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Old 07-24-2010, 11:34 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Acres per Second View Post
I'd written previously about a "tandem-tow", where two ski ropes together put the second tuber about 150' behind the boat.

It's also likely that no PWC has the power (plus mass) to "whip" the tuber off the tube; however, I have seen a tube "catch the wind", accelerate rapidly (through "whip action") and skitter the tuber (now minus the tube) across the water's surface at a very impressive speed.
APS, a quick Google search shows multiple PWCs with well in excess of 150 HP in a 10' package. My 23' BR with 270HP IO is more than capable of getting the whip going so I would think most newer jetskis can.

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