Snowmobile water Skipping & Sinking

This is a helmet camera from my brother. He is on a 92 Polaris 500 Indy. Things were going great until he seized a piston. It happens once and he stops on the ice, the next time, there was no ice to stop on. I am on the other sled that is in the video.

[@canadaeast8358]

I’m surprised he made it that far once you start bouncing and splashing water usually the belt gets wet and you sink right away. He went pretty far before that happened

[@TheArticSkipper]

It wasn't a rotex. Just the plain old stock engine that had the timing advanced too far. We blew it up 6 times before figuring out that someone changed the timing. That's what happens when you buy a used sled from someone who doesn't know what they are doing.

[@mikeanderson5772]

well be lucky that it wasnt 42 ft of water like i did on the deepest end of big cedar in west bend

[@TheArticSkipper]

Incorrect. Water on the engine would not hurt it. Water in the intake would. Water on the belt is the most common reason for sinking other than low speed, small track, and not enough nutz. This however was a blown engine. Hole in the top of piston says so. That doesn't happen from water.

[@slednecker87]

This happened to me a few weeks ago, blew a piston and sunk it 12 feet, still in the bottom, total loss. 97 indy 500

[@TheArticSkipper]

We got into the water and drug it to shore. Then all the way to the nearest road to the trailer. It's was very heavy.

[@TheArticSkipper]

I'm thinking about going out this week. Maybe ill have another video soon, this time without the sinking!

[@Supercharged111]

That was so weird the way it would lose momentum and start porpoising. It really sounds like it didn't lock up and he shut it down to save it before it went under? Was that a stock track with tiny lugs? I put a 1.25" lug on my 98 Yamaha Vmax and that made it a beast on the water. Very little running start required.

[@baronvonblueeyes7685]

You guys got big balls !!

[@TheButteryBoarder]

your realy lucky that was shallow water

[@reggiefavre]

haha. lucky that happened in shallow water. How did you get it out?

[@MotoMadness]

HECTIC MAN LOL... would it be cool to use this in an offroad crash compilation sometime? Thanks, MM

[@TheArticSkipper]

Thankx for asking. I know it has been used before... But I don't mind a bit. Feel free, just send me a link when you're done!

[@MotoMadness]

+TheArticSkipper For sure mate, will do. I'll credit it in the description as well. I'd say I'll use it next week, let you know then :) Cheers!

[@rickshawrob]

And that is why i prefer not to water skip... kudoes to guys who can do it though

[@waterheadness]

Over revving from the start , it was just a matter of time before it blew.. That sucks tho

[@bigbadputtytat]

I would make damn sure I had my motor running perfect before I did this. I don't see any digatrons on that little sled...you kinda asked for it!

[@devinanderson9183]

why would you water skip a 1996 Polaris ultra????

[@Dattin1]

how did you get it out of there?

[@brentneves3602]

Is that a Polaris Indy 500 SKS?

[@brandont9916]

That's hilarious. Just a matter of time before you swamp it I guess.

[@skylarsell8022]

atleast the water wasn't 10 ft deep

[@ForestGump-nu4si]

Skylar Sell bob

[@TheArticSkipper]

Sounds like a very expensive day.

[@s1mm3g]

nah i belive he draggd it himself out of the water total costs are like $100 depending on what oil your getting

[@kharvick2908]

My question is how do you blow up a Fuji motor period? There fricking bullet proof

[@TheArticSkipper]

We blew it up 5 times. After the fifth time we figured out that someone advanced the timing way too much. It did about 400 miles per burn down. After that it was great!

[@Greghh1960]

Running it too lean. One trick we used to do is always add just a little bit of Isopropyl to the gas on each fill up just in case a little water got in the tank which would cause a lean condition in one of the cylinders.

[@TheArticSkipper]

We now have ethonol in the gas here. I think that does the same thing

[@Greghh1960]

TheArticSkipper-> Maybe. I just know we never had a meltdown in our Indy's after putting a little in every tank and always running 92 octane or better. Of course, if you had the jetting too lean in relation to the outside temperature that would also cause a meltdown. Anyways, if retarding the timing worked, great.

[@tuffinboots]

and all this time I've been amused at Bauer's Damn lol!

[@ethankratz9879]

is this on the cass river in caro michigan

[@my03dodgecummins]

Where at in wisconsin?

[@chodelee1049]

Lucky that wasnt in 10 ft of water. Beatin the tar out of er thats what you get. Lol looks fun though.

[@briantel9432]

looks like a Polaris with the Hood up buy a jet ski if your going to drive in water

[@TheDirtbikeboyy]

Why not. Get enough speed . Just not for distances like they're doing. Looking at my videos at the end of one of them I water skip under a bridge

[@austinspiers6101]

Your Huge! Jk is the sled still running guess not eh

[@TheArticSkipper]

Yep. Dried it out and it worked fine

[@lookingglass9175]

Hope it was fun while it lasted cuz now it’s gonna suck

[@travis2010travis]

you should think about buying a boat

[@TheDirtbikeboyy]

Funny it seized .. Friend got his up to like 12k before it ran out of compression

[@henry825]

Where is that Canada ?

[@TheArticSkipper]

If you read the description it tells you that it is a 92 500 Indy.

[@kharvick2908]

Erik Kellogg and anyone else on here who obviously don't know a damn thing about Polaris snowmobiles. The wedge chassis was and is still used to this day for water cross why you ask? The way the belly is shaped smooth not round. Yamaha suck on water any snowmobiler will tell you that.

[@ryan100719]

Yamaha sucks cause there heavy

[@rottanwelding]

big sak bro

[@wjb111]

Play silly games - Win silly prize 🤔

[@grahambuchan4935]

detonation?

[@thehunterjosh]

where was that?

[@Scribles]

wow

[@KMT15]

How fast do you have to be going to be on water? I know nothing about snowmobiles, just genuinely curious.

[@kullerbpentti6083]

80kmh

[@edwardabrahamiii3742]

30mph slowest depending on lug height track length could go slower with a 2004 polaris switchback 144x15x2.0 ive done it b4 just enough speed to take off itll go

[@tylerlarsen1776]

yas

[@ThePS3Junkies]

Well she not too deep

[@TheArticSkipper]

Wisconsin

[@Rainingblood180]

try starting it

[@samueladams7]

...or a hovercraft!

[@edwardabrahamiii3742]

Hahaha worst feeling ever

[@erikkellogg22]

Snowmobiles are made for the snow not wide open water! If you want to ride the wide open river then buy a sea doo

[@Greghh1960]

Ya think?

[@waltwynn-sandiegonorthcoun8475]

I know!

[@joshguitar7206]

If u skip it ur fine