Gar

I got to see him run 4 @ 38 off in white capped rolling waves Robin Lake Masters 1981. It inspired me to buy a Conelly HP onsite. I went in to qualify for my fist Nationals on that ski at Duqoin IL in 1982. Should have won it but tied for 11th. Don't think I will ever get that chance again!

Childhood hero for me as well. He was a beast and I'm sure he still is!

Taj!

skied yesterday! water about 70 air temp close to the same!

Damn thought I had seen the most odd deals MISkier never seen that!

My 1982 had one as well.

Brows

He sure skied well the first time I saw him at Bennett's in May think he ran 41 off in all three rounds...not too shabby.

Great combo ! Skied it! Awesome.

Now I get it! Great explanation !

Horton i can't seem to consistently counter rotate on my offside but when I do the finish and hookup is sweet. So your comment confuses me.

Probably not. They all ski way better than the boats of the 80's and 90's. Horton I bet as software interactions with the gen 5 motor and zero off change/improve you may have a hard time differentiating them as well perhaps. The gen 5 motor itself is a great motor.

Change it when it starts to change color! Roughly that's about 60 to 75 hrs or so. Usage/temp and other factors can come into play.

Vintage LaPoint White skis looked good I have a red one autographed by Kris!

Gas burners are surely made better. As a fleet manager for 14 plus years I regularly saw GM trucks get 400,000 miles with no internal engine repairs. One truck we took to 652,000 miles the motor was still running fine but the transmission blew. These were 4.3 V6 mostly but the 4.8 and 5.3's appear to be doing the same (some would burn some oil). These trucks carried minimal loads at highway speeds for their entire life and would run about 100K miles per year. Of course I was doing my job keeping up with the oil changes and other required maintenance! I also had a 1982 Ski Nautique 2001 I owned for 17 years and put about 5,000 hours on it. At about 4,000 hours we had to do a light overhaul. The cylinders did not have to be bored (only a few thousandths wear!) and it ran as good as day one after that. I just reach a point I was getting older and wanted a better wake and was tired of working on that OLD BOAT!

Looks nice!

Yes we need all the help we can get!

Wow!

I used Mallory with no issues in a 1982 Nautique.

Congrats Merry Christmas ski well on that new ski!

Awesome AB!

Accuski seemed better!

I dropped 22 this season too. 28 at 32 mph is much better for the opener in my opinion. I'm way more confident in not making at 28 off 32 mph verses 22 and it feels like a better warm up. I would often ski 22 off bad but still run it.