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cjone782000 · 04-19-2007, 12:42 PM

hey i have a huge lake near me. it has a boat ramp. can i enter a lake on a downward angle? and is my zrt 800 and my fat A$$ to much weight to go on water or is more speed needed and is .75 inch track long enough? does anyone own a flooded field in ma, or nh i can practice on.ty chad

05polaris550 · 04-19-2007, 04:11 PM

i dont know if this will help but i took my old '89 sprint 340 out on a pond,was goin at a downwards angle and splashed ito the pond,i got very very wet...but i just held it to the bar and was fine....

Snow Freak · 04-19-2007, 07:13 PM

If you do, tape up your vents so no water can get in on the clutches.. Take off the seat too, so it doesnt get water logged!! You should be fine, a lot of people who run water-x use a smaller lug track rather then a deeper lug..

chilly willy · 04-20-2007, 12:19 PM

I had an Arctic Cat out on the lake once, but it had the word TigerShark on the side of it. It went great I didn't have to tape anything up or even take the seat off. Call me old fashioned but I prefer to use my sled on the trail and park it in the garage at the end of the day- as opposed to swimming in to shore then looking out at the water scratching my head!!!

**smallengineguy** · 04-20-2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by chilly willy

I had an Arctic Cat out on the lake once, but it had the word TigerShark on the side of it. It went great I didn't have to tape anything up or even take the seat off. Call me old fashioned but I prefer to use my sled on the trail and park it in the garage at the end of the day- as opposed to swimming in to shore then looking out at the water scratching my head!!!

Amen to that man. Too much $$$ to risk hydrolocking it, etc.....

skidoo kid 102 · 04-20-2007, 08:40 PM

just try pulling a wheelie right before you hit the water? so that you go in at a somewhat leveled angle? oh, make sure that water crossing is legal in your state before you go! (so you won't get arrested if you sink)

kccats · 04-21-2007, 07:54 AM

The water cross that I have seen they have a tether and a bouey too, they also have a chase boat to pick you up, not if you sink but when!
Ever given any thought to asphalt racing that ZRT? You could do 10's in the 1/4!

05polaris550 · 04-21-2007, 10:35 AM

i'd recommend tryin it on a shallow pond first so u get the hang of it then you can go to somethin deeper

cjone782000 · 04-22-2007, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kccats

The water cross that I have seen they have a tether and a bouey too, they also have a chase boat to pick you up, not if you sink but when!
Ever given any thought to asphalt racing that ZRT? You could do 10's in the 1/4!

yeah i have. i roughly need a grand into it and the nhra competition license. i also need to modify the can so it exits the side and not down. if i remove the seat will that expose the heat exchange so i can put ice in there. what do the racers do? do they run cold with no warm up?