parasailing ski nautique

Ive been offered a parachute with harness and all the extras plus kneel boards, mono skie's etc all for free so hopefully pick it up tomorrow.

Question tho, anybody ever tried parasailing behind a 1980 Ski Nautique? Would the hull be too flat bottomed ?

Cheers
Graeme

Thought the same myself. I'll pick it up but probably never use it.

As folks above warned, safety first. But it can be done. Here is Ken Spurling behind (above?) Joe's 83 after a little bit of a scary start. I dont think Joe has used his a lot for the above stated safety concerns, and can elaborate on his experiences.

One thing to think of, pre 2001 hulls there is no engine cradle, which means pylon is just bolted to wood and fiberglass. If the wood is comprised the whole pylon may pull out of the bottom of the boat. Just something to think about. Also watch some videos of parasailing fails. I personally will not run the liability issue.

A 1980 ski nautique is plenty of boat for a one person parasail.   You need about a hundred hp, you have more than that- flat bottom is not an issue if it is windy enough to be pulling you sideways it’s not safe to be out there no matter what boat you are in. Parasailing itself is pretty safe – if you have adequate and competent ground crew, boat crew, and a sailor that holds onto the handles on the parachute, not down where the chute connects to the harness.   You also need little to no wind, and a clear level runway area clear of boats, docks, trees, powerlines etc.   Getting enough people together with the right conditions in the right spot doesn't happen often by my way for sure at least not since my typical crew started having kids.