turbogoose Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 It appears that life vests were not necessary in the 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MarkSAU Posted September 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 11, 2018 @turbogoose that’s a classic! Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Keith_Menard Posted September 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 11, 2018 They didn't have anything on how to dock start with 1 ski...damnit, I am never going to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bananaron Posted September 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 11, 2018 When I was young we would dock start all the time.I actually had a mercury motor like the one in the photo and still have many skis that are relics in my boathouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller epnault Posted September 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 11, 2018 If you read the boating rules in WI, I don't think you need to be wearing a life vest while skiing but there needs to be one for each person in the boat and being towed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted September 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 11, 2018 @"Keith Menard" it depends if you are doing a sitting dock start or a standing one. Sitting is almost like a deep water start except you want to tell the boat to go when you have 2 feet or so of rope so it gets a little speed going. Standing is more complicated. You want to have 3-5 feet of slack when you tell the boat to go and you make sure you kind of step into the water with the ski on an angle instead of trying to hop on top of it. If you hop on top of it unless the timing is perfect you will sink. We used to do them all the time and do beach starts as well when I was a kid. I don't do them anymore though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DangerBoy Posted September 11, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 11, 2018 These are scans of a vintage 1956 Mercury Waterskiing brochure/pamphlet I bought on eBay. I hope you enjoy them. I love the stance and the handle she's using. :D I love step 4 (above). What if you're on a lake where it's 20 feet deep 10 - 15 yards from shore? Step 1 (below) looks like a sure-fire way to get a water enema to me. :# There you have it! That's all there is to waterskiing! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted September 12, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted September 12, 2018 This is from our 1954 Evinrude book on waterskiing by Bruce Parker. I donated the book to our Michigan Water Ski Association Hall of Fame. There was a bunch of other information, including jump plans and a review of equipment. Some of the pictures of jumpers only wearing swim shorts (and maybe the old life belt) were interesting. The last page of the book had an application for lifetime AWSA membership for $50.00. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Timr71 Posted September 12, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 12, 2018 There's a sweet (pun intended) dock start in this Juicy Fruit commercial: https://youtu.be/khsm7NCYP7g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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