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fishsmith · 05-19-2010, 09:22 AM

20 years ago I waterski'd all the time, we only had a 90hp 2stroke on an 18ftooter, it pulled <170lbs skiers with no problem , but it was a hell of an effort to pull up 200+ lbers.

I agree with no less than 150 2stroke, that gittyup for slalom skiing makes life much easier, and once you get up on 1 ski, you never go back to 2.

anything will pull the tubes no worries there.

I love 4strokes but they don't come out of the hole like a 2 stroke.

I'm jealous, I want a ski boat too. Good Luck!!

05-19-2010, 09:22 AM	#2
fishsmith DDG-51 iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,550	20 years ago I waterski'd all the time, we only had a 90hp 2stroke on an 18ftooter, it pulled <170lbs skiers with no problem , but it was a hell of an effort to pull up 200+ lbers. I agree with no less than 150 2stroke, that gittyup for slalom skiing makes life much easier, and once you get up on 1 ski, you never go back to 2. anything will pull the tubes no worries there. I love 4strokes but they don't come out of the hole like a 2 stroke. I'm jealous, I want a ski boat too. Good Luck!!