Derf,
I enjoyed reading your e-mail. I got a real sense of the fun of these
craft. Thank you for that.
I guess, my real point is that it's not much fun for those fishing and/or
living/staying nearby.
Yes, you're right, the idiots spoil it for the safe and courteous owners who
are not driving flat out. The secret is to be on a large area of water far
away from folks just enjoying the peace and quiet of their surroundings.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "derf" <derf247@gmail.com>
To: "Michael Conn" <mconn2@bright.net>
Cc: "Mark" <mark@nashvilletn.org>; "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] NO LBC...Looking for SeaDoo Info. FIXED!
>> Seems a bit sad to me that people would want to do that. Aren't there
>> large areas of water where seedoos can go, and not disturb other people?
>>
>> Michael
>
> No, you kinda have to be a boater to understand. I have a boat and
> have owned a Jet Ski. The Kawasaki 1100 is about 10 feet long and
> puts out about 120 horsepower stock. It goes 0-60 in about two
> seconds or 75 feet. BUT, the trouble with the things is the the
> operators don't have a clue what they're doing. I'm going 45 in my 18
> foot 1500 pound boat. The Jet Ski lunatics are going 60, getting way
> too close, swerving and acting generally stupid. They don't realize
> that I have no brakes. Even if I bury the throttle in reverse, I'm
> gonna go forward for a bit before I start slowing. They are scaring
> the crap out of me and I'm the one who is going to win the battle if
> we meet. They are uber annoying to boaters.
> Now, on the other hand, going 0-60 in two seconds on water is
> exciting. Jet Skis are really fun. You can jump a wave, bury the
> thing UNDER water and keep going until it pops back up. You can be
> going 60 to the North and in under 4 seconds be going 60 to the South.
> However, Jet Skis should really not be operated around boats unless
> they observe the same safety rules as boats.
> Those of you up North in Yankeeland can relate Jet Skis to those
> 110MPH snowmobiles that the lunatics use up there when it is frozen.
> There are many safe, courteous Jet Ski owners out there. But, they
> are outnumbered by way too many lunatics who make Jet Skis the scourge
> of the water.
> Picture a suicidal person racing a Bugeye around Indianapolis Motor
> Speedway against 25 Mack tanker trucks, each tank 1/2 full of water.
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