water ski/tube with 15hp?

[georgieboy]

i have a 3.5m rib with 15hp 4 stroke tohatsu. will this be good enough to tow water ski/tube? i have never been water skiing before and have no idea how fast we need to go.

[willfinch36]

Im not sure about water skiing, but my mate used to have an AVON 3.1M RIB with a 15hp and that would tow a donut with no problem

[georgieboy]

thanks.
i would guess that a skier would be less drag than a tube.

[longjohn]

Originally Posted by georgieboy

i have a 3.5m rib with 15hp 4 stroke tohatsu. will this be good enough to tow water ski/tube? i have never been water skiing before and have no idea how fast we need to go.

A skier - No way! Maybe a tube - but a small one and only just.

[busaboy]

The oxford rowing team towed a skier down the Thames not so long ago, not very fast but set a record.

[Mollers]

30hp on a sib is about the minimum to get an adult skier out. If the kids dig the wakeboard in on pull-out, it'll bog our Searider down with a 50 on the back.

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Mollers

30hp on a sib is about the minimum to get an adult pie-dodging skier out.

Fixed.

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

Fixed.

Good point.

[willfinch36]

As said above I very much doubt you will be able to tow a skier.

[njensen]

a small kid on waterski : maybe
An adult on waterski : no way.

the tube could be ok, at least if it not a 200 pound person.