Lake Un-Pleasant

[FROGMAN524]

Fun day

https://www.reddit.com/r/arizona/s/a3jqO0ZLX5

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Wow that’s the roughest I’ve seen that lake.

That’s like the bay above the channel.

 

[77charger]

Happens every year they think they can pull boat out as storms start. There’s coves that are protected or shores where you can pull up where the wind starts and water is calm.

But no that takes some brains to do.

 

[Romans9]

That’s exactly what the water looked like at Table Rock when the Duck went down killing those people.

 

[Lunatic Fringe]

Lots of bad decisions made when the storm blew in.
These are screenshots from Facebook.

 

[Outdrive1]

What a mess

 

[ChrisV]

So in this situation if there’s no cove to go into. What do you do? Point bow at wind and trim up?

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Forecast said this was going to happen. AZ Weather Force put out a warning this morning.

 

[DUN]

Whatever you do, dont follow everyone to the ramp. Yikes.

 

[the deep]

Yikes.........Looks like panic to me.

 

[JFMFG]

Holy hell

 

[Sherpa]

stupid.............. yeah lets all head to where the waves are 5 feet with a 5 second between.......... instead head to the "lee" side of the lake........ water doesn't get that crazy in
20 feet from the side the wind is coming from........ let alone hide in a cove.

feel bad for those who lost their boats. hope no one was injured or worse.

--Sherpa

 

[Activated]

We got caught in a storm like that at Powell with our 23 Commander jet bote years ago. I put the bow in the air and looked out of the side of the boat for a couple miles to get to a cove. Then just idled in the cove facing the waves until it died down.

I don’t know why people panic.

 

[HNL2LHC]

stupid.............. yeah lets all head to where the waves are 5 feet with a 5 second between.......... instead head to the "lee" side of the lake........ water doesn't get that crazy in
20 feet from the side the wind is coming from........ let alone hide in a cove.

feel bad for those who lost their boats. hope no one was injured or worse.

--Sherpa

We got caught in a storm like that at Powell with our 23 Commander jet bote years ago. I put the bow in the air and looked out of the side of the boat for a couple miles to get to a cove. Then just idled in the cove facing the waves until it died down.

I don’t know why people panic.

Thanks for the suggestions. Never thought of getting the bow up. I guess that you could dump the drive like when taking off. Am I reading that right?

 

[PlanB]

Got caught in a storm like that years ago at the sandbar in Havasu. Hauled ass up river and found a little cove and rode it out. The lightning was a little sketchy but still better than trying to go to the ramp.

 

[Activated]

Thanks for the suggestions. Never thought of getting the bow up. I guess that you could dump the drive like when taking off. Am I reading that right?

Yes, the bow was pointed straight up pretty much.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

So in this situation if there’s no cove to go into. What do you do? Point bow at wind and trim up?

Certainly better to ride it out in a situation you can control than risk the loss of control trying to land a bucking bronco onto a trailer.

 

[coolchange]

Certainly better to ride it out in a situation you can control than risk the loss of control trying to land a bucking bronco onto a trailer.

Pics don’t look that bad. Ride it out. Certainly don’t try to battle the ramp with the amateurs?

 

[wallnutz]

Saw the shit coming in at least 45 minutes before it hit. People had plenty of time to take action. Hope no one got hurt or worse.

 

[Tank]

Few other options than rollin into the ramp like everyone else

1) choose to go back to the party bay on the other side lake where there more coverage and ride it out.

2) go to the marina and tie up (there’s a break wal)

3) go to the old ramp that I would presume
Wouldn’t be as crowded and is more protected.

 

[DaytonaBabe]

There was plenty of advance warning today with the forecasts.

 

[77charger]

We got caught in a storm like that at Powell with our 23 Commander jet bote years ago. I put the bow in the air and looked out of the side of the boat for a couple miles to get to a cove. Then just idled in the cove facing the waves until it died down.

I don’t know why people panic.

have an eliminator 207 and done this too.Bow up keep it high and go.and like at pleasant say wind comes from the north you can head to a cove on the north part of lake or even the shore as the there is no big amount of water and waves will be small along the shore,

But be at the 10 lane ramp the waves build across the whole lake and this is the result.

 

[Hardly Satisfied]

That is so crazy. This weather is serious stuff.

 

[Orange Juice]

I got the “free” app, weather radar. I get alerts. I can also check out the movement, then make decisions.

If you ever get caught out on the lake, put on the life jackets, and buckle them up. Turn on the bilge pump. Slow down and pick a line that points the boat into the wind, and reduces the amount of water coming into the boat. Add a little trim up.

 

[mash on it]

Been there in a low profile jet bote.
Less than 8" of transom above the water line. 4-5' swells

Seek shelter. On lake mochoppy.
Water breaking high enough to drown out the carb and make it miss and sputter.

Found a cove on the Nevada side and watched the storm roll by.
Emptied what was left in the ice chest. Some 30+ miles from Katherines landing.

Nearly glass after the storm.

Pleasant can get whipped up pretty good with a storm. Hope nobody was injured or worse. Always be aware of the weather.

Dan'l

 

[Angler]

Wow! I've never seen pics of that lake so rough.

 

[Nordie]

ABC15 Arizona ☀️ on Instagram: "High winds caused a boat to tip over at Lake Pleasant! Viewer Ave Satanas says she and other people helped save the people aboard."

8,102 likes, 180 comments - abc15arizona on July 21, 2024: "High winds caused a boat to tip over at Lake Pleasant! Viewer Ave Satanas says she and other people helped save the people aboard.".

