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Post Icon Posted: April 17 2007,8:24 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Going to Havasu on the 27th. It's been alot of years since I've been there. Want to go up to Topok and Moabi to check them out. I'ver heard it can get shallow up there. Some people say stay to right some say stay to left. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :confused  :good

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The water has been running pretty high lately; have not seen any reports of problems... :cool

There will be plenty of big boats out that week-end as well for the Poker Run.
I say the "middle" and follow someone else.... :good  "Trim It High and Let It Fly".... :jumpie
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Post Icon Posted: April 17 2007,8:42 am Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
That's what I keep hearing. Thanks for the advice. Any other help would be great. :good  :jumpie

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You can always trailer up to Moabi and put in there....nice deep channel out to the river....save ya some boat gas... :cool
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Post Icon Posted: April 17 2007,12:20 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Stay Left... Stay Right....   Guess it depends on which way you're going.

I was running from Needles to Havasu over easter weekend. Plenty deep to run, and plenty of shallows if you're not carefull.

I'm too busy to grab a pic, but if you use GOOGLE EARTH and look at the area from Sandbar to Havasu, you can actually see which side of the river to stay deep on.

Edited by Hockey Family on April 17 2007,1:49 pm

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Thanks!! :good  :beer

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Post Icon Posted: April 17 2007,12:49 pm Post # 7 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
The water seems to flow pretty much according to the chart JetSet hooked me up with.....low flow around noon and then starts to build until it reaches it's peak around midnight.

I had absolutely no problems last week between Needles and the Sandbar.....but then again, I don't need very much water.
Stay to your right a bit going upriver just past the Sandbar. I saw 3' on the depth-O-meter a couple of times through there. :good

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ok... sounding stupid as usuall, but i've been in the ocean for 7 years.... so.
when its shallow, its still gonna stand out (lighter color water as usual) right...??? The deeper water should be darker...
i draft over 3' sitting still, but running trimmed up wide open, i dont want to rip the twins off...!!!

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Post Icon Posted: April 18 2007,8:07 am Post # 9 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I heard that sometimes there are patches of white sand so it may look shallow but you still got about 8 to 12 ft of depth. :good

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April 27th??  That's Poker Run / Laughlin River Run Weekend. That's going to be a busy weekend. We'll be in Havazoo for the Poker Run!! :D

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ok... sounding stupid as usuall, but i've been in the ocean for 7 years.... so.
when its shallow, its still gonna stand out (lighter color water as usual) right...??? The deeper water should be darker...
i draft over 3' sitting still, but running trimmed up wide open, i dont want to rip the twins off...!!!

The depth diff between 2' to 4or5' may not be so noticable. Some area's this is what you got.

Watch for weeds also to indicate the shallow areas.

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Thanks for the input. :good  :beer I've been hearing horror :eek  stories on trying to launch at Havasu Marina. Any tips on that whole issue. Again any tips would be apreciated :jumpie

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Quote (lakebound @ April 18 2007,2:05 pm)
Thanks for the input. :good  :beer I've been hearing horror :eek  stories on trying to launch at Havasu Marina. Any tips on that whole issue. Again any tips would be apreciated :jumpie

Never had any problems...it's actually the best place to launch, protected from the wind... :good

I read stuff that they have a length limit....32' or 36'  :stupid  and check for mufflers and such... ;)
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Yes they do have a length limit.  as I remember it was 28'.  :stupid   It is a nice ramp And yes they will check for noise level.
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C'mon...we'll be there a week from t-day... :jumpie  :love
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Post Icon Posted: April 20 2007,2:38 pm Post # 16 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
My boats got a pretty deep V, about 3.5 of draft.  When going to the sand bar or topock, I stay on the California side and try to keep it as much centered in the waterways as possible and watch oncoming boaters.  I have got stuck on the Arizona side before in a smaller boat plus you have to stay closer to the Arizona end rather than keeping in the middle.

My depth finder usually reads around 3-4 feet when going through that split.  However when I go faster than 50mph then my depth finder doesn't work at fast speeds.  

Stay California side "Trim up and Throttle Down"  :D

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C'mon...we'll be there a week from t-day... :jumpie  :love

What are you going to be on the river with, An inertube?  :D   :laugh   :p
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C'mon...we'll be there a week from t-day... :jumpie  :love

What are you going to be on the river with, An inertube?  :D   :laugh   :p

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Sorry it's be so long for a response from me. I went down to Mexico just to get me liver ready for Havasu this weekend :beer . Just wanted to thank everyone for there help. I'm sure we will have a great time. :good  :jumpie  :D

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ok, I went thru topock several times last week, from moabi and then back from london bridge,.
lots of boats were stuck in sand.
we were guided out,
going north stay to the right of the marshy island about 20 feet off shore, and you will be fine.
north end of havasu you will see in the middle that marshy island.
every boat got stuck, even those that bragged they would not.
a local came out and guided us thru, for a beer, carry plenty of beer
I live near bullhead and most of my boating is on mojave, but, am starting to like havasu.
so, this is real info, which will save your day.

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ok, I went thru topock several times last week, from moabi and then back from london bridge,.
lots of boats were stuck in sand.
we were guided out,
going north stay to the right of the marshy island about 20 feet off shore, and you will be fine.
north end of havasu you will see in the middle that marshy island.
every boat got stuck, even those that bragged they would not.
a local came out and guided us thru, for a beer, carry plenty of beer
I live near bullhead and most of my boating is on mojave, but, am starting to like havasu.
so, this is real info, which will save your day.

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