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In boating, a ski boat is a boat specifically designed to safely tow one or more water skiers. This is achieved by using a high horsepower automobile engine usually positioned in the mid section and driven through a direct drive to the propeller. A skier is pulled on a tow rope attached to a tow bar located in front of the drive motor and affixed to the bottom of the hull. In order for a boat to qualify as a ski or tow boat, it must pass a series of eleven tests measuring the following boat charachteristics:
- Power and Acceleration
- Handling and Maeuverability
- Engineering
- Drivability
- Sound level
- Slalom course center-line drivability
- Slalom spray
- Jumping center-line deviation
- Jumping wake
- Slalom wake
- Tricks wake
Each approved towboat meets or exceeds a preset set of standards defined by the American Water Ski Association (AWSA). The tests are performed by members of the USA Water Ski Towboat and Speed Control Committee, technical experts, and elite water ski athletes
Source
Links
- Ski Boat Manufacturers
- Boats.com Buy a used boat online
- USA Watercraft Online Find the boat for you
- iboats.com Ski Boats Classified ads for ski boats
- FinderFly.com Used ski boat classifieds
See also
"Ski boat"