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https://nautique.com/models/super-air-nautique-gs22e/overview MSRP: $312,962! Wow. I guess what I wonder is how long it will run before losing power? They say 2-3 hours of “water sports use time”, how much of that time is not moving? It never says what the capacity of the batteries is. I’m not very interested in skiing behind a 5,900 lbs boat.

As others have said - you can make a ski boat into a decent wakeboard or surf boat, but you can't make a wakeboard/surf boat into a ski boat. So you need to decide what is most important. If you want to really enjoy skiing, buy a ski boat and you won't regret it. In your list I see three that are boats most here would actually ski behind: Malibu Sunsetter, Malibu Response, and a Nautique 200 (although it has been noted this model did not start until 2010). I've skied behind a iRide and a Wakesetter and well, I can say I did it, but I'm glad that I have a real ski boat. My encouragement based on what you have written is to buy a water ski boat and avoid the wake boat hulls.

That was super-cool.

380-ish hours on mine. Probably not what you are looking for. No problems. Love the engine.

Lake Stevens gave us an awesome ski last Wednesday. As you can see, it was glassy calm.

Great to see this thread revived and this discussion carried forward. We lost my father-in-law to cancer recently and my best friend lost both of his parents to it as well in 2021, so this really hits me differently now. I echo what everyone above said. Get tested, live right, and love those in your life unashamedly.

Good write up. Interesting you tried it with the one bolt removed right away. I left everything in and love it, but might experiment a bit once I start to ski more. When you are done do the liners stay in or do they come out with your foot? I find that most of the time my foot and the liner come out together.

Took about 90 for me.

I am 6'-1" and have always put my back foot as close as possible to my front. My favorite setup is when my rear toes are touching the back of the front binding. That set up just feels right to me. It is always a battle not to ride that rear foot too much so why move it back and give it more leverage? I do not use Locktite, I just check the screws every couple of sets.

Got out for some open water skiing just south of Hilltop on Lake Stevens yesterday. It was great to be back out on the water with friends. Last ski was October 30.

I always put six in the front and four in the back.

Save Brittney!

Answering a few questions - No I have not heat molded them. I wear an 11-1/2 to 12 shoe and got a 12 boot. I wore size 12 of the previous generation Vapors for a few weeks last fall. Mine came with no footbeds. I would be interested in trying it with footbeds to see how it feels, but like I said it felt great right out of the box for me. I mounted them to a Radar Sequence Plate. I had a pretty horrific experience with release-able bindings last year and don't know that I'll try that again. I am not going to try it with these bindings. I need to give it some more time when the weather warms up to determine if I want to try to ski them to my feet per the Eddie method or try some heat molding.

I agree with @mmosley899 - this boot fits great, is very comfortable and I find that when skiing with it I never even think about the boot. It just works and does what I want it to do. "Hybrid" is a very good description of how it works. The base is very rigid and firm, not allowing any slop, but the top moves just enough for it to be comfortable and responsive at the same time. The intuition liners are top-notch, and everything in the boot just screams quality. They are noticeably better than the previous Vapor boots. I tried a set mounted on a sequence plate and immediately made plans to purchase a pair. As soon as the 2022 Vapors were in my hands I sold my previous binding setup.

:o A $5000 propeller!?!?

The best option would be to try a few different skis and see what feels best to you. As you can see, there are a lot of opinions, but none of us are watching you ski. Find a way to try a few different things.

Just in time for Christmas!

@kirkbauer I'd suggest a 69" Radar Senate with Vector boots. You don't HAVE to go with double-boots. Whatever is comfortable and works for you is what it best. The Senate really rips and is a great open-water ski. Should you ever venture to try the course the Senate will work great there as well. For the mostly open-water skiing I'm thinking that a Graphite will be the right level for you. If you want a ski that really rips go for a Lithium or Pro Build.

Hi @Jelle - For the bow light I would try Discount Inboard Marine: https://skidim.com/ For the seats I am assuming that the vinyl is worn out or torn? I would take your current seats to a local upholstery shop that could fix or recover them for you. You will not find new replacement seats anywhere.

I found changing to a larger diameter handle has had a similar effect for me. Have stayed with straight handles. Up to 1.06 dia in my latest handle from Brenda.

I was shocked and delighted when my simple question was picked out for discussion by Rossi and Trent! I thought it was a very informed discussion and will be interested to see if Rossi finds a guard that he likes next year. I sure agree with the idea of putting one on the ropes that kids use. I had not considered your arm getting stuck in one of the larger or more restrictive guards. I personally started ordering the guards from Brenda at In Tow quite a few years ago and have had no issues with them. Rossi and Trent - thanks for taking on my question! My last name is Roundhill. Friends called me "Roundy" growing up and that's origin of my BoS handle.

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@EM_ Awesome. And that photo is even better with the lurker in the background. :)

I used the fin settings from the WF site. 2020 Senate Lithium 69". For some context on my skiing abilities I'm still struggling my way into the course. Best full pass is at 15 off at 32 MPH. Best score is 4 @ 15 off at 34 MPH. Hope to start moving down the line in 2022 to celebrate my 55th birthday. I'm 6'1" and currently 230 lbs. Working to be at 220 or lower at the beginning of the next ski season. It's not hard to notice that as the pounds drop my skiing improves. But, I did make some progress last year after installing the WF and have never looked back.

@Cam Open question - would that setup provide more or less flex or shock absorption than a standard mainline? I would think that those knots and loops all help provide a little bit more of the "give" that saves our elbows or shoulders? I could be 180 degrees off there, but that was the first thought that came to mind.