December couch ride?

QuickMick

QuickMick

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The Penguin said:
I figured you were talking about the XP, Ger.

Mick - are you clear to ride by then? I'd make the trip on the Polaris. I'd have to think long and hard about the SJ...nah, nope, not gonna do it. :biggrin:

We could potentially ride down, have someone drive a truck/trailer Spend the night in the hotel for the party, and haul back.
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not sure if I will be cleared by then to ride. It not like jumping in the surf which I cant do till Jan-Feb.

I would attempt it on a stock sj, Im sure. At the least our group could do a rotation on a sj if needed.

If anyone wants to come throw one of my spare motors in a raider hull I have and ride it your more than welcome.
 
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KD57

KD57

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Texas
Find a buddy, one ride a stand up, one ride a couch, and switch every so often. You could even throw a can of gas on the couch for refueling if you don't make the gas pit.
 
jc052685

jc052685

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QuickMick said:
Gerry, not sure about you but I dont know anyone in the LSFR group that is running 550's.
WOT = 35 mph your ski is out of tune.

Im pretty sure my ski WOT is 50 - 55 mph. Not that I could hang on at that speed for mor than a few hundred yards.

Yea lets get a roll call going for this.

Penguin I only have one couch, the B2 and thats what I would have to run. I wouldnt put my SJ through that run, unless it had a stock motor.
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Well I have 3 js550s. 2 are stock and one has just a few things done. The fast one tops at 39 or so on glass. Has the 5 gal fuel tank also. At the lake running it hard I get at least 4 hrs out of so it might have to be refueled once...


Oh, is this a both ways thing? So seriously 72 miles each way?
 
The Penguin

The Penguin

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yes, 72 each way. the worst part is the 12 mile bay crossing from Matagorda to Port O'Connor.

drop skis in, and ride one way - send a truck down to bring you back if you only want to do half the trip.

or - you could drop in and ride the first 2 hours to the lunch stop and then have the truck pick you up.
 
jc052685

jc052685

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houston
The Penguin said:
yes, 72 each way. the worst part is the 12 mile bay crossing from Matagorda to Port O'Connor.

drop skis in, and ride one way - send a truck down to bring you back if you only want to do half the trip.

or - you could drop in and ride the first 2 hours to the lunch stop and then have the truck pick you up.
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Well I would either be on my zxi1100 or my buddies seadoo. Not a trip for the 550s i dont think. I will be more than happy to bring them if others wanna try though lol.
 
The Penguin

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he said as fast as the slowest boat and nobody would be left behind. I was concerned about skis - but he said someone made the trip last year in a baby catamaran - 14' with something like a 30HP outboard on it.

I think he said they 20-25 MPH. It's right at 4 hours boat time, plus stops for gas and lunch in Matagorda.
 
jc052685

jc052685

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houston
I am about to dump some money into my ski so there better be some others interested in this! Are there any people that are for sure going to do this because I don't care to be the only one......
 
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