Dr Honda
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
OK... so today, I was on my own. The wife took the kids to a family reunion, and I decided to take the big Polaris out on the rivers.
The day started at a place called little Boston. There is a public ramp there... but it's not used much because you are dropping into water that is only a few feet deep, and the creek isn't very wide. But, it's close to my house.
So, I get out into the water... and I make it down the 6 miles to the Mon river, and start heading toward down town Pittsburgh. On the way, there were a lot of things to look at, and I even had to go though one of Pittsburgh's locks. (that's always fun) Once I got down to "The Point"... I shut off the engien, and puled out my lunch. It's always fun eating lunch and people watching down-town.
After that, I headed back, and everything was going well, until I got about a mile away from where I started. As I was saying... the river/creek where I launched isn't very deep, or wide. Well... I knew I needed to stay on the right side of the channel, but there was a big dead tree under the tran bridge. So... I moved a little over to the left... AND, WHAM !!!! Yep... I hit a bunch of rocks. :banghead: Well, when that happened the engine stopped. After a few minutes of trying to pull my Genesis off the rocks... some nice guy on a GSX RFI stopped, and helped me out. (Seadoo people are great) At this point... I couldn't re-start the ski because the pump was jammed, so he was kind enough to tow me to the launch. (if you are reading this... Thanks)
The damage is minimal, and I think I just need to pull the pump apart, and make sure it's clear. There is a big dent in the ride plate... but there aren't any major gouges in the hull. I have a pump kit for the Polaris, and I've been meaning to rebuild it since last fall. I guess this will be the reason to do it.
Besides for the end... it was a great day to clear my head, and burn some fuel.
As a final FYI... the trip was about 45 miles. (The Polaris has a great speedo/odometer set-up)
OK... so today, I was on my own. The wife took the kids to a family reunion, and I decided to take the big Polaris out on the rivers.
The day started at a place called little Boston. There is a public ramp there... but it's not used much because you are dropping into water that is only a few feet deep, and the creek isn't very wide. But, it's close to my house.
So, I get out into the water... and I make it down the 6 miles to the Mon river, and start heading toward down town Pittsburgh. On the way, there were a lot of things to look at, and I even had to go though one of Pittsburgh's locks. (that's always fun) Once I got down to "The Point"... I shut off the engien, and puled out my lunch. It's always fun eating lunch and people watching down-town.
After that, I headed back, and everything was going well, until I got about a mile away from where I started. As I was saying... the river/creek where I launched isn't very deep, or wide. Well... I knew I needed to stay on the right side of the channel, but there was a big dead tree under the tran bridge. So... I moved a little over to the left... AND, WHAM !!!! Yep... I hit a bunch of rocks. :banghead: Well, when that happened the engine stopped. After a few minutes of trying to pull my Genesis off the rocks... some nice guy on a GSX RFI stopped, and helped me out. (Seadoo people are great) At this point... I couldn't re-start the ski because the pump was jammed, so he was kind enough to tow me to the launch. (if you are reading this... Thanks)
The damage is minimal, and I think I just need to pull the pump apart, and make sure it's clear. There is a big dent in the ride plate... but there aren't any major gouges in the hull. I have a pump kit for the Polaris, and I've been meaning to rebuild it since last fall. I guess this will be the reason to do it.
Besides for the end... it was a great day to clear my head, and burn some fuel.
As a final FYI... the trip was about 45 miles. (The Polaris has a great speedo/odometer set-up)
