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Thanks to all! Since I only pull the boat to our lake about 8 miles away, I think I will check all of the bearings by jacking the trailer up and see how they spin and sound. I will grease them and hope for the best. If I need to replace one, so be it. Since it is a tandem I am not going to replace them all as a preventative measure. That is indeed a lot of beer money.

Thanks to all. If I replace the bearings and seals, where can I purchase them?

 

Cheers.

Tom

So, I have a 2004 Ramlin tandem trailer and I squirt grease into the bearings a couple times each summer. I would assume at some point I should have a professional re-pack the bearings. True? If so, what should I have the mechanic do? Any thoughts?

 

Thanks.

Tom

Thanks Seth. Very nice job "on camera". I appreciate that you three told that great story.

Great story. This really is a great sport. On a side note, boss hats. Where are they from?

Last summer I just got the boat home after a great session and was emptying the gear to put back in the garage. You know the boilerplate on the trailer just ahead of the fender? The edge can be a bit sharp and in my usual haste my foot slipped off but the bottom of my big toe caught that plate just right. Blood everywhere. Told the wife it is only a scratch and she said that is way more than a scratch...so did my daughter in law who is a nurse at the local ER. Nine stitches later and no skiing for two weeks.

Thanks to all. Jury still out on oiling the cylinders. I always have and the boat still performs like new. Why mess with a good thing.

I have been doing this for years on my 2004 SN. But is it really necessary? The more I think about it, what little oil is sprayed in the cylinder only lays on a small portion of the piston and cylinder wall. I do fog the engine while it is running and and sucking in the anti freeze. Thoughts?

 

Cheers.

Tom

Overall time

 

I know there are many variables but if I am pulling someone at 34.2 I notice my MPH will sometimes reach 35.1 or so trying to catch up. Is this normal? Times are good however.

 

Thanks.

Tom

Great company. Great skis and great customer support. I was asking about RADAR stickers on this forum a while back and today I received a packet of stickers from RADAR. My new tow vehicle is now sporting a very nice RADAR sticker. To whomever saw my post from RADAR on this site, THANK YOU! And thanks to @Horton for hosting this site.

Great comments. Yep, my old HO vest felt like an extra small when I tried it on. Has anyone tried the Radar X 2.0? Expensive but looks pretty sweet. Do they run big, small?

Thanks so much @Jmoski but I found some at Nautique Parts. Again, thanks for the offer. Very generous.

So, I took one to the ribs the other day. Nasty crash into the wake. I have been using a non-coast guard approved light slalom vest for years. I love it but it ended up curled on my shoulders. You get the picture. So today I got out an old HO large HO vest with two buckles and a zipper. NOT EVEN CLOSE to fitting. No comments please @AJskier. Plus I figured more flotation would help with my deep waters since I am an older skier. Anyway, my wife snickered and suggested it may have shrunk. It is pretty old (like me) and I am thinking maybe it did. Really. I checked my chest measurement and still about the same. I am thinking of ordering a new CG approved vest but worried about size. Do they shrink? Be nice Ballers.

 

Cheers.

Tom

Just purchased a new tow vehicle and of course gotta have some stickers, right? Where can I find the small, white Nautique stickers? I looked at the Nautique website with no luck. Also, I did order the Radar buoy sticker but that may not look all that great on a back window. I see Radar has the large RADAR sticker but a bit too large. I had one on my old vehicle and my wife thought was a bit over the top so off it came. Any thoughts? Cheers.

Thanks @A_B That is a great tip. I also seem to be getting some spray in my face when gliding before leaning to the gates. Another new issue.

Thanks @skispray. Heading out later today. I'll give it a try.

I realize it is dependent on many factors but is there a general rule when to pull out to begin the glide? Let's just use one line length and speed, say 15 off at 32mph. I seem to be getting dragged back towards the gates which of course makes me narrow to the gates. Any thoughts?

87F at "The Pond" near Sandusky in northern Ohio.

I finally added a short piece of copper tubing to the rubber tube that came with the pump that @Oldjeep suggested. I hit bottom of the tranny and extracted 2 quarts. Perfect.

Thanks again for the tips.

Thanks to all.

One last transmission fluid question. I am very picky when it comes to changing the oil. Every 30 hours. Tranny fluid not so much. Been a couple years. So I ordered the pump @Oldjeep suggested and it works great, but I only got maybe a pint out of the transmission. My manual says 2 Quarts! Excalibur 330. Have I been that bad? Am I not getting the tube down all the way? Dipstick shows nothing. Help please.

Palm up it will be. Thanks @Stevie Boy

I am digging these tips. I am getting a pretty good lean out of 1 and 3 but as soon as I get to 2 and 4 down go my shoulders and up comes the spray. Then lat to 3 and 5. I am on a 67 inch Radar Senate Lithium. I weigh 175 and ski at 32mph. thanks @thager for the fin adj. info. and @Stevie Boy I will try the handle idea. Thanks to all.

The ski is definitely stopping since I continue to get spray in my face around 2 and 4. I will provide video soon. Thanks to all. I need to remedy this problem this year.