2025 damn dam run

[BHC Vic]

In memory of our friend Carl


The 2025 Damn Dam Run Executive Committee is pleased to announce the date for this year's event has been set in stone (well, maybe in quick-sand).

Gather up your calendars and mark them all for August 09, 2025. 9:00am at the bouys at Katherine's Landing, 10:00am at the bouys at Cottonwood Cove (this group outta be on the water and ready by 9:30am just in case).

Then uplake with a couple of stops along the way (Zec Com will not announce these stops.....you're on your own to figure out when a buncha boats stop and raft up for a break).

As in the past, the 'Zec Com takes no responsibilites for shirts, drinks, meals, drinks, reservations, drinks, moorage, drinks, BBQ's, drinks, oversleeping captains, drinks, ice, drinks, sunburns, drinks, bad attitudes, drinks, sinkings, drinks, launch ramp lines, drinks or drinks.

A Damn Dam Run sign up thread will follow when the 'Zec Com deems necessary.

That is all........

'Zec Com

An added reminder. This is a not a sanctioned event. This is just me letting you know that a couple of us will be enjoying ourselves on the lake checking out the sights from one dam to the other.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Woohoo!!!! On the calendar. I hope that I am able to make it this year. Will drinks be provided this year?

 

[BHC Vic]

Woohoo!!!! On the calendar. I hope that I am able to make it this year. Will drinks be provided this year?

Maybe we can find milk moneys ice chest

 

[FlyByWire]

I’ll triple check my tires this year.

 

[JFMFG]

We will be there. Can’t wait. Hopefully willow will be open for fuel this time. I made it back to Katherine’s with 2 gallons on each side. I was pretty easy on the throttles that day. I want to be able to run it like @FROGMAN524

 

[Ladsm]

I missed the last 2 years but changed employers a couple weeks ago and making an effort to find more boating time this summer and less working.

 

[JFMFG]

I missed the last 2 years but changed employers a couple weeks ago and making an effort to find more boating time this summer and less working.

Roll out Todd. It would be great to see you guys

 

[WYRD]

Damn Hawaii vacation

 

[HNL2LHC]

Damn Hawaii vacation

Cancel it…..Hawaii is over-rated and will be there any other week of the year.

 

[Todd Mohr]

I'm thinking I can make it this year finally. I know it's been asked every year, how many miles total and where to get gas on the trip?

 

[JFMFG]

I'm thinking I can make it this year finally. I know it's been asked every year, how many miles total and where to get gas on the trip?

Gas at cottonwood or willow. If @BHC Vic drives like he did last year we will be there in 10 mins from Katherine’s with plenty of time to fuel. He’s gotta be the only 496 boat that can do 100 mph for real. Otherwise willow is the halfway point

 

[WYRD]

Gas at cottonwood or willow. If @BHC Vic drives like he did last year we will be there in 10 mins from Katherine’s with plenty of time to fuel. He’s gotta be the only 496 boat that can do 100 mph for real. Otherwise willow is the halfway point

My old Advantage 25 with the 496 would make it up and back from Katherine's with 15 plus gallons to spare. Now that I have the lavey craft 29 with a 600 SCI I've been concerned whether I would make a trip like this on one tank. Haven't ran a whole tank through yet but can already tell she's a lot thirstier than the 496.

 

[Happy Smitty]

I might happen to be at the same place, same time.

 

[JFMFG]

My old Advantage 25 with the 496 would make it up and back from Katherine's with 15 plus gallons to spare. Now that I have the lavey craft 29 with a 600 SCI I've been concerned whether I would make a trip like this on one tank. Haven't ran a whole tank through yet but can already tell she's a lot thirstier than the 496.

Just top off at willow with 2 motors and 40 gallons a side I made it

 

[jeepdog]

Maybe we can find milk moneys ice chest

They're with his sunglasses

 

[Outdrive1]

I haven’t done it since I took Carl the last year. It’s been too hard to even think about. I miss that old man. I’ll see what my schedule is and decide what boat to take. I think he’d appreciate seeing Hooters make the run since it’s half as old as he was.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

My old Advantage 25 with the 496 would make it up and back from Katherine's with 15 plus gallons to spare. Now that I have the lavey craft 29 with a 600 SCI I've been concerned whether I would make a trip like this on one tank. Haven't ran a whole tank through yet but can already tell she's a lot thirstier than the 496.

I did it in a 30 Eliminator with a TCM engine. I had to fill up at willow because I thought taking it easy would save gas. Turns out going a lot faster was more fuel efficient and I might have been able to go up and back one one tank. Though I'm sure my passengers probably didn't want 60+ mph the whole time. Cost me more in gas to keep the passengers happy but oh well, it was a great ride.

Its about 65 miles each way.

