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Skipping Water
- Is it good for the engine or is it bad
started by YamahaRider34
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July 30th 2009 at 1:50 PM
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YamahaRider34
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I watch lots of skipping water videos on youtube.
Many are cool. Many lose their sleds too 
I am wondering if its ok to do it with your sled?
Have you ever tried it?
Lost it?
And LOL would you recommend it?
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July 30th 2009 at 1:57 PM
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RMK-KING
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It doesn't hurt your engine unless you sink. Even then they usually start up again but I am sure it shortens the life of it. I wouldn't recommend going across a 40ft deep lake,but it is defiantly fun going across sloughs and stuff. I would NOT recommend doing it with a 340 enticer.
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July 30th 2009 at 2:01 PM
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motodeficient
Waiting for more snow
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My friend sunk his MXZ 670 multiple times. Eventually all the sleds electrical connections and bearings, etc were shot
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July 30th 2009 at 2:07 PM
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YamahaRider34
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Quote originally posted by RMK-KING
It doesn't hurt your engine unless you sink. Even then they usually start up again but I am sure it shortens the life of it. I wouldn't recommend going across a 40ft deep lake,but it is defiantly fun going across sloughs and stuff. I would NOT recommend doing it with a 340 enticer.
I didnt plan on it. I mean I have been getting into snowmobiling like big if you know what I mean.
And the enticers are snowmobiles just to putz around on.
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July 30th 2009 at 5:31 PM
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fox440
WOW!!! your pretty fast, cause you were haulin ass when i past you!
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ive skipped a few times, you just have to have enough power to the front end up all the way, or otherwise your goin down lol
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July 30th 2009 at 5:45 PM
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YamahaRider34
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Quote originally posted by fox440
ive skipped a few times, you just have to have enough power to the front end up all the way, or otherwise your goin down lol
You live in Waunakee. Nice. Are you in High School?
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July 30th 2009 at 10:44 PM
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Mad-Boondocker
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I have a 98 xc 700 that is setup for watercross it skips water really good, the only reason I do not use it for winter, is that this 700 likes to go through pistons I know 700's do not go through pistons a lot but mine does so I use it for water. those domestic/liberty's work really good.
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Some light weight parts
Water-cross mods include taking the parts u do not need
This includes removing the seat replacing gas tank and IFS bars.
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July 31st 2009 at 12:08 AM
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snowdriven
Do a wheelie
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I do it on a regular basis, doesn't hurt the machine. It's when you start getting cocky and try to show off is when you go down. Had one close call doing that, luckily climbed back up on the other side of the hole, barely! But, later that day I ended up going down anyway, LOOK OUT FOR THIN ICE!!!
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July 31st 2009 at 11:04 AM
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Polarisfreeeek
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Whatever you do, if you go down, shut your motor off before its hits the water.
POLARIS-DOMINATION!!!
Go Big or Go Home!
Wide f#!kin' open!
When in doubt, floor it!
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July 31st 2009 at 11:13 AM
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YamahaRider34
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Quote originally posted by Polarisfreeeek
Whatever you do, if you go down, shut your motor off before its hits the water.
Haha Yeah. I plan on just doing little puddles and stuff.
Guess I'm A wimp haha
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July 31st 2009 at 11:27 AM
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Polaristhewayout
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One thing we did to the "waterskipper" (polaris 600 triple) was tied a string onto a mt. dew bottle in case she did go down we would know where it is.
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July 31st 2009 at 11:37 AM
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YamahaRider34
Let snowmobiling begin!!!
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Quote originally posted by Polaristhewayout
One thing we did to the "waterskipper" (polaris 600 triple) was tied a string onto a mt. dew bottle in case she did go down we would know where it is.
Thats a really good idea! haha
Smart 
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July 31st 2009 at 7:32 PM
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Teicherc
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Water skipping is fun and all, but I suggest doing it in summer. I had a friend almost drown in the winter! And like somone said above, eventually the water takes a toll on your electrical parts.
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July 31st 2009 at 10:16 PM
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Ugly_old_Poo_kid
techno-bumpkin
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Quote originally posted by snowdriven LOOK OUT FOR THIN ICE!!!
At this time of year?
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August 3rd 2009 at 8:09 PM
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snowdriven
Do a wheelie
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he's talking winter, no way he's crossing in the summer with an enticer 340.
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August 3rd 2009 at 9:25 PM
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Quote originally posted by RMK-KING
It doesn't hurt your engine unless you sink. Even then they usually start up again but I am sure it shortens the life of it. I wouldn't recommend going across a 40ft deep lake,but it is defiantly fun going across sloughs and stuff. I would NOT recommend doing it with a 340 enticer.
That hits it on the head right there. Just not something I do on the mountain sled very often.
Normally a stream or small pond here and there is about it, normally out of necessety a couple times a season,
I would add the reasons I think it shortens engine life.
I think the largest reason is the engine expanding with running temps and then the rapid cool down.
The next bad things are the obvious water ingestion issues and water does not compress in the motor the way fuel does. It all has to be drained.
From there all the lube joints, water in the fuel, water in the oil.
There is another side to all of this too though.
Lake racing.
Build a sled for lake racing that doesn't go out in the snow and this all becomes another story.
There are sanctioned races for that and I do like racing in general.
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