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Gee, $260.00 is the right price for a potentially 30 year-old prop but used is always risky, what do you guys think? I'll call them tomorrow and hopefully they speak, or will speak, English.

@MDB1056ya, I just didn't know what I was looking for. The CRAPPY thing is that by the time I get a new one to Canada it'll be $1000.00+

Sounds like the ACME 422 is the way to go. Where do I get one, off the website or do used exist? Is used recommended?

It's got low hours and I've always wanted to try a 4 blade or?? I would hope that I would get better performance, nothing really wrong with it now, and maybe a better wake. Very few, none, options to try and test around here so I would have to buy one and be stuck with it. Anyone who has had one of these have any suggestions? It's got the ProBoss GT ford 351 EFI, closed bow196, everything is stock. Maybe someone has a prop for sale?

Or a Canadian!

Strawberry prop wash, is that an energy drink, cleaning agent, or both?

Buy yourself a simple load tester, EVERYONE should have one. Put it on the battery and it should have a little over 12v, start the engine and it should go up to 13+v or so, rev the engine and it should go up to 14v or so. If everything is operating properly, this is how it will go. If your alternator/charging system is not working properly then the voltage will not increase when you start the engine. If it does go up, battery is the problem. Remember to check belt tension and battery terminals for tightness and that the connections are clean. You should not be able to twist the cable end connector by hand, if you can then it's too loose. To test the battery, check voltage, disconnect it and trickle charge it overnight. Ck. voltage with the load tester and it should be 12v or more, load test it (should be a button on the tester) for 5-6 seconds and the voltage will drop and then come back up to 12v. If it does = battery good, if it does not = battery junk!

I have curtains with snaps and a separate cover piece for the platform, everything is covered. My boat sits on a lift with no canopy, the wind would blow the canopy off. No sun or bird $hit on the boat!

well.....I'm bummed but grateful for all of your effort with this amazing podcast! It has been insightful and professional. Your guests and information have been super interesting, and I have listened to everyone with anticipation for the next. Congratulations on a job well done and providing us with this information!

Rini knows a thing or two about tricks, his athletes placed first and fourth in women’s last weekend and first in men’s. He also coaches some fairly high end slalom skiers too. His side kick, Cole Grant, is top level also! You can’t go wrong there, he is the best!

@HortonCould you clarify?

I struggle to not respond to this because I have no experience with this guy but I have had a very similar experience with a guy that I've tried to buy snowmobile parts from. Sounds exactly the same and after a year and a half, I'm done and moving on with no part and no refund of $$. If this guy has such a bad history, why are people still dealing with him? If the $$ hits his bank account, he knows it immediately. He knows he's shafting people, not sure why people do this but...Move on and support ML or whoever you want, end of story. If you continue to roll the dice, that's your fault.

I'm 5'4" and mine is too long, if you are tall and have a long upper torso you should be fine but keep this in mind.

Don’t forget to let it cool down before you turn it off too.

Great, thank you! I’ll be there in July.

Is there a website? Address?

That is AWESOME!!!! I've been looking for a suitable platform to create my own for years now, just can't find one. Not for an unrediculous price that is.

We use the Overtons balls on our public lake course for the same reason, solid loops that seem to be more durable. The RADAR ones that I saw were hallow loops. We've painted the tops of some of the badly faded ones with plastic paint and it seems to work.

I'm just north of I. Falls in Canada and last year we had BIG snow and epic sledding but with the melt and all of the spring rain, our lake level came up 5' and destroyed many docks and boathouses. It was CRAZY, like the storm of a lifetime but over a few weeks. Skiing was whacky too in that high water! The bounce back waves in our course made it almost unskiable. Water level is back to normal now, maybe lower than normal. I was in Duluth yesterday, after driving from Toronto, and stood in the Miller Hill Mall parking lot and they have the snow we had last year. If it rains a lot this spring it's gonna be trouble. They were in line to get another 1.5' yesterday in that area, WOW!

What's the recovery time?

Here ya go! I don't know much about them but all fiberglass construction, Merc engine, new carb and cheap! The interior is rough but use it for a year and decide your next move. You'll be absolutely PUMPED that you went DD over I/O! It may not have a great wake but gets you in the game. at worse, the wake will be equal to or better than I/O. Lots of room and thru hull exhaust. 1995 Sea Ray Ski Ray | Powerboats & Motorboats | Calgary | Kijiji

Everyone is built differently, it looks like Will and Freddy, and most others at the top, hit the gym a bit so they must do it for a reason. Steve I. and Elizabeth train a lot from what I've seen. And yes, Nate is looking more and more like he does not hit the gym, will it catch up with him? Like it's been said, a top athlete needs to be well rounded and natural ability will only take you so far for so long. If you want to be at the top of any sport, you need to do a lot of work everywhere. For the average dude who just wants to ski or??? How good do you want to be? If you're hard on the darts, pizza and beer, you're probably not where you could be.

Could this thing not be modified or redesigned to be a beneficial tool? Make it replicate the ski stance more accurately?

Longer set up time is a plus, islands for beginners can be a pain, intimidating and sometimes dangerous. I'm kinda indifferent but if you have the room, add 'em in.

Blizzard is AWESOME, my fav is License To Thrill!