DakotaRules
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Water skiing a lazy boy shouldn't be that hard as cape said. I'm surprised bird hasn't posted a video yet.
In another thread I used "Water skiing on a couch" as the sort of ideas that crazy brother in laws come up with.
Then it struck me. I'm a crazy brother in law! I have a boat, I can get a couch, and I have access to virtually unlimited quantities of two things
1. Alcohol
2. Brain power
That's a dangerous combination.
#2 is where you guys come in. I'm thinking two toboggans and a whicker couch. Plus we need a TV. A lazy boy would be ideal but the weight might make that prohibitive.
Discuss.
Cape Brewing said:Uggg. I effin hate posting from my phone and the shtty HBT App.
You need to add some level of buoyancy to the toboggans I would think or else the entire thing would just instantly sink. Either that or you would have to have a beach start / finish... and just pray you were able to bring it up to plane instantly.
Solid concept though and I would think could be easily accomplished.
paulthenurse said:The problem is I've only waterskied once when I was 17 and I really don't remember anything about how to do it, just that it was hard to get going. I think the two problems will be getting the couch on plane and what to do about readying the tow rope when you need to
If you're sitting on the couch holding on to the rope you'll probably get pulled off the couch. Attaching the rope to the couch seems like a good way to drown the guy on the couch while we figure out the 'get the couch up on plane' learning curve. I do like the idea of a beach start. More research is required.
Hey Melana. Is there s beach onPrudence Island? Does it need a soggy couch?
How about a recliner jet ski? I've seen a redneck recliner golf cart, you rednecks should be able to build a recliner jet ski.
There is absolutely no part of this that I want to have anything, *anything* to do with.
There is absolutely no part of this that I want to have anything, *anything* to do with.
... Like I was saying before.... you just need to somehow make the toboggans bouyant and as long as you don't have any big waves, it should be fine. If you can get the thing to pretty much float, you shouldn't have a problem having the "rider" holding the tow rope as long as you start off reasonably slow and build momentum. I would think having the rider hold the rope would be safer only because they can let go in case of immenent death. Steering this thing seems like a long shot.
My suggestion would 100% be to get this bad larry to float somehow. If not, at the first sign of any hiccups (which there is about a 100% chance of that happeneing within the first 12 seconds), the thing will simply sink right to the bottom... and you've done all sorts of work in order to achieve 12 seconds of fail and a pile of trash at the bottom of the ocean.
How about sealing up a couple 1/2 bbl sankes... attaching them to the bottom of the couch itself... and making sure that the toboggans are a good 6 inches lower than the bottom of the kegs?
The couch would float like a pontoon boat and when you started pulling, it should slowly come up on a plane. If there was a problem, the thing would just stop and float.
I hate to say this and pump his ego any more than we already have, but this concept is very solid. definitely hold the tow rope so you can let go if something goes wrong, and we all know something would go wrong, maybe dig your feet into the arms of the couch and have the boat start slow. I think all of us should be there with cameras at every angle so we could document this somehow
Cape Brewing said:... Like I was saying before.... you just need to somehow make the toboggans bouyant and as long as you don't have any big waves, it should be fine. If you can get the thing to pretty much float, you shouldn't have a problem having the "rider" holding the tow rope as long as you start off reasonably slow and build momentum. I would think having the rider hold the rope would be safer only because they can let go in case of immenent death. Steering this thing seems like a long shot. My suggestion would 100% be to get this bad larry to float somehow. If not, at the first sign of any hiccups (which there is about a 100% chance of that happeneing within the first 12 seconds), the thing will simply sink right to the bottom... and you've done all sorts of work in order to achieve 12 seconds of fail and a pile of trash at the bottom of the ocean. How about sealing up a couple 1/2 bbl sankes... attaching them to the bottom of the couch itself... and making sure that the toboggans are a good 6 inches lower than the bottom of the kegs? The couch would float like a pontoon boat and when you started pulling, it should slowly come up on a plane. If there was a problem, the thing would just stop and float.
There is just no way a rider would be able to hold the rope, pulling the weight of a chair and himself. If you've ever water skied, you know that pulling yourself up is the hardest part.
The couch/chair could be attached to the rope... almost like they do for tubing... ???
I'm betting the combined weight of PTN and the chair would be too much for normal outboards.
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Yes... I've been water skiing.
And yes, if you're a huge wuss, it is tough to get pulled up... But that is when you are a person almost totally submerged in water except your head, shoulders and ski tips. This thing would have to be almost entirely out of the water to start to even have a chance of getting up on a plane. If this thing is already floating, it wouldn't be that hard at all to hold on and get the thing moving at slow speed.... And very slowly ramp up until you're moving.
Ever been in a small row boat or inflatable? How hard is it t grab the dock and pull the boat to it? Not very.
Unless you're a huge wuss.
Are you trying to take all of the fun out of this??? REALLY?
bluemoose said:Tow or drag bar attached to the couch. Quick release mechanism for the passenger when the **** hits the fan.
Even though I've only water skied that one time I remember just how difficult it was to pull yourself out of the water. I think Cape is right about the couch needing to be more out than in. Flotation is probably the best way to do that. I've never done a full power take off, but it's a 225 HP engine so It does have plenty of speed. Initial torque I'm not so sure of. This might be my excuse to buy a 4 blade prop.
Oh one more thing. I'm not going to be the one on the couch, at least not on the inaugural runs. I'm the brains of the operation, I'll need to be safe and sound with one hand on the wheel and the other on the throttle. No fears, we'll get someone to be the couch rider. I'll auction that spot off to the highest bidder.
Melana said:I vote Rookie. He seems to fit your rider criteria.
Cape Brewing said:Yeah... That's stupid.
If it is Rookie, I would change the approach. Given how buoyant Rookie would be, you might want to skip making the couch buoyant at all. Matter of fact, you may want to chain several 50 lb plates to both Rookie and the couch... Maybe a dozen. Then chain Rookie to the couch... You know.. So he doesn't slip off (safety first!)... And the. Letter rip.
TheDudeLebowski said:We are worrying a lot about the couch. Dont forget the LSU. Shouldnt we install a self destruct button in case we need to jettison the couch?
Cape Brewing said:LOL!!!
How awesome would that be?? Effin couch sinks like a stone and starts dragging the boat down with it.
There would be no video on the planet I would pay more money for.
If it is Rookie, I would change the approach. Given how buoyant Rookie would be, you might want to skip making the couch buoyant at all. Matter of fact, you may want to chain several 50 lb plates to both Rookie and the couch... Maybe a dozen. Then chain Rookie to the couch... You know.. So he doesn't slip off (safety first!)... And the. Letter rip.
This assumes LSU makes it out of the backyard.
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