Fox Chain O'Lakes level's & bridge clearance official thread

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I miss the prime days of this thread

And all the boat threads in general


and boats. i miss boats also.

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I couldn’t spend that while living in Illinois, wouldn’t use it enough. I’d take the thing out 4-5 times a year at best.


from my personal experiences... which others may disagree with, pools > boats for small childrens.

using my pool is so much less stressful than boating would be right now at this stage in my life.
 

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Absolutely. When you see how it maneuvers, there's no way you'd want a traditional wheel and throttle.


im saying that because all of the jetboats they put BRP motors in with steering wheels and single "normal" throttles are impossible to park.

you could drive like a dick with a steering wheel or handlebars plenty easily at speed.
 

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Go on....


so, im just guessing they draft more than a typical pwc... looks like 21 is at 19.3" draft without anyone or thing in it.

im guessing "they" will say to make sure you're in 3-4 feet of water before you turn the thing on, which on the chain is as you know, isn't the majority.


cuz... you'll be sucking up mud & rocks and whatever else... damaging the wear ring, and potentially the impeller.
 

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so, im just guessing they draft more than a typical pwc... looks like 21 is at 19.3" draft without anyone or thing in it.

im guessing "they" will say to make sure you're in 3-4 feet of water before you turn the thing on, which on the chain is as you know, isn't the majority.


cuz... you'll be sucking up mud & rocks and whatever else... damaging the wear ring, and potentially the impeller.
Hmmmm, I never really thought about that. I though since it drafts much less than a stern drive it would be ideal. Sucking rock would be an issue but most of the shallow parts in the chain would be navigated on plane, no? The channels are usually 4-5 feet.
 

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Hmmmm, I never really thought about that. I though since it drafts much less than a stern drive it would be ideal. Sucking rock would be an issue but most of the shallow parts in the chain would be navigated on plane, no? The channels are usually 4-5 feet.


so back 10-15 years ago (fuck me im old godddamnit) we used to go through a wear ring a season basically on our waverunners because basically at some point you're going to be starting it in shallower water- either near a boat ramp, at a dock, sandbar, whatever etc.


the other thing id be concerned with is 1.6L engine pushing 2500-4000lbs of boat.... that's why older jetboats were so much less reliable than their pwc counterparts. so much more load on that tiny engine.

but it really really seems like seadoo has that 1630 figured out
 

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I'd really like to buy a Seadoo Switch in the next 2 years. 21' tooner with 230 HP and PWC maintenance for $40K? Sign me up. It's not Benny plush but who cares? Perfect chain boat IMO.

I'm pretty sure my dad paid $43K for his 17 Bennington 22 tritoon with 175 Yamaha out the door with a trailer brand new.

Prices are crazy these days. I wouldnt pay $40K for a fisher price boat.
 

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I'm pretty sure my dad paid $43K for his 17 Bennington 22 tritoon with 175 Yamaha out the door with a trailer brand new.

Prices are crazy these days. I wouldnt pay $40K for a fisher price boat.


to order that boat, it's a $65-70k boat now at minimum.

and if you're not buying it, the next 10 people will.
 
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