Thread: Any advanced jet ski drivers on here?

Originally Posted by Spook

I don't know the answer but in the meantime could you get one of those helmet cams so we can all have a laugh.

Borrow DDs one he's got a duzy.

If you need lesson Happy, my mates son and his wife, in Auck are competitive jet skiers, I'm sure Brett would take you out on on of their runs, he also rebuilds and makes/ imports spares. He an Electrical Eng for ABB up there, you'd have shit loads in common

Be fine .certainly can get places the jet boat couldn't.

You should be on the plane by 40 ish kmh.
It really depends on your hull shape how it handles,my last one was like a blade in the water and would turn tighter than you could hang onto it but most others i had ridden were very slidey more like a traditional jet boat.
Had to really throw your weight forward and full lock full power to get the Arse to slide and "Hamilton turn" it which would stop it in a meter or two but the rider usually bounced across the water 20 odd meters further

Wear a buoyancy aid and helmet,goggles.

I had a balls up in our little local river one winter just wearing shorts and a shirt.
Comin downstream at 70-75 mph I changed my line by a foot where a small braid flowed into a hole against the bank and clipped the bottom which popped the hull out of the water mid turn and sent me rolling across the water threw a shit load of willow that had been fallen into the river to protect the bank.
Pure dum luck i didn't get impaled but now I was submerged in ice cold water.
Only had to swim 4-5m to the bank but with the wind knocked out of me and the freezing water seizing up my muscles it was a struggle.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You should be on the plane by 40 ish kmh.
It really depends on your hull shape how it handles,my last one was like a blade in the water and would turn tighter than you could hang onto it but most others i had ridden were very slidey more like a traditional jet boat.
Had to really throw your weight forward and full lock full power to get the Arse to slide and "Hamilton turn" it which would stop it in a meter or two but the rider usually bounced across the water 20 odd meters further

Wear a buoyancy aid and helmet,goggles.

I had a balls up in our little local river one winter just wearing shorts and a shirt.
Comin downstream at 70-75 mph I changed my line by a foot where a small braid flowed into a hole against the bank and clipped the bottom which popped the hull out of the water mid turn and sent me rolling across the water threw a shit load of willow that had been fallen into the river to protect the bank.
Pure dum luck i didn't get impaled but now I was submerged in ice cold water.
Only had to swim 4-5m to the bank but with the wind knocked out of me and the freezing water seizing up my muscles it was a struggle.

Best you stick to the hills VC they would seem better for you, 75mph on water is bloody fast, I remember doing about 60 mph across a dead flat lake in Hamilton and slapping the boat into neutral, both my kids flew into the cabin! That water stops you bang!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Only had to swim 4-5m to the bank but with the wind knocked out of me and the freezing water seizing up my muscles it was a struggle.

That is some scary shit VC. Did you get back on and ride out? How was the wind chill after that?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

You should be on the plane by 40 ish kmh.
It really depends on your hull shape how it handles,my last one was like a blade in the water and would turn tighter than you could hang onto it but most others i had ridden were very slidey more like a traditional jet boat.
Had to really throw your weight forward and full lock full power to get the Arse to slide and "Hamilton turn" it which would stop it in a meter or two but the rider usually bounced across the water 20 odd meters further

Wear a buoyancy aid and helmet,goggles.

I had a balls up in our little local river one winter just wearing shorts and a shirt.
Comin downstream at 70-75 mph I changed my line by a foot where a small braid flowed into a hole against the bank and clipped the bottom which popped the hull out of the water mid turn and sent me rolling across the water threw a shit load of willow that had been fallen into the river to protect the bank.
Pure dum luck i didn't get impaled but now I was submerged in ice cold water.
Only had to swim 4-5m to the bank but with the wind knocked out of me and the freezing water seizing up my muscles it was a struggle.

This is exactly why you should all wear head cams...what a magic moment that would have been.

Another one I had was racing around bouys which was working up some good chop, goin threw a turn my buoyancy aid caught the kill lanyard and killed the motor which ment no steering of course and I was high and dry on the beach.

Found heaps mean trout spots you just would never get to unless you spent hours in a kayak. rivers in pretty good shape big yabbies plus whitebait. I ll be doing the odd trout trip I reckon
This crash you right VC just a little too fast with limited vis. No harm done .Had good riding gear on you need it in this river
Some one on a new ski broke arm and wrecked boat couple of weeks ago Secret is never race on this one

Originally Posted by Rushy

That is some scary shit VC. Did you get back on and ride out? How was the wind chill after that?

First i had to get the rocks jamming the pump out standing in the river:thumbdown:
Was a typical sunny nelson winters day so sat on the rocks in the sun till i dryd off and warned up a bit.

I used to kayak down the Tongariro. Pissed the fly fishers off no end haha !!!

As to the original question - doing 80k's up the river. That's motoring! Might be time to have a parachute fitted for emergency braking!

I'll buy the engine

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

I know a guy who was planning on using a jet ski for hunting access on Waikaremoana. He got told to put his jet ski back on its trailer and F... off.

Why, what was the problem with using jet ski?
There was a bloke from our area who used a jet boat on that lake...got snapped shooting deer near a school group camping...DoC rangers nearby had to hit the deck...confiscated boat, wagon and rifle [SLR with two mags taped together]...some time later I see his boat and wagon in his driveway and more stag heads being added all the time to the fence alongside the house, so I guess he got his rifle back as well.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Correct name for a Jet Ski?

Homo Chariot.

It's red what colours yours.