Need help finding where this boat/prototype skier is

[srttruck]

Watching old videos me and my friend want to know where this old skiing device went... it was a twin cylinder 2 blade prop driven, rigid handle with controls on the hand grip. Where is it at? The guy had a flat bottom with a Cadillac motor, circa around 1968-69. Sorry for the crappy pics this was taken off a 8mm film

 

[Riverbound]

Never seen one. Looks cool though.

 

[srttruck]

These pics were taken in the needles area. :thumbup:

 

[TPC]

[video=youtube;AgsK6oDIpO4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgsK6oDIpO4[/video]

 

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In the early 70s my dad was friends with an engineer at Mercury Marine, and his family had one of those. I remember watching one of his teenage sons ski with it at their house on Lake Winnebago.

 

[srttruck]

In the early 70s my dad was friends with an engineer at Mercury Marine, and his family had one of those. I remember watching one of his teenage sons ski with it at their house on Lake Winnebago.

Awesome. I would really like to see if there is still one around in a barn somewhere. I'm thinking their were probably only a few made... :thumbup:

 

[RogerThat99]

I remember those. I thought it was late 70's or early 80's. The was a waterslide place near our home that had a little lake and you could rent those. They later went to a cable system.

 

[plaster dave]

[video=youtube;AgsK6oDIpO4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgsK6oDIpO4[/video]

Do you know how it works? Who controls the speed?
When I was a kid I would have love this thing.

 

[CampbellCarl]

Do you know how it works? Who controls the speed?
When I was a kid I would have love this thing.

Guessing here but I'd think somehow, all of the controls are in the handle....speed, direction and some kinda kill switch....