gt2003

Usual activities, slalom for me and skiing on two for the girlfriend. She will slalom this year. We did wakeboard one day since the boat came with one and we just thought we'd try it. We tubed early in the year but once she was skiing the tube stayed home or was used for lounging in the sun. It will likely only come out this coming year if there are guests on the boat. Any boat time is good time though! Thinking of getting a ski skat like the good ole days but dang, I might be too old for that thing...

@oldjeep , we are in the same boat. I don't even really know what I'm asking. I think once I get the harness and the diagram on where the blue wire actually connects then it will make much more sense to me. Obviously I haven't done much rewiring in the past and just trying to make som sense of it. Yes @MISkier , that's exactly what I will get. Thanks

Ok, I went to the storage building today and checked. The connector on the boat is a 5-pin. My truck has a dual connection, either 5 pin or the round 7-pin/plug. Now I'm thoroughly confused. I'd like to take advantage of the brakes on the trailer if I can. Is my option to rewire with a 5 prong, cut off the 5 prong once wired and connect it to a 7 prong plug like @BrennanKMN used? Or is there a harness that comes with the 7 prong connector?

Ok, so if I get the 5-wire harness and the correct 7 prong to 5 prong reducer then the brakes will work it sounds like. That's worth it to me. I'll be ordering ASAP. I need to start working on this boat to help with the winter blues. Thanks @oldjeep

By using the 5-wire harness and connecting it properly to a 5-prong receptacle, will that enable the brakes on the trailer to work? Or, would I need a seperate "surge brake" installed on my tow vehicle to take advantage of this? Thanks again

My tow vehicle has the 7 pin connector. The guy I bought the boat from included a 7-pin to 4 pin connector. It works fine, the 5th prong is just left exposed. Here's my plan, see what you think. 1. Replace with the same 5 prong system that is on there now. 2. Get a 7-prong to 5 prong connector. Do they make these?

No, the boat is an I/O runabout Tahoe. Ski boat possibly in my near future depending on how ski school goes in a couple of months! My truck is a 2011 Ford F150. Is that a book or a thread from Patrick McManus? Thanks Eric

2007 Tahoe Q6i, currently has a 5 prong wiring system on it. The problem is, late last year all the lights stayed lit all the time, no turn signals etc. So, I'm going to replace the wiring since it's almost 10 years old anyway. It's looks like a straight forward job that I can tackle pretty easily. My question is, since my truck doesn't have surge brakes on it and since my receptacle on my truck is for a 4 prong harness, is that what I should go with? The 5 prong hooks up fine just wondering if there is an advantage/disadvantage to one or the other?

Just remember, no matter where the fuel comes from (fat, carbs, protein), if you eat too much you'll gain, If you eat just the right amount you'll maintain and if you eat less than your body needs you'll gradually lose. Don't make it more difficult than it is. People LOVE to make this difficult!

Exactly! Fat is nothing more than excess energy that your body didn't need so it stored it. To get rid of it you will need to eat slightly fewer calories than your body needs for the day. Your body will convert the stored fuel into energy to make up the difference. Over time you will lose weight. As mentioned, there are a million ways to do it. However, if you don't eat less than you need you simply won't lose. Exercise helps but it is SOOOOOO easy to outeat the amount of calories you burn through exercise. @Stevie Boy , are you thoroughly confused yet?

I do the little things as far as winterizing, spark plugs/wires, installed a new radio, oil, lower unit oil etc (yes, I/O...). If something goes wrong and I am confident I can fix it then yes, I do it on my own. Up until now, I've been a pretty good judge as far as where I draw the line between what I do myself and what I have the boat shop do for me. I did rebuild a pair of sea-doo engines a few years back (top end).

@oldjeep , I agree, it's a difficult task to sustain long term. With that being said, he's obviously not happy with his success at the time being. Documenting food intake will not only make him more aware of what and how much fuel he is putting in his body, it will allow him to "learn" what foods he should include in his diet once he has reached his goal. I'm not saying he should do it forever, just that if he wants to kick start his weight loss and start having success that it is a great starting point. And yes, i do have a tendency to overemphasize it because many, many, many people want to justify their food intake, talk about how much they are exercising then wonder why they aren't successful. Just trying to get him through his tough spot, that's all.

I addressed diet earlier. However, I agree with the thought that you are exercising too much. Your goal is to lose weight, not lose weight and sacrifice muscle. When you are cutting calories like you are and exercising profusely, you are very likely losing muscle mass. Your body will burn your carbohydrate stores first, once those are depleted it will start using your lean muscle mass for fuel. So, if you do too much and at too high of an intensity then it will likely cause effects you don't want to have. I'd say do about half of your cardio in the "fat burning zone", about 100-110 heart rate for you. The other half you can get your cardio on and get after it. Thanks @OB for reminding me of this and bringing it into the conversation. It's never a one sided story. However, please don't forget what @mrpreuss said because I swear to you, over 20 years of experience has shown me time and time and time again: You CANNOT, NO WAY, CANNOT out run, ride,swim,ski,lift,elliptical,pull,press,row,push,bike,curl your mouth... The fork always wins the race. (compliment of mrpreuss) Start with you food first, weigh, measure and track EVERYTHING that goes in your mouth. "If you bite it, write it"!

