Baller_ Wish Posted November 3, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted November 3, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogboy Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 @wish, great video. First time I have seen those interesting boats. I bet they were easy on the petrol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted November 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 3, 2014 Sure think that boat must have had more than 10hp, even though it is very tiny by today's skiboat standards. Here's a link to another oldie, although not as old: Dixie tournament 1954 at Cypress Gardens. Showing lots of crashes, but showing Alfredo Mendoza at the end, setting a US record of 99', and looking and good form. Later that year, the 100 foot 'barrier' was exceeded at the Nationals in Laconia, NH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted November 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 3, 2014 10HP engines! I wonder if I could win that tug of war! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted November 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 3, 2014 That skier with the mustache should join Ball of Spray. He would definitely learn to have a better stacked position as he crossed the wake! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GOODESkier Posted November 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 3, 2014 So, I have always wondered........ who designed the first ski course? Where was it? Why the dimensions we currently have? Was the first the same as today? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 3, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted November 3, 2014 At 0:18, Wish's video says "started in the luxury resorts of the French Riviera". I did not know that Lake City, Minnesota was in the French Riviera....or that Ralph Samuelson was French. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted November 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 3, 2014 +1 Great video. I love the mini boat! @MISkier I was thinking the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller colo_skier Posted November 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 3, 2014 Just pouring gasoline on the discussion. Minn measures everything in Metric? I have no idea were it all started just making an observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller alex38 Posted November 3, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 3, 2014 "Quick release" rubber bindings mentioned, that's clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 does anyone have the dft numbers for this set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 4, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted November 4, 2014 @mwetskier, that looks to be about 18" DFT. I see they removed the wing as well. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 4, 2014 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 4, 2014 Guessing these are not jump skis. Actually look sharp and dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 SHE looks sharp and dangerous (to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GaryWilkinson Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 Hmmm.... Jumping with a speedo! Bravery redefined! Plus "35 miles per hour and over 50 in a turn"! (Maybe 24! Tops) Great to see though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 I'm trying to put together a mental picture of a short line slalom run with double handles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I5boi Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 What boat is that? I'd like one for an evening cruise up the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 4, 2014 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 4, 2014 Love that boat but if you plan to cruise the river, looks like you will be cruising alone considering the size. But the wakes are pancake flat and no spray. Reminds me of the 1993 Centurion Wave 16' inboard where the driver literally sat next to the motor box if not slightly behind. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 4, 2014 Author Baller_ Share Posted November 4, 2014 Anyone every drive or ski behind the mini Centurion??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 So they claim in the video that the boat was priced at $500GPB which converts to $800USD. Using that math you could have 75 of those little boats for the price of a brand new Nautique or Prostar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 . . . unless you factor in the time value of money, in which case that boat cost over $51,200. We're actually getting a lot more boat for our money now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 I know I know, I was just having fun with the math at the expense of TVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted November 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 4, 2014 @ozski Others on here may recall Glenn Plake showing up at a pro tournament years ago and making a run through the slalom course using the double handles, would run right through 28. He would basically just spread his hands through the turn, not a lot different than a reach and dropping free hand back - just looked weird the way he did it. But, just to mess with your "mental picture" he did this in just a little red "french style" bikini speedo. 29. The event I saw this at also had jumping. After Plake did his slalom run, when the jumpers came out, Scot Ellis jumped in his royal blue Rocket Man suit with the little red speedos on like a Superman costume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OTF Posted November 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 6, 2014 You could have that same boat by putting a fabricated fiberglass top on a 12ft aluminum Lund fishing boat, pop an used 16hp John Deere lawn tractor engine in the rear and call it a day. Cool videos guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller acmx Posted November 6, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 6, 2014 "one mistake and you'll disappear in a mountain of foam".....new name for Ball of Spray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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