Boating video

[Guest]

Hey all, Just wanted to share a quick video for people who have not seen this. 2 Saturn 365's, 1 Azzuro Mare, 1 Zoom by Zodiac 350s. People in the video ,Sinister, Fedor, Pascal and Weimed

 

[mrdrh99]

Hey, are those 12' boats? How difficult is it to roll on the wheels?

 

[Guest]

you heard me scream at the last second right? that is because it got to heavy lol. We found out by pushing instead of pulling makes it about 40% easier on said or up and down a ramp. Before we needed to stop 2-3 times, this time we can get it up and down without stopping. Bottom line: with all the gear and the 6G tank it is heavy! Try to keep all your gear all the way back so the wheels can support it. the 2 red are Saturn 365's, white one is a 12ft azzuro mare. and mine is a 11.6ft Zoom

 

[mrdrh99]

you heard me scream at the last second right? that is because it got to heavy lol. We found out by pushing instead of pulling makes it about 40% easier on said or up and down a ramp. Before we needed to stop 2-3 times, this time we can get it up and down without stopping. Bottom line: with all the gear and the 6G tank it is heavy! Try to keep all your gear all the way back so the wheels can support it. the 2 red are Saturn 365's, white one is a 12ft azzuro mare. and mine is a 11.6ft Zoom

Good info.... Looks like you guys have a blast up there

 

[Rakumi]

The wheels, did you buy them off amazon, are they kayak wheels? Or did you build them from scratch?

 

[Guest]

they are called launch wheels. i purchased the cheapest wheels i could find on ebay for $75.00 i believe. They tend to run from 75- 200 depending on the quality. I blew one of the inner tubes due to over inflation and replaced both wheels with a bearing type wheels. People were saying the salt water would lock them up and that I would have to keep greasing them. maybe over 5 years without use. I have used them twice and found them to be better then original. Anyone tells you otherwise you can send them packing.

 

[brook011]

If you put a towel through the ring and grip the towel it's a much easier tow from the front end.

 

[gotmehooked]

Do any of you have a 6hp on your boat, if so, how does it handle?

 

[Guest]

Do any of you have a 6hp on your boat, if so, how does it handle?

I had a 6hp on mine before. it planed fine but couldn't keep up to the speed demons so I upgrade to a 15. So far I have the fastest Sib in Jbay. Some people say a two stroke 15 is quicker then my 4 stroke but I beg to differ

 

[JohnnyRudeClassics]

@ Sinister, Fedor, Pascal and Weimed
awesome to see you guys heading off on Jamaica Bay
& totally rock'n it out


@ Rakumi
there are already a few threads on lauch wheels on this site
here is a link to one of the ones from earlier this year
http://forums.iboats.com/forum/gene.../inflatables-and-ribs/659423-launching-wheels
(hmmm..., I see you posted in that thread, so maybe never mind

@weimed
did you ever use a gps to see just how fast your 6 HP was on your SIB?
solo, my 6 HP makes about 8 or 9 MPH, then again I am about 2 people big.

 

[Sea Rider]

If you remove the plastic cover on those wheel bearings and replace original grease with waterproof wheel bearing grease, will last for years to come. Do you 4 live near each other, must your outings be planned well in advance ? Probably will pay a visit to a friend that lives in NY. If that happens before summer ends, could join you guys for a water outing, some drinks after and share boating experiences with Fab 4 team.

Happy Boating

 

[Guest]

@Johnny, Do not remember testing speed I believe 9mph sounds correct.
@Searider, the funny part was that outing with the four of us was not really planned I just posted an outing on here and every joined up. The only really close ones to the launch is Sinister and I, Fedor has a decent drive to get here and Pascal managed to swing by. It was awesome though. I been trying to arrange another meet but so far been unsuccessful. If you come down I am sure everyone will want to come and meet the Infamous Sea Rider. Even Fall is fine. We will be fishing till it hits 50 degrees

 

[gotmehooked]

@ Sinister, Fedor, Pascal and Weimed awesome to see you guys heading off on Jamaica Bay & totally rock'n it out @ Rakumi there are already a few threads on lauch wheels on this site here is a link to one of the ones from earlier this year http://forums.iboats.com/forum/gene.../inflatables-and-ribs/659423-launching-wheels (hmmm..., I see you posted in that thread, so maybe never mind @weimed did you ever use a gps to see just how fast your 6 HP was on your SIB? solo, my 6 HP makes about 8 or 9 MPH, then again I am about 2 people big.

Johnnyrude, how big is your boat and is it a 4 or two stroke? I've been thinking of downsizing to a 6 for weight. I have a 1980 9.9 Johnson 2 stroke now. I can lift it no problem but wanted a newer 4 stroke. I know the 9.9 4 strokes weigh in close to 90. Not sure if a 6 will be enough though. I have the Saturn sd365.

 

[ronaldj]

Gotmehooked here is a video of the 11 foot Saturn boat with a 5hp motor http://youtu.be/qjXuyI_Tg7A I have an 11 foot Zodiac with a 5hp 4 stroke My 4 stroke weighs the same as a 9.9 2 stroke. The hp limit for my boat is 10hp 10 mph sounds about right . I'm too old to lift a 15 hp 4 stroke. For me that motor would be a trailer queen.

 

[gotmehooked]

Gotmehooked here is a video of the 11 foot Saturn boat with a 5hp motor http://youtu.be/qjXuyI_Tg7A I have an 11 foot Zodiac with a 5hp 4 stroke My 4 stroke weighs the same as a 9.9 2 stroke. The hp limit for my boat is 10hp 10 mph sounds about right . I'm too old to lift a 15 hp 4 stroke. For me that motor would be a trailer queen.

I saw that video, thanks. The boat didn't have much gear in it so it was hard to get a good idea of how well it would push a fully loaded boat. It comes down to how much you want to carry. If you dread carrying it all the time, you will never go out. I don't care to go real fast, just want to get to point B at a reasonable pace. I don't know if it's worth getting rid of my 2 stroke 9.9 for a newer 6hp 4 stroke to save 20-30 pounds.

 

[ronaldj]

I saw that video, thanks. The boat didn't have much gear in it so it was hard to get a good idea of how well it would push a fully loaded boat. It comes down to how much you want to carry. If you dread carrying it all the time, you will never go out. I don't care to go real fast, just want to get to point B at a reasonable pace. I don't know if it's worth getting rid of my 2 stroke 9.9 for a newer 6hp 4 stroke to save 20-30 pounds.

How will you save 20 to 30 pounds. A 6 pound 4 stroke weighs the same as a 9.9 hp 2 stroke

 

[Sinistre1]

10 mph on planing speed not 18.... apparently we can no longer edit!! These changes are killing me.

 

[Sinistre1]

Great... Instead of editing it replaced my whole post. What a crock of....

 

[ronaldj]

The edit issue is causing all types of problems

 

[pgnyc]

Hello from OHIO & happy 4th of july On this video it was my first time boating , everything was new to me. I had great fun 'even with the need to p.. Because coffe' What i learn after boating with family is 9.8 hp is too just need Bigger , so thinking buying used 15hp 2 strokes or. New 20hp. Not to replace the 9.8 but add , my wife can help me carry the bigger one ! I hope going boating next 2 weeks. Pascal