SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Havasukona455 on August 09, 2013, 09:00:59 AM
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Just out of curiosity how long was it after the baby was born did you take him/her out to the river or on the boat ?
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My daughter was 2 and a 1/2 when I took her to the river :thumbup: :thumbup: And that was tent camping at Park Moabi :thumbup: She loved it and has been a river rat since
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For the first 3 months of my daughters life the only time she left the house was for pictures at 3 days old then every month and for her doctors visits. The first time I took her in the pool she was 7 months and she's been to lake perris how ever we didnt put her in the water and she still hasn't been on the boat. Probably gonna wait till next season before taking her on the boat which she will be about 2 then, she's only 8 months old right now. If I had a deep draft boat that I didn't have to worry about sinking an rode nicer than a semi v low pro jet and was quieter she probably would of been on the boat already. But I'm a pretty over protective and cautious guy.
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I was at the river, riding in the boat and in the water when I was 3 months old!
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I had both of my daughters out on our 22' cruiser since they were 3-4 months old. Though with my previous low-profile boat, I wouldn't have done that. It's how I justified (to the wife) a new bigger/deeper boat 22 years ago....
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my daughter is only 2 months old and I think shes too young to be on it. especially since I have headers and its loud. I was just wondering the best age to start bringing her out. we took her out to havasu when she was a month old but we spent most of the time in the hotel. she did fine when we brought her down to the water in the morning but by 10 it was just to hot. my gf wants to go out in the boat but I don't think the baby is ready for it
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My mom waterskied when she was pregnant with me and Ive been going to the river since. My daughter was born in July, within a couple weeks that year she was in the boat. Same with my son. The river is the only place they wanna be!
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really ? before a month old ? do you have headers or logs and snails ?
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Snails on the boat at that time. Now I have headers
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My boy was 5 months old in hard lucks boat he would fall asleep each time we would take off when it was hot we would put some wet towels hanging off the Bimini it was like a swap cooler
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My son was 2 years old. He's now 3 and loves it, falls asleep on the boat :)
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I know this isn't gonna be popular but any exhaust other than logs is too loud to not be damaging your hearing. I have some pretty severe hearing loss, and it sux. Don't be that guy LOL. Just because all of you have had good times bringing the little boaters out for a day on the water doesn't mean it isn't slowly damaving your ears.
Just think how loud you have to yell at the at next to you when underway.
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really ? before a month old ? do you have headers or logs and snails ?
its been 17 years and i cant remember but he was born in the winter so probably the following spring/summer.
babies are tough, its more of how much crap you have to take. its easier when theyre under a year, after that theyre walking, then you have to haul around playpens and stuff.
we had un-baffled headers for a long time (we used ear muffs) and my kids too would fall fast a sleep (maybe because we went to the lake while my wife was pregnant) BWT my son is 17 and still falls a sleep on the boat after launching and im not even out of the 5mph zone!!
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I was raised as a river rat... My parents always had jet boats.... Was at the river at 6 weeks old. My hubby (All Fired Up) and I have a 4 year old daughter who loves to be on the water! We had her on the water at 10 months (woulda been sooner but we don't tend to go much through the winter here in Vegas... Lol). If she would get a little cranky or tired, a quick run would put her right to sleep... Otherwise, she loves it!! I say the earlier you start them the better... And yes, ear muffs when their that little... Then as they get older, ear plugs... They make these moldable clay-type ear plugs for kids... That what we use on our daughter now.
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thanks for all the replys. were actually leaving for the river tomorrow morning and I just wanted to know what to expect with the boat. shes a great baby and has been around loud cars ( Me and my family race drag cars ) and shes fine with that. I was just worried about the heat and the rough ride in the boat. my boat is only an 18ft and it gets bumpy but im hoping since its not a busy weekend we should be fine. Now should I get her a little infant life vest ? I had no clue that they made those but I guess they do
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for all the dads.... and MOMS sorry :thumbup:
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i may still have a life vest for a lil one i git for my exs daughter but she wouldnt go to the river with me anyway so its brand new if i didnt throw it away its yours
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for all the dads.... and MOMS sorry :thumbup:
Don't be sorry. Your just being a good father
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Bringing the nephew to the river on the 17th and he was just born the 5th of July, boat is a open bow with threw transom exhaust, lil man should be just fine.
