Ski Bellevue Pics

Talk about a Tug boat!

Larry, I invite you to check out our ski team's website. We have a youtube page as well but on the site we have a lot of pics you can take a look at.

Ski Bellevue

Also, a lot of show ski teams in the midwest are currently running 20ft Hydrodyne boats with 3 300hp outboards on the back.

Like one shown here, not quite 900 hp but you get the idea...



Those are Mercs though, which I would stay away from. The ultimate show ski motor is the Evinrude Etec. The pic below is the world record pyramid with 48 people all pulled behind one 20ft hydrodyne with triple 250hp Evinrudes.

Good point Hollywood. I should have added the "IMO" to that last post. I just hate the smoke, hate the weight, hate the noise, hate the fuel consumption, working on them is not as easy...my list goes on. But you are correct, some teams will use nothing but!

That looks like a tennis ball!

The marina across the street from our show site is a Mercury dealer, owned by a former skier, though his family is still active. I'm sure if they sold Evinrudes we'd be running Evinrudes. He's a believer in Mercury, not just a salesman. The warranty is better and they're very close in weight. Mercury typically under-rates their published HP figures while Evinrude seems to embellish a little (from the quick google comparing I did). I hope you're not comparing a 4-stroke to a 2, they both have the same 3 CARB rating however. No smoke complaints from the Pro XS. The only 150s I've seen around are E-Gret HOs, must be a good choice in that particular size.

Mercury Marine has made many advances in the metalcasting industry.

That CARB rating must have more to do with CO than overall "cleanliness" of the exhaust. The Pro XS is so little smoke (IMO) that I thought you had to be comparing it with a 4-stroke but it appears they are all indeed 2. The most notable difference to me is the sound, those white and blue things are whisper quiet.

Less dudes wakeboarding and more ballet please.

Better?

Hollywood wrote: Love dudes wakeboarding and more balls please.

Evinrude has got their act together recently but Mercs have been pulling shows for years. A few years back nobody wanted the Etec Evinrudes as they were very problematic. Both will need to comply with Fed ratings for smoke so if 2 strokes stay they will be clean.


I can help but think every time I see the picture with those two sweeties in pink that the next frame wil include Hollywood in a matching outfit.

Very cool Kristof. You have a good thing going there. By the way, our team used to have a 1989 Ski Nautique that pulled 15 people off the dock for one of our pyramids a few years ago. It worked hard and was propped right but it made it! I don't doubt that yours could pull a load!

That boat is now owned by Chris (SNobsessed) and I think he's loving it!

Mike,

Enjoyed all the pics on the website. Looks like great family fun. I am very envious that I didnt have access to a club like that when I was growing up and when my kids were growing up.

Good take off...all behind a 2007 206!




Made it!

Sweet pic of my Mom skiing behind the 90 on a glass night.

Here's a picture of my good friend Brian's fam's boats. (at the former Lake Delhi)

His Dads '88
His Bro's '92
Brian's '95 Sport

The 92 was sold and went through the dam at Delhi, the '88 is still in the family, and the '95 sport was sold to a member on the site!

mdvalant wrote: Here's a picture of my good friend Brian's fam's boats. (at the former Lake Delhi) His Dads '88 His Bro's '92 Brian's '95 Sport The 92 was sold and went through the dam at Delhi, the '88 is still in the family, and the '95 sport was sold to a member on the site!

I like how the aluminium john boat is up on the lift and all three C.C.'s are beached, I'm sure it was for the photo oppourtunity only.

Hollywood wrote: mdvalant wrote: I am glad to see you are following all safety regulations and have an observer in the boat.

or... I like to observe the observer...