is 20hp enough for skiing?

[jabboo]

is 20hp enough to tow someone behind me ?<br />what would u recommend as the easiest thing to tow for fun ?

 

[captsara]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

THE NUMBER ONE RULE OF BOATING FOR THIS GIRL IS TONNAGE RULES. <br />THE MOST DANGEROUSE THING I CAN THINK OF IS RUNNING A BOAT WITH PEOPLE IN THE WATER.<br />CAN YOU DERMINE THE RIGHT OF WAY VESSEL IN A CROSSING SITUATION?<br />CAN YOU JUDGE RANGE, AND BEARING IF YOU ARE THE STAND ON VESSEL.<br />20MP IS FAST ENOGH TO CUT SOMEBODYS HEAD OFF, TOUGH LOVE, BUT PUTTING SOMEONE BEHIND A MOVING VESSEL IS A RESPONSIBILITY THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. YIKES, I SOUND LIKE A GROWN UP.

 

[62_Kiwi]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

G'day Jabboo<br /><br />Check out this website;<br /><br />www.airhead.com<br /><br />I've got one of their products (called "Race" - which is a 54" tube and similar to the product they show called "Blast"). It's a lot of fun - kids love it, adults too.<br /><br />I'm told that the "Flash" (which is a triangle shape) is better because the rider can steer it (leaning to either side) which you can't do on the round one.<br /><br />We can get them in NZ, so they should be available in Sydney too. I recall the price was around NZ$180, so probably around A$150 (I see they're a bit cheaper on http://www.outdoorworld.com/airheadcatalog - the "Flash" is US$52.99).<br /><br />I've never tried it on 20hp but suspect it would be OK (I've used a bigger boat). If you're serious about getting one, then I'd recommend checking with the manufacturer or a dealer to make sure it'll be OK with your boat. I suspect it would be OK.<br /><br />I'll bet Sydney Harbour is great for boating about this time of year - almost as good as Auckland! <br /><br />Cheers from across the Tasman...

 

[captsara]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

sorry about the caps, i'm not yelling, please believe me. Surf boards are fun at low speed, longer the better, and foams boards are the easiest.

 

[jabboo]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

are there any cheaper options for a motor like this that will not slow the boat down and that will plane pretty easily<br />anything makeshift i can do or make ?

 

[rogerwa]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

20Hp on what? A 14' fishing boat? I have seen kids water ski behind a 14' boat with a 15hp motor. They were small kids but they could do it..<br /><br />Its all about the weight. If you are trying to pull a tube with a 200lb guy, I think you may be disappointed. If you are pulling the kids in a tube, they would probably have fun. You could probably add a doel fin to help your boat plane and get out of the water.<br /><br />Using a larger tube may also help since it won't sink into the water as much and should skim on the water with more weight.<br /><br />There are tons of towing tubes out there at all sorts of price points. I got mine for $39 on sale.

 

[EatMoreFish]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

A skier will jerk a small boat around bad. We did it with knee boards as teanagers but when the skier would cut to the side you would think the boat was going with him

 

[Baldguy]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

My 90 hp 17' Capri takes about 1/2 a mile to pull me up on a single ski (I weigh 180 pds). Let me tell you, that's not enjoyable. Double skis is a lot easier and tubing is a blast. <br /><br />Like the prior post indicates, depends upon what you have the motor on.

 

[singerjr]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

Hi Jabboo<br /><br />I think on one of your previous posts you had said you were new to baoting and this is your first boat.<br /><br />I personally think a 12 foot boat with tiller steer coupled with inexperience might not be a good combination for skiing.<br /><br />Just an opinion and not trying to insult in any way, just something to think about.<br /><br />Good luck, happy boating down there while I'm clearing snow out of my driveway.

 

[jabboo]

Re: is 20hp enough for skiing?

yes this is my first boat <br /> but its been i nthe family for 9 or so years and i have watched my father steer it all the time <br /><br />i have taken the boat out myself and feel comfortable with the steering and i always stay well clear of everyone else.<br /><br />i might have to make do with a body board or something? <br /> or mabye even find a second hand skitube that no one wants and buy that.<br /><br />yes btw it is a 12ft tinnie