Needles/Sandbar 1/18&19

[Charley]

We are going to the River this weekend to celebrate ma birthday...I'm 29 again wink if anyone wants to try to hook up at the sandbar on saturday we will be in a thrasher pontoon and jm2drivers brand new bad ass Mach 26! There will be a few couples and a bunch of little rugrats ....look for us if yer there! :D

[Steamin' Rice]

Happy 40th B-day Charley!! :D :D :D

[Cole]

Cool..sounds fun!!are there a lot of people at the sandbar this time of year?? I'll bring my pontoon also!!where are you going to be staying?? pontoon huh?? what kind of hp?? How fast?? i'll bet my pontoon is way slower than yours...want a race?? :D Cole

[mbrown2]

Happy B-Day Charley...you guys have a blast.

[picklefork1]

Will the water be back up by then?.

[Charley]

YO STEAMIN RICE.....IM 37!!! F-ing Bryan has everyone thinkin im 40....Im 37!!! then Ill be 38 then 39 for at least 4-5 more years after that I'll still be 39!! :D .....I didn't realize the water was down in Needles? I knew Parker was low hmmmmm that would suck :( ...
here is the forecast
Fri
Jan 17 Partly Cloudy
75°/45°
0 %
Sat
Jan 18 Mostly Sunny
71°/44°
0 %
Sun
Jan 19 Mostly Sunny
71°/45°
but,if anyone knows how to read this report...let me know http://www.coloradoriverinfo.com/waterflowreports/03report01.13.html

[rivercrazy]

The water in Needles is not any lower than it usually is this time of year. 10K cfm flows are low but they are totally boatable below Needles Bridge. You'll be fine.
Good flows where you have no worries above Needles bridge are about 12.5K cfm or higher. 15-16K flows are high and you could boat with just about anything up to Laughlin if you keep your eyes open

[Charley]

DAMN DUDE....I need to remember you are a waterflow guy...we boat in the same places wink

[rivercrazy]

We really gotta meet up!
With the flows the way they are now, the docks accross the river from you will be on the sand. but its plenty deep below the bridge all the way to the sandbar. We recently boated that section with similar flows in an outdrive powered 25'er. The shallowest I read on my depth gauge was 6.5 feet. But it was mostly 9-15'.
Up above the bridge its pretty dicey with a few rock bars. There are two major ones after you make the turn up past the bridge where the river bends hard to the north. One is pretty close after the turn and the other is up a few miles.

[Coach]

I was at Moabi 2 weeks ago and the water levels are fine. Lower than Sping and Summer time, but still not bad. We went down to the sandbar and no with problems and Needles wasn't any problem either. Winter is a bitch'n time to go. 1 or 2 boats out on the water. 75 degrees and clear skies. I am heading out again Feb 8-10 hope the weather is as nice in Feb.

[XTRM22]

Damn Charley, I wish I could be there! I didn't know our birthdays were that close togather (you except for your being way older), Happy Birthday If you you make it to the desert party, I'll buy ya a beer. Have fun and be careful racing those other pontoons.
CHuck :D

[Steamin' Rice]

Charley:
YO STEAMIN RICE.....IM 37!!! F-ing Bryan has everyone thinkin im 40....Im 37!!! then Ill be 38 then 39 for at least 4-5 more years after that I'll still be 39!! :D Charley,
I was wondering if you were ever going to reply to that.....I knew you weren't 40 yet but since you have a few years on me I couldn't resist giving you some chit.. :D
Have a good B-Day..We'll have to get you out to Catalina one of these days...

[HavasuDreamin']

Reading Steaming Rice's first post had me rolling! :D :D
[ January 15, 2003, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: HavasuDreamin' ]

[Charley]

HavasuDreamin':
Reading Steaming Rice's first post had me rolling! :D :D Focker!

[Charley]

XTRM22:
Damn Charley, I wish I could be there! I didn't know our birthdays were that close togather (you except for your being way older), Happy Birthday If you you make it to the desert party, I'll buy ya a beer. Have fun and be careful racing those other pontoons.
CHuck :D chuck...as of now me and Tyler are 90% in on the desert party, Jen and Bryce are 50/50.. :D

[rivercrazy]

Charley. Another number to call for Davis Dam releases is 1.928.754.3666.

[ACCEPTENCE]

rivercrazy:
The water in Needles is not any lower than it usually is this time of year. 10K cfm flows are low but they are totally boatable below Needles Bridge. You'll be fine.
Good flows where you have no worries above Needles bridge are about 12.5K cfm or higher. 15-16K flows are high and you could boat with just about anything up to Laughlin if you keep your eyes open Correct you are, I was at Needles last weekend and had no problems with water below the bridge. Launching at Needles was a be careful deal. The canel into the lagoon was empty and Jack Smith park was unlaunchable. But plenty of water in the river for cruising and the weather was great.
Have a grrrreat time!!!!

