Is 40" draft too much for Parker or Up river From Havasu

[Good Stuff]

To be completely honest my fear would be getting on plane. My last boat was a 22’ Larson and I could run along at speed or go just at wake speed in 3’ of water. But I found out the hard way that I needed about 4’ to get on plane. Luckily it was sandy. Maybe there was a small hump in the sand that got me. I never got close to finding out again after that.

 

[mash on it]

I've never had a problem on the Parker Strip, but have only been a half dozen times or so, mostly in the early spring. With a ditch pump.
Hope that helps.

Dan'l

 

[Tank]

Don't know about parker. But no issues up river from havasu as long as you know how to avoid the sand bars. We ran this behemoth up river a few years back. Great time.

 

[JFMFG]

It’ll be fine on Parker. Just run it.

 

[boatnam2]

It will be fine; you can hit ever bar and stop up to sundance, even big bend, spot right below foxes will get you, so don't mind the dirty looks you get when you run that beast on the cali side for a few minutes to miss rock bar, I usually wait until no one is coming down river.

 

[JFMFG]

I know it’s not apples to apples but. I’ve seen a M35,F32,M31,Magic 34, larger wakeboard and deck boats. The wakeboard do nothing but plow at low mph wake surfing which has to be much lower on the bottom side of the propeller than he will be trying to get on plane.

 

[Upongame619]

Don't know about parker. But no issues up river from havasu as long as you know how to avoid the sand bars. We ran this behemoth up river a few years back. Great time.

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No way... I'm impressed.