> -> What's the water temperature up there right now? Is Barnegat Bay a
 > -> salt water Bay? Do you you have to wear wet suits? How well can you
 > -> ski behind a PWC? Lots of questions huh.
 >  Darn... and I'm just starting my first cup of coffee 
 > Just put the boat in the water the middle of this week. Ocean
 > temp is
 > TDC (To darn cold) and the bay is usually 10-15 degrees
 > warmer. Ocean
 > Barnegat is a salt water bay and takes me roughly 2 hours to
 > cover a
 > major part of it at 40 knots. (Running from Mantoloking NJ to
 > Atlantic
 > City)
 > We ski behind a 3 seater and it has enough umph to get you up
 > (no pop
 > shots) in deep water starts. Slalom skiing is fantastic
 > weekends get to be like the LA Freeway on the bay, and we can
 > get to
 > areas that boats can't with PWCs.
 > Hope I covered all your questions.
I think you covered it all. It's funny, I never thought about anyone water 
skiing in salt water. Next time I'm down at the Texas Coast 
I'll have to check out the action. I think Texas Bays are pretty shallow 
though. 
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