@Stevie Boy , Body size, muscle mass, activity level etc. determine calorie need. Think abot it, a semi-truck uses a lot more fuel than a Ford Focus, right? I've been a dietitian for over 20 years. So, consider my advice worth exactly what you paid for it... First of all, you are on the right track with using an app to track your food. Probably the biggest recommendation I would have is to weigh and/or measure EVERYTHING you eat. Don't guess. Trust me, you probably aren't very good at guessing or estimating how much food you are taking in. I've had so many people over the years SWEAR to me that they are doing this and that but when they actually measure their food they are amazed at the amount they eat. Don't trust what the website says as far as how many calories you burn with exercise. If it's wrong, you will be doing what you think is right when in reality you may be eating right at maintenance levels. You will become frustrated in a short time in this fashion. Personally, if I spend the time in the gym to burn the calories then why would I "undo" that by eating more later on? I know some people do this but it seems very counterproductive to me. Keep your calories at current bodyweight x 10 (180x10=1800). When you get down to 175, go to 1750 etc. Protein probably about 120 grams/day, Carbs about 180-225 grams and the rest fat. This should provide enough carbs for energy and enough protein to maintain your muscle mass. These aren't exact numbers so don't stress about trying to hit them exactly everyday. It's a BIG PICTURE. The main thing is, keep your calories where you need them. Make it a numbers games and you will succeed. Holler at me if you have any questions. Best of luck!

My son is graduating High School in May. So, let me see if it interferes with that weekend and I'll make a final decision then. It would be an absolute blast. I have no doubt about that!

Well, I'm not taking away anything from any coaches. I'm pretty sure almost anyone could help me since I've never been in a course before. Alan is a little less than 4 hours from the house so his school is very convenient. Trust me, if I'm traveling around any other times during ski season, I'll be asking for recommendations. I'm hoping to make it a little further south this summer and ski with @skihard too, and maybe at some ski lakes around Tulsa, OKC and around Fayetteville and wherever else I might be for a short period of time.

And the gf and I are booked for June 23rd and 24th! Just got off the phone w Alan. Sounds like it will be a fun time with some fairly personalized instruction! Now the motivation is kicking in...

It smells likeat least 1 at 15 off by the end of the year...

I was looking for an overall good slalom ski to keep in the boat for those with normal sized feet (not me!). I grabbed a 67" 2014 P6 off ebay with a Prime Front boot and a RTP. Thanks Havasu Water Ski. I can't wait for the weather to warm a bit so it can go in the boat and get wet! The bottom seems a little "slicker" than my Obrien Synchro. I'll have to compare them both once it warms up. Here are a couple of pics: http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/gt2003/P6front_zps8ae8a9d0.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/gt2003/PBbottom_zpsf4c96d82.jpg

Thanks Eric. I'm just wanting to see what the P6 has to offer. All I've ever known is an old, old Jobe Honeycomb and that was close to 25-30 years ago. But, since I haven't ever been in the course I don't have any meaningful info to go on.

I've got a 2014 Obrien Synchro blem 69" with double targa bindings (xl). Friday I bought a 67" Radar P6 with a front Prime regular sized binding (7-11) and a rear toe plate for visitors who might be in the boat who want to slalom. DILEMMA, I wanna try the P6! Will my front targa binding fit on the P6? I know the ski might be a tad bit short for me at 200 lbs but I'd like to at least play around on the P6 to see what I think of it. The Synchro seems sluggish at 32 mph but that might be OK just getting into the course this coming year so I don't come in too hot to 1. So, throwing it out there for your feedback. What would you do in my shoes?

Love the progress. Been missing this thread!

Hmmm, the gf got a little sidetracked this summer and low 40's is pretty freakin concerning. Stay straight behind the boat...DON'T MOVE!

That is 100% in the cards @jjackrash . I'll be at my best "fighting" weight when I head to ski school and will have sufficient ski time behind me. I can get extremely motivated for situations like this. I'd hate to waste his time, much less mine! I want to be able to concentrate 100% on learning and not be held back by my poor planning or lack of physical conditioning.

Thank you all so much! I'm going to really focus on stack, stack, stack! When the weather warms, I will get behind the boat, slow it down to a speed where I'm just sitting nicely on top of the water then figure out where the wake is the calