skithis
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- Location
- Belleville/ Coldwater, MI
Im thinking about picking up a blaster to piss around on. Are they any fun on flatwater? I already have an x2...is it anything like that?
so how fun are stock blasters?
- Thread starter skithis
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Fathom
WaveJunkie PR
- Location
- Central Illinois
A stock Blaster is only a B pipe away from fun.
- Location
- sunbury ,ohio
cant have one without the other ! you wont be disapointed , but imo wait untill somebody gets rid of one with the mods already on it , because you are going to want to put them on anyways !!
Mile9c1
X-H2O.com
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
Much more boring than an X2, just because they are so big. It's HARD to fall off a blaster. Enough said.
Mile9c1
X-H2O.com
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
I like blasters a lot on Lake Michigan when it's wavy, but they are just too stable for me. Now if you set up a bouy course... that would be a ton of fun.
- Location
- sunbury ,ohio
One nice thing about the b-1 is you wont have to keep it in the barn while your waiting on some exotic parts to arrive ! parts are easily avaiable everywhere. :woot: spend more time in the saddle that way !:Banane01: most fun of all couches to ride imo .
Stable................compared to what..................a kneeboard with a ram jet 502 on it. IMHO you don't know what you are talking about:biggrin:
romack991
homebrewed
- Location
- Warsaw, IN
i think mike's owned a ski or two in his day to know:wink:. if your used to standups the blaster is pretty stable. expecially a stock one in flatwater. now if you come from a 3 seater, thats a whole different story.
my personal opinion would be to pass on a stock blaster on flatwater. the few times i rode one didnt seem very exiting, but would be fun in waves.
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
As someone stated before the only thing fun to do on a blaster on flat water is run bouys which is a ton of fun.
I have to disagree on the statement that blasters are far more easier to ride. I'll agree that once you get up on the blaster and get moving it's not bad, but I feel getting up on a blaster especially in deep water is harder than getting up on a standup.
My experience has been that when most people ask to ride my ski's they always ask to ride the blaster because it looks easier, but they always have a hard time getting up on it. Then they try the superjet and find that it is much easier to get up on it, but harder to get a good feel for the ski.
I have to disagree on the statement that blasters are far more easier to ride. I'll agree that once you get up on the blaster and get moving it's not bad, but I feel getting up on a blaster especially in deep water is harder than getting up on a standup.
My experience has been that when most people ask to ride my ski's they always ask to ride the blaster because it looks easier, but they always have a hard time getting up on it. Then they try the superjet and find that it is much easier to get up on it, but harder to get a good feel for the ski.
I rode a blaster for the first time this weekend.
I didn't like it, but then again, I don't like couches.
. . . also, I couldn't get up on it. :woot:
- Location
- South Africa
Any mods bring out more fun out of a blaster,optimized fun in the surf...just make sure when you bail to throw urself away from the ski(it landed on me,wasnt nice)but its a girlfriend ul never wana get rid of!!!ha
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
but Mike you had an excuse...
You were still sore from getting pounded by Gil the night before.
That explains why you couldn't sit down.
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
I don't like blasters on flat water. I had a blaster and lived on a lake I almost never rode the lake until I bought a superjet.
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
Tim,
I know you are all about freeriding, but have you ever tried running bouys on a blaster. I mean its not as a good as a day in the surf, but its something really fun to do when you are stuck on flatwater.
I've seen some pics of you on your blaster and it looks like you have really good control over the ski. I bet you would do pretty well on a bouy course.
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
No, I've never run bouys. I bought some but never used them.
Not to be an ass but I'd rather ride the sj and practice rolls.
If there's a wake involved that's a diferent story.
Not to be an ass but I'd rather ride the sj and practice rolls.
If there's a wake involved that's a diferent story.
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
Well next time I'm in town and we get another small flatwater ride together at an island I'll set up some bouys and you can give em a try.
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
We were actually talking about freeriders vs racers at the lake yesterday and Paul or Big Kahuna, I can't remember who said it, said that former racers make the best freeriders/freestylers because they are great about always having control of the boat. I completely agree. It takes a lot of control over your blaster to be able to ride it 60mph through a chopped up race course and negotiate bouys.
portlandbucfan
portlandbucfan
- Location
- Portland, OR
I have stock Blaster and a stock X2. In all honest I like my Stock Blaster better. Both to me are great fun stock still
skithis
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- Location
- Belleville/ Coldwater, MI
hmmm well the x2 i bought to be honest is totaly gay...might as well have thrown my money away. I just wondered if a blaster could be jumped at all off its own wake in flat water. Does it have enough power and trim or is it like an underpowered x2? The only sit down ive ever had fun on is a 96 xp and im sure as hell not buying a seadoo so the blaster was a good alternative. How much is a blaster hull worth minus engine and electronics?
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
There is absolultey no flatwater freestyle to be done on a blaster. If you're not a fan of just turning really hard around some bouys then you would be very bored on a blaster on flatwater.
A virgin blaster hull is worth probably about $400-500.