so how much crusising do you do?

[wotan2525]

O and as for the frosty beverage, that would be great but with one BUI to my name i cant chance it. I was 22 and had about 12 of my closest friends on the boat with me, we were trolling from one line of boats to the other in party cove when the Blue lights and loudspeaker came on. Said he pulled us over for the girls on the sundeck laying out cause they were riding above the rail while a gas motor was engaged. Had all saftey gear and everything on the boat checked out. And of course we were drinking and enjoying the day on the water. And when he steped back on his boat he saw a beer in a coozi in a cup holder and asked me if i had drank any. Of course i said yes as i did'nt see any problem well a sobrity test later i blew a .09 and spent the night in the drunk tank in my wet swim trunks and no shirt. Made for a great 4th of july. Once i was in his custody i made him admit he pulled us over just to check out the girls up close, they were hot

Sucks!! The only CD in my boat (everything else is iPod) has the Bad Boys song on it. I've also got a vinyl sticker that says BIKINI PATROL -- next time I get pulled over, I'm going to slap that on their boat while they're not looking.

[jet]

Dude....who doesnt want to be seen or heard in their Supra!! Make her seaworthy and when your not boarding..use her for having fun and being on the water. Thats like having a fast car and keeping it in the garage. If im loading mine up with 1700 lbs and 3-4 people and run it 1-2-3 times a week it will take a light cruise. Heres what you need. Shiny buffed out Supra/Ice chest/loud music/girls with small bikinis and go!!

[jsandy]

o i've got all the neccesities Jet i just worry about my baby. and and could i please get some pics of your sun deck? i want to build one

[TitanTn]

I like the fact that at least for me, my Saltare is not one-dimensional. I can use it for all kinds of water sports, take it cruising, anchor in a cove for dip, etc. We do a little bit of everything. I would not hesitate to cruise mine all day long (except for the cost of fuel issue).

[docdrs]

We cruise all the time........when ever my wife wants to cruise , I strap on the sky ski and will ride for miles......thats the beauty of skyskiing, waves, wakes are no probs and you can ride like on just the foil effortlessly for miles enjoying the scenery all the while improving your skills..... the more I spend in gas the more fun we have, after insurance ,maintenance, storage ...gas is cheap

[Okie Boarder]

We don't tend to cruise a whole lot. We are usually boarding or parked. Every once in a while we will go for a cruise. Our current lake is pretty small so there isn't much for cruising.

[jet]

jsandy..to be honest Im only 90% done with the sundeck and Im concidering making it larger now to hold more than 600 lbs. I still need to add the hinge, gas shocks and then the leds. I will do a thread on it after I finish it and make it pretty. Cool?

ice chest. Needs 1-more gas shock:
https://forum.supraboats.com/album.p...pictureid=1037

sundeck close up:
https://forum.supraboats.com/album.p...pictureid=1556

[jsandy]

works for me

[beast 496]

As for cruising around, we love it. Our lake is 36 miles circumfrance, that is if you drive in and out of every cove ect. However it is 9 miles long and the bar/resturant is on the opposite side of the lake. So to go to dinner by boat is at minimum 18 mile trip. I love pulling up to the docks with the big block rumbling, stereo playing Buffet feeling good and looking good. That is boating. Al

[riveredge]

after insurance ,maintenance, storage ...gas is cheap

Agreed, and I get off easy with boat costs, don't pay for storage, get dealer pricing on all my parts, and STILL put in $1000 a year for various things, not including gas.

At 2,500 rpm, an "average" ski boat should be doing 3-4 MPG. To cross my 7 mile long lake, then, at cruising speed, is about $8. Well worth it to get to that great spot, calm water, island, party, whatever it is.

See the attachment, it's a review of 4 modern tournament-type ski boats, and has a fuel mileage chart. Good reading...