I just got a 1968 Hydrocycle

[samo_ott]

The owner says it's a 1968. Not confirmed yet. Does anyone know anything about these boats. It's in average condition. Needs work but a fun looking boat once fixed up. and it's rated for a 35hp!

 

[mphy98]

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From the photos it looks about the right year, looks like it would be a blast to have fun with, and it is not a waverunner because of the outboard engine so it would not be outlawed on lakes that they are. Talk about in your face with that. I would love to take it on one of those lakes. Thats the rebel in me. Good luck with it and have a ball.

 

[Snobike Mike]

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Looks like fun.

 

[Chinewalker]

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There were a few of those in Rockport a few years ago at Huck's Marine... I wonder if that's one of them?

 

[samo_ott]

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There were a few of those in Rockport a few years ago at Huck's Marine... I wonder if that's one of them?

Really? Hmmm... Rockport is pretty close to here. I'll ask the previous owner.

I'd like to find out more about them if I could. Sure looks like it'll be fun once it's up and running...

 

[H20Rat]

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From the photos it looks about the right year, looks like it would be a blast to have fun with, and it is not a waverunner because of the outboard engine so it would not be outlawed on lakes that they are. Talk about in your face with that. I would love to take it on one of those lakes. Thats the rebel in me. Good luck with it and have a ball.

depends, local law in my area defines a PWC not by how it is propelled but by how you sit on it. If you straddle a seat with no gunwall, its a PWC. I'm guessing most states have similar wording...

Minnesota DNR
PERSONAL WATERCRAFT
A personal watercraft is defined by law as a motorboat powered by an inboard motor powering a jet pump or by an outboard or propeller driven motor and is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the craft, rather than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside a motorboat.

 

[samo_ott]

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It doesn't really matter to me as the river I'm on has no restrictions... Or any lawful presence for that matter. Ok, they patrol the river about once every 5 years or so...

 

[esobofh]

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35 hp on that thing would be nuts!!

 

[sebber83]

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Sweet Ride, Dont know what river you are talking about, but I am on the Ottawa River (Rockland), hope to see on that thing this summer! Feel free to jump my wake!

 

[sickwilly]

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Don't fall off!

 

[tx1961whaler]

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That would be sweet with about a 60 HP jet drive...

 

[Gary H NC]

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The original jet flea!....Really cool!
I had no idea they made them back in those days.

 

[jbjennings]

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Steve,
You MUST send a pic of you riding that goofy thing around your river, preferably one of you busting your rear on a tight turn!
I need to borrow that thing to go back and forth to my duckblind. A little camo and I'd be the envy of the bayou!
I'm going to get myself one of those if I can find one. My bigtwin 25 would fit it nicely. You wouldn't even need electric start since it's so close.
Hope to see it in action soon,
JBJ

 

[26aftcab454]

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can you say " SHORT SAFETY LANYARD KILL SWITCH"???
It does look fun until it flips over and someone looses a foot right after you say "Hey! Watch this"!

 

[samo_ott]

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can you say " SHORT SAFETY LANYARD KILL SWITCH"???
It does look fun until it flips over and someone looses a foot right after you say "Hey! Watch this"!

Oh yeah. That will be one of the first things to go on it. It also originally had a dead man's throttle on the twist grip but it is not there now and it uses a normal remote throttle which I'm not that keen on...

 

[samo_ott]

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This could be me! But it sure doesn't look good for that 20hp Johnson... Would over rev.

 

[dave11]

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It's gonna be a long time until Spring for you!

 

[samo_ott]

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Yeah, no kidding... There's a bit of snow on the ground now But the water is still open... The last boat is still in the water...

 

[sebber83]

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snow is gone, ahaha, with all the rain, noticed a few fisherman on the Outaouais again today... no one wakeboarding tho!

 

[samo_ott]

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Come up to Chelsea... We have snow on the ground Look at the original pics.