Baller fu_man Posted August 19, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2023 Ez slalom course. We think the pvc tubes might be sagging a bit because the boat guide opposite the turn ball tend to float loose while the "inside" boat guide is taught. If memory serves me correctly, I believe that the tubes have some foam inside to help it float and the foam can get water logged over time. We have thought about injecting great stuff or cutting up some pool noodles and sliding them in the tube. Does anyone have suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted August 19, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2023 Maybe just sister on some double capped sections of PVC as floats, maybe 24" long with big zip ties, on the middle section. Assuming this is in the water semi permanently at least. This is how the floatation is done on the permanent courses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MDB1056 Posted August 19, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2023 Use mid arm buoys. Simple - keep arms from sagging and also gives you a mini course for training . I thought EZ courses used them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MatadorMaine Posted August 19, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2023 Either use green novice buoys OR 4' of PVC capped and zip tied directly to your PVC arm. They will work as float and keep arms from sagging. Works well but nothing works better than some novice balls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Clydesdale Posted August 19, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 19, 2023 Highly recommend adding novice buoys if you’re not using them. They keep the poles straight and level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller m_pags Posted August 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 20, 2023 I leave my EZ Slalom course in all summer and had the same problem. After removing the water logged foam, novice buoys about 13' in from the turn buoy did the trick for me. I tried capped PVC and was never able to find the right balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Justin_C Posted August 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 20, 2023 If you go the movie buoy route but don’t want all of the extra buoys, we just use empty 2L juice jugs on about a 6” rope so they stay way down beneath the water but accomplish the same purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MDB1056 Posted August 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 20, 2023 Mini course/ novice buoys don’t add any time to installing and solve the concern of straight arms and also provide a training guide. Win Win. Simple- do it- done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted August 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 20, 2023 More bouys on a public lake isn't always a good thing,seems to attract the PWC even more. In our case we went with 4' of 2'' pvc pipes with caps attach to the main arms. 1 My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lefty Posted August 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 20, 2023 What @Andre said regarding buoys and public lakes. Every year I change the foam as it’s one less pvc tube to deal with, a bit lazy on my part. Not as solid a solution as the capped pvc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller fu_man Posted August 20, 2023 Author Baller Share Posted August 20, 2023 I agree that the novice buoys would work great but for the reasons stated above I don't think we'll be doing that. @m_pags suggestions for removing the old foam out of the tube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller m_pags Posted August 20, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 20, 2023 @fu_man I removed the arms from the boat guide section, took them apart and push the foam out with a piece of conduit. Not fun but it worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ETskier Posted August 21, 2023 Baller Share Posted August 21, 2023 6 in foam crab trap bouys tied right on the arms work. Might take 2 on each if you don't do mini course surface bouys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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