Articles by twocents
This 42-Year Old Rogers Is One Bad Lower River Ride and with a Name Like That, You Bettter Be Able to Back It Up.
Some of the Colorado River's best and busiest hot boating takes place between Laughlin at the north and Blythe to the south. And if it wasn't for a couple of dams in the way, it...
If You Want to Add a Little Pizazz to Your Boat, Here’s a Simple DIY Project Most Boaters Can Do in an Afternoon
What’s the point of owning a very cool high performance sportboat if nobody notices it? Sure, they’re exciting to drive, but isn’t at least half the fun having other boaters turn and...
The Real Story How Boat Racing Lost the Best Competition Venue in the West - Part 2
After the crushing news from the November 1975 Parks and Recreation meeting, things were left up in the air on many fronts. Racing in 1976 wouldn’t be that much different than before except for the new 5:00pm...
The Real Story How Boat Racing Lost the Best Competition Venue in the West
Occasionally the subject of Long Beach Marine Stadium comes up during conversations among boat racers and fans. Inevitably someone offers up their version of how and why boat racing got aced out of the Stadium, and...
So far we’ve posted articles about the importance of finding the correct X-dimension for optimum stern drive performance followed by general propshaft position savvy. In a way, it’s kind of like the ‘three bears’….too high is not good…..too low is also not good, and somewhere in the middle is...
In Part 1 of the Harlan Orrin interview, we chronicled Harlan’s amazing longevity and influence on the development and innovations of the west coast custom boat building business since the mid-1950s. This part of his story focuses on more recent projects including the building of a replica of...
Anybody remember the old saying, "one man's trash is another man's treasure?" Well, feast your eyes on this. Tucked away in the hilly back-country near Fallbrook, California, resides Harlan Orrin, on a five acre parcel of land with a modest house and a separate barn out-back he built himself...
Don’t Allow Worries About Salt Water Engine Corrosion Limit Your Boating Adventures!
It’s the end of another great day on the water. The boat is back on the trailer and ready to head for home. Just one more thing left to do…..give it a fresh water bath and flush if you’ve been ocean boating...
Rick Lee’s “Hurry Round Hondo” Was Truly a Jet Boat Before Its Time. Here are Rick's memories of the Much-Storied “Hurry Round Hondo” K-Jet in his own words.
From 1974 to 1976 I was working for Hondo Boats in the San Fernando Valley selling boats. I was also driving any kind of race boat I...
If you are a frequent visitor to riverdavesplace.com you most assuredly see the terms “cavitation”, “ventilation” and “blow-out” used by inmates when discussing and describing something that has to do with propellers and a lack of anticipated performance. Way too often, however, these terms are...
HOT ROD MAGAZINE SPECIAL "CREAM PUFF"
Even by today's standards, the technology and craftsmanship of the "Hot Rod Magazine Special" (HRMS) would be remarkable. The fact that the boat was built sixty years ago makes the accomplishment a little like the construction of the ancient pyramids...
Marathon Racing's Most Dominating Boats Turning Sixty
The Salton Sea 500 marathon race was a boat breaker. During most years (1961-1965*) less than 25 percent of the original starters were able to limp to the finish line. The four-mile triangle race course was a torture track. By days...
