LoL I took my overhauled 93xp out to play this weekend. Hopped and skipped around all day on the DE river. Towed a 1 man tube and a spotter with no trouble at all! (more on that in another post)
The machine ran great except for when my dopy spotter let the rope suck up into the intake before hitting the rear kill button I put there for that reason. Had to beach it, roll to the side, and crank the shaft backward to unwrap it. No damage...
Started tight turns, nose dives, and so on with no trouble from the machine. (I flew off three times
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There was a 02 XP screwing around as well. Figured out my top speed isn't but maybe 3kts below his... He ended up trying to turn it too fast and flipped it stern over bow. Provided assistance and found that his ski was totally flooded and only floating with the foam. Pumped it out with my portable pump and towed him in. I know he pulled the plugs but not much after that.
End of the day wasn't nearly as fun. Jacka** at the ramp nearly ran me over with his trailer saying I "shouldn't be allowed to launch them little pieces of shi* where fishermen and real boats are." After retrieving my ski and tying down I left. Whattaya know, moron is behind me and about 2' from the trailer with his high beams on. I was getting pissed but trying to just let it go because I wasn't interested in a fight. On the back roads he passes me on a double yellow and a passenger throws a beer bottles and hits my vehicle. They tried to run but I guess thought that I couldn't give chase. Onstar sent the police and the whole thing ended pretty badly. His boat and trailer slid off into a ditch and rolled his whole rig. Turns out what I thought was a 30yo was a drunken 18yo kid in his daddy's truck. My only words were "I hope you learned something." All of them were toted to the hospital in handcuffs. I was given a warning by state PD for "being involved in a chase."
Oh well, except for the dime-sized dent in my rear quarter panel there was no harm done to my equipment and no one at all was visibly hurt.
Later on...
Cody
The machine ran great except for when my dopy spotter let the rope suck up into the intake before hitting the rear kill button I put there for that reason. Had to beach it, roll to the side, and crank the shaft backward to unwrap it. No damage...
Started tight turns, nose dives, and so on with no trouble from the machine. (I flew off three times
)There was a 02 XP screwing around as well. Figured out my top speed isn't but maybe 3kts below his... He ended up trying to turn it too fast and flipped it stern over bow. Provided assistance and found that his ski was totally flooded and only floating with the foam. Pumped it out with my portable pump and towed him in. I know he pulled the plugs but not much after that.
End of the day wasn't nearly as fun. Jacka** at the ramp nearly ran me over with his trailer saying I "shouldn't be allowed to launch them little pieces of shi* where fishermen and real boats are." After retrieving my ski and tying down I left. Whattaya know, moron is behind me and about 2' from the trailer with his high beams on. I was getting pissed but trying to just let it go because I wasn't interested in a fight. On the back roads he passes me on a double yellow and a passenger throws a beer bottles and hits my vehicle. They tried to run but I guess thought that I couldn't give chase. Onstar sent the police and the whole thing ended pretty badly. His boat and trailer slid off into a ditch and rolled his whole rig. Turns out what I thought was a 30yo was a drunken 18yo kid in his daddy's truck. My only words were "I hope you learned something." All of them were toted to the hospital in handcuffs. I was given a warning by state PD for "being involved in a chase."
Oh well, except for the dime-sized dent in my rear quarter panel there was no harm done to my equipment and no one at all was visibly hurt.
Later on...
Cody
