Damn Dam Run 2023

[BHC Vic]

The 2023 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 12, 2023. 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

 

[Havasu Rehab]

I’ve never done this run before but have always wanted to. How long does it take to go damn to the other damn damn? Is it friendly for us 496HO boats?

 

[BHC Vic]

My boat has the 502 (496 w cats) no problem. It’s 60 ish miles each way.

 

[jeepdog]

Yes...140 ish round trip

 

[Havasu Rehab]

Sounds like a great time.

 

[BHC Vic]

 

[OLDRAAT]

Vic,
Always liked that vid. Hope you and the family are doing well and enjoying life.

 

[RiverDave]

Hope I get a boat by then

 

[crzy2bealive]

Man the boat cops towards the end really messed it up for us last year.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Highly recommend this run to everyone. Had to do my own last year because the dates didn’t line up for me but it was great.

 

[Lunatic Fringe]

Always a good time doing this run but
if that date holds we won't make it this year.
We'll be in Sturgis.

 

[4Waters]

Glad to hear from you Vic

 

[wallnutz]

Crap, going to miss this again will be in Idaho and Yellowstone. May need to do a pre dam run.

 

[JFMFG]

Hoping the dates work for us. If so 2 adults 2 toddlers.

 

[CoolCruzin]

Vic’s back on !
I haven’t done this for a few years .
I think I’m in .Hope the date will be good for us .

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Been awhile for us too. Would like to try and make it.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Want to make the run for the first time this year now that we have our boat.

 

[hallett21]

You know what I love about this event?

Without fail I’ll have some life event for this weekend. It probably hasn’t even been planed yet

Daughter was 6 weeks old last year
Wedding the year before
Out of the country the year before
On and on and on lol.

Fingers crossed this year.

 

[Racer56]

One of my favorite weekends of the year, but I am not sure I'm up for being pulled over by the boat cops two or three times again like last year.

 

[RiverDave]

One of my favorite weekends of the year, but I am not sure I'm up for being pulled over by the boat cops two or three times again like last year.

Last year they were calling me saying to cancel my event.. I explained to them not only was it not my event it wasn’t Even an event??

I think they read that first post and read words like committee and just don’t get the joke..

 

[LC925]

Missed last years run... shoot I missed getting the boat wet all season due to life events lol. Will try to make this years.

 

[JJ McClure]

Hope I get a boat by then

If you can loan out trailers, why can’t you borrow a boat?

 

[454Rocket]

I think I finally have the right boat for this lol, will put it on the calendar!

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Last year they were calling me saying to cancel my event.. I explained to them not only was it not my event it wasn’t Even an event??

I think they read that first post and read words like committee and just don’t get the joke..

Wait, so “they” got your name and number from a website based on postings and put that all together?


Might actually be able to do this this year.

 

[MooreMoney]

One of the best boating days I have ever done was this! I highly recommend it for anyone that hasn't done it!

 

[stephenkatsea]

One of the best boating days I have ever done was this event! I highly recommend it for anyone that hasn't done it!

It is not an event. . . . . . But it should be a bucket list item for all boaters in the SW. Just the run, even if you don't do it with the group. Particularly the Black Canyon portion,

 

[Dcb.blake]

Hoping to make it! Might have a little break in work I hope. Sounds like a fun time!

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Hope I get a boat by then

I would have totally changed my calendar to go on that nice CC if you still had it by then and could have used it.

 

[Mandelon]

That damn dam water is damn cold! A great trip! Made better by going with friends.

 

[gordon]

Sucks same weekend as bob leagues poker run at delta I've always wanted to go to this

 

[Dirtbag]

@PayDayClub pops we gotta do this....hopefully not having surgery this week!

 

[RiverDave]

Wait, so “they” got your name and number from a website based on postings and put that all together?


Might actually be able to do this this year.

It's in the contact us page.

RD

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

It's in the contact us page.

RD

Diabolical!

 

[04-24Stealth]

One of the best boating days I have ever done was this! I highly recommend it for anyone that hasn't done it!

I agree. Did it last year for the 1st. Just over 124 miles round trip and a great time. Highly recommend for everyone to do once. The 5-8 miles above the kayak parade is the best part.

 

[Fastdadtsmith]

Wait, so “they” got your name and number from a website based on postings and put that all together?

Then they sent him a picture to gain access. Who sends pictures of Bud Light cans?

 

[Bpracing1127]

I plan to do it outside of this group this year. Maybe 3-6 of us. I did it years ago and weather was perfect 110 out and no wind!!! Damn water is cold!!!! Perfect boating day. It’s a long one though especially if you are towing back to havasu

 

[BHC Vic]

 

[fishing fool]

Let's start thinking about this. I plan on going

 

[Wmc]

WMC and Wendi are in

 

[jeepdog]

July bumpity bump

 

[jeepdog]

To this non event

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Dude i would like to do this, again, but idk i can make the trip on 100 gallons. Damn blower sucks some fuel.

 

[02HoWaRd26]

I’ve never done this run before but have always wanted to. How long does it take to go damn to the other damn damn? Is it friendly for us 496HO boats?

Absolutely, two years ago there was a few 21’ V’s and a few 22’ cats as well, i did it four years ago in my 24’ Orion with a 496, burnt 45-50 gallons.

 

[04-24Stealth]

Absolutely, two years ago there was a few 21’ V’s and a few 22’ cats as well, i did it four years ago in my 24’ Orion with a 496, burnt 45-50 gallons.

Did it last year with a 496ho cruised about 50-55 the whole time. Made it on about 60 gallons. There is fuel at cottonwood and willow I believe.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Dude i would like to do this, again, but idk i can make the trip on 100 gallons. Damn blower sucks some fuel.

Put in at cottonwood then. You’re not missing too much starting there and makes it much more doable. If I had to do it again I’d put in at cottonwood.

You can fuel at both cottonwood and willow.

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Put in at cottonwood then. You’re not missing too much starting there and makes it much more doable. If I had to do it again I’d put in at cottonwood.

You can fuel at both cottonwood and willow.

Yea we’ve done it 5 times, I’ve actually thought about that, just because i don’t care for the rifraft at Katherine’s.

 

[LC925]

Lol the wife didn’t care for the rifraft the wind provided going through the basin a couple years back

 

[Havasu Rehab]

Absolutely, two years ago there was a few 21’ V’s and a few 22’ cats as well, i did it four years ago in my 24’ Orion with a 496, burnt 45-50 gallons.

Well it looks like we will be there next year. The wife decided to plan a birthday party that day. Thanks for the insight

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Lol the wife didn’t care for the rifraft the wind provided going through the basin a couple years back

You talking 2@21 when it seemed we were all headed to Catalina on the trek to Cottonwood?

 

[LC925]

You talking 2@21 when it seemed we were all headed to Catalina on the trek to Cottonwood?

YUP

She said “If it’s like this all the time, you can run it without me lol!”