 

[Wizard29]

I did it in a 30 Eliminator with a TCM engine. I had to fill up at willow because I thought taking it easy would save gas. Turns out going a lot faster was more fuel efficient and I might have been able to go up and back one one tank. Though I'm sure my passengers probably didn't want 60+ mph the whole time. Cost me more in gas to keep the passengers happy but oh well, it was a great ride.

Its about 65 miles each way.

This is actually true. There is a sweet spot for mileage and sometimes it is on the side of speed. When I had my 34 with twin 496HOs, I used to go to the dam from Cottonwood and back on a tank of gas easy. But then on one trip heading up there I lost an engine just outside of Willow. Decided to turn around and plow back to Cottonwood on one engine at about 10MPH.

Ran out of gas just outside of Cottonwood. Couldn't believe it.

 

[FROGMAN524]

We will be there. Can’t wait. Hopefully willow will be open for fuel this time. I made it back to Katherine’s with 2 gallons on each side. I was pretty easy on the throttles that day. I want to be able to run it like @FROGMAN524

You’ll be needing 175 gallon tank for that!

 

[Runs2rch]

My old Advantage 25 with the 496 would make it up and back from Katherine's with 15 plus gallons to spare. Now that I have the lavey craft 29 with a 600 SCI I've been concerned whether I would make a trip like this on one tank. Haven't ran a whole tank through yet but can already tell she's a lot thirstier than the 496.

29 Lavey holds 150 If I remember right? Should be more than enough keeping it under 4k.

 

[the510]

Oo man. I’ve always wanted to do this.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Gas at cottonwood or willow. If @BHC Vic drives like he did last year we will be there in 10 mins from Katherine’s with plenty of time to fuel. He’s gotta be the only 496 boat that can do 100 mph for real. Otherwise willow is the halfway point

I gotta go for a distance run. Going to have to channel the inner @Socalx09 in me and go for some distance. Robert & Chanel what is your secret?

 

[ChrisV]

ideally fuel wise the 22 is perfect for this but boat is too damn small. 26 might be pushing it.

 

[Socalx09]

I gotta go for a distance run. Going to have to channel the inner @Socalx09 in me and go for some distance. Robert & Chanel what is your secret?

Needles to the springs is such an awesome ride especially when it’s done early to have breakfast there!

 

[Socalx09]

I think we may make it this year. Robert is not on call!

 

[FlyByWire]

I probably could have made it on gas last year but I ran it pretty hard trying to catch everyone after our late launch. Topped off at cottonwood on the way back across the washing machine- er, basin.

Hopefully Willow has gas this year, that would make things easier.

 

[Socalx09]

Do you guys normally drive up the day of or stay and slip it the night before? Thinking we would be driving in from needles. The last time I was at Katherine’s landing in a Saturday, it was chaos.

 

[FlyByWire]

Do you guys normally drive up the day of or stay and slip it the night before? Thinking we would be driving in from needles. The last time I was at Katherine’s landing in a Saturday, it was chaos.

I ended up launching at Princess cove to try and make up time, and it was awesome aside from the steep ass walk up the hill to the trailer. I may do it again this year to avoid the chaos.

 

[HNL2LHC]

I ended up launching at Princess cove to try and make up time, and it was awesome aside from the steep ass walk up the hill to the trailer. I may do it again this year to avoid the chaos.

Princess Cove……Gotta say Brett I did not think of you as “that“ kind of guy, Just saying….with no disrespect of course, but We still need to meet up. Maybe 19th - 23rd of this month?

 

[FlyByWire]

Princess Cove……Gotta say Brett I did not think of you as “that“ kind of guy, Just saying….with no disrespect of course, but We still need to meet up. Maybe 19th - 23rd of this month?

If you’re in town, let me know. I’m working that week but I’m not on call a couple of those nights.

 

[HNL2LHC]

If you’re in town, let me know. I’m working that week but I’m not on call a couple of those nights.

Will post up OR connect Once I know that I am in town. Totally understand the on call situation and we can accommodate your needs.

 

[RiverDave]

In memory of our friend Carl


The 2025 Damn Dam Run Executive Committee is pleased to announce the date for this year's event has been set in stone (well, maybe in quick-sand).

Gather up your calendars and mark them all for August 09, 2025. 9:00am at the bouys at Katherine's Landing, 10:00am at the bouys at Cottonwood Cove (this group outta be on the water and ready by 9:30am just in case).

Then uplake with a couple of stops along the way (Zec Com will not announce these stops.....you're on your own to figure out when a buncha boats stop and raft up for a break).

As in the past, the 'Zec Com takes no responsibilites for shirts, drinks, meals, drinks, reservations, drinks, moorage, drinks, BBQ's, drinks, oversleeping captains, drinks, ice, drinks, sunburns, drinks, bad attitudes, drinks, sinkings, drinks, launch ramp lines, drinks or drinks.

A Damn Dam Run sign up thread will follow when the 'Zec Com deems necessary.

