Re: Practicing boating pics for TexasMark
Ok let me explain, obviously we work on time (similar to the "amazing race" on tv) so you ride it WOT up on the beach to get to the finish line on the beach the fastest, (so funny, obviously you have been sitting the whole day, so when the co-pilot jumps out and he can't find his legs he falls face down in the sand) the motor just kicks up and then you just pull the kill switch as you beach, we can't really have those switches that kills the motor when it kicks up, cause sometime when you hit something in the water and the engine kicks up you have to be able to still carry on, if the engine dies, you have to start the thing again ..... these boats take long to plane out, because of the speed props and high mounted motor, you have to open and close the throttle about 3 times to get it going and it might cost you the title .... anyway .... then it is just WOT all the way ...... I know from the pics it looks like the prop is mostly out the water than in the water, but they are action pics only, when you make a jump the prop is only out for a couple of seconds ....... we don't have rev limiters on, in fact all governors and limiters are taken off to run at higher rpm ...... when jumping the waves, you have to just time it well to close the throttle when in the air and then open it up again when hitting the water, if you keep the motor wot when in the air and then when hitting the water the motor will just cavitate or flip the boat over depending on the wind (similar like a quad bike when you do a jump and keep the throttle open, it pushes it right on the back wheels and can over rotate ......) .... so it can be tricky at times, that is why practising in the waves is the best exercise you can do ..... it is loads of fun ... I think I must move to the US and start the sport there, i'm sure there will be a couple of takers?
