Superfreak sunk and recovered 36 hours later..
- Thread starter IWannaYama
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Glad you got it back! I'm still looking for my hood, but i was able drag the ski in by the pump. Even with foam it will go down, but at least it will give you about 20 minutes or so to get it in. Mine was in 20ft also, scares the hell out of a guy. Congrats on the recovery!
I'll probably never find my hood , but I'm still searching. Today -17 out, using cheap fish tv camera/ ice auger.
I'll probably never find my hood , but I'm still searching. Today -17 out, using cheap fish tv camera/ ice auger.
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I did the sink or float test on my SF in my pool (it did not sink) so i am quite interested to find the actual problem you now have to fix to prevent a repeat performance !
Nice job on the recovery....wish i had friends like yours !!!
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/superfreak-sinker-or-floater.140057/#post-1520101
I did the sink or float test on my SF in my pool (it did not sink) so i am quite interested to find the actual problem you now have to fix to prevent a repeat performance !
Nice job on the recovery....wish i had friends like yours !!!
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/superfreak-sinker-or-floater.140057/#post-1520101
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
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- in the 615 (Nashville)
WOW, I dont have a facebook account so cannot read the story, but wondering how far from the sink spot was the freak found?
Also, do you think less boyency would have kept it from travelling as far as it did?
Also, do you think less boyency would have kept it from travelling as far as it did?
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
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- in the 615 (Nashville)
in a pool and in rough surf are 2 different animals unfortunately. Tossing and flipping and turning can cause it to fill up quicker and displaces the air replacing it with water with every toss. IMO scuppers should be plugged in the surf to slow the air escaping down some. unfortunately I now own a KDX where that is not really an option. Unles I come up with some way to block them from the outside??????????
Take off the flapper and replace with a piece of aluminum or the like. Seal with some silicon. This is what I did and worked great all summer.
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
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- in the 615 (Nashville)
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that minus the silacone is prolly what I will do. I want to be able to change it out for flatwater friday
Fro Diesel
creative control
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- Kzoo
Why did it sink? Did the hood pop off? Scupper or not?
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
Hood never came off. It did have a scupper and after about 3 minutes of floating it started to go under. Tail was out of the water for a few and then down like a rock it went!
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
There was 4-5 footers coming over the ski as well.
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- Delray Beach, FL
yeah that wasnt working lol
- Location
- Stevensville, MD
It's been my experience that the rear of the freaks leak a little over time. You need to drain them often and check them. If they're working properly then they should be dry after you ride. Last year we tore apart Buckwild's ski and found that his rear cooling line was leaking, salt had eaten through it. Replaced it and made sure he's on a better flushing regiment and we'll see how long it lasts but so far he's still dry after each ride. Coincidentally he sunk it this year because his hood came off and it stayed afloat for 30 minutes plus, he was walking down the shoreline dragging it by the nozzle.
My ski has begun taking more water on in the rear chambers each ride so I'm going to be cutting it apart this winter.
My ski has begun taking more water on in the rear chambers each ride so I'm going to be cutting it apart this winter.
ProSouth
Seriously, Don't be a dick.
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- kawasakis suck
it is winter...
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- Boynton Beach
The owner of the ski also had two 1/4 size holes drilled under each side of the tray left unplugged. That surely accelerated the sinking time.
After surviving several low/high tides, the ski traveled probably 400-500 yards farther out from where it went down on the bottom of the ocean with a full fuel 5gal tank as the only positive buoyancy (besides the fiberglass) in it. The fuel had completely ran out by the time we found the ski. All local experts had completely false prediction that the ski would get beached to the shore over night.
That event raised the following conclusions:
Ocean is absolutely unpredictable. A sunk ski can end up two miles away or stay exactly where it has sunk. No one can predict that.
Best way to spot a sunk ski in the ocean is by helicopter in clear (high tide) waters (the first time it was found) or sonar and 10+ people searching for it (the second time it was found).
It might sound absurdly, but chances to find a sunk ski are better if the ski has no floatation at all and goes straight down to the bottom and stays there, or it has enough floatation to float or bob around until it is rescued. If its in between, the ski will be gone with the current within hours.
A month ago a square nose sank in the same place, losing its hood but it bobbed around until it got beached within 30-60 minutes. That makes me think that a fully foamed tray even water logged is safer than no foam at all.
Scupper is rather not a good idea for a surf skis. I am planning to plug mine off.
Reliable bilge pump is a must for a surf ski.
Bow eyes on back and front of a surf boat are must.
Every surf rider in the group must carry a tow rope, not just one out of 10. It also has to be easily accessible or its useless.
If ski gets filled with water and goes under, there is no chance to be towed by another standup. I have tried that twice and almost ended up sinking myself too. Either let it bob around until better rescue shows up or wrap a life jacket around the pole and pray for a good outcome.
After surviving several low/high tides, the ski traveled probably 400-500 yards farther out from where it went down on the bottom of the ocean with a full fuel 5gal tank as the only positive buoyancy (besides the fiberglass) in it. The fuel had completely ran out by the time we found the ski. All local experts had completely false prediction that the ski would get beached to the shore over night.
That event raised the following conclusions:
Ocean is absolutely unpredictable. A sunk ski can end up two miles away or stay exactly where it has sunk. No one can predict that.
Best way to spot a sunk ski in the ocean is by helicopter in clear (high tide) waters (the first time it was found) or sonar and 10+ people searching for it (the second time it was found).
It might sound absurdly, but chances to find a sunk ski are better if the ski has no floatation at all and goes straight down to the bottom and stays there, or it has enough floatation to float or bob around until it is rescued. If its in between, the ski will be gone with the current within hours.
A month ago a square nose sank in the same place, losing its hood but it bobbed around until it got beached within 30-60 minutes. That makes me think that a fully foamed tray even water logged is safer than no foam at all.
Scupper is rather not a good idea for a surf skis. I am planning to plug mine off.
Reliable bilge pump is a must for a surf ski.
Bow eyes on back and front of a surf boat are must.
Every surf rider in the group must carry a tow rope, not just one out of 10. It also has to be easily accessible or its useless.
If ski gets filled with water and goes under, there is no chance to be towed by another standup. I have tried that twice and almost ended up sinking myself too. Either let it bob around until better rescue shows up or wrap a life jacket around the pole and pray for a good outcome.
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- Stevensville, MD
It's real cold.