Ski_Dad

On 4/23/2024 at 1:52 PM, Lieutenant Dan said:

@MatadorMaine  How much of the Teak Sealer is needed to do two coats?  Where did you buy it?  Thanks. 

a small can lasts me at least 5-6 coats - so several years.   They have 3 colors - i like the natural a little better.

Teak sealer for sure!  Not slippery as long as you keep it to 2 coats 

5 minutes ago, buechsr said:

Everyone can have their own opinion as to aesthetics. I personally thought the new TXI looked amazing.  I wouldn’t even consider it as polarizing as the new Ski Nautique.  

But as to Malibu marinizing their own engines, I personally thought that was a great thing.  It simplified warranty issues, reduced expenses, simplified tech training, and was a robust product.   

i would agree that it's better than the new Ski Nautique 🙂 

I apologize you are not getting much of a response - i don't think it's a common engine.  But I do think it shares a lot in common with the Monsoon 340 used in Malibu or may be the same thing.   I have emailed Indmar in the past for question like this and Larry or someone there will get back to you.  https://www.indmar.com/support/customer-support/

You could also look up what the map sensor looks like for your engine and try to find that part - i think it should be close to the throttle body.

also - you could check with skidim.com for some advice.

I guess I'm sad that there might not be a Malibu ski boat - we just love our older LXI.   I feel like the look of the TXI was fine from 2012-2016 but when they changed the look in 2017 that did it for some folks - i know one of my good ski buddies ordered a prostar instead of the TXI b/c of this.  To add to this Malibu had to started messing around with engine suppliers and building there own engines. 

Message me on Friday.  I’m out of town. I can check to see if I can find a partially working gauge you can test with.  I have a box of old gauges  

3rd ski of the year yesterday.    Water is still about 50.   Glad to be on the water again after an injury last year.

same shape, just different materials - i would get whatever fits your budget if they are just a once in a while skier.  If they are more serious I would probably go Carbon.  just my thoughts

my puck is a newer one and no issues.  My friends boat who runs the same software but never updated the puck ...once in a while it will surge before locking on a pass.  

Vector XL BOA will fit - boa helps a lot with getting it on

my son has a blue 2015 and loves it too.   Well, i would pick the Omni for your mum

I upgraded 2 boats to 9.3 in 2022, both have Z Box and both work great.  Sunsetter LXI and Response LXI.  My friend with a 90's Prostar 190 did the same install with Z Box.

You might not have a good return spring situation or maybe it's just a need of the new software.   If you get it just for the quick lock in and much easier to change set speed - those 2 things alone are worth it

21 hours ago, buechsr said:

I just can't get on board with him on a Senate (any Senate) at his level and speed.  As butterknife no longer available, and if he wants to stick w Radar, get him on a terrain or session and slow the boat down.  He's got to learn the rhythm and width of the course and getting at best, 1 ball per pass, is not helping that.  Heck there's a video I think of Matt Rini running 38 on a butterknife (as I recall).  Learning the course, at his level, on a Senate, is just not a recipe for learning the course IMO.  The Senate, even the alloy, is a "real" ski, designed for 34 mph.  Sure it can be ridden slower, but it's hardly an "ideal" shape for someone at 28mph just learning the course.  

If you were using the sequence at "your" speed, I bet it felt terrible.  It's for a slower more forgiving ride.  I'd have him go back to that if he didn't want to add another ski, and go 24 mph.  

Bottom line, slow the boat as slow as needed to allow him to get 6, and use a ski as large is as needed to support him to do so.

along those lines a Radar Terrain might be the ticket for 26-28 mph learning.  They are cheap enough

7 hours ago, matt carroll said:

First post on here but I feel it is necessary, @Horton I don't know if you were trying insult Jacinta or the whole womens jump field for the last 10+ years, but reading the comments I assume you are typical Slalom skier that hasn't got the courage to hit the ramp or the facts and statistics in front of you, and that's ok...but sitting behind the keyboard hammering others at no benefit to yourself or any readers just to generate interest on a forum has no purpose, I feel sorry for your insignificant contribution towards anything meaningful. I don't give my sister any pump ups or pats on the back but you are insulting her achievements and other female skiers.Unless you have rocks in your head she is currently the best female jumper in history and one day she may be surpassed but that won't degrade her achievements or they way she has paved the way for other young girls to aspire too, Wake upto yourself.

Matt, welcome to the site.  I'm pretty sure Horton has hit the ramp back in the day. ☺️  I think we all have nothing but admiration for your sisters accomplishments!  Horton in saying GOAT - that is an Americanized acronym for "Greatest Of All Time!"   If anything he was saying she was in a league of her own and one of the top women in water sports.   Cheers

what happened to Nate?

91-94 has no wake at 28 off and shorter from watching my friend ski but lots of spray.  It really good at 15 off too.  I think I would have a Natuique 97+ b/c of a hair more room and not as much spray.   Feel the nautique has a slight advantage at longer lengths and slower speeds and tracks better.

i wish they made a 69" Krypton Fusion - i would buy that!  

Skied March 3rd in Ohio - that was a 1st.

I know of a 1997 with ZO if you are interested.  Pretty pricey though

hmmm a 65 senate vs a 66 Vapor would probably be about the same in stability.     You must have an older vapor?  

We have a lot of slalom skiers in Ohio.   There is at least 5 slalom lakes within an hour of me surprisingly and at least that many public lakes close by.   We have 14 boats in our club.  I did a quick mental count and 6 are 5-20K boats,  5 are 20-40k boats, and 3 are 50-100k boats.

The last 3 are Prostars.  They ski a little better than my boat  but  I can't see replacing my boat with a MC that costs 5 times what I paid for my Malibu.  If a new Prostar was 60k i could probably justify it but when things started approaching 100k it becomes out of my reach.  I don't believe in payment unless absolutely necessary but I know I'm in the minority.

I also think that a new boater is not going to buy a ski boat when the surf barges are all they see at the boat shows.

I guess to answer your question, slalom is not dying but the prices are not helping the average person.

along these lines,  did anyone else get the email about a new boat brand being released with Indmar engines?   Probably a surf boat but I don't know.

Malibu should re-release the Sunsetter LXI with ZO.   I know, I'm biased.

I sure hope this is not true - i love the Malibu brand.

38 minutes ago, Horton said:

I would love to find a fresh 67 Sixam 1.0. Is one of the all-time great skis.

Interesting - My regular ski buddy still is skiing his 67.5 Sixam 1.0  - it still rips.  I keep thinking he should upgrade but he doesn't like change