Is it wasy to kick this left/right/across the wake - or does it mainly want to just stay behind the boat?
1677740
Not "easy" but the two boys leaned and worked it across the wake on sharp turns. The kids 12, 9, and 7 love it.
1677741
You can lean to steer, but at a risk of crashing face first in the water. It is our favorite towable.
1677742
You can cross wake by leaning on your knees toward the way you want to go. My granddaughters and I enjoyed it last summer, it is a great deal, well constructed.
1677743
For the most part it just tracks along behind the boat, though the boat driver certainly can put it outside of the wake. You won't be pulling any g-forces in it, but it can provide an entertainingly bumpy ride, even for adults.
1677744
Our grandsons absolutey love this but it does follow the boat unless the boat drive turns sharp to go over wakes.
1180358
The bottom and sides are much thicker. I live on the gulf coast and my wife and I assemble and launch ours on a rough side of the beach. I always run aground when coming ashore and after almost a year have never had any issues. We also fish under a large concrete bridge and sometimes the wake will slam us against the pilings and still no issues. Hope this helps.
466379
Yes, it will run reverse, but it hardly moves the boat, it tries to sink it more than move it. The rudder is also useless in reverse. However, it might get you out of a rut if not stuck bad.
377352
Do you mean can you move it towards the boat or back towards the tube? If so no. It does a great job of holding the line mid way between the tube and boat up and out of the water. Near the boat we purchased a tow harness. This works great but you still need to keep and eye on things. All I know is that once we started using this thing I really had to throttle back on the boat because now we had so much more speed and power. Hope this helps. http://www.amazon.com/AIRHEAD-AHTH-2-Heavy-Duty-Harness/dp/B000FE9C2I/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1396029875&sr=8-18&keywords=boat+tubing
421316
I am sure this would tip over when the boat starts moving. You would be best served looking for another option. That's my opinion anyway. Good Luck!
810200
The short answer for your question is, YES. On the whole, this kayak probably isn't as responsive as a hard sided boat in terms of speed and maneuverability. I've taken it out on lakes by myself a few times and missed my wife's added horsepower but had no problem getting where I wanted to go.
341332
I can say that in my experience the stock boat does perform like the one in the videos. This little thing is so amazingly fast for its size. If it were any faster you would have real difficulty keeping it upright. You will want to run it in relatively calm water if you want to open it up full throttle.
914763
This motor will push a much larger boat but a smaller tiller steer isn't that much cheaper. it's better to have the power and not need it that often. I'll bet high winds will blow that pontoon around.
152158
Not too bad, but it is a square fronted boat. I wouldn't want to paddle a long distance.
1668951
I've talked to my daughter since it was a gift to her son. She says their boat goes in all directions. They are very satisfied with this boat. She recommend perhaps an adjustment to the rudder.
2189385
When a fast boat pass by the wake makes the boat rocks up, down or right to left and if you face the wake you might get water spilling into the front of the boat. This boat is for a smaller lake.
1579549
there's only about 3/8 of an inch of clearance from the back to the front so I don't think so. I dont own a wake board, but from what ive seen they are way thicker than a snowboard
289863
It is not. HOWEVER, the detaching action gently propels it forward. It is simple physics. You will like it.By the same physics, it dethatches nicely in the forward direction... if you drag it backwards it might dig-in a little... so just do a turn and continue.
828907
It isn't easy, but stand over the unit, push in the back "button", and pull up hard. Pushing down then up may help. You can't do it from outside the boat.
333712
Sure you can pull it with any type water craft, but why? Maybe just to relocate it and then anchor it. The intent of this vessel is a "PARTY ISLAND" not for "WHITE WATER RAFTING". My friends drift on the lake, wherever the wind and waves take them, then get in the water and swim/push it home when they've had enough sun. "CAUTION" a sea anchor/drogue on a short tether is a must, you definitely don't want the "ISLAND" moving faster than you can swim. Don't forget your PFDs.
229840
No it is nice for around the pool or on a boat that has a trolling motor but not a very noisy area
513787
Sure! "Seats"are not attached, so just scoot to the center of the boat for balance. You may need to support the back so it doesn't lay back.