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Both my sons were about 6 months old I just didn't stay out there all day with them about 5 hours is good just keep them wet and hydrated some sun screen aveno is the best and their pretty good.... Now that the are 4 and 7 I have to yank them out we will get there about 8am and stay until about 9 pm on the water....
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Hopefully going out tomorrow with my 9 month old son on the weed wacker..... He likes it so far except for the life jacket. I feel for ya guys with the OT headers.... It can make it tough on deciding when how old is enough. I think I was around 6yrs when I was introduced to that fun..... Know I had to find a jet project so my son can hopefully experience the same fun...
Jr.
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I was about a month old when my mom started taking me to the East Palestine, Ohio City park for swimming lessons, water awareness... I was probably a little over a year old when my Dad first threw me out of my Unc's boat on the Ohio River and made me swim back. At 4, Unc got me on Ski's for the first time and assured me you NEVER let go of the rope no matter what.....
Right about this time is when I started to question the intelligence of my elders........ :sly:
Sorry for me, my kids never fell for any of that......much brighter than I was, I guess.........
Ray
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In all seriousness, it is never too early to teach your kids to swim. Even at 4-6 months, they can easily learn skills that may save their lives. I almost lost my youngest at Havasu. We had the boat beached all by ourselves in a cove out of Cattail. I still don't know how he got in the water but I was walking in about 5 ft. of water around the stern of the boat and I see my son just "bicycling" away completely under water with about 18" of water both above and below him. I think he was about 3 and a half. I am sure that even 20 seconds later he would have drowned as he couldn't reach the surface or the bottom. Momma and the older boy were both within 20 ft of us and never saw him go in the water and we never figured out how he got out that deep to start with.
Check out some of the videos on YouTube from an outfit called Infant Swimming Resource LLC. They have locations all over the country and have documented how their training has saved almost a thousand kids from drowning. http://youtu.be/e_x6mGTo7QM (http://youtu.be/e_x6mGTo7QM)
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Can't help but take him out on the water 11 months
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I have really young parents.
When I was 18 months old, my dad bought a 18' Glencoe jet with an Oldsmobile Packajet in Metal Flake purple and white.... I would simply fall asleep in the back seat.... VVVVRRRRROOOMMM!!!
I have loved jets and the sound of a jet ever since then... We have had at least one jet boat in the family since then... Just for some stupid math, that was 44 years ago. :screwy: :screwy: :screwy: :screwy:
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for all the dads.... and MOMS sorry :thumbup:
Lol!!! No worries dude!!! I know it's kinda rare to see or hear from a girl on here... Lol!!! My husband and I are very good friends with Brad, so I like to watch the forums... A lot of the guys on here crack me up! :) plus we make all the meets... If you do too we will hafta introduce ourselves! :)
Oh!! Yes on the infant life jacket!!! An absolute must!!! The infant ones have that pillow like pad on the back by their head. It's kinda annoying for them, but it has something to do with how they would float if something were to happen. I know people think it'll make them too hot with it on, but dipping them in the water keeps them cooled off. We have always kept it on Siena at all times (I would just unzip it a little if she would fall asleep when she was a baby) and she has never complained about having to wear it to this day. If you never take it off from the beginning, they learn that it's just part of the drill. We have seen and heard about devastating occurrences involving young children and infants all because they had no jacket on... And more likely then not, the parents are only a few feet away.... Why would anyone want to take that chance?...
By the way... How'd your little one do out there this weekend?
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hey i just looked and tgat life vest isnt here she took fuckin everything lol it was cool hangin out with youguys for a bit and tell ur friend thanks for lettin me ride his super jet
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Personal, my daughter was born in Oct and on the water the first summer; so 7 months.
My parents didn't start going to the lake until I was about two years old. But my mom was on the seadoo and lake 7 months pregnant. And all our family friends kids, along with my two bothers and sister where in the water by 3 months. Just as everyone else said, short amounts of time. Keep them out of the sun, when possible. And life vests are a most all the time. My daughter is 5 and she even enjoys playing on the beach with her vest on.
