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Oregon / Washington Yamaha meetup

Oregon / Washington meet up dates in August


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Jason Burcina

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Any thoughts of extending an invite to us Washington folk? August looks pretty busy, but if I can fit it in then I would love to see @bobbie 's magical boat in action!

On the other hand if I just made this awkward by inviting myself then carry on, I'll crawl back into my hole!
The more the merrier
 

DavisAR195

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I think that's great idea to get River City involved and spread the word to as many Yamaha boaters as possible.
 

Jason Burcina

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I talked to Ken at river city boats and told him that I'd like to try and get at least 20 boats together maybe up at Willamette park in Portland and cruise the Willamette may be over into the Columbia. Or we can find a local lake to take over. It would be on a Sunday in August
 

jsawyers33

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I am in. I am not at all familiar with the rivers up there, but as long as someone knows where we are going I am happy to follow along. Down here in Salem the Willamette has quite a few shallow sand bars in the middle of the river that can catch you pretty quick if you aren’t expecting them.
 

Jason Burcina

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The Willamette up in Portland is pretty cool if you looking just to cruise and then we can actually had over down the Columbia and I believe there's a couple restaurants out on the water. Or we can take over a local lake. Detriot will be fine there's algae and almost every lake as long as you're not swimming directly on it you should be OK
 

DavisAR195

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The Willamette up in Portland is pretty cool if you looking just to cruise and then we can actually had over down the Columbia and I believe there's a couple restaurants out on the water. Or we can take over a local lake. Detriot will be fine there's algae and almost every lake as long as you're not swimming directly on it you should be OK
I’m in as well, after doing a cruise up and down the river we could anchor and hang out in the Ross Island lagoon.
 

DavisAR195

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@malibu Dan you interested or anyone else in Oregon/Washington that you can think of?
 

malibu Dan

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I am down for it...
 

malibu Dan

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Check out the channel that runs on the west side of Sauve island.. nice long, calm stretch with plenty of parks( with docks).. on the water gas( if needed)...
 

Thom

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If it was a black Yamaha behind a cement color Toyota Tundra that was me. 6 or 7 o'clock sounds about right
Yes, probably was. I was too busy checking out the boat to notice the truck, though!

We'll be on Green Peter on August 5th for certain, as we're camping at the Quartzville group site. It's a great setup, and as long as the water doesn't drop too much we anchor right at the campsite.
 

Jason Burcina

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I was at green Peter on Sunday and the water level has gone down at least 5 feet. We launched out of Whitcomb and it was a nightmare. It seems like people don't know what the hell they are doing. I'm no expert but I have common sense and courtesy. Then at the end of the day when we decided to head in there was a 30' pontoon boat built by some crackheads flipped over on its side at the top of the boat ramp. I've never seen more chaos and confusion in my life after an hour and a 1/2 and 3 different types of tow vehicles they were able to get that thing up righted and back on to the trailer just as the police showed up. These people did not have any type of chains securing the trailer to the truck or the boat to the trailer
 

DavisAR195

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I was at green Peter on Sunday and the water level has gone down at least 5 feet. We launched out of Whitcomb and it was a nightmare. It seems like people don't know what the hell they are doing. I'm no expert but I have common sense and courtesy. Then at the end of the day when we decided to head in there was a 30' pontoon boat built by some crackheads flipped over on its side at the top of the boat ramp. I've never seen more chaos and confusion in my life after an hour and a 1/2 and 3 different types of tow vehicles they were able to get that thing up righted and back on to the trailer just as the police showed up. These people did not have any type of chains securing the trailer to the truck or the boat to the trailer
It's always interesting at the boat docks at the start of the boating season. One year at Detroit Lake I watched an entire 24 foot fiberglass I/O come completely of the trailer onto the concrete at the top the ramp. Chunks of fiberglass flew everywhere.
 

Thom

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The ramp and parking situation at Green Peter is pretty bad. Sometimes it's worth it to drive all the way up to the gravel ramp at Quartzville. I really like GP, but on the weekends we often end up on Foster just because it is so easy to get on and off the water.

I'm hoping the water level doesn't drop any more for a few weeks at GP, but that's probably wishful thinking.
 

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Not looking good for me. The 19th is the only date, of the four, that I am a hard no.
 

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I bought my boat in Portland so it would be a little bit of a home coming!
 

jsawyers33

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Well, I am officially disqualified from this gathering now. After a boating/ camping trip with the extended family I decided we needed a stern drive. My dad, wife and brother just couldn’t deal with the handling ( even after later thrusters and thrust vectors). I went up to river city boats where I originally bought the Yamaha and really liked the regal 21 rx surf so we bit the bullet. Looks like now I’ll have to give surfing a try. Hope you all have a great time
 

Thom

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Well, I am officially disqualified from this gathering now. After a boating/ camping trip with the extended family I decided we needed a stern drive. My dad, wife and brother just couldn’t deal with the handling ( even after later thrusters and thrust vectors). I went up to river city boats where I originally bought the Yamaha and really liked the regal 21 rx surf so we bit the bullet. Looks like now I’ll have to give surfing a try. Hope you all have a great time
Enjoy the new boat, that looks like a nice setup.
 
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