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BigBoater 08-11-2011 05:43 PM

Boat wheelie??
 
http://www.wimp.com/boatwheelies/
Well this is interesting....anyone out there know how to do this safely??? i could pick up alot of chicks this way :lolhit:

Smitty 08-11-2011 05:55 PM

Anybody can do that with an outboard powered ski boat. Just put a 2X4 under the motor, trim it back and hit the throttles.

BigBoater 08-11-2011 06:05 PM

I have a little center console with outboard.... would it flip over when I try it??

Too Stroked 08-11-2011 06:19 PM

I'd hate to see what happens when one (or both) motors die in the middle of one of those. I doubt you could out-run the wake running up the stern. "Hey dude, watch this! Roar, cough, blub, blub."

And to think somebody thought the guy in the Cig with years of experience jumping a wake was dumb.

BigBoater 08-11-2011 06:45 PM

good point never thought of that.. and I saw the guy in the cig, that was STUPID, i see wave runners do as bad or worse though

Payton 08-11-2011 07:50 PM

That just looks like one of those things where he says" here, hold my beer" before he trys it.

BigBoater 08-11-2011 07:53 PM

Either way, I want to learn to do that. I am on the verge of trying it Saturday at the beach. this proper safety gear, and starting slow. I need tips on how I could not hurt my self lol

rgrgoog 08-11-2011 08:04 PM


Originally Posted by BigBoater (Post 3476675)
Either way, I want to learn to do that. I am on the verge of trying it Saturday at the beach. this proper safety gear, and starting slow. I need tips on how I could not hurt my self lol

The first thing I would do is make sure I had a life vest on with the kill switch/cord tethered to me. That way if you fell out the motors would be cut.

smoker62 08-11-2011 08:37 PM

Thats a pro driver from a ski show in Minoqua. Not a moron with a beer. Practicing before the Aqua Bats show... LOL.

BigBoater 08-11-2011 09:05 PM

hey im no moron, and too young to drink LOL

smoker62 08-11-2011 09:46 PM


Originally Posted by BigBoater (Post 3476753)
hey im no moron, and too young to drink LOL

LOL, I have done a few moronic things in my life and I drink. I have a 250 Verado on a 20' Ranger and I can stand it up pretty good if I trim high and give her. I never tried that though. Dont think I will either. :evilb:

sunchaser796 08-11-2011 10:21 PM

It does'nt take a rocket sceincetist to figure out how to do a "wheelie" If you need that much help to do something SOOOOO stupid, then I sugest you grow up and smell the roses. You don't belong in a boat.:lolhit:

BigBoater 08-11-2011 10:25 PM


Originally Posted by sunchaser796 (Post 3476823)
It does'nt take a rocket sceincetist to figure out how to do a "wheelie" If you need that much help to do something SOOOOO stupid, then I sugest you grow up and smell the roses. You don't belong in a boat.:lolhit:

Says the guy who works on the boats we break, tough to get buisness saying that stuff don't you think :lolhit:

TBAG 08-12-2011 07:54 AM

Make sure someone videotapes you trying it so I can submit you for next years Darwin awards.

A.O. Razor 08-12-2011 08:11 AM


Originally Posted by smoker62 (Post 3476723)
Thats a pro driver from a ski show in Minoqua. Not a moron with a beer. Practicing before the Aqua Bats show... LOL.

Bingo. I would not compare this guy to an azzhat in a cafe running too close to other boats, with other people on board.

That boat is also modified in the transom, built stonger. Nothing stock about this setup.

If you do that in a normal runabout, cc, bassboat ect. you will eventually ruin your transom. You will also need a low pitch prop with tons of bite.

Go to screamandfly, I bet some of the guys over there can tell you about this stuff.

Wasted Income 08-12-2011 10:15 AM

Junk pics, but I've played around a little bit like that in my old HydroStream :)

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photo...79120_5466.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photo...79121_5673.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photo...79122_5813.jpg

LaughingCat 08-12-2011 10:23 AM

Two questions:

1. Does he have a camera installed under the bow so he can see the potential victims he could run over?

2. At what point during the stunt is he not a douchebag?

Notice during the nighttime shot, he's doing wheelies and no one is paying attention "to the schmuck in his little red boat."

Twin O/B Sonic 08-13-2011 08:48 PM

Biggest trick is big diameter, low pitch, a bunch of blades and stupid amounts of trim.
There's another video floating around of a guy doing the same thing in a 12' or 13' aluminum boat w/a 30 hp motor on it.
Used to have a Flightcraft O/B barefoot O/B w/a 200 Merc and a 5 blade wheel on it that was large fun. At idle you trim the motor up so it's barely in the water then pin it. W/it that high it's into the "tilt" mode which won't hold that much pressure and bleeds off allowing the motor to drop. Took a few try's but finally got where I could get the boat to clear the water on the hit and then keep my foot on the floor through to WFO. Came back to a crowd at the ramp ;)
Here's shot while playing w/my old Sonic. Excess up trim and pulsing the throttles on calm water.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...nicwheelie.jpg

PokerRun388 08-13-2011 08:57 PM

It just seems like it would be only a matter of time before this trick goes wrong, and the worst happens.

At least put on a lifeline vest, and a helmet..!!!

McGary911 08-13-2011 09:15 PM

Pretty cool. This is a guy in a stunt show. This is what they do. Picture Joie Chitwood on the water.

I'd hope they have a safety crew ready to roll.

Not something you'd try on the river while someone's holding your beer.

fastestbowtie 08-13-2011 11:38 PM

When I first saw this thread I thought this is what you were talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIRTL7pBlAE


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