Close call on water. Anyone else?

[xc6rider]

Just wondering how many others have had a close call with the pro-rmk. I dont do much water skipping anymore, mostly when i just need to. The other day i hit a few short sections (20-30ft), maybe 3 or 4 times and i was actually surprised how it responded with this track.
All those skips were miles apart from each other, nothing back to back etc...

Then, i hit the biggest (and last one for a long time). Haha. Nothing too big at all 50-60ft... For the riding back home here, i believe its important to be comfortable in doing it, incase the need suddenly pops up i guess... Anyhow, i hit it, traveled maybe 20ft, and then started to counter and carve left a touch. Belt instantly got wet and slipped, sled limped down rpms on me. I ended up eating the handlebars and luckily the sled coasted the last 20ft accross not under power.

I guess my playful side kicked in when i should have just went straight across. Either way, just amazed at how easily/quickly water got in!

Many others that have hit water having the same happen much?

 

[geo]

Bin dere don dat on my Cats. Carve to the left and the water shoots up the open running boards and deflects off you toe right onto the belt.
Cure is to plate that for spring and seal the belly pan if you like to water hop.

Some years around here around May long weekend we head up to the meadows and as the melt starts it leaves 1 to 2 ft of water on top of the 4' of snow with a open creek meandering the middle.

Riding in a gortex shell with shorts and t-shirt and carving open water for an hour can be a hoot.
Grease when you get home and you have a perfectly spotless sled to store.

 

[Teth-Air]

Bin dere don dat on my Cats. Carve to the left and the water shoots up the open running boards and deflects off you toe right onto the belt.
Cure is to plate that for spring and seal the belly pan if you like to water hop.

Some years around here around May long weekend we head up to the meadows and as the melt starts it leaves 1 to 2 ft of water on top of the 4' of snow with a open creek meandering the middle.

Riding in a gortex shell with shorts and t-shirt and carving open water for an hour can be a hoot.
Grease when you get home and you have a perfectly spotless sled to store.

Oh, that's what they mean by "Summerizing" your sled?

 

[Reg2view]

If you looked in front of your RMK a-arms, in the nose/hull, there are two polaris engineered water ingestion ports, mag and pto. Major creek splashdowns, or countersteer starboard or port, and those wake ports provide a nice injection of cold hydrogen-oxygen-oxygen to cool and clean the primary and rinse the belt.

Been there. If you don't have them blocked, enter creek crossing and skipping with minimal wake. Keep it insured if you're planning to make turns. JMPE.

 

[assault11]

If you looked in front of your RMK a-arms, in the nose/hull, there are two polaris engineered water ingestion ports, mag and pto. Major creek splashdowns, or countersteer starboard or port, and those wake ports provide a nice injection of cold hydrogen-oxygen-oxygen to cool and clean the primary and rinse the belt.

Been there. If you don't have them blocked, enter creek crossing and skipping with minimal wake. Keep it insured if you're planning to make turns. JMPE.

It's h20 not ho2. Don't try to sound smart guy

 

[scha0786]

just get one of these and your all good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3h7hsbRIfk

 

[Reg2view]

It's h20 not ho2. Don't try to sound smart guy

Need the elements for (more) beer. Any help is appreciated. Cheers.

 

[Rick!]

In my experience, the rear skid does not make for nice lift like the torsion spring skid and turns easy water crossings into a challenge...

They turn right at Grantsburg for a reason...