That is all........

'Zec Com

An added reminder. This is a not a sanctioned event. This is just me letting you know that a couple of us will be enjoying ourselves on the lake checking out the sights from one dam to the other.

Every year you guys post this and every year I get a bunch of calls from the coast guard threatening me for this event I’m putting on..

Every year I get to explain it isn’t an event there is no schedule or shirts there is no registration etc..
and most importantly I’m not putting it on. lol

I wonder if they will finally figure it out this year.

RD

 

[BHC Vic]

Every year you guys post this and every year I get a bunch of calls from the coast guard threatening me for this event I’m putting on..

Every year I get to explain it isn’t an event there is no schedule or shirts there is no registration etc..

I wonder if they will finally figure it out this year.

RD

The only time I’ve ever had an issue was the year the police were waiting at Willow. I think others have been contacted but I’ve never had any issues.

 

[JFMFG]

ideally fuel wise the 22 is perfect for this but boat is too damn small. 26 might be pushing it.

When you roll to pirate from springs can you make it round trip on fuel?

 

[JFMFG]

I think we may make it this year. Robert is not on call!

You guys won’t regret it. I’d just drive down from needles and launch. I think we were in the water rather quick that day but we launched about 8:15 I believe. Now retrieval took us a solid 45 mins.

 

[pull-on]

Every year you guys post this and every year I get a bunch of calls from the coast guard threatening me for this event I’m putting on..

Every year I get to explain it isn’t an event there is no schedule or shirts there is no registration etc..

I wonder if they will finally figure it out this year.

RD

So you're saying the "Coast Guard" (who also patrols inland waterways) is monitoring this website and literally threatened you? For what?
And what did the threaten to do?

I mean, this gathering of friends isn't until August. So, at this time, there is no need for permits or insurance. Especially for a non sanctioned event that doesn't require them anyway.

I really can't understand how, we as a society, have gotten so pussified that hall monitors in Government don't have anything better to do than harass recreational boaters. Lame.

 

[ChrisV]

When you roll to pirate from springs can you make it round trip on fuel?

on the 22 yes. Not the 26. I would have to stop by Riveria.

 

[JFMFG]

on the 22 yes. Not the 26. I would have to stop by Riveria.

I think you’d be solid to get to willow man. If you were really nervous about it you could always gas up at cottonwood on the way down too.

 

[01erionracing]

If Willow has gas this year, I will take jet ski again.

 

[Orange Juice]

ideally fuel wise the 22 is perfect for this but boat is too damn small. 26 might be pushing it.

If you launch at Cottonwood, and the wind is under 10 knots, it’s not that bad in a 21’ boat.

The Trip from Katharine’s Landing to Cottonwood is boring, and can be rough unless you have a boat that can get on top of 2-4’ swells, with 16-20’ spacing.

 

[JFMFG]

If you launch at Cottonwood, and the wind is under 10 knots, it’s not that bad in a 21’ boat.

The Trip from Katharine’s Landing to Cottonwood is boring, and can be rough unless you have a boat that can get on top of 2-4’ swells, with 16-20’ spacing.

It’s a nice drive I wouldn’t say it’s boring.

 

[ChrisV]

If you launch at Cottonwood, and the wind is under 10 knots, it’s not that bad in a 21’ boat.

The Trip from Katharine’s Landing to Cottonwood is boring, and can be rough unless you have a boat that can get on top of 2-4’ swells, with 16-20’ spacing.

It’s bad when you’re trying to keep up with the big boys.

 

[GreenEnergy28]

I need to make it to one of these runs. I've boated Mohave since I was a kid, and I have still yet to make the run up to the dam. I have been to the other side from Mead, just never the south side...

 

[JFMFG]

I need to make it to one of these runs. I've boated Mohave since I was a kid, and I have still yet to make the run up to the dam. I have been to the other side from Mead, just never the south side...

Same as you. Last year was my first year. Roll out man it’s a great time.

 

[JFMFG]

It’s bad when you’re trying to keep up with the big boys.

You’re the big boy

 

[ChrisV]

You’re the big boy

 

[Socalx09]

You guys won’t regret it. I’d just drive down from needles and launch. I think we were in the water rather quick that day but we launched about 8:15 I believe. Now retrieval took us a solid 45 mins.

It’s on the calendar! We get up early so might as well save the money on a hotel and slip. The walk up to the parking lot will suck in the afternoon, but it won’t be me doing it

 

[GreenEnergy28]

When the ramp is busy, I just post up outside of the marine and wait. Way less stressful.

 

[JFMFG]

When the ramp is busy, I just post up outside of the marine and wait. Way less stressful.

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I didn’t have that luxury last year we did the run put the boat back on trailer hauled it back to havazoo then back to corona same night lol.

 

[Socalx09]

What is the average speed? I feel like we may be one of the slower boats.