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Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 26, 2011 12:31 pm
by Hippie459MN
I wanna get me one of these boats. Ok maybe just use theirs. :up:



Oh yeah, I can say I have seen and been to many snowmobile water cross events but never seen them go this far before! Pure awesome!!

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 26, 2011 1:43 pm
by silkeysak
Seems like I saw one of Rut's posts last year, and he has an ice boat similar to that. Maybe you could use his! Just a little history on the snowmobile water crossings. The idea for the jetski came from guys doing that.

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 26, 2011 8:08 pm
by frogII
Those guys are hard on equipment
Looks like FUN though

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 27, 2011 6:08 pm
by Rut311969
They make alot of boats like these out on the west coast up in Washington . Looks like fun but we use air boat till ice is thick enough for sleds or wheelers .

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 27, 2011 6:26 pm
by Hippie459MN
silkeysak wrote:Just a little history on the snowmobile water crossings. The idea for the jetski came from guys doing that.
I have had 2 purpose built water crossing sleds but the whole thing I have not personally seen was the jumping them like that into the water.

Awesome stuff for sure. Gotta love the kids to the north. Silly Canadians. :pound: :up:

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 27, 2011 8:27 pm
by silkeysak
I wouldn't have wanted to be the first to try that water landing after that big air!! That water must be about 32.1 degrees.

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 12:34 am
by 77viper
Stolen from fast boats Canada. way cool :up:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GwfeUnR6Ts&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 1:24 am
by Rut311969
Way freaking insane especialy the end on and off the ice watch his skis.

Re: Winter boating!!! This is how you do it!

Posted: Jan 17, 2012 10:19 pm
by idvette
Nuts! I've crossed open water before, but only about 100 feet at a time..... Always worried about getting the belt wet and sinking lol :cold: