That's sport...UTILITY...vehicle...in Bear Lake

Troysterr · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:01 am

Jump starting my in-laws' Sea-doo at Bear Lake in Idaho.

I was at Bear Lake with my whole family for a reunion. My wife's parents have some cabins there, and let us use one for a few days. They also came out with their ski boat and Sea-doos--gotta love in-laws that will share their toys!

But one of their Sea-doos wasn't working, and the one in this picture was having problems. We rode it for a while, but then it stopped running, and we killed the battery trying to get it running again. Rather than give up, I thought, "Hey, we only need about a foot of water to start it, and I can drive my KJ into a foot of water easily!"

We got it started and rode it for an hour or so, then it started having fits. So I got to drive into the lake again and jump start it, but this time it just wouldn't go. But driving into the lake a second time was fun!

Seriously, what CAN'T these things do???

KJ4ME · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:39 am

that is impressive to say the least!!!!!!

05kjrenny · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:55 am

What kind of bottom you guys got out there, my luck there would be a photo of the roof rack. :wink:

chetos · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:50 am

Show off!! Ok, ok...I would have done it too!!! :twisted:

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:23 pm

That's some solid lake bed there.

No

sinking

feeling

there

in

that

picture

!!!

LOL!

Troysterr · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:38 pm

Well, that picture is taken at a "beach" of sorts, where there's sand that looks and feels just like sand at a beach on the ocean. It was actually pretty firm where we're standing, but you could feel currents washing sand away from under your feet, so the KJ probably sunk 1/2 inch or so while we were out there.

The slope of the beach is very, very gradual for about 50 yards. You can't really tell from the picture, but I was actually about 20 yards out from the edge of the water, and still only about a foot deep.

It was fun, though.

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:44 pm

thats awesome!!!

meh_kick · **Posted:** Sun Aug 05, 2007 7:28 pm

Is that pic being submitted for the Rig of the Month? After all the theme is "Beaching"

Troysterr · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:49 am

meh_kick wrote:

Is that pic being submitted for the Rig of the Month? After all the theme is "Beaching"

Well, it is now!

Thanks for the heads-up.

meh_kick · **Posted:** Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:30 am

Yep.

kicks6000 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:01 am

With my luck, I would have hit a spot of quicksand and sunk.

1300ZUK · **Posted:** Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:48 am

In michigan we call that Illegal :lol:

SnowDeck · **Posted:** Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:42 pm

This is the picture that should have won "RIG OF THE MONTH". Can I get a second motion?

Troysterr · **Posted:** Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:43 am

SnowDeck wrote:

This is the picture that should have won "RIG OF THE MONTH". Can I get a second motion?

Hehe...well, thanks.

But the winning pics were pretty good, too.

For all you fans out there:

spencevans · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2007 12:22 am

What you failed to mention is how cold Bear Lake is. Brrrrr. I never go into Bear Lake with out a wetsuit.

Kaneto · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:04 pm

1300ZUK wrote:

In michigan we call that Illegal :lol:

I'm sure there's a few LEOs here that would have something to say about it as well.

Troysterr · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:23 am

Kaneto wrote:

1300ZUK wrote:

In michigan we call that Illegal :lol:

I'm sure there's a few LEOs here that would have something to say about it as well.

Oh, give me a break. The spot where I drove in was the exact same spot that we had backed the trailer into to unload the Seadoos. I just went forward instead of backwards. It was perfectly legal.

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:05 pm

Troysterr wrote:

Kaneto wrote:

1300ZUK wrote:

In michigan we call that Illegal :lol:

I'm sure there's a few LEOs here that would have something to say about it as well.

Oh, give me a break. The spot where I drove in was the exact same spot that we had backed the trailer into to unload the Seadoos. I just went forward instead of backwards. It was perfectly legal.

Could'nt tell if you were on a launching ramp or not,but if not,it's illegal where I live also. :wink:

Still a nice pic......you'd get my vote.

Ron

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