Water Crossing

[snochuk]

With my old ZX144 you could ride open water till it bored you. My Rev with a punched track goes about 150' and wants to sink like a rock. I'm thinking it's the track.Has anybody else had this sinking problem?

 

[Rucky]

The holes probably let the water into the skid, and it weighs the back end down?

 

[Mr.Runner]

dunno. but my 12' fishing boat never has that problem

 

[sumx54]

dunno. but my 12' fishing boat never has that problem

Kinnda what I was thinking

 

[Scotty]

My brother and I took a big hole saw and drilled about a hundred 3" holes in the bottom of his Eagle jet boat to lighten it up... we had the same problem Sank every time we took it out. Sure was lighter though

 

[4extreme]

With my old ZX144 you could ride open water till it bored you. My Rev with a punched track goes about 150' and wants to sink like a rock. I'm thinking it's the track.Has anybody else had this sinking problem?

Its the holes in the track...We`ve already proven it

 

[snochuk]

Its the holes in the track...We`ve already proven it

Spring riding sometimes requires a little water crossing to get to the good stuff and when the videos start its nice to run the rivers. Guess I'll need the old ZX. Scotty, good luck to you and your brother on fixing all those holes.LMAO

 

[BIGFOOT]

My brother and I took a big hole saw and drilled about a hundred 3" holes in the bottom of his Eagle jet boat to lighten it up... we had the same problem Sank every time we took it out. Sure was lighter though

Plug the holes with FULL beer cans & as ya drink them up you will slowly go down with yer ship..... Like a good captain... AYE AYE !!

 

[teeroy]

Its the holes in the track...We`ve already proven it

wow, thanks for the tip....I'm always looking for puddles in the spring. with my old 800 i could carve it on water like a sea doo.

 

[jono.2]

that old zx WAS a boat! you could ride that thing on the water until you run out of fuel!
My 04 with no porting doesn't seem to like the water as much as the old girl. I guess that makes water more of an adventure...

 

[snochuk]

I almost sank mine last year in about 7' of water. Got the skis up on the riverbank, the taillight was underwater and I was half way up to my knees in water. Two guys grabbed my skis before it slid backwards on the rocks. Haven't done any long crossings since. Factory punched track but it also must be getting water in somewhere cause it starts to sputter after a short distance.