Baller mike55 Posted June 9, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 9, 2009 1st is a Connelly Concept soft enough to help me ski right. Trashed the base (brand new ski) my first day on a private ski lake around the turn island at Ski Park. It was marred so I sold it and bought way too much ski for myself. Dumb.2nd was my first D3 a Custom X. and...3rd was the first year Sixam 2 Point. Ran back to back 34 mph passes right out of the box but it just lacked the cool factor. After all the big dawgs were riding the 1 Point. Wow even dumber.The ever elusive Holy Grail of water skis. The journey continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 9, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 9, 2009 64†MasterCraft Mirage – my first true love Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck_Dickey Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 The Blue Monza LTD. Set a PB on that ski and then crashed so hard on it one day in a freaky crash, it nearly killed me! Lovin my A1 now, works better every time I ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopowpow Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Horton - my very 1st slalom ski ever was a 65" Mastercarft Mirage, wish I still had it to put in the corner with the old wooden Connelly Hook. I would also like my 2nd ski back - a 66" Duvall 9000, I got my 1st pass thru the course on that baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jwr Posted June 10, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2009 65 Mastercraft Mirage, I got to borrow it for a year. I got a second one, the one with the blue on it, but it never skied like the original. Great ski, I would still ski on it today if I didn't have to give it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LakeOneSkier Posted June 10, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'd love to have my old Connelly Hook from the late 70's. It was the most beautiful wooden ski I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted June 10, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2009 EP Comp One. Isn't there one in your classifieds banner?Or a wood Maha.Both were skis I borrowed and skied great on but never bought.Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Wolters Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Back in the Day,Connelly ShortlineMahaConnelly HookEP Comp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 10, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 10, 2009 I do not think there was a 65" Mirage. 64" and 66". Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxmach Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Still have it in the corner. 163cm Apex by taperflex with original "Wetboot". Love the slalom course graphics on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jwr Posted June 10, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2009 I would have sworn it was a 65, but you are probably right. It was a factory special.  I actually took a set, a couple of years ago, on a wood maharaja with the original binders and ran 5@35. You could put that ski between two chairs and jump up and down on it and it wouldn't flex. That thing was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 10, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 10, 2009 oxmach! Wow now you are talking. Apex! That ski was developed at my Dad's lake. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Still have my first two skis wooden Maha and a Taperflex G200....oh what fun.My family still hangs onto our old Budweiser Taperflex as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted June 10, 2009 Baller_ Share Posted June 10, 2009 I learned the course on an O'Brien World Team Comp. It had the cool aluminum top with the green and blue stripes ! Those were the days ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted June 10, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2009 My dad still has his O'Brien World Team Comp. and skies it all the time he likes it more than his new ski!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jwr Posted June 10, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 10, 2009 How could I have forgotten the Dick Pope El Diablo. I skied my first tournament on that beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller slow Posted June 11, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 11, 2009 2002 Mapple. I sucked in the course with that ski, but it put up a 30 ft wall of water pulling out from the wakes. All those cover shots of Parrish and Fisher were with the big spray Mapple. Crowd pleaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller auskier Posted June 11, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 11, 2009 im so old school, the first ski i ran the course with was the first of the legendary CDX's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted June 11, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 11, 2009 I still have a 64" EP Comp One that I got when I was 11 in my basement. I haven't broken it out for my kids to ski on but I have thought about it. I ran 34 mph into 28 off on that one back in the late 70s.I would love to have one fo the old Mahas my dad had. I still have a binding mounted up on a 68" Stinger that I skied on after the EP (I went through a huge growth spurt one winter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 11, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 11, 2009 http://www.mnwaterski.com/images/hofdave2.jpg Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tru-jack Posted June 11, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 11, 2009 we have a 63" apex complete with wetboot in the boathouse that was bought at the worlds in Toronto afer Joel McClintok's world championship and used to ski on saucier's when we were kids, cool ski and the first fiberglass on our lakes. I'll have to get a scan of a 70's version of my old 63" wooden sea glider with heel cup on back toe. Good memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted June 11, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 11, 2009 I liked my EP Comp X2 so much I bought a second one when the graphics changed!Still have one somewhere. The ski I should have kept was my 9100 240AMP. Never found a ski that I liked as much. Got too crazy with a brillo pad. /vanillaforum/js/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cry.