Bennie
Jetboaters Captain
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- 1,550
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- Location
- Loxley, AL
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2015
- Boat Model
- Limited S
- Boat Length
- 24
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Freudian slip?
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I Would if she asked, and U know I can ride! LOL!If it's true then surely @JROD will have the opportunity to ride Elayna on his new ski.
Hello guys, I’m happy to share that all turned out to be ok with us. I started out with Waterman and Betik to lighten the load on JerseyYami. The SEAWEED was a real issue and an important lesson. My crew on JerseyYami was full throttle and only going 20mph. We later found out it was the seaweed. When JerseyYami stopped with the group all hell broke lose with the engine overheating. I left waterman and Betik and got back on my boat and cut the group lose. It was hard watching everyone leave but we knew it was for the best for the group. I called Yamaha and the tech reassured us if we had cleared the seaweed she would eventually cool down and be good to go. We waited 20 minutes and fired her up. The warnings reset and we were back in business. We stopped about midway for about 10 minutes and threw 11 gallons in the tank. We actually arrived at Bimini, got a taxi to the airport, cleared customs, made an appointment at the shark lab, filled up the gas tank and watched the group we said good bye too earlier arrive after us. The looks on everyone’s faces was priceless. All in all it was an adventure of a lifetime and totally worth it in the end. For those of you getting ready to come over and join us pay attention to your boats and watch the dang seaweed. My family is proud to be a member of the jetboater family. We are making great friends here and we had a blast today at the Sapona.
Just checking in to say @Betik did a great job at the lead and I pulled up the rear. The seaweed was a real issue. Killing the engines and letting the boat come to a stop before restarting was something I had to do many time to clear the weed to stay ar normal rpms for the speed behind acheived. Aside from the weeds and the boats that had mechanical issues it was a great crossing.
Fly into Bimini and enjoy the weekAwesome reports guys.
Really hate we missed out.
This has to be on my bucket list for next year.No the below photo is not photo shopped. The water was that flat and we were wakeboarding in front of the Sapona. I imagine the crossing today was great and goes to that forecasts can be very wrong. Does not mean ignor them just means prepare for the worst and be happy when it is better.
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This has to be on my bucket list for next year.
Yep, I remember skiing in Bimini on our trip. Pretty cool experience.Notice he is looking down in that photo as we all were when we were wakeboarding yesterday. Seeing the sandy bottom clearly through the crystal waters as you are wakeboarding is an amazing experience. Just cruise at 18 mph and forget about stunts. It is still a bit bumpy but nothing someone with even a little experience can’t handle.
The board we brought will fit most teenagers and adults and I am happy to loan it out for anyone here. We plan to head out at 7 am some morning this week for a couple hour session and welcome anyone to join. We also brought a tube that can be borrowed as well.
Hi yes! I could use two!Bruce has some Bimini stickers but I did receive more today as well if you did not receive one or need more please let me know and I will mail some out to you thanks! These are free no need to offer funds thanks!
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