River Dave's Place
In June of 2001 I found the original HB message board. Hell back then it was .net not even a .com! I remember reading a few of the threads on it, and it was an extremely small community. The board itself, as I would later find out, had just switched from a "pay site" (meaning you have to...
It's the season to bring out the land and air toys in Lake Havasu and this is not your normal Lake Havasu toy show, From November to April of each year Lake Havasu changes gears and it's time to bring out the toys that have been nestled in their summer hideaways, it's the time of year that car...
When Jim Nichols of Lakeracer takes his annual fall vacation his hobby of promoting performance boating follows him as well as a growing number of boating enthusiast all to converge in Lake Havasu for the last west coast poker run of the season. The surprise of Monster Bash comes with a twist in...
To finish first, you must first finish - This is the advice I used to get every weekend before I rolled up to the start gate of the local motocross track for my first moto of the day. For most racers, if they think back, they can usually trace the path that led them into their chosen form of...
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Parker, Ariz. (Oct, 25, 2013) - The roar of the Parker Enduro 336 will soon silence the bar room bench racing and Internet chatter. Expanded from a one-day to a two-day event (because why wait all year for just one day) the stage is set for a rapid-fire modified lemans...
This chapter in our 1974 Campbell Cuddy Cabin DC finds us trying to determine which road to travel down Paint or Gelcoat. What started out as just a couple of minor fixes to our new "baby" had morphed into a full blown restoration.
We liked the original blue and white gel, but after...
I never thought too much about becoming a Havasu local until this past week. I mean I had pictured it before I came to stay with Dave and Stacy and the kids, but I just kind of figured that living in Havasu would be all pasties and Pauly Shore. While Pauly Shore and all the excitement of MTV's...
When you spend a lot of time on a certain area of the Colorado River it's easy to lose sight of the fact that there are literally dozens of spots along the River that have their own following of faithful boaters who enjoy that particular brand of aquatic fun. As for myself, I spend a lot of my...
A lot of you have seen the threads were Eliminator is having an "Open House" every weekend. I think some have misread the intent of those "open houses." On the surface absolutely it's to bring people down, or "customers through the door" as it were.. But it's more then that, a lot more...
I know a lot of you have been sitting on pins and needles waiting for an update. I have received quite a few phone calls from racers, fans, and businesses regarding this years race, and I have been overwhelmed by the amount of support to put it on! That being said, this has been a long...
We don't think any trip to Catalina is complete without a visit to Brian at the Marlin Club.
I've known Brian for about 23 years now.
Never tire of his antics.
Brian on your left:
Thursday before Memorial Day I walked in to the Marlin Club and the Red Bull rep was trying to convince them to...
A couple hooked up a few moorings down had restored a nice classic wooden dingy and motor for their daughter to use this summer while she works at the Harbor Market.
Absolutely an amazing, bitchen job they did. Show quality, no question. They had it side tied to their boat.
We had a group dingy...
In Two Harbors Catalina their is the USC Marine Studies Center at the East entrance to the Harbor.
Just a few yards to the North West is a terrific beach the kids can snorkel off. If they swim or dingy over to USC,, the Leopard Sharks will make an appearance and swim with them.
"They're...
Been some time since we used our Trailer at Emerald Cove.
It's 12 years old now and has a rubber roof.
At the 12 to 14 year old mark ya have to re-coat the rubber roof or it'll need replacing by the time it hits 16 years old.
Better to spend $200 now than junk the trailer or spend $3000 later...
I walked into the back bar at the Reef Saloon in Two Harbors Monday night.
A cowboy and his wife were sitting at the bar. Strange sight amongst boaters out here in the Pacific, but their was a reason.
Not a Hollywood Cowboy, he had all the markings of the real deal.
The round classes, the floppy...
I had heard rumors about Connolly boats starting back up, but like anything in the marine industry you believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear. Yesterday afternoon though I got a call from none other then Dave Connolly and he mentioned to me that he was opening Connolly...
A little go pro compilation of July 4th weekend with mike (shipping guy) running on the right of me. Think I will use this video in a for sell ad if I decide to move it :skull.
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I had the opportunity to sit down with "BigDoug" as we have all come to know him on the various forums over the years. Unlike the usual articles where we describe his business and what he offers, I'd like to step out of the box here for a minute and talk about himself as a person as well...
Pulling up to the back of Absolute Speed and Marine's shop in Lake Havasu, the first thing you'll notice is the truly awe-inspiring amount of boats they're working on at any given time. Their bays are crammed full of customers' boats, and their gated parking contains barely enough room to...
