Baller A_B Posted November 10, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 10, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted November 10, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 10, 2014 The last driver I skied behind could surgically remove all of the boat guides from the left side of the course with foils like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted November 10, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted November 10, 2014 That could be good or bad, depending if you are LFF or RFF. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted November 10, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 10, 2014 Put a sharp edge on those blades and you have a cool weed harvester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted November 10, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 10, 2014 I always wondered what happened to recycled plastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Obermeier Posted November 11, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2014 If there is some realistically workable method to stabilize the vessel so a driver can hold a straight line through the course, something like this could be a real game changer IMO. Potentially smaller boat (thinking tournament/private sites here) with a 6 cylinder or even a 4-cylinder engine, possibly even electric at some point. Potentially lower cost for the tow rig, lower operating cost etc. Comment from you engineering types here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JWebSki Posted November 11, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2014 With so much material under water I feel like this could easily be designed to have great tracking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted November 11, 2014 Administrators Share Posted November 11, 2014 @eleeski is NOT going to like the trick wakes Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted November 11, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2014 the next generation will put individual drive units under water at the bottoms of the back 2 struts eliminating the center drive column. so two thrust points and two props producing almost double the pull power. with the right electronics the result will be better tracking ability through differential power applied between the two units but at the cost of higher power consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller disland Posted November 11, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2014 How about no wake at all. Just put a cable puller at each end of the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted November 11, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2014 http://cableski.org/portfolio-view/world-championships-2012-asten/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted November 11, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller disland Posted November 11, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2014 If they put the cable at ground level on a single spool it would be closer to boat pulled slalom not a completely different event like the current cable slalom event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Than_Bogan Posted November 14, 2014 Gold Member Share Posted November 14, 2014 Ow! My eyes!! Man is cable slalom inelegant. @disland That doesn't work either. The length of the rope from the attachment point is a critical element. A cable puller at the other end of the lake is a very-slowly-reducing-but-effectively-infinitely-long rope. The attachment point must travel the desired path (including near to water level!) to be similar to our sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 14, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted November 14, 2014 This one might get the job done.....well, some wakeless free skiing anyway. .http://www.foiltwister.se/index.php/en/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller alex38 Posted November 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2014 i like the wakes the way they are now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted November 15, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted November 15, 2014 In my lifetime of 55 years, everything gets better over time as humans strive for perfection. The change in boats, skis, and speed control, along with powerplants has been great in the last 40 years, and I suspect it will continue. We probably can't imagine what a ski boat and ski will look like in another 40 years. Some alternative power source will likely be involved, and continued weight reduction along with precision speed control and tracking will be likely. I still liked the rumble of my '77 SN going down the river, but I would much rather slalom behind and drive any of the modern era ski boats. That was only 37 years ago. I have thought about an underground rail system that has a moving arm sticking up out of the water as a pylon that runs down the centerline of the slalom course. You could put wedges on the arm to create a trick or wakeboard wake, or no wedges for slalom. It would need to be attended by someone at each end to shorten the rope and start the arm back in motion. Oh well, it must be winter.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dacon62 Posted November 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2014 That under water rail thing you mention is something that has been rolling around in my head for years as well. Give it some time and some well off ski nut/engineer will make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gsm_peter Posted November 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted November 15, 2014 Have also thougt of underwater rails. Water is unfortunately very sticky so the wet area must be very tiny to save energy. A rail system above water surface might work. Petfect for indoor skiing. See old thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted December 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 4, 2014 Another cable slalom video. http://youtu.be/MGd9yrFR56o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jordan Posted December 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 4, 2014 wonder if they (could/should) use shorter skis because of the upward lift of the cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GAJ0004 Posted December 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted December 4, 2014 The boats of today don't have much of a wake. I can see the boat companies making them softer and making the boats faster. Eliminating the wake completely is not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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