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted June 12, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 12, 2009 You've got respect anyone that can hang out by the lake in a suit like that. You've got to admit, the 70's had style.I don't buy skis often enough to miss an old one. The new ski is always a huge step up. I did love my O'Brien Pro Curcuit. Especially when you could buy the matching vest and shorts:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Wolters Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I never will froget my EP comp X2. I was riding the Connelly Shortline and was ragging on a friend of mine who had one. One evening we were footing and a boat ran over my ski. Sliced it up from one end to the other. I still have it and will post a pic if I get a chance.The following morning we set up the course and I didn't have a ski. My buddy said ride my EP. At the time I was working on -22@36 and could only get about 2 or 3. My first set on it I smoked -22 and and backed it you with 4@-28. I ordered one the following Monday, Talk about true love it was almost better than sex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skidawg Posted June 12, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 12, 2009 How about a new thread, "SKIS I WISH WOULDN'T HAVE BLEW UP!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 12, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 12, 2009 Are you still mad about your Red and Blue Sixam? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RS Posted June 12, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hey Mike55, I'm thinking I bought a Connelly F1 from you a few years ago.  I still ski that bad boy.  I'm getting old now and have been looking for something that doesn't require such hurculin effort.  It's a great ski, super stable and turns 90 no problem and takes me into 35 occasionally but lately it's just wearing me out. Got any more cast offs that I should try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted June 12, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hope Dawg isn't mad about the blue and red Sixam. I retired it to West Palm for my sets with Scoke and Roger. Might have to have it shipped back to Minny though. Not sking worth a darn on my RS-1 ltd! Wish I still had my Mastercraft Pro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted June 13, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 13, 2009 HO Turbo, Connely Concept, the first KD 7000(slow but still a good ski), D3 CustomX. Horton probably misses his balsa wood topped jump skis, am I right J.T.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 2007 Monza.I have sucked since I shipped the box to the buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted June 16, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2009 Couldn't possibly be ZO? That started in 2008 and so did my backslide!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Obermeier Posted June 16, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2009 Still skiing the best ski I've owned to date, a very early issue Radar MPD (marked #0028). I liked the 68" yellow/black CR7 a lot too, one of my buds is still skiing on it. Liked the D3 Custom X that replaced the CR7 too. But this MPD is the best ski I've ridden to date.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ed,Lats weekend I bet scoke I could take a black and yellow CR7 off the dock and get 2@38. by the time he agreed to the bet, I had a few barleys in me and it was to late. The CR7 Rocks.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 16, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 16, 2009 I smell a bet. I have a case of Steel Reserve that says you can not get to 2 @ 38 off the dock. Will need video. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted June 16, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 16, 2009 A 66.25" Goode 9500 185 amp. She was tired after two seasons, but my tournament and practice PB's at 34 and 36 were on that ski. I should have held onto her for a soft retirement. sj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LakeOneSkier Posted June 17, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2009 "MS: 2007 Monza. I have sucked since I shipped the box to the buyer." Hey MS, I'm the guy who bought it from you. I'd be glad to ship that damm thing back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Was that my 08? I sold the 07 to a guy in DFW. I spoke to him last weekend and he had already sold it and did not know who. The ski was great. I sold it prior to getting my 08 and will never do that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Horton,Not for steel reserve. I dont have a CR7 in minn to try. There was one in the shed and there was a guy from west Tx that was skiing on one. I rode the yellow and black for 2 years. 2@38 would be no problem, just start at -22 to get a feel for it and then run it down the line. Heck, I made it through on the RCX.     Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 17, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 17, 2009 The last RCX I rode was a very very good ski. The last CR7 I rode . . . . I thought it was a joke. Not a joke like bad.... I mean I thought the guy who loaned it to me was screwing with me. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LakeOneSkier Posted June 17, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2009 I thought it was your '07, maybe the '06? Definitely not an '08.Either way you can have it back, it stopped working for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 in my case, its not the ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 17, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 17, 2009 That is why you should buy skis from me and not MS Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I would rather by a used ski from a skinny 170lb guy then a peabodyed 200lb brute.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 17, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 17, 2009 You are on thin ice there MS Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller scoke Posted June 17, 2009 Baller Share Posted June 17, 2009 Wouldn't that be: "You're on thin ice there MS".  Southern Canada just defrosted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old MS Accout Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Aye................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted June 17, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 17, 2009 Typo? Me? Never! Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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