSO. Wouldn't start trouble with another OSO member. That site means A LOT to me, great people. A lot more diverse crowd than you see here.
I was making conversation and inviting people to other parts of the country to see what we had to offer. Everyone went on the attack. Didn't seem like much ribbing to me, more like "you guys suck, stay where you belong"!
Sorry if I took it wrong.
Buck

[Havasu Hangin']

buck183:
Everyone went on the attack.You mean that you feel outnumbered?
Shocking! Kinda like me and Nort on OSO?
PS- that was ribbing...you don't want to see the attack...

[SoCalOffshore]

Never buck, I even asked where LOTO was. Anyway, I thought the east of the colorado river was funny. So...where is it? Texas?

[playdeep]

Buck,
Just messing with you...all in jest :D
It seems as if about once a month somebody at OSO will revive the Havasu vs. Loto debate.
All of the die-hard OSO people (predominantly midwestern) begin the chest thumping and reciting of they're mantra's.
Some of the responses are almost laughable...Bottom line is to each his own...Both places involve boats and scantily clad females(albeit somewhat larger women at Loto :p )
Just enjoy what ya got.

[Havasu Hangin']

playdeep:
...Both places involve boats and scantily clad females(albeit somewhat larger women at Loto...http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1loto-1.JPG

[moneypit]

The Channel on big weekends is like going to the mall on chrismas eve... sometimes you dont go to shop, but only to watch naked women....
Ya theres tons of lake out there.. go early and stay late!

[buck183]

SoCal....it's in central Missouri. Pretty large lake.
HavasuHangin...don't think everyone is really gangin up on the LOTO vs Havasu thing as much as they are EVERYONE vs NORT. wink Truth be known there's only around 25-30 boats that even show up on the holiday weekends from OSO. You would think from all the people that post there would be 100 boats there from OSO.
playdeep..I don't know why someone has to bring up the whole debate every 2 days over there. Maybe their trying to get a rise out of Nort? LOL. It is overdone.
You do have to admit, if you're not from the west coast in here, you're opinion doesn't much matter.
Buck

[Ivan Dan]

This might be a better picture to show someone who has never been to Havasu. This is the Sandbar before the cops decided to shut it down on big weekends. Can't beat Havasu period!
www.DanKaatz.com (http://www.DanKaatz.com)
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/1120-med.JPG

[Ivan Dan]

This might be a better picture to show someone who has never been to Havasu. This is the Sandbar before the cops decided to shut it down on big weekends. Can't beat Havasu period!
www.DanKaatz.com (http://www.DanKaatz.com)
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/1120-med.JPG

[mbrown2]

buck183:
You do have to admit, if you're not from the west coast in here, you're opinion doesn't much matter.
Buck I would disagree...there are a couple of folks that are active posters east of the Rockies whose opinions matter...Infomaniac to start...
Its just the Havasu vs. Loto debate always brings out the trash talking...I kind of find humerous :D