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Old 01-29-2002, 11:19 AM   #1
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Last year i got my first real sled ('95 583) We got some nice area's around for watercrossing. That thing went for a long ways and i never sunk it once This year i bought a '97 Mach 1 basically so i could have more power for watercrossing...i love it so much, i think it's actually my favorite part of sledding.
Most likely gonna buy a new sled next year also so i was just wondering whcih sleds are the best for watercrossing??

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Old 01-29-2002, 11:48 AM   #2
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I've found that the zx chasis works pretty good on thw water.
My old s-chasis was pretty decent and the ck3 goes on the water good.But out of the three i'de pick the zxfor puddle jumping.Asisde from ski-doo i has an old indy 650 that was like a friggin boat on water.I actually saw a guy jump a 97 mach 1 off a pier onto the water and kept going.He did it twice just to prove it wasn't a fluke.
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Old 01-29-2002, 03:39 PM   #3
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You want a sea-doo not a ski-doo there is a difference
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Old 01-29-2002, 05:05 PM   #4
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yeah Z800 i had a 95 xcr 600 that thing went awesome across the water!you could slow down to like 20 and punch it and still not sink!! *ive seen a 97 mxz 670 cross water but his front end got too high in the air when he hit the water...kept her goosed thought and managed to get it across to shore, it sunk up to the front bumper (in the shallow) and still running so he kept it floored and made it ashore... *i know that skippin is great but if you sink on your gonna hate yourself for doin it! *lol
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Old 01-29-2002, 05:07 PM   #5
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machboy,
*while you are out looking for the right watersled, see if you can find me a snowbassboat. LOL *
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Old 01-29-2002, 08:08 PM   #6
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I go to this water crossing event down in Three Oaks michigan every year and I can tell you that Skidoo dominates that event too. The MXZ S-chassi seems to do the best then the F- chassi. Polaris is next best especially in the old chassi.
As we all know, CATS hate water but do better than Yamaha.
Yamaha owners better stay away from water, no matter what they do they sink like rocks! I will say one thing about Yamaha, they really get the cheers for trying!
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Old 01-29-2002, 09:42 PM   #7
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The F-body machs are real good water runners . My mxz 800 X last year was a mint skipper, *enter the water at 20 kliks and wheelie up to 80 in a blink. The 1.25" predator helped.
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Old 01-30-2002, 04:51 AM   #8
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one of *the local clubs has *a water cross competition *every year.

for the last couple of *years the 700 ski-doo has dominated.

except for highest speed which is usualy wone by
the artic *cat *tripple .

in fact they used the artic cat to pull 2 *water skiers .
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Old 01-30-2002, 07:17 AM   #9
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Old 02-16-2002, 01:28 AM   #10
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I skipped a 50 foot patch of open water on a local river with my 97' MXZ 440 Fan! *My buddy skipped that same one with his 96' 380. *It was a fun night!
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