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Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
Thats exactly what I wanted to do! But I didn't want to cut up my turf doing it, and Steve wouldn't put one on before he turfed it. I guess now that my ski is a little beat up I should just do it.
Backi Chan w/Dasa 1000 + the works completely submerged and rescued
- Thread starter Tyrant1919
- Start date
Thats exactly what I wanted to do! But I didn't want to cut up my turf doing it, and Steve wouldn't put one on before he turfed it. I guess now that my ski is a little beat up I should just do it.
iangdesign
Cats, lots of cats!
- Location
- United States
Well it's probably good you rode with out a lanyard...it looked like the ski was heading straight to shore. A few extra seconds in the middle of the river could have made the difference in you still having a ski or Davy Jones sending you a "thank you for your donation" card!
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
How deep is the river there? Is it any lower then normal due to the CA drought?
- Location
- Red Bluff CA
Where I ride the sac it's max 20ft. How many posting have actually sunk a ski? You guys trust 4 little bolts that lose together to pull your ski plus all the drag from the water? Crazy. I've split a normal Superjet bow eye just towing one back. The pole bracket is probably the strongest place to pull from on a ski. The load is spread out the most and it's in a pale designed to see force. Not hatin on your idea just offering a different viewpoint. Maybe those places are just fine to pull from. I myself am not putting 300+ lbs of force on one of my pump inserts. Good Luck all
- Location
- Vegas
where did you find that? I was thinking about doing the same, or adding a rear bow eye on my aquabot
Freakrider
X247
- Location
- Tampa Bay area
Those 4 bolts in carbon fiber do the job, I've towed many times against very strong inlet tide pulling various skis and two heavy RN's with heavy riders. It's very solid and the use of lock nuts makes it secured.
Homemade from SS and welded together.
wakecanada
I love jetski
- Location
- whitby ontario
god dammit never ever ride without proper ropes and some type of retriever attached to your ski. Did everyone already forget I lost a full aftermarket ski a few months ago... glad you got it back though
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- Location
- Red Bluff CA
These skis you towed back were full of water? That's the water drag I'm talking about. Every time I've towed a sunk ski on it was like it weighed 5x as much. But hey, if it works, it works
NVJAY775
My home away from home.
- Location
- Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
I'm not getting a pic, but my front tow loop has a 3"x4" AL backing plate with cabosil behind it to spread the load. I've done this on 3 skis and never had an issue. My pump bolt is temporary, but it will also spread the pressure load over much more than that one insert. And for the most part most people I have towed, or been towed from are gentle towers. No issues on any towing breakages so far, knock on wood. When I re turf and pad this winter, I'm hoping I can get a solid tow loop in the hull, but if not, I'm not worried at all about the pump bolt set up getting the job done. It's already been used with no issues in rough water.
You aren't towing correctly if you are ripping out a bow eye or the lip was already compromised from a previous darting. There's no need to use the pole bracket. I wouldn't use this unless last resort and would definitely tell others not to, especially with a stock bracket.
On another note I'm glad you still have your ski Josh. Recovery efforts could have been better but poop happens fast and at least you had a good ending. But man, hearing you state that it could have been a $27k(?) loss I can't fathom why you wouldn't spend another $30 - $50 on a tow rope and some kind of floatation.
Unfortunate thing is this won't be a lesson to someone else down the line as they think it won't happen to them and they'll lose their ski. Especially when there's a X welfare program to send these folks freebies.
- Location
- Minnesota
Wow!! so glad you got that ski back.
Insurance is another good question. Can you insure these things for their actual value? I mean most aftermarket hulls have titles to like a 1990 superjet. An insurance company I'd assume won't let you insure a "1990 superjet" for 20, 000.
What kind of retrieval system do people use? I always wondered about that. There should be a way to at least hit something quick and have something inflate via CO2 or something with a long lanyard attached so if your ski does go to the bottom there is something attached to it with something floating on the surface so you can figure out a way to retrieve.
Insurance is another good question. Can you insure these things for their actual value? I mean most aftermarket hulls have titles to like a 1990 superjet. An insurance company I'd assume won't let you insure a "1990 superjet" for 20, 000.
- Location
- sask, canada
I have mine fully insured and registered as an A/M hull, it was easy for me, just show receipts, but I'm in Canada.
There's already a deployable marker out there: http://www.fastelements.com/p-1227-retriever.aspx
There's already a deployable marker out there: http://www.fastelements.com/p-1227-retriever.aspx
- Location
- Red Bluff CA
You aren't towing correctly if you are ripping out a bow eye or the lip was already compromised from a previous darting. There's no need to use the pole bracket. I wouldn't use this unless last resort and would definitely tell others not to, especially with a stock bracket.
On another note I'm glad you still have your ski Josh. Recovery efforts could have been better but poop happens fast and at least you had a good ending. But man, hearing you state that it could have been a $27k(?) loss I can't fathom why you wouldn't spend another $30 - $50 on a tow rope and some kind of floatation.
Unfortunate thing is this won't be a lesson to someone else down the line as they think it won't happen to them and they'll lose their ski. Especially when there's a X welfare program to send these folks freebies.
I don't know what you mean by a stok bracket on a backie chan? They also don't have anywhere to tie unless you it a hole. The bow eye on a Superjet is not designed to pull a ski plus 50 gallons of water. It works for a bit in emergencies tho. Again the pole Bracket is te strongest part of a ski. Fact. It does not have to be the only spot to pull from on a ski tho. Just the strongest.
- Location
- Vegas
If you pull from the pole bracket area the ski will sink instantly, I experienced this last month on a friends ski
- Location
- Cruising Around
Don't know about facts since I don't manufacturer Sj hulls or any other hulls. But I'm pretty sure that pole mount area was/is where a lot of Chan owners were having strength issues. Something to think about if ya have to tow your Chan, hope ya don't have too. Have fun.
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
- Location
- Largo, Fl
FACTS! Who needs facts? this is the internet!
- Location
- Red Bluff CA
Yeah. Mine is reinforced. The whole ski is. The pole bracket is definitely a place of concern on the older chans. It's still plenty strong to pull from without reinforcement tho. It's all about load displacement.
A ski FULL OF WATER tows 100 percent different than a ski that's floating and has a rider on it. Not even comparable. That's why I asked of anyone has sank an recovered a ski towing it. Because if not and your posting your basically talking out your ass. Ie done it a few times and that's why I gave my input. Take it or leave it.
A ski FULL OF WATER tows 100 percent different than a ski that's floating and has a rider on it. Not even comparable. That's why I asked of anyone has sank an recovered a ski towing it. Because if not and your posting your basically talking out your ass. Ie done it a few times and that's why I gave my input. Take it or leave it.
- Location
- Lodi
Not everyone rec rides. My boat doesn't have flotation for a reason not because I can't afford it lol. My ski is setup so that any water immediately goes into the tray area. This avoids water ingestion and it's lite. My ski is a purpose built flat water beast.You aren't towing correctly if you are ripping out a bow eye or the lip was already compromised from a previous darting. There's no need to use the pole bracket. I wouldn't use this unless last resort and would definitely tell others not to, especially with a stock bracket.
On another note I'm glad you still have your ski Josh. Recovery efforts could have been better but poop happens fast and at least you had a good ending. But man, hearing you state that it could have been a $27k(?) loss I can't fathom why you wouldn't spend another $30 - $50 on a tow rope and some kind of floatation.
Unfortunate thing is this won't be a lesson to someone else down the line as they think it won't happen to them and they'll lose their ski. Especially when there's a X welfare program to send these folks freebies.