Growing up i was allllways around boats. he grew up with them and he had worked in a boat yard in marina del rey most of his life. always had cars and friends with cars, etc. by the time i was born my dad ditched the mustang cobra fastbacks and nomads for drag boat racing... and he did so...
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Contact: Dave Hemmingson
1468 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020
619-442-0300, [email protected]
Dave's Custom Boats Includes Performance Boat Course With Purchase
EL CAJON, CALIF. (June 3, 2013) - With the goal of helping its customers become...
It was thirteen months ago at the Desert Storm street fair, that the entire Lucas Team made a very big splash introducing their "Marine Line" of Oil products. The heart of the company chemist Mark N. was in attendance, Brian S, and even the founder Forrest Lucas came out to the West...
After a twenty year hiatus, DRAG RACING HAS RETURNED TO IRVINE LAKE!!
20 Years ago on April 22nd 1985 a Drag Boat driven by Jim Lange ran ashore and into the crowd ultimately killing a 9 year old girl Brandy Branchflower. There was a heated debate between the drivers and what was the...
Maybe it's just in my mind, but there's nothing cooler looking then polished aluminum. I also can't think of any single finish that is harder to keep maintained then polished aluminum as well. This is a quick "How To" guide of what I personally do to restore and keep my wheels looking...
Ten months ago Wayne Monasmith purchased Rons Custom Detail and things have been on a fast trek for the local Havasu based detail company ever since! Ron's Custom Detail already had a reputation for being one of the premier detail shops under the watchful eye of previous owner Ron Burnett...
In the fall of 1976, after leaving Long Beach, I was in Rocklin during the week (college) and coming, home to Grass Valley on the weekends. My best buddy was Jim. Jim worked at a gas station. He had an old 65 Power Wagon, he tuned every kids hot rod in town.
My 56 F-100 was pretty cherry...
It's interesting to sit back and watch the trends of boaters from the sidelines. Ten or eleven years ago if you had a deck boat people on the lake and the river would look at you sideways like you were driving a "pontoon" or something. That quickly changed as the Conquest got more popular...
We are going to start this years reviews off with Eliminator, because of the votes in the thread I posted earlier on RDP. This year Eliminator brought A 27 Speedster, 22 Daytona, 260 Eagle, and Bob Teague brought a 28 Speedster for display in Teague Custom Marine's booth.
This 27...
As summer approaches the usual Parker Crowd will gather in the usual Parker Spots. This summer you will see a cross at the Northern Sandbar in Parker with Josie "Chief" Garcia on it, and some of you will wonder who we was. Most of us new him by his nickname "Eddie."
I met Eddie a...
You'll remember back to my first article titled Welcome to the Front Page, that I said I was tired of trying to hammer our oblonged shape of RDP into an round or a square peg. That's going to lead me into this article titled "Less than Professional."
The other day I had a very long...
Nordic has finished the tooling on their new 26' Deck! It is styled after their extremely popular 29 Deckboat, and is it's "twin" little brother. With the market being so flooded with 28-29' deckboats, there is very little competition out there for a newly styled 26 which should make this an...
The idea of gel coat suppliers, and what impact that has on the industry is really pretty foreign to most average boaters. Most boaters couldn't tell you what brand of gel was used in the making of their boat, and truth be told most wouldn't care to know. If you are in the market for a...
My name is Brian Fetherolf. I began my career in the Marine Industry in
1974 working for family friend John Kaiser. I started B&D Marine in June
of 1990. B & D is a family run business with my son Dane, running the shop, with me overseeing both as well as hands on in the shop and office.
I was...
I hope each one of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Now that the boating season is starting
to wind down and we head towards the Christmas holiday I thought I?d touch on a few topics that will help your boat through the winter.
We all love our boats and all of us have to face that fact of...
I have had a few sleepless nights asking myself "What is RDP?" Is it strictly a community? Is it a media outlet or a news organization? I finally asked the membership the other day in a thread "What is RDP to you?" and was happy to hear the responses. It is to the membership, exactly...
My name is Bob Jeanblanc, I'm excited to be a part of RDP's new
"tech"articles format. Many of you will remember me as I have managed Rex Marine and Dana Marine Products for the last 18 years. I bring with me an in depth knowledge of high performance marine hardware, manufacturing, sales and...
To the Members at RDP:
I am the newest staff member of the RDP technical department. I will be providing periodic commentary and technical expertise on all things related to Mercury Marine.
As the owner of Quality Performance Marine in Corona, California, a Mercury Authorized Sales and Service...
