Go back to the drawing board !!!

[ponyboy]

WTF is this contraption , can it go on land ? can it turn ? i'ma thinking this thing is only go for 1 thing TIGHT LINES AN STRAIGHT SHOOTIN , check out the bow , It weighs in a 775 pounds .... quick math .... 775 lbs.of aluminum + sled @ 600 lbs. + 160 lbs. rider = 1500 lbs. give or take .... there is just no way I could build something like that and call it AWESOME .... we all no what a finely tuned sled will do on the water , with an experienced rider I might add. somebody beat me too it .DAMMIT ANYWAYS !! THERE GO'S MY WINTER PROJECT ..... i'll never get on DRAGONS DEN now.............. kijji hydra boat -hydrasled

 

[ponyboy]

MY BAD ... I just noticed that the track is not even in the water .... so it is a hydra nothing ..... it is a barge .... one would need some big HP to tote this around .... maybe I can get on DRAGONS DEN after all

 

[adamg]

Calm down son.

 

[sumx54]

That's gayer than cum on a moustache.

 

[ponyboy]

I was thinking about something similar for a project this winter , but did not want to be laughed at or suffer the barrage of pessimistic opinions . much like mine above

 

[DaveB]

I'm guessing it 775 lbs WITH the sled.

Pete and Al at the Sled Shed built a contraption like this years ago...Pete called it the "Slote"....it went through the weeds and marsh and across the water at mach 90 no problem!



Edit: found the ad...scary if that is the weight.... Hydra-Jet, or Hydra-Trac - Alberta Powerboats, Motorboats For Sale - Kijiji Alberta Canada.

 

[ponyboy]

a 4 x 8 x 1/4 inch sheet is 112 lbs. x 2 .. this is 14 feet long from stern to bow , the rest is 1/8 , just under 100 lbs. each x 2 ....that is the lightest cat I have ever seen ........... doe's the sled shed have any pics or video

 

[lilduke]

That's Gayer than 3 guys f#ckin.

 

[pistonbroke800]

Shameful that pos comes from my home town lol

 

[drew562]

I know a few mountain areas that I could ride if I had something that could cross water safely. One of them is north of Frenchman peak (cap). by revy.

 

[ponyboy]

with the shape of the bow it would be interesting to see how it comes out of a river ..... looks like a accident waiting to happen

 

[Murminator]

Can't see the pic at work but from the 1st 2 lines I thought you were talking about a Yamaha....

 

[fnDan]

Wouldn't something closer to an inflatable boat design be lighter, faster and better than 700lbs of aluminum? How do you get both the sled and the "boat" near the water at the same time?
I think it may be meant for 2 guys and some moonlit lake rides that don't mind doubling on the trail, the boat and...

 

[ponyboy]

I emailed the man in charge ..... he says a video will be coming out soon