[jm2drvr]

lets mash that focker charlie :D

[hot_diggity_dog]

Charley,
I'm in for this weekend, I'll stop by the sand bar to check out the Phat pontoon your cruisin. Who else is in?
HDD :cool:

[Charley]

Bryan is in...look for that Mach26 of his on the sandbar and my pontoon should be there about an hour later wink
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Reader_Rides/Outboards/JM2_7.JPG
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Reader_Rides/Outboards/JM2_3.JPG
[ January 16, 2003, 08:36 AM: Message edited by: Charley ]

[TOBTEK]

have a GREAT time, and happy birthday Sir: Charles! I'll be thinking of you guys as im @ WORK this weekend :rolleyes:
Bryan, be carefull with your awesome new ride, with the shallow waters and all. No more issue's im sure would be OK with you.
And just a thought, isnt a new F29 unneed by a muture 40 year old man? Does a man seasoned to this point really NEED such fast,flashy,ectravant toy?.....im sure the answer will YES wink :D happy B-day Chuck

[Charley]

Im 37 devil

[Charley]

Tob wanna buy my 29 in 3 years? :D wink
[ January 16, 2003, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: Charley ]

[TOBTEK]

Charley:
Bryan is in...look for that Mach26 of his on the sandbar and my pontoon should be there about an hour later wink
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Reader_Rides/Outboards/JM2_7.JPG
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Reader_Rides/Outboards/JM2_3.JPG BTW....... these pictures are copyrighted by TOBTEK CUSTOM POTO'S INC. you now owe me two dollars :D :D

[TOBTEK]

Charley:
Tob wanna buy my 29 in 3 years? :D wink cant afford it! and I will still have 12 more years to pay on mine :rolleyes:

[hot_diggity_dog]

Anyone else going to join Charles at the Sandbar to celebrate his B-day? :D Looks like the weather is going to be really nice. :D :D
HDD :cool:

[hot_diggity_dog]

:D :D :D
[ January 20, 2003, 08:25 AM: Message edited by: hot_diggity_dog ]

[hot_diggity_dog]

The weather was awesome high 70's light breeze with pure glass and no boats on the water.
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Hot_Boat_Happenings/Havasu_and_The_River/HDDsandbar31.18.03.JPG
And with Charley pumping the tunes from the Pontoon, what could be better.
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Reader_Rides/Outboards/Charley_Stereo.JPG
Hey don't laugh we got it up to 27MPH on the GPS with a half a tank of gas and three people.
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Reader_Rides/Outboards/Charley29.JPG
Charley I want a ride in the F-29 when you get it done.
HDD :cool:

[Charley]

Hot Diggity Dog...you the man!! thanks for doing the water Taxi thing for the wife whe Bryan and I were STUCK/// Turned out to be a minor deal but when women want to see their babies...well you know... Thanks dude!
btw you guys did miss some AWESOME WEATHER!!!!! I have pics and video coming later this week

[hot_diggity_dog]

Hey Charley anytime, Man your a workaholic like I am, before 6:00am. I'll see you guy's out there again. Hopefully with your new rig. I want a ride. :D
HDD :cool:

[rivercrazy]

I think I saw that 26 DCB running down in the gorge on Sunday. We were anchored off right after the hard right turn going down river. I took a picture of it running down river. I'll post it later. If I would have known that was you guys, I would have flag'd ya down! Hope you guys had a great weekend!

[rick32]

Hey there guys, Good meeting you ...
I saw the boat next to Daves Place in Needles.... sure is a beautiful boat.
I will be taking my boat to needles to store it there.... can wait til the weather gets a little bit hotter!!!
See ya soon !
Rick32

[rivercrazy]

Hey Charley, was this the DCB you were hanging out with?
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Hot_Boat_Happenings/Havasu_and_The_River/0103Rivertrip02.jpg.JPG
If so, we saw you in the gorge hanging out on this beach:
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Hot_Boat_Happenings/Havasu_and_The_River/0103Rivertrip03.jpg.JPG
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Hot_Boat_Happenings/Havasu_and_The_River/0103Rivertrip04.jpg.JPG
http://free.***boat.net/ubb/Avatars/Hot_Boat_Happenings/Havasu_and_The_River/0103Rivertrip05.jpg.JPG
[ January 22, 2003, 08:52 AM: Message edited by: rivercrazy ]

[HavasuDreamin']

I am not Charley, wink but yes that is Jm2drvr ride.
Nice Boat boxed

[rivercrazy]

Thats what I thought. Those twin outboards singing along do sound bad-ass.....

[jm2drvr]

I usualy stop at that spot at the gorge every time I go by, it's my favorite spot. I remember seeing you taking the photo as we were going by. What a great weekend...couldn't have asked for better weather in Jan.

[rivercrazy]

That is a awesome beach! It was our first time stopping on it because someone is always there before us! Your right on the weather too. Unfrickenbelievable!!!!

[Charley]

RC... ya obviously you know by now that was us..... the funny thing is I think I had my video camera rolling as we went by I'll look and see lol wink