Boating, Sailing, & Floating Devices

w_b said:
I was partly serious, as my twins get older. Did not pull the trigger doe. Prolly get a SJ for me eventually and some sit down couch type rocketship for da boys to fight over.

Spent ‘86-2000ish on Kawasaki stand ups and X-2s. A young man’s game for sure. Nothing like airing out over rollers in the Sandy Hook rips, or digging over into a hard turn and carving out of the hole using the throttle. Buddies had Superjets when the 701 came out, fun boat. Haven’t ridden a 4 stroke yet but those 2cyl 2 strokes had some neck snapping acceleration given a carb and a pipe.

Me in ‘88:
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and up at Worthington SF jetski camping right around the same time. ‘86 X-2 in the foreground. ‘98 FSR @ Chimney Rock by Gilbride for scale. Judy XC and VBrakes, how did I not die?

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SJ 701s were the real deal. Friend had 1. I had a 1995 Sea Doo XP 720, traded it in for a '96 XP 800 the following year and kept it until around 2003. We raced them too at the IJSBA local races in the Englishtown retention pond, Point Pleasant and some down in MD. Same friend that had the SJ later got a GP1800r. That thing was fast. Whatever it is he has now from Yamaha, 4 stroke, supercharged, etc. will do 75mph easily in fresh water as I learned at Raystown a few years ago during a mtb/pwc/40th birthday party weekend.
 
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w_b said:
‘98 FSR @ Chimney Rock
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Is that the same FSR you were riding up until like two years ago lol?

w_b said:
Me in ‘88:
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@Ryan.P had a crazy '80s looking ski.... I think he's posted it here before. I've had several waverunners but have always wanted to ride a real jet ski. I am always looking for more ways to injure myself.
 
Soundguy said:
Is that the same FSR you were riding up until like two years ago lol?



@Ryan.P had a crazy '80s looking ski.... I think he's posted it here before. I've had several waverunners but have always wanted to ride a real jet ski. I am always looking for more ways to injure myself.
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Not quite. Good following along tho- I got a max backbone and a 2004 enduro frame built up and ridden in that time. When You and I rode it was the Enduro frame. LOL T429 makes that all moot.
 
Soundguy said:
Is that the same FSR you were riding up until like two years ago lol?



@Ryan.P had a crazy '80s looking ski.... I think he's posted it here before. I've had several waverunners but have always wanted to ride a real jet ski. I am always looking for more ways to injure myself.
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Lol my neck is permanently damaged from the whiplash my jetski would dish out . 650 conversion 550 hull with all the aftermarket goodies .
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Just been sticking with using zinc anodes on the yamaha but I was double checking what to use with metal pontoons. I didn't know you can use aluminum anodes for salt and brackish water too. Not sure which to buy now... advice for Barneget Bay please?

edit: just read that if it's docked for for a long time use Zinc. Agree?
 
THATmanMANNY said:
Just been sticking with using zinc anodes on the yamaha but I was double checking what to use with metal pontoons. I didn't know you can use aluminum anodes for salt and brackish water too. Not sure which to buy now... advice for Barneget Bay please?

edit: just read that if it's docked for for a long time use Zinc. Agree?
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Aluminum is perfectly fine, and arguably better for the earth. It's more important to have good condition anodes in place than worrying about zinc vs. aluminum....both work fine. They have one job, sacrifice. You'll have more issues with growing a beard when it's moored too long than seeing a difference between alum. and zinc. It's difficult though to argue any environmental impact topic when having a boating discussion, as anodes are pretty far down the list of bad things.
 
w_b said:
They had that CG thing in there too, that was sketchy.
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You mean the state police marine barracks? The state probably paid for that building 10 times over with PPC jetski/kayak/canoe ticket revenue.
 
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I've had many boats in the past but lately I've been pontoon shopping. The space & simplicity is tough to beat. Prices are all over the place but the $$$ toons are absolutely gorgeous. Ultimately I'm hoping to find a 22-26ft tritoon in need of some sweat equity. Anyone have experience or tips ?
 
djm said:
I've had many boats in the past but lately I've been pontoon shopping. The space & simplicity is tough to beat. Prices are all over the place but the $$$ toons are absolutely gorgeous. Ultimately I'm hoping to find a 22-26ft tritoon in need of some sweat equity. Anyone have experience or tips ?
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Find one that already has a 4-cycle motor.....
I just "upgraded" mine and I swear I could have purchased a different boat for the same amount......and it was only 60HP....
 
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Patrick said:
Find one that already has a 4-cycle motor.....
I just "upgraded" mine and I swear I could have purchased a different boat for the same amount......and it was only 60HP....
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Great point. I'm not interested in mixing oil and all the hassle of a 2 stroke.

But how much HP is enough for a pontoon boat? A tritoon? Coming from a deep V background where 330HP is my minimum I don't want to be underpowered to the point where I can't get my family out and home without too much bitchin'.
 
djm said:
Great point. I'm not interested in mixing oil and all the hassle of a 2 stroke.

But how much HP is enough for a pontoon boat? A tritoon? Coming from a deep V background where 330HP is my minimum I don't want to be underpowered to the point where I can't get my family out and home without too much bitchin'.
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i am on a hp limited lake on a 20'er and never more than a mile or so from our dock - so..........
it is also set-up for fishing.

pontoon boat at a high speed is scary! they handle like a boat. ???
so don't get too crazy - although big means heavy, so there is that.
Shaft length is important (paging Dan) to prevent cavitation - if putting pieces together, pay attention.

at some point it seems like a deck boat is a better idea because of storage and handling.
although it comes with its add'l requirements for bilge pump, battery tender, real cover, etc.
- you know the drill -
 
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