Inspections!

lorenbennett

lorenbennett

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Nov 17, 2006
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Ft. Mohave, Arizona
Coming back from Lake havasu I have to travel I40 and go into California through an inspection station to get home. The had me pull over to far side and did an inspection on my boat.

Important notice: With the recent discovery of invasive quagga mussels in Mead, Mohave and Havasu, proper cleaning of all watercraft is critical to help prevent the spread of these invaders.

This only affects trailerable boats. :thumbsup:
 
Loren,

I would like to know more about this. What did they check for specifically? I just returned from a trip to the southwest. I noticed that when pulling out of the water just north of Bullhead City, everyone wiped down their boats in a designated lane. I don't know if this was required, or they were just doing it to keep the boats clean.

Do they check the trailers too? I don't know it the trailers can transport the things they are trying to stop the spread of. I know they can spread the plants in our area, but there is no official checking.

I also spent a night at an RV park (Wahweap) by the marina just above Glen Canyon Dam. I did not see people pulling their boats out there, so don't know if the same procedure was followed. I think it was there that I saw a sign that boats must be certified free of the undesired things, but I saw no information about how that would be accomplished, nor anyone to really do it.

I passed into CA from NV on I-80 west of Reno. No inspection at all.

Water level above Glen Canyon dam has been dropping for about 5 years, and is quite low. Still would be an interesting place to dump the boat in the water, and calendar pictures are going to be more competitive this year. Seems if I can make it there with a 27ft 5th wheel, I ought to be able to get there with a 27 ft boat. I understand Sept, Oct, and Nov are nice, with warm water temps in the late summer and ffall.
 
The inspectors were handing out a flyer explaining that this destructive mussel has been found in lake mead and lake mohave and lake havasu. Apperently its spread east mainly by trailerable boats and they are inspecting any boats and trailers going from one waterway to another. You can avoid this inspection on i40 10 miles east of needles by taking exit one in arizona and traveling through golden shores, its slower but you avoid the inspection. As i only stay in the water in the area 2 or three day at most and then stay dry for two to three weeks they will die off if the get on my boat. The can get up into the engine and water inlets so you need to keep an eye out for them. I guess people in the east have been dealing with this for years, its just new out here and this big push to stop this in its tracks. I'll look up the web site for you and post later today. :thumbsup:
 
Thanks, Loren. I doubt I would intentionally try and avoid the inspection station. At least the first time, I think I would want to go through it and learn what I could about what to look for.

Up here the issue is normally with milfoil, which is a plant that gets caught up in the trailer when you launch and pull out. So the issue is completely different.
 
No flame intended, but I wish you would not have advised people how to get around the inspection station. True, they'll die after being the desert sun for few days. But ethically speaking, accidentally transporting these little pests into California's waterways ranks right up there with accidentally hitting your macerator button because you didn't want to wait in line for the pump-out station.
lorenbennett said:
The inspectors were handing out a flyer explaining that this destructive mussel has been found in lake mead and lake mohave and lake havasu. Apperently its spread east mainly by trailerable boats and they are inspecting any boats and trailers going from one waterway to another. You can avoid this inspection on i40 10 miles east of needles by taking exit one in arizona and traveling through golden shores, its slower but you avoid the inspection. As i only stay in the water in the area 2 or three day at most and then stay dry for two to three weeks they will die off if the get on my boat. The can get up into the engine and water inlets so you need to keep an eye out for them. I guess people in the east have been dealing with this for years, its just new out here and this big push to stop this in its tracks. I'll look up the web site for you and post later today. :thumbsup:
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No personal flame intended, but I wish people would not advise other people how to get around the inspection station. True, they'll die after being the desert sun for few days, but some people may stop off at Big Bear, or the like, on their way home. Ethically speaking, bypasing the inspection station and accidentally transporting these little pests into California's waterways ranks right up there with accidentally hitting your macerator button because you didn't want to wait in line for the pump-out station at Wahweap.
 
No flame out received. Was not thinking, just a case of foot in mouth. It was a local thought that I let out. Hopefully most will realize that if you try to avoid it it will add a huge amount of time to your trip and possibly spread a terrible disease. :smt021
 
Renee and I just completed a "towing" exercise round trip San Diego, Lake Powell and back (See Engine/Props forum)

Stopped at I-40s inspection station for the rascal mussle ... they simply had me pull both the bilge plugs and looked over the boat and trailer.

Ed
 
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