Riding alone ???

[Jocko]

Do any of you ride alone ? I been riding for a couple months now, and I would like to keep practicing on my fx1. I usually go out with my wife and 8 year old son which ride on the couch. The colder months are coming and I know she won't want to go out on the water alot. So I'm thinking about going out riding by myself. Any advice or input on the subject would be great.

 

[tor*p*do]

On my little lake, sure
Surf? No way

 

[MarkWalker]

Lake Erie... NEVER

 

[alberta guy]

I do a lot of riding alone. But its a little lake and I know many of the cabin owners along the lake. My buddy use to live on the lake.

 

[Quinc]

On the lake all the time. I always stay within swimming distance though.

 

[Kny21]

Like others said small lakes or rivers that don't get rough/fast your fine but would still caution.

Surf, bays, rivers, or lakes (great) that can get rough no way.

poop can get out of hand quicker than you think.

http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?thre...olland-oct-15th-2011-rip-kevin-bruins.102234/

 

[Balduccimoto]

Like others said small lakes or rivers that don't get rough/fast your fine but would still caution.

Surf, bays, rivers, or lakes (great) that can get rough no way.

poop can get out of hand quicker than you think.

http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?thre...olland-oct-15th-2011-rip-kevin-bruins.102234/

This was the first thing I thought of. I used to ride solo all the time. Numerous times that people had said the surf forecast was terrible, stayed home, and i'd go anyway. I've been in some nasty stuff by myself. I always rode easier in that situation, but here's an analogy: no one ever expects to get into a car accident/motorcycle accident. The same goes for jet skis.

 

[OCD Solutions]

Dress for the water temps too. I sunk my seadoo GSXL once to the point where it would no longer support me and I spent almost an hour in 38F water. The ice had only come off the lake the day before so there were no other boats out all. Thankfully I was wearing my drysuit and was able to stay warm enough to manually bilge out my ski and then paddle it in. Had I been in a wetsuit, I likely would have succumbed to hypothermia.

 

[shaunsteezy]

Dress for the water temps too. I sunk my seadoo GSXL once to the point where it would no longer support me and I spent almost an hour in 38F water. The ice had only come off the lake the day before so there were no other boats out all. Thankfully I was wearing my drysuit and was able to stay warm enough to manually bilge out my ski and then paddle it in. Had I been in a wetsuit, I likely would have succumbed to hypothermia.

did you hit an iceberg? jk

any thing that can go wrong, most likely will, when your alone.

 

[OCD Solutions]

The Seadoo siphon bilge consists of two plastic nozzles siliconed into the pump body. These have a tendancy to work their way out over the winter and then get blown out on the first ride, thus effectively reversing the effect of your bilge. I spent about 10 minutes in front of the dock warming everything up and checking gauges and then did one run out into the lake at 55mph. When I went to turn back...I didn't.

You know how long it takes to bail out a hull with the lid from your fire extinguisher canister? I do!

 

[Jocko]

Mainly I'll be riding in delta water, here in Northern California. Looks like I'll be buying a hitch hauler.

 

[OCD Solutions]

Might I suggest then, as precaution, you invest in one of these?

http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/anyone-considering-buying-a-personal-location-beacon.102127/

 

[rhugo21]

I'm the idiot I guess. I ride with people a lot but I ride solo even more. I take trips up and down the coast of Lake Michigan by myself and Even ride surf on Lake Michigan too solo sometimes. I guess I'm just young and dumb but oh well still breathing. Sometimes I just have the itch to ride and others flake on me. Is it the safest and should I be doing it? Probably not, but I'll still do it. Now, there were a couple times this year when it got real violent out on Lake Michigan and I headed in because I was solo and didn't want to risk anything. But other than that just know your limits and what you feel comfortable in.


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[OCD Solutions]

You sound just like Kevin Bruins...don't be like Kevin Bruins;
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/lost-skier-in-holland-michigan.102084/

 

[Vumad]

Too many things break to ride alone. Small lakes with minimal dangerous animals are okay.

You never know when a small part might fail. List ive seen personally is bilge pumps, exhaust outlet, overheat, broken return spring, water ingestion, fouled plugs, just to name a few. All of these things took out what seemed to be erfectly working machines.

On 2 occasions, the exhaust outlet nd the bilge failure, the macjines were almost lost. The exqust outlet failure put the boat on the bottom in less thn 5 minutes 2ith foam. Saved it with a tow rope. Alone it and poasibly the rider would be lost. The brokem return sping got pretty harry too, it was an older ski without a lanyard, but i hit the stop when i felt the throttle go limp, otherwise thay boat would have been a few milesmout into the gulf and i would have been a bobber. Broken return springs happen.

 

[restosud]

simple: don't do it!
poop goes wrong all the time.

 

[JMew03]

I use to take my blaster out all the time by myself. Take an evening cruise on the lake. Once my engine gets back I will continue.

My hurricane.. nope never.

 

[kevbo]

Pay attention to the wind. I know one guy that broke down close to shore and ended up at the other side of the lake.

 

[OCD Solutions]

I had my pipe come apart in an outgoing tide....I was a loooooooooooong way offshore before the guys could get refueled and come back out for me. If I was alone, I would have only had about 5 minutes to make the decision to abandon the ski and get to shore without it.

 

[kswiatk]

I've had my pipe come apart as well when I was alone .. Luckily my bilge pump kept up on the 5 minute paddle to shore


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