Baller skidawg Posted October 17, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 17, 2019 @Dirt ? What guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller KRoundy Posted October 23, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 23, 2019 @Horton So, what did you decide to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted October 24, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted October 24, 2019 @KRoundy it's a long-term project. I don't really know what we're going to do. My brother had the water level way up high last weekend when I skied and I kind of felt like it might be good enough. I wouldn't let the public in their ski but maybe I need to find just a few most dangerous spots and fix those and leave the rest of it alone. I don't know. If I make any significant changes it will be next summer. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Justin Posted October 24, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 24, 2019 Sorry if it's been mentioned, but you could possibly rent a pneumatic / air powered cut off saw or saws-all and run it off an air compressor on shore with a long airline. It would save you a ton of time and labour and make short work of the rebar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller keithh2oskier Posted October 24, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 24, 2019 @Horton, what would it take to drain the lake over the next few years and just almost start from scratch? Is it the cost of the water? It sounds like the lake isnt really being utilized at all? Just wondering if it makes sense financially to not pump the water in, let the lake drain, and do all the work in a relatively short term as opposed to struggling with rebar in 4 ft of water which would be a very time consuming process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted October 24, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted October 24, 2019 @keithh2oskier yes that would be the smart thing to do if I really controlled the lake and was going to ski there a lot. My mother still lives at the end of the lake and likes to look out her office window and see the lake. There are things like the fish in the lake that she thinks are important to not lose. ( I could care less about the fish but it is not my lake). There is also the fact that there are a LOT of trees that get their water from the lake. We can NOT lose the trees no matter what. Remember I am looking for the fast and dirty solution so I can ski there 2 or 3 times a year. I live on a ski lake 2 1/2 hours way from Horton Lake and I have to drag a boat over the mountains anytime I want to ski there. Additionally without a full redig it is never going to ski great and that is not in the budget. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted October 24, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 24, 2019 You mentioned full to half full is that 4' at full board or half fill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted October 24, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted October 24, 2019 @BraceMaker heading north 1 ball is less than 4 feet and 6 ball is 4'9"ish. That is full. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted October 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 25, 2019 I guess in that case if winter is the dry season why not let it draw down a couple feet. Even irrigate the trees purposefully to assist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted October 25, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted October 25, 2019 Drain it and send the water to combat the fires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Deanoski Posted October 25, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 feet is plenty deep that's depth of most of borderline and they jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cnewbert Posted October 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 27, 2019 @Horton if you really are looking for the fast and dirty solution as you say you are, I think you should revisit my suggestion a while back of simply placing a longish section of pipe over the protruding rebar and bending it flat against the bottom. Each one would only take a matter of a few seconds. Concern was expressed that they would break off. I don’t think they will though anything is possible, but why not try one? If that one bends without breaking then keep moving on down the line. If at any point one breaks then discontinue. But if it works you could have all of them done and safely out of the way in no time at all and still have anchor points for the buoy lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted October 27, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted October 27, 2019 @Cnewbert the rebar has a T at the top and a lot of it is already a pretzel Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted October 27, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 27, 2019 @Horton You are totally over thinking this. Just get bolt cutters (what contractors use to regularly cut rebar) and cut the excess off. Leave a couple inches sticking up. Tie on a sub buoy to the unused stubs to keep from kicking the stub. For the stubs that you will use for the course, bolt on a wire rope clamp if just tying off to the stub works loose. At 4 feet deep, hitting a stub hard enough to cause injury is extremely unlikely. Marking the stubs with a sub buoy will make them easy to find when you want them later (and protect your feet). An afternoon's work. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted October 27, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted October 27, 2019 @eleeski for once I agree with you. Never going to happen again. I will likely do a little extra about the sharp stub but besides that you are right. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Not_The_Pug Posted October 28, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 28, 2019 Mark this day in History, @horton agrees with @eleeski Not likely to ever happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Hockdog Posted October 29, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 29, 2019 Are socks with sandals next for @Horton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller buoyboy1 Posted October 31, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 31, 2019 After cutting, if there is only a few of inches of rebar exposed from the bottom, using brick with holes and stacking one or two high you could easily cover them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted October 31, 2019 Baller Share Posted October 31, 2019 @buoyboy1 good point - you could go easier than that and cut sections of ~3-4" PVC pipe about 1' long. slide it over the line from t he sub buoy and once that's floated it would drop over the stub. If you clip on the subs so long as the PVC is larger than the clip it would be simple to drop into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted October 31, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2019 @buoyboy1 that is the current plan Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted November 2, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted November 2, 2019 Most cement/sand/gravel yards make something from the leftovers. These rounds would make easy drop in anchors if they had an eye bolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BrianKennedy91 Posted November 6, 2019 Baller Share Posted November 6, 2019 New Anchors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BrianKennedy91 Posted November 6, 2019 Baller Share Posted November 6, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted November 6, 2019 Author Administrators Share Posted November 6, 2019 @BrianKennedy91 what do they weigh? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller h2onhk Posted November 6, 2019 Baller Share Posted November 6, 2019 what are the 2 pieces of PVC for in each anchor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted November 6, 2019 Baller_ Share Posted November 6, 2019 @h2onhk, I believe those are sleeves that you use to drive rebar through to prevent lateral movement of the anchors. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted November 6, 2019 Baller Share Posted November 6, 2019 That is exactly what we used for our permanent certified course on our Lake in Orlando. Bought a whole package of those boxes from Skier to Skier. They worked great because we could pre-position all the anchors around while surveying each buoy, then once they were perfectly set, drive rebar through the PVC Sleeves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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