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Skis on Ice boats
(no login) Posted Jan 2, 2006 12:28 PM
Hi Brian,
I am wondering if you came up with a solution to putting skis on an ice boat. I myself have been trying to come up with this solution myself. It seems every year the ice around us gets covered in snow before it is even safe to ride on. I have tried putting skis on an old Skimmer, but after going a few feet, the rear skis would slide out. I think if I would have put the skis at an angle and put small blades on the skis it might have worked, but haven't taken the time to try. The other idea was to put a ski on each side of the blade with only like an inch or two of the blade showing, but haven't tried. I think it will work, but haven't had a chance to try it yet. Having 2 kids, no freetime, a low budget, and no work shop has limited my opportunity to work on this. I am working on building a boat that just uses skis and an old Sunfish rig. I haven't started yet, but will keep you posted of any success.