Before There Were Jet-Skis...

ApS · 03-05-2019, 07:35 PM

There were these...:

https://vimeo.com/321324942?from=outro-embed

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upthesaukee · 03-06-2019, 08:55 AM

Multiple concerns: 150 ft rule, excessive noise, damaging wakes (there goes the shoreline), reckless operation, just to mention a few.
No sign of noodles being used as life preservers, though.

Dave

joey2665 · 03-06-2019, 09:16 AM

Those are so Awesome!!!

Descant · 03-06-2019, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ApS

There were these...:

https://vimeo.com/321324942?from=outro-embed

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This was Cypress Gardens, 1971. No 150' rule. I'm not sure when NH passed that rule, but I don't thinl we had it in the 60's. Anybody know?

tis · 03-06-2019, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

This was Cypress Gardens, 1971. No 150' rule. I'm not sure when NH passed that rule, but I don't thinl we had it in the 60's. Anybody know?

I remember when it first came in. I think it was late 80s maybe early 90s?

ApS · 03-13-2019, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant

This was Cypress Gardens, 1971. No 150' rule. I'm not sure when NH passed that rule, but I don't thinl we had it in the 60's. Anybody know?

The only one of these I'd ever seen was for sale at the Wolfeboro Boat Museum—about 10 years ago. (A donation, perhaps?) The name of the brand was "Skeeter".

It looked terrifyingly dangerous—even for the operator.

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The Real BigGuy · 03-13-2019, 10:09 AM

My dad rented something similar for me in Florida when I was about 15. The outboard was under a cover just forward of center. No dead man cord. I flipped it on a wave and was thrown in the water. When I surfaced there was the prop spinning to beat the band. The guy we rented from was pissed I didn’t try to right it before the motor sucked seawater. Even at that age I was smart enough to think FU I like my hands and legs!

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ApS · 03-16-2019, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by upthesaukee

Multiple concerns: 150 ft rule, excessive noise, damaging wakes (there goes the shoreline), reckless operation, just to mention a few.
No sign of noodles being used as life preservers, though.

Dave

A surprise awaits if you should cut into a life preserver!

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John E · 03-19-2019, 08:04 PM

I don't see what all the fuss is about. The were wearing helmets.

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The Real BigGuy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 108 Thanked 410 Times in 244 Posts	My dad rented something similar for me in Florida when I was about 15. The outboard was under a cover just forward of center. No dead man cord. I flipped it on a wave and was thrown in the water. When I surfaced there was the prop spinning to beat the band. The guy we rented from was pissed I didn’t try to right it before the motor sucked seawater. Even at that age I was smart enough to think FU I like my hands and legs! Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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John E Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 58 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts	I don't see what all the fuss is about. The were wearing helmets.