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My boys are 7 and almost 2 they know if your within a 100 feet of the water your wearing your jacket or your not going and they don't mind
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This is my lil girl she's 3 and same thing 100 yards of water life jacket or no boat if I even hook the boat to the truck she gets all excited its an awesome feeling
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LOL we were on the water fri sat and sunday then we went home and ryder was born on Wed. LOL then we had him back at the river place at 2 months. We did not go out on the boat for long but he was out there. Now he loves the boat. and he has already made probaby 15 river trips this summer. he just turned 1
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LOL we were on the water fri sat and sunday then we went home and ryder was born on Wed. LOL then we had him back at the river place at 2 months. We did not go out on the boat for long but he was out there. Now he loves the boat. and he has already made probaby 15 river trips this summer. he just turned 1
thats awesome I'm jealous I haven't made a trip this summer
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My Daughter has been going to the river since she was 3 months old. at first she hated the vest but loves the boat. The O'neil vest that i bought for her was too bulky and was kind of a piece o shit. An customer of mine who is an ex ski racer told me to buy the liquid force infant vest and the kit will love it. The liquid Force vest was the best purchase i made she loves it has bigger holes for there arms and very slim compared to most of the vest on the market. She loves the new vest and we have been to the river at least 10 times this summer and she turns 1 next month. When we are floating we take the vest off sometimes and let her walk around but its always on when we are cruising around.
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I was at the river at 2 weeks old
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Just had my 2 1/2 month old out at nacimiento this past weekend....life jacket on at all times we felt pretty safe with her out. :thumbup:
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Yep and you have to start early life jackets are a must and your good. Remember as they get older they will remember the good times. Hell I did just be safe and enjoy the good times
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Thank you guys for all the feedback. We just got back last night and she did pretty good. The first day she was a little grumpy from being too hot but on Sunday she spent the whole day on the boat with us. We didn't take her around in it cause we didn't have a vest or ear muffs but she fell asleep for most of the day in the boat. Monday we played a little at blue water and we went home. All in all she did as good or better then we expected. Thanks again for all your help. Heather77 we are gonna try to make at least one event before summer ends so hope to meet up with you guys. Along with everyone else on here. Quick olds it was nice meeting you and hanging out for a while. No worries on the vest Im gonna shop around for one today
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Her on the boat
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they HATE the life jacket at first but then they get used to it.
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So glad to hear she was a trooper!!! :)
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My lil girl at two at vail lake in temecula
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Your lil one is awesome in that boat seat @havasukona a natural for sure
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My 2yr old loves the boat
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my katie bug was 10 mounths when she got her first ride .. just like they have said have mamma hold her and cover her ears and she will fall asleep .. mine always says go faster dada then falls asleep after i hit it i love that stuff ;D ;D
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My boy took his first boat ride at 3 months...it was an I/o, so not to loud...put the boy right to sleep. Keep them in the shade, bring plenty of formula/juice/snacks, and dunk them in the water to cool off whenever you can. Get back to the a/c every now and again. I brought a spray bottle with to mist the boy with while he was napping. Most of you met Kyle this weekend...he loves the river and loves being in the water.
Be halfway sensible and they'll be fine.
If you leave 'em out in the sun too long, they'll turn out like Ray
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I'm know for many of us, our memory's of being on the water is exactly what we want our kids too have!
I know my daughter even loves to help clean it, not so much after but before we go out for sure. And I agree with the liquid force jackets, a little more expensive but they are worlds better and last longer.
