Thinking about Joq's solution, I have thought for years that fine meltable beads in the water might get sucked into the engine- and freeze it. Just now the obvious ancient solution pops to mind. That would be finely divided wood chips. Perhaps we could commission a study. What is the best material for freezing a jetski engine. What we need here is floating gravel! CAS *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:40 AM, skimmer <skimmer_at_enter.net> wrote: > > Just now the obvious ancient solution pops to mind. That would be finely > divided wood chips. Perhaps we could commission a study. What is the best > material for freezing a jetski engine. What we need here is floating > gravel! > This idea has some merit but it's far too general. There are actually some reasonably nice jet ski drivers. I am, for instance, not prone to chasing ducklings or playing chicken with other boats. However my neighbor to the north has two kids who would be far better off riding plastic logs than operating jet skis. What we need is something that takes advantage of the very nature of jet ski operators and then turns that against them but does not interfere with the safe operation of a jet ski. For instance, we know that jet ski drivers love to go around and around in circles so perhaps we can design something that rests lightly at the bottom of the water but has just enough buoyancy that any vertex puts it into motion and causes it to rise. This has the advantage of pinpointing the jet ski because, as near as I can tell, other than playboat kayak paddlers, no other boaters are so prone to turn in endless circles. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
There is a name for the affliction that causes jet ski operators to go in circles. It's caused whirling disease. Fish get it too. Brad Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>: > On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:40 AM, skimmer <skimmer_at_enter.net> wrote: > >> >> Just now the obvious ancient solution pops to mind. That would be finely >> divided wood chips. Perhaps we could commission a study. What is the best >> material for freezing a jetski engine. What we need here is floating >> gravel! >> > > This idea has some merit but it's far too general. There are actually some > reasonably nice jet ski drivers. I am, for instance, not prone to chasing > ducklings or playing chicken with other boats. However my neighbor to the > north has two kids who would be far better off riding plastic logs than > operating jet skis. > > What we need is something that takes advantage of the very nature of jet ski > operators and then turns that against them but does not interfere with the > safe operation of a jet ski. > > For instance, we know that jet ski drivers love to go around and around in > circles so perhaps we can design something that rests lightly at the bottom > of the water but has just enough buoyancy that any vertex puts it into > motion and causes it to rise. This has the advantage of pinpointing the jet > ski because, as near as I can tell, other than playboat kayak paddlers, no > other boaters are so prone to turn in endless circles. > > > Craig Jungers > Moses Lake, WA > www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I still favor the idea of a small surface-to-surface heat-seeking missile. I've checked some of the paddling supply catalogues, but haven't found what I want yet. Maybe some of the military supply houses have just the ticket. Brad Quoting skimmer <skimmer_at_enter.net>: > Thinking about Joq's solution, I have thought for years that fine meltable > beads in the water might get sucked into the engine- and freeze it. > > Just now the obvious ancient solution pops to mind. That would be finely > divided wood chips. Perhaps we could commission a study. What is the best > material for freezing a jetski engine. What we need here is floating gravel! > > > > CAS *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I wonder if some enterprising Paddlewiser down there can come up with a use for one of these: http://defensetech.org/2010/06/08/if-you-find-one-of-our-undersea-robots-please-call-us-navy/ Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
If I find one of these, I'm going to keep it. BRC Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] curing jetski disease >I wonder if some enterprising Paddlewiser down there can come up with a use >for one of these: > > http://defensetech.org/2010/06/08/if-you-find-one-of-our-undersea-robots-please-call-us-navy/ > > Joe P. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Have you ever tried to dissolve the biodegradable packing pellets? They get slimy quickly, but don't actually dissolve very fast, and quite slowly in cold water. Perhaps deploying these like shark repellent, in an area around the kayak, would act as a warn off to the jet skis. Small, light colored, dissolvable, biodegradable pellets, non-toxic, lightweight, and easy to transport. Think about it.... Pam in Washignton State In a message dated 6/11/2010 7:41:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, skimmer_at_enter.net writes: Thinking about Joq's solution, I have thought for years that fine meltable beads in the water might get sucked into the engine- and freeze it. Just now the obvious ancient solution pops to mind. That would be finely divided wood chips. Perhaps we could commission a study. What is the best material for freezing a jetski engine. What we need here is floating gravel! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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