Woodies

[A_B]

 

[Texas6]

They may ski a tad back foot heavy

[A_B]

I learned how to slalom 45 years ago on the Stearns. It was my dads ski. It is a priceless ski.

[Edmund]

Part of my collection.

[A_B]

I had a pair of those shoe skis on the left, not sure where they are at. Could be in my dad's attic or someplace.

Will have to look for them.

[ScottScott]

My Dads old ski. No markings on it, he thinks its a Nash. I'm getting ready to refinish it.

[Nando]

Anyone out there ever ski on one of those CG "Skat" skis? They look... interesting...

[spicoli]

The 1. On The left had a Formica sheet on top u would use pledge on

It

[waterskicorey]

Here are some of my collection

 

[jjackkrash]

My dad still has a Wally Burr that he's skied on since the late 50s. It has seen some use in every decade since, including this one.

 

http://www.usawaterskifoundation.org/wally-burr

[epyscs]

What do you use to refinish the skis? having a hard time getting a nice finish on some skis here that have had a hard life.

[RAWSki]

 

[ScottScott]

@epyscs This will be my 1st attempt at a ski, but I have done some wood working. As I won't be getting it wet I'm not concerned with using anything marine grade. I'm just going to try off the shelf stain and finish. As with other wood working/refinishing, I guess it just goes to how deep you need to sand to get to good wood after stripping finish and possible bleaching the wood if discoloration from water penetration etc. Steel wool did a pretty good job on the aluminum fin and around bindings.

[dchristman]

@nando see this Super Ski Skat thread from last year. There are a few Ski Skats on eBay if you want to try one!

[Nando]

@dchristman, thanks, that was interesting, love to see video of the Ski Skat. I think I know where I can borrow one, come spring, but do my ribs really want me to try one?

[ScottScott]

Dad's old ski refinished and new hardware.

 

 

[Marco]

Found this at a second hand store years back. Not sure of the make. It has some pretty cool inlays. I haven't tried to ski on it yet.

[Mateo_Vargas]

@Horton gave @Dirt a woody once. Sounds strange but true.

[Horton]

@"Mateo Vargas" I do not think I like the way you phrased that.

 

@Dirt "claims" that in college I C-blocked him a number of times. That is his excuse....

[RAWSki]

Thanks @skibrain I have never skied the Wake special I found it several years ago and just thought it was unique and loved the woodwork details. I did find it funny that Pat Connelly was giving oversized sticks a try from the early days, I'm sure it was helpful in rough water, the thing is heavy!

[Jody_Seal]

I got a little wood!

[Cent]

The ok'd and the new. The Maherjah is 56 years old. Skied them both on the same day last summer.

[sunvalleylaw]

First slalom ski I used was a Connelly Wood Hook. It felt so cool trying to put up a spray behind an old outboard in Puget Sound with my buddies on that thing.

[jjackkrash]

@sunvalleylaw, I saw Horsehead Bay in your profile? I live close by and grew up skiing there and Wollochet. Awesome places.

[sunvalleylaw]

@jjackkrash , yeah, grew up originally in west Tacoma/UP and would boat from Narrows/Day Island marinas over to Wollochet and Horsehead (ski off the spit there back in the day. Step starts of the beach with the wood hook, and later Connelly shortlines), or over at a buddy's summer place on the south side of Fox Island looking at McNeil. Sometimes we might ski behind Tanglewood Island. Particularly when I was with one friend whose grandparents lived by the Fox Island bridge. We did that before we all were licensed to drive a car. Then later, my folks bought a place in Horsehead, across from the spit looking out, and we never looked back. Mom finally sold the place a little over a year ago. So, I guess that should no longer be on my profile. She lives in Gig Harbor now, and we take her newer glastron up to Quartermaster Harbor at Vashon, or otherwise ski at our annual family get together out in Dabob bay area, and by Seabeck, at Hood Canal where we have that reunion each year. Fun stuff! I love skiing where I do now, but I always have fun back on that puget sound salt water.

[jjackkrash]

Hehe, with a few tweaks here and there that could have been my Puget Sound write up.

[eddie_roberts_jr]

Close to my story as well except the islands we skied to and around were Blake, Vashon and Maury and the beach at Three Tree Point. Rinsed a lot of salt water off of our gear and out of our outboards over the years. We even ran a '41 Chris Craft with a 283 Corvette motor in the salt water. That was cool. Had slalom courses at Three Tree and Seahurst beach. Fun being a kid!

[mike_mapple]

sorry to necro an old thread, but had a customer call today trying to sell a Wally burr ski, and he mentioned he revolutionized water skiing more than anyone else. I am not familiar with the name, but mabye a baller can give me cliff notes on that / what it was he did that revolutionized water skiing so much

[slow]

Our woody growing up

[dchristman]

@mike_mapple See "The Seattle Story" here. Scroll up a page to the beginning of the story.

[MDB1056]

@slow - So that’s your 60 Century ! Cool old piece!