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Thanks carrera202. I'm hoping she will love it like I did growing up. She's still not really a fan of the heat. She did a lot better this past trip so hopefully she'll get used to it. It's amazing how I have only met two people on this site but everyone is willing to help and share stories. This is for sure the best site and filled with some good people. Thanks guys
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Thanks carrera202. I'm hoping she will love it like I did growing up. She's still not really a fan of the heat. She did a lot better this past trip so hopefully she'll get used to it. It's amazing how I have only met two people on this site but everyone is willing to help and share stories. This is for sure the best site and filled with some good people. Thanks guys
i couldnt agree more about this site, I have only met a few but they both were cool people, in fact i believe were headed out this weedend to elsinore you gonna be in town? and ya it took my lil girl a bit with the heat also but she will always remember the memories especially when she gets older and you can show her the pics lol. thats the part i cant wait for
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i couldnt agree more about this site, I have only met a few but they both were cool people, in fact i believe were headed out this weedend to elsinore you gonna be in town? and ya it took my lil girl a bit with the heat also but she will always remember the memories especially when she gets older and you can show her the pics lol. thats the part i cant wait for
Couldn't agree more that carerra202 lil girl was a trooper last weekend at the lake... but watch out ... when she tells you to help her find rocks at the bottom of the lake u better make sure they match or she is gonna tell you " no good doesn't match " she means business .. hahahah. Had a blast with carrerra202 and his buddies .. and when we were leaving his lil girl said daddy I don't wanna leave .. why are we leaving.. I wanna swim .... hahahah. Thanks again carrera202...
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Couldn't agree more that carerra202 lil girl was a trooper last weekend at the lake... but watch out ... when she tells you to help her find rocks at the bottom of the lake u better make sure they match or she is gonna tell you " no good doesn't match " she means business .. hahahah. Had a blast with carrerra202 and his buddies .. and when we were leaving his lil girl said daddy I don't wanna leave .. why are we leaving.. I wanna swim .... hahahah. Thanks again carrera202...
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hahahahahahahaha so damn true!!!! hey mob like i told you before i look at this site as kind of a family of jet boaters, so i treat it that way, im no where near as smart as most of these guys here but i can damn sure make myself useful with helping people out, hahahaha cant wait til sunday to be out again and again it was my pleasure havin you and your cuz out with us!!!!!!cool as hell guys definitly again
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With personal safety aside, my wife at first was really against taking our kids when they were real young!We all have seen or know those a**holes out there that get drunk do and say stupid things and somehow( and sometimes to much delight) hurt themselves or worse somebody else! We have a great group of friends but not everybody understands what's cool and not cool around kids! I didn't realize it either till I had my own! So just to keep them out of certain environments we waited till they could understand what's right, wrong ,safe and unsafe at least enough for young kid! They love the boat and being on the water and I think I've nagged enough for her to understand its a part of life...may not be what the original question was about but that was our reason we waited...
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With personal safety aside, my wife at first was really against taking our kids when they were real young!We all have seen or know those a**holes out there that get drunk do and say stupid things and somehow( and sometimes to much delight) hurt themselves or worse somebody else! We have a great group of friends but not everybody understands what's cool and not cool around kids! I didn't realize it either till I had my own! So just to keep them out of certain environments we waited till they could understand what's right, wrong ,safe and unsafe at least enough for young kid! They love the boat and being on the water and I think I've nagged enough for her to understand its a part of life...may not be what the original question was about but that was our reason we waited...
i definitely agree with that and that's a great post my girl knows what to do and what not to do and if she's not sure she always asks me or mommy but when it comes to the water and the boat all eyes are on her safety it completely change the way of boating life for me when she is on there great advice
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I'm racing this weekend at irwindale for a summit series race or I'd love to come out with you guys. Maybe in a couple weeks we can make a plan out there
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I'm racing this weekend at irwindale for a summit series race or I'd love to come out with you guys. Maybe in a couple weeks we can make a plan out there
we will see but ya the wife goes in for surgery on the 10 of sept and for 6 weeks she can't bounce around so I might be done for the season not sure tho will keep you posted
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Our little girls first trip to the river was at 3 weeks old, first boat trip 7 months in our little float at the time.
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Well I have three beautiful daughters and we do not shelter them. Our oldest was at the volkswagen drags at 6 weeks then at a Chargers game at 2 months old and our youngest which is 5 weeks now is going to the lake Sunday with us. Our boat is pretty quite and rides smooth so we will see how it goes. I have been on the water since I was about two months and now work in the marine industry and love the water. I want don't want my children to be afraid of the water like so many people are. You as a parent know when it's too rough or loud so just be careful. Best of luck to you.
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