55 mile river trip on a superjet?

[onesojourner]

how far has any one traveled on an SJ? The river between here and the lake is unusually full so it would be possible to ride all the way to the lake I think. We would be going with the current, but I have no idea how fast the flow is, maybe 5 miles and hour or something.

how much fuel would it take? any idea?

 

[vitaly]

how far has any one traveled on an SJ? The river between here and the lake is unusually full so it would be possible to ride all the way to the lake I think. We would be going with the current, but I have no idea how fast the flow is, maybe 5 miles and hour or something.

how much fuel would it take? any idea?

It's possible. Just don't start the ski and go with the current. Should take about 11 hours.

 

[sflsurfrider]

anything is possible, but youre not going to do it on a single tank.

 

[Freakrider]

My guess is up to 6-8 miles per gal depending on your speed.

 

[Boris]

If you do this, let me know how much fuel you did use.

There's a little trip organised every year that many couches make. It's about 50 miles and I wouldn't mind trying it.

 

[Matt_E]

Not on a single tank, no way.

 

[ski_crazy]

If you run out of gas call me and I'll meet you at The Lake to pick you up.:bananalama:

 

[onesojourner]

I know it wouldn't do it in one tank but I can arrange some fuel to be dropped off though.

 

[vitaly]

My guess is up to 6-8 miles per gal depending on your speed.

or about twice less depending on the mods

 

[vitaly]

There's a little trip organised every year that many couches make. It's about 50 miles and I wouldn't mind trying it.

A carbed XPL or GPR won't make it on a single tank. A 4-stroke would make the round trip easily.

 

[Freakrider]

If you run out of gas call me and I'll meet you at The Lake to pick you up.:bananalama:

Lol...that means when he runs out of gas he has to float with the current to the lake to meet you... :chairfall:

 

[Boris]

A carbed XPL or GPR won't make it on a single tank. A 4-stroke would make the round trip easily.

Stock they would.
No way in hell my GPR would though.

I would like to do it on the SJ some day (with a chase boat with fuel), that would be a blast.

 

[aqua]

ive gone between 35-40 miles on a tank before half with current and half against current...i know how many because i mapped it out. this was on ported, piped, 701 with 38's. I bet if you were running where the ski runs effiently you could do 45 miles down current but i think 55 would be pushing it. put a 2 gallon can in the tray with you and you could do it.

 

[vitaly]

Stock they would.

Ever seen a stock one? :newbie::biggthumpup:

 

[vitaly]

ive gone between 35-40 miles on a tank before half with current and half against current...

no way

 

[aqua]

ski crazy...we should ride from bagnell dam to mari osa. we could get fuel dropped off for us in tuscumbia and st. thomas. total 90 some miles.

 

[Boris]

Ever seen a stock one? :newbie::biggthumpup:

I always said that mine was stock with a loud muffler.
Caught many by surprise, but it was all stock. :dunno:

:sneaky:

 

[onesojourner]

all I have is a b pipe. I have a little 2 gallon tank I might be able to stick in the tray. but you think 25-30 miles would be double on one tank? then I can just have the fuel meet us at a halfway point.

 

[vitaly]

all I have is a b pipe. I have a little 2 gallon tank I might be able to stick in the tray. but you think 25-30 miles would be double on one tank? then I can just have the fuel meet us at a halfway point.

So, you'll have about 6.5 gallons with the extra tank... think 5 mpg... down the river... should make it with one fuel stop no problem.

 

[onesojourner]

now I wonder how tired I will be after thant kind of ride.