Kaps Lake Powell Summary

[Uncle Dave]

"When navigating the lake it is so deceiving just when it looks like the path is a dead end it jogs to the left or right. I can only describe it as blind corners. Having a visual map and paying attention to landmarks also helps a ton. Having a navigator is a plus...because your concentrating on driving and making sure you don't hit anything and throttling. You don't have time to navigate as well it makes a huge difference."

Agreed.

I had really good luck with Garmin rhino hand held GPS/radios. (and I have a built in that was extremely helpful)

These did double duty as communication with the fleet and for navigation.

Without these navigation was difficult even from the top of a houseboat under certain conditions.

It was easy to mark campsites for return later in the day and when within range of its "pinger" would locate your friends on the lake in its map so you could tell where they were. (sounds easier than it is)

4-5ers of race gas helped me cut the swill from local marinas and kept everything from being "rowdy" internally.

Having a single naturally aspirated boat I always carry 3-4 props on long trips anyways to adjust for load an altitude.

Thanks Kap!

UD