Hello from Bullhead City

[Matt Mead]

Not sure if we are required to make a post in here, but I'm doing it anyway.

My family has a 21' Shockwave with a Marine Power LS3 and jet drive. GM shipped Marine Power a long block with a blown head gasket from the factory and they didn't catch it in testing, so we have gone on an amazing year long journey to try and get it repaired under warranty. The heads are currently in a machine shop down in Havasu.

I bought an old 18' Tahiti with an Evinrude 175 on it that me and my cousin hope to get dancing on the water eventually. Two stroke motors are pretty much my favorite thing in the world. We did the stringer, floor and are now working on the interior. Motor runs OK. We will get her singing one day.

We have a SeaDoo GTX as our boatercycle. Never has an issue and doesn't need to the river to be "up", so it's a good backup ride.

And then I have a friend who takes me out on all the other days in his Yamaha 24'. We upgraded the stereo system in it and also have found out that the engine computers are nearly impossible to connect to (don't ask, lol).

Anyway, I've known about this forum forever, but I get sucked into Facebook most of the time. Decided it was time to register. Hello from Bullhead City!

 

[J DUNN]

Welcome!

 

[DILLIGAF]

Welcome

 

[MV Mike]

Welcome

 

[Ziggy]

Welcome aboard
The Lounge is the main social network.

 

[bilz]

Nice intro, welcome!

 

[grumpy88]

Welcome .

 

[RiverDave]

Welcome
To the forum!!

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Welcome from the south end of town!

Straight Up Bullhead

So after coming out to Bullhead and vacationing for the last 40+ years I have seen some interesting stuff to say the least. I decided I would create a thread called "Straight Up Bullhead". It's a saying that I came up with to describe something when it just plain doesn't make sense. Go a head...

www.riverdavesplace.com

 

[Riverryder]

dam one hell of an intro!! welcome

 

[FROGMAN524]

Welcome, always good to have another Mohave fan here.

 

[Ladsm]

Love your Shockwave!! We are in Bullhead also in Palo Verde Meadows. We run the Bullhead strip all the way down to Havasu.

 

[rivermobster]

Holy shit....

Boating content!!! WELCOME!!!!

 

[BHC river rat 1]

Not sure if we are required to make a post in here, but I'm doing it anyway.

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My family has a 21' Shockwave with a Marine Power LS3 and jet drive. GM shipped Marine Power a long block with a blown head gasket from the factory and they didn't catch it in testing, so we have gone on an amazing year long journey to try and get it repaired under warranty. The heads are currently in a machine shop down in Havasu.

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I bought an old 18' Tahiti with an Evinrude 175 on it that me and my cousin hope to get dancing on the water eventually. Two stroke motors are pretty much my favorite thing in the world. We did the stringer, floor and are now working on the interior. Motor runs OK. We will get her singing one day.

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We have a SeaDoo GTX as our boatercycle. Never has an issue and doesn't need to the river to be "up", so it's a good backup ride.

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And then I have a friend who takes me out on all the other days in his Yamaha 24'. We upgraded the stereo system in it and also have found out that the engine computers are nearly impossible to connect to (don't ask, lol).

Anyway, I've known about this forum forever, but I get sucked into Facebook most of the time. Decided it was time to register. Hello from Bullhead City!

Mike Sirchia here. Had a vacation home in B H C since 1974. We retired in 2003 and now live here. We had a Baker Rally Sport built by Jerry and rigged by Allen Stoker in 1981. Original 235 Evinrude lasted till 2012 and Ted Miller at All Seasons Marine put together a 200 X P Rude for us. Great ski boat and still suprizes people who don't know about Baker hulls. We still have it and still get out on the River. It will be 42 years old in June. Here's a pic. If you see us out on the River give a hollor. and we can get together.

 

[Matt Mead]

Mike Sirchia here. Had a vacation home in B H C since 1974. We retired in 2003 and now live here. We had a Baker Rally Sport built by Jerry and rigged by Allen Stoker in 1981. Original 235 Evinrude lasted till 2012 and Ted Miller at All Seasons Marine put together a 200 X P Rude for us. Great ski boat and still suprizes people who don't know about Baker hulls. We still have it and still get out on the River. It will be 42 years old in June. Here's a pic. If you see us out on the River give a hollor. and we can get together. View attachment 1108641

Wow that thing super nice and just my style. Trying to get my 1987 175 Evinrude to run well right now. Definitely lots of sleepless nights and looking at it all torn apart right now going "What the hell did I get myself in to?" Hahaha. Sometimes it seems nice to just take it to someone, hand them a fistful of cash and say "Just make me something awesome".

 

[BHC river rat 1]

All Seasons Marine in Bolder has serviced my Baker for at least 20 + years. Ted Miller and his sons Pat and Mike are well worth the ride to Bolder City Nv. (702) 293-4499. If you ever call them let them know I gave you their number. If you need service It could be a great ice breaker. They work on some wild motor boats.

 

[Matt Mead]

Thanks for the info. After poking my head in just about every shop around here and one in Havasu I'm still looking for a good one.

 

[BHC river rat 1]

Believe me so did I. It is well worth the drive.

 

[BHC river rat 1]

I am an old River Rat. Our first trip to Telephone Cove Az. was 1969. We do our boating and skiing on the Colorado River now. Launch out of Rotary Park. We bought our lot in Riviera in 1974. Riviera had its own launch ramp back then. I hope we can get together some day.

 

[Matt Mead]

Telephone Cove is my current test spot due to several factors being in my favor. I just blew a $16 idle jet across my garage and can't find it, otherwise the Tahiti might have been out on a test and tune day and Telephone this weekend. I'll PM you next time we go out. We also like Big Bend with the reliable toys, lol.

 

[BHC river rat 1]

O. K. Thanks. Going to get the Baker wet next week.

 

[t&y]

Not sure if we are required to make a post in here, but I'm doing it anyway.

View attachment 1092157
My family has a 21' Shockwave with a Marine Power LS3 and jet drive. GM shipped Marine Power a long block with a blown head gasket from the factory and they didn't catch it in testing, so we have gone on an amazing year long journey to try and get it repaired under warranty. The heads are currently in a machine shop down in Havasu.

View attachment 1092158
I bought an old 18' Tahiti with an Evinrude 175 on it that me and my cousin hope to get dancing on the water eventually. Two stroke motors are pretty much my favorite thing in the world. We did the stringer, floor and are now working on the interior. Motor runs OK. We will get her singing one day.

View attachment 1092159
We have a SeaDoo GTX as our boatercycle. Never has an issue and doesn't need to the river to be "up", so it's a good backup ride.

View attachment 1092160
And then I have a friend who takes me out on all the other days in his Yamaha 24'. We upgraded the stereo system in it and also have found out that the engine computers are nearly impossible to connect to (don't ask, lol).

Anyway, I've known about this forum forever, but I get sucked into Facebook most of the time. Decided it was time to register. Hello from Bullhead City!

Sounds like you got this thing squared away. Welcome to the forum.

 

[kakesw8h]

Hi, I am also new here.