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Just saw this one

Last weekend we were at Mead and the lake was empty on a Saturday. Seems like everyone was afraid of a monsoon. I told the wife we'll hang out at the back of the cove, but if it gets bad we'll nose the bow out and ride it out, and after the storm passes the lake will calm down. None of that came to fruition, it got a little breezy then right back to glass.

I've left my little 18foot jet bote plenty of times at mead and came back and picked it up the next day.

 

[SpectraPat]

So in this situation if there’s no cove to go into. What do you do? Point bow at wind and trim up?

 

[CarolynandBob]

Many years ago when I really didn't know much about boating. We were camping at Emerald Cove and decided to rent a pontoon. We were just cruising around having a good time when a monsoon came in. I really didn't know what to do and was trying to run from it. Another boater came over to us in a much faster boat and told me I wouldn't be able to outrun it. He said turn around and put the bow into the wind and ride it out like others on here have said. We did and it was rough but we didn't have any problems. I wish I knew who that boater was and buy him a beer. This was about 1999/2000.

 

[MPHSystems]

After many years on the ocean, set your bow to weather until it passes. Distinction, at sea it could last for days.

 

[gqchris]

Wife asks me why I dont want to take the boat out since we live so close to lakes now.

Too damn hot, and too many clowns. Ill wait a few months for my season to start!

 

[cofooter]

Its dumbasses like these that jack up insurance rates for everyone.......

 

[hallett21]

So in this situation if there’s no cove to go into. What do you do? Point bow at wind and trim up?

It’s pretty rare that you cannot find a place to wait it out. But if you can’t then nose into the waves and trim it up.

 

[77charger]

Wife asks me why I dont want to take the boat out since we live so close to lakes now.

Too damn hot, and too many clowns. Ill wait a few months for my season to start!

Midweek if you could. We do pleasant midweek and take the stand up skis. If I do a weekend I’ll take boat.

 

[2Driver]

Happens like this every monsoon season.

Wind from south moving storms execrates wind down the Bradshaws Mts onto the lake. The 10 lane faces into that.

From mid June to mid Sept always watch the weather and radar especially after noon. Usually comes down from Prescott or the I17. Leave early when you see it building and heading south.

 

[gqchris]

Midweek if you could. We do pleasant midweek and take the stand up skis. If I do a weekend I’ll take boat.

Yup. I hit Seguaro and Canyon Lake in the spring midweek. Was amazing

 

[lakemadness]

Well, that is unfortunate. But all I see is Inexperienced boaters.

Get your life jackets on, head straight into the wind and waves, and head to the leeward side to find protection.

 

[boatpi]

I clearly recall years ago at Havasu at the Nautical I saw the storm coming. Got my boat out in 30 minutes, I yelled at many others to do the same, they just partied on, dumb asses. Got back to my 2nd floor room just in time to see the storm blow in. Mayhem, ezups, boats tossed on shore. What the F, just party on.

 

[Havasu Rehab]

Its dumbasses like these that jack up insurance rates for everyone.......

Funny, I just got my insurance bill for the boat. It went up 23%.

 

[JFMFG]

Funny, I just got my insurance bill for the boat. It went up 23%.

Insurance on these boats is getting steep.

 

[FROGMAN524]

Happens like this every monsoon season.

Wind from south moving storms execrates wind down the Bradshaws Mts onto the lake. The 10 lane faces into that.

From mid June to mid Sept always watch the weather and radar especially after noon. Usually comes down from Prescott or the I17. Leave early when you see it building and heading south.

This was unusual as it came out of the north

 

[Orange Juice]

This was unusual as it came out of the north

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July and August are predictable in the Phoenix area. Before SmartPhones, we would be off the lake by 3 pm, and parked in the garage by 3:45pm.

 

[2Driver]

This was unusual as it came out of the north

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Right, FROM the north heading south.. south moving storm. blows down the Bradshaws onto the lake.

Standard monsoon off the mts.

 

[Havasu Rehab]

Insurance on these boats is getting steep.

I'm sure yours jumped a bit with the boat upgrade. Can't put a price on happiness though

 

[EarpRider]

Lake Havasu Boating Community on Instagram: "@abc15arizona High winds caused a boat to tip over at Lake Pleasant! Viewer Ave Satanas says she and other people helped save the people aboard. -----------------------------------------------------------

549 likes, 17 comments - lake_havasu_boating_community on July 22, 2024: "@abc15arizona High winds caused a boat to tip over at Lake Pleasant! Viewer Ave Satanas says she and other people helped save the people aboard...

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[JFMFG]

I'm sure yours jumped a bit with the boat upgrade. Can't put a price on happiness though

Honestly wasn’t bad another $900.00 a year. I expected more due to hp and replacement value. You guys hitting the Dam run?

 

[havasuhusker]

Wife asks me why I dont want to take the boat out since we live so close to lakes now.

Too damn hot, and too many clowns. Ill wait a few months for my season to start!

The wife and I like going out after work for sunset/dinner cruises - Bartlett or Canyon - lakes are quiet, usually just fisherman or a couple wake boarders. Less amateur hour to deal with.

 

[Fastech382]

Pleasant doesn't attract the brightest crowd lol. That ramp on a calm day is popcorn worthy.

 

[Havasu Rehab]

Honestly wasn’t bad another $900.00 a year. I expected more due to hp and replacement value. You guys hitting the Dam run?

Nice! That’s not too terrible.

Not this year. We’ll be in Havasu. I don’t want to take the wife and kids to that run. I already told her I’m doing it next year without her

You guys have fun though!

 

[JFMFG]

Nice! That’s not too terrible.

Not this year. We’ll be in Havasu. I don’t want to take the wife and kids to that run. I already told her I’m doing it next year without her

You guys have fun though!

Don’t bow out on us. I’m bringing my wife and kids