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Superfreak sunk and recovered 36 hours later..
- Thread starter IWannaYama
- Start date
Lake Waconia
Here's about where I lost it. I'm not sure where it came off, because when I came up from underneath the water and my boat was going down.
I was out by myself trying to tune my wet pipe and I didn't fasten the ratchet strap properly, my bad. I wont be doing that again.
by br
Here's about where I lost it. I'm not sure where it came off, because when I came up from underneath the water and my boat was going down.
I was out by myself trying to tune my wet pipe and I didn't fasten the ratchet strap properly, my bad. I wont be doing that again.
by br
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
No real damage other than new msd, ebox, and a bunch of gaskets. Still cost $2500 to have it torn apart and properly put back together though
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
We wear tow belts. We get a piece of rope and 2 stainless clips. We wrap it around our waist twice and clip the 2 clips together (rope is tied to the clips to make the belt snug when clipped). This makes a tow rope about 6' long. They do not float. Everyone wears one.
- Location
- South Africa
I shove a coiled rope down my pole tubes pulls out super easy and out the way but ive yet to put to use and hope i never have to
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
Thats what i use. Got my ss carabiner from jetmaniac
- Location
- Palm Beach, Fl
The reason the ski even had a issue is because Seth left his exhaust hose loose. The 2nd wave he jumped the exhaust hose came off and filled the engine bay with exhaust and water. I'm sure a through hull exhaust hole did not help....
Fro Diesel
creative control
- Location
- Kzoo
Why not add a few pieces of foam floaty so that they don't sink. Just my .02. I have lost a few sets in the short period waves here in MI.
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
Its a good idea, but what kind of foam would work? My belt fits very snugly. A pool noodle or similar could work good of I carried it on the ski, but I don't know what could be used to make a belt float.
- Location
- Boynton Beach
I have lost a few ropes with those sweet jetmaniac's clips, then I wrapped that floaty on. Since then never lost my tow rope again.
When I wrap the rope around my waist, I keep the floaty in the back. Does not bother me a bit.
8 bux is a cheap insurance against losing your rope.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Lum...sr=8-1-spell&keywords=panasonic+camera+floaty
When I wrap the rope around my waist, I keep the floaty in the back. Does not bother me a bit.
8 bux is a cheap insurance against losing your rope.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Lum...sr=8-1-spell&keywords=panasonic+camera+floaty
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Scuppers=sinkers. Plus, its owner was sure that it wouldnt happen. Im waiting for a hull to banana peel from an internally vented tank.
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
Been there done that. Glad you found your ski. Let me know if I need to put another order in for retrievers.
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/updated-the-retriever.126544/
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/updated-the-retriever.126544/
Fro Diesel
creative control
- Location
- Kzoo
Take a pool noodle, cut into 4inch pieces, and slide it over the rope. We do this and then wrap it around our waist still. You don't need too many to make it float.
- Location
- cookeville,tennessee
I almost sank a kawi i have last year. shotty hull repair broke loose and I barely made it back in 100' deep water. I wonder how much of a floatation device youd need to keep one from sinking. Lets say you had a co2 raft and in the event of a sink you activate it and it keeps your ski from sinking to the bottom. I like the rope idea, could some heavy duty 200 or 300lb fishing line with a floatie on one end be enough to pull it back to the surface? I dont know the weight of these when sunk but I imagine it wouldnt be more than 100lbs
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- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
The weight of the hull sunk? It's far more than the ski is when it's dry. Add up to 200lbs on top of normal weight!
I would go the pool noodle route
I have lost a few ropes with those sweet jetmaniac's clips, then I wrapped that floaty on. Since then never lost my tow rope again.
When I wrap the rope around my waist, I keep the floaty in the back. Does not bother me a bit.
8 bux is a cheap insurance against losing your rope.
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Lum...sr=8-1-spell&keywords=panasonic+camera+floaty
Mo-cheepah!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014DURIW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That one's five bucks free shipping and I use it for my fake GoPro.
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
I got chubby, and now it doesn't fit at all.
Neither does my wet suit either now that I think of it.
I could make a new rope but that sounds like work. I could buy a new wet suit but that would require me to go to work.
I think that is the attitude that caused this problem. I should do something about it.
I got it...
I'll find a skinny friend.