Articles by RiverDave
It has long been known that DCB has owned the West Coast as the top tier boat mfg out here, and it's refreshing to see that the Brand is becoming more and more popular across the country! The latest M33R was custom built for Scott James of Greenville SC!
The boat will be used in several...
We all get excited when a manufacturer announces that they are going to do a new model. It happens in several subtle stages, the first of which is quite literally "conversation." "We are thinking about doing XYZ" Depending on the feedback they get from their inner circle and close customers...
Story and photography by DinaRella.
HORSEPOWER was as much a part of Halloween weekend as was candy bar overindulging. River Dave, Stacy and the crew kept west coasters busy on Havasu waters during the RDP Regatta and on the other side of the Divide... little kids counted Kit Kats and big kids...
This project has been kept under wraps by the crew at Nordic for the last several months. We managed to get our hands on the spy shots of the boat before it debuts at the Los Angeles Boatshow!!
Boat came out absolutely incredible!
Look for the full write up after LA!
"The sound of the loud engines is an adrenaline rush for me and makes my skin tingle. Our Nor-Tech center console is so quiet, sometimes I think we need to record a few minutes of our Fountain's blower motors just to have on board for when I need to hear that engine roar."
When I first met...
Meet the Owner Robert Lankford and Service Director Mike Morris of Iguana Marine located on Industrial Blvd here in Lake Havasu City. Best friends since high school, Robert and Mike grew up in Southern California. Since childhood, Lake Havasu has always been a favorite playground for the two...
Legend Performance Marine is a new dealership in eastern Washington, just outside of Spokane, in a small town called Liberty Lake.
The new owner, Chad Bixby, has always loved the high-performance boating industry. When it comes to Lake Havasu, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell, Chad is no stranger...
Recently Eliminator was contacted by an interested party to build a Speedster, it wasn't until the conversation got a little deeper that they realized this wasn't going to be a typical or traditional kind of build. The boat itself is to be used as a Tender for a 69.3 Meter "Mega Yacht" that...
Just last week DCB repowered one of their M28’s from 300’s to the new Merc 450’s!
Pictured here with the original 300’s
With an additional 300 hp (150 per side) the boat picked up an incredible 20 mph gain! Taking the boat from 113 mph to a blistering 133!
Pictured with the new 450’s...
Nordic has completed tooling on their latest model the new 31! The boat is the little brother to the 355 that was debuted in January at the Los Angeles Boat show! read article here
Thane added these little winglets on the side to give the boat a longer and sleeker / low profile appearance...
Owner Greg Timmon's has to be stoked with DCB's latest delivery his own M33R with twin 450's! The boat made it's first impressions on the crowd at the Lake Powell Challenge this last weekend and from what we have heard it was definitely a crowd pleaser! It's hard not to be when it's a newer...
That's the kind of nightmare that keeps other boat manufacturers awake at night. There is little doubt that the 355's will cover more ground than any other boats at the "Lake Powell Challenge" this weekend, that's what Paul (Balls to the) Wallner is not only known for but is nicknamed after...
After Mercury Racing's unprecedented press conference in Nashville a little over two months ago, both manufacturers and customers alike were chomping at the bit to get their hands on the new Merc 450. In some cases the frenzy was so great that people were threatening to cancel their boat owners...
I love the smell of two-stroke in the morning and there was no shortage of that when I showed up to Mcintyre Park to meet up with Chase and Chad for their Lower River Outboards 2019 Lower River Run. Boats of all different makes, shapes and sizes on the grass by the ramp for a meet and greet...
When Mercury Racing released the 400R, everybody had high expectations, but I don't think anybody could have predicted the impact that it has had in the performance boat market. Fast Catamarans have historically been powered with Stern Drives, going back from the days with a single stern drive...
They say there’s a Magic regatta every weekend due to their overwhelming popularity out here in Havasu. Any one that’s cruised the channel on any given weekend might think there’s a regatta going on. There was no mistake this weekend though with the Magic Powerboat Owners Meetup!
The event...
Last week, Dave called to tell me he had an event that would be perfect for me to attend. I have yet to be sent on a trip that hasn’t left me stoked, saying “Can’t wait to do this next year!”, so I happily accepted. That’s when I learned about the Damn Dam Run. For those that haven’t heard about...
Part Two:
Following the Make-A-Wish activities the prior day, the Saturday main event finally arrived. Engines were cranked, Fenders were stowed, and ugghh PFDs were zipped and snapped! An orderly procession out of the marina that was no easy feat with 117 speedsters maneuvering about to...
Part One:
As far as poker runs go, just when you think it can't get much better than zigzagging through the coral-lined cays of the Florida Keys, or charging past the sun-drenched, copper-colored canyons of Lake Havasu, suddenly a storybook fairytale fun-run beautified by a backdrop of castles...
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN PART ONE, BE SURE TO CHECK THAT OUT FIRST TO GET THE WHOLE STORY!
Surrounded by a sea of hardware every which way you looked, lunch and liquid thirst quenchers were consumed in a scene out of offshore heaven; yet as the peel and eat shrimp disappeared from the...
Three passionate powerboaters David Landsman, Jimmy Jernigan of the Chesapeake Bay Powerboat Association, and Victor DiMarco of the Thunder in the City Poker Run pulled it off, putting the spotlight back on Baltimore and the Bay -- and selling out their first-ever Rockin’ The Harbor Poker Run...
Part Two: The Now
Fortunately, Allan "Brownie" Brown hasn't permanently traded in his toolbox for a table in Starbucks to pen the sequel to his grand slam debut hardback -- Tales from Thunderboat Row. And even better, he answered "yes" and required minimal persuading when an old-time racing...
Part One: The Then
Everyone has a nickname and Allan Brown's is BROWNIE. He is sweet like one too, but more suitable and fitting would be to place the word BUOYANT in front of his alias, and place a snapshot of the nonsubmersible hero alongside the definition of the word.
Wondering why...
This last weekend held the first ever Outboard Church forum meetup. Unfortunately, RD was unable to attend, so I was sent as his proxy. I’m relatively new to the boating scene, but after the fun I had shooting Desert Storm, I couldn’t say no! First stop was Paul Wallner’s (Bully’s) house for a...
Story and photos by DinaRella / Aerials by PowerboatP1(Ronny McHenry) and Freezeframevideo.net
River Dave said YES when I pleaded with him to let me cover the premier race of the revolutionary union of the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) headed-up by Ed "Smitty" Smith and Powerboat P1...
Diving gung-ho into every extreme, speed-related competitive race, rally and rendezvous on the map, the one-and-only madman on wheels -- Travis Pastrana -- has dominated the spectrum, spanning from supercross, motocross, freestyle and rally racing to kicking even more ass authenticating his...
I'm here to tell you that I have been to more boat regattas than any sane person rightly should. It's "part of the job" as they say. Generally speaking regattas are pretty similar when you go from one to the next, the only real variable is how much money they spend on things surrounding the...
In an era where almost all the performance boat manufacturers are tooling larger and larger boats, Eliminator went a different direction. Jake Fraleigh took a hard look at one of the core market places right here in their backyard and asked a simple question. "What would be the ultimate boat...
The Desert Storm Shootout is the third and final event that caps off 3 days of horsepower madness that IS Desert Storm. If you’ve been, you know that thousands of people and boats line the shores of the Island along the course, waiting to see who will become King and/or Queen of the Desert. This...
Ok kids. We’ve covered the Kickoff Party. We’ve covered the Street Party. But now its time for the meat and potatoes – the reason most of us come out to Desert Storm. No, its not the excessive drinking. Its the Boats!
Friday was the 2019 Desert Storm Poker Run and it was a huge showing. Some...
Day 1of Desert Storm 2019 started off with the famous street party on McColluch Boulevard. Despite the 102 degree heat, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of people packed the street to see the annual display of horsepower, lights and sounds. As in many of the years past, RDP was in full swing...
Desert Storm kicked off last night with the annual Desert Storm Welcome Party at Horizon Motorsports in Lake Havasu City, AZ. As usual, the dealership normally filled with lake toys quickly filled up with desert Storm participants ready to get their long weekend party started. I didn’t get an...
