Recent content by Rod Mitchell

We have a cottage where we keep our new jet ski and I have been looking around to find a lift that would work best for us so we did not have to keep the unit on a trailer. I googled the subject and found a myriad of designs styles and pricing of lifts. Given we have a fixed dock we wanted a...

I had the guys at the shop install the unit so I cannot speak first hand. I had it powered from the ignition side so it could not be left on when the machine is shut off and kill the battery. There is a grey plastic cover on the front of the ski that they were able to remove and put a backing...

After seeing the new Seadoo Fish Pro with the built in GPS, I noted that they had made a case for the GPS to make it look OEM. Not to be out done I made up a housing for the back of the GPS out of cardboard and took it to my plastics guy and he fabricated a back housing which is what you see in...

We recently picked a new GTX. We live in an area of a lot of connected lakes and rivers so a GPS is a must if you want to find your way back home. I looked at the vast array of GPS units available and decided on the Garmin echomap plus 75 CV. I have had Garmin units in the past and really liked...

That is a huge temperature shift, hard to dress for.

As we head into summer parts of Canada are already experiencing 30 degree's C, or for our American friends 86 degrees Fahrenheit. With the cottage open the boats go in the water this week, let the summer begin.

I find it interesting that the world thinks of Canada as cold. Canada is the second largest Country in the world next to Russia, yes bigger than the US. We have every climate known to man. In BC people live in house boats year round as it rarely goes below the freezing mark. Where I live in...

My daughter has lived in Perth for 8 years, she married an Aussie rules football player. I have been a couple of times and toured from Sidney to Exmouth, the great ocean road and even Alice springs we expect to be there a little more often now that we are expecting a grandchild. ps I am...

Under the small world category my daughter lives in Perth, the most remote large city in the world.

My only concern with speed is that the ski can keep up with our bowrider/ski boat which tops out at around 50 but normally cruises around 35. It seems that will not be a problem with the GTX 155. There are a number of excellent restaurants at the bottom end of Gloucester Pool about 10 miles from...

Good advice we will try to keep in deeper water

Thanks Peter, I figured as much but it is great to hear a confirmation from someone with actual experience. Our history is that we came from decades of having large boats with hydraulic swim platforms which limited our toys to under 1,000 lbs, a few years ago we traded in the big boat for a...

We were at the cottage show on the weekend and they offered a factory 4 year warranty if we bought the ski before the end of March. The dealer agreed to take my snowmobile in trade to save a little on the tax so we did the deal. I purchased the GTX 155 added in a Triton aluminum trailer, USB...

I am looking to purchase a new GTX and looking for advice on whether to buy a 155 or 230. I hear the new superchargers are less of a hassle than in the past, Is the power on the 155 lethargic or acceptable I do not need a 60 mph plus machine. I am leaning towards the 155 for fuel mileage as...