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redviking
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Initially Posted - 05/30/2011 :  06:59:36  Show Profile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3kNtEHARs&feature=player_embedded

If you thought jetskis were annoying, then you'll reall hate this!

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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/30/2011 :  10:50:25  Show Profile
Like I said about another recent thread here . . . some people have way too much idle time.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/30/2011 :  11:04:48  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Looks like fun, except for the drowning while getting started part. It looks like if you don't get it going, you're face down with a lot of gear on your back that's determined to keep you face down. I also noticed they had a lot of eye candy <i>wearing</i> it, but none of them <i>using</i> it. I wonder if the engine is just towed by the tube, or if it has it's own propulsion?
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Response Posted - 05/30/2011 :  11:09:05  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
What if you take off and then when you are up 30' over the water realize your shorts didn't go up with you, then you don't look so cool, and the only way to get them back is to do that half-submerged zooming along move, and catch them with your teeth or like a hat, all the while suffering from whatever turbulence that thing creates and the extra drag from your love machine.

A most perplexing flaw.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/30/2011 :  12:19:49  Show Profile
Another application for the flare gun.
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redviking
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  12:41:57  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by delliottg</i>
<br />Looks like fun, except for the drowning while getting started part. It looks like if you don't get it going, you're face down with a lot of gear on your back that's determined to keep you face down. I also noticed they had a lot of eye candy <i>wearing</i> it, but none of them <i>using</i> it. I wonder if the engine is just towed by the tube, or if it has it's own propulsion?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

The engine is towed by the tube and max height is 33 feet. The guy in the original video is just showing off. The actual learning experience looks like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLH7NuJxw80&NR=1

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  14:43:58  Show Profile
From their website:<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">MSRP for the Jetlev R200 is 99,500 USD, FOB Florida warehouse, freight, duties and taxes extra.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I'm guessing we won't be seeing many on Sandusky Bay.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  15:58:39  Show Profile
I must be experiencing a generation gap moment as I simply don't get it. I got bored watching the video after about 1 minute. The guy learning how to use it had a blank, unenthused look on his face.
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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  16:43:45  Show Profile
I like cool things too...but like OJ, after a minute....meh.....
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  17:55:05  Show Profile
But it's only $128K, including training! That's barely the price of... ummmm...... 10 cars!
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OJ
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  18:13:43  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Stinkpotter</i>
<br />But it's only $128K, including training! That's barely the price of... ummmm...... 10 cars!
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Other than proving we have the resources and freedom to create such a product - it doesn't make me proud to be an American. Would love to see the business plan - especially the exit strategy. Want a great car - go to Germany, want to go to the moon - come to America.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  20:23:36  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by OJ</i>
<br />...want to go to the moon - come to America.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...42 years ago. But that water-jet is from Germany, and it looks like their marketing plan is for Dubai.
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Davy J
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  20:37:27  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Another application for the flare gun. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Looks like an application for my Remington 870
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">MSRP for the Jetlev R200 is 99,500 USD, FOB Florida warehouse, freight, duties and taxes extra<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Oh great, the eFFing thing is made in Florida. I am sure to see one now...
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  20:50:24  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
FOB means Freight On Board, I doubt it's made in FL, it's just shipped there from (Germany?) somewhere else.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 05/31/2011 :  20:51:01  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Davy J</i>
<br />Oh great, the eFFing thing is made in Florida. I am sure to see one now...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...and you're surprised?? It's <i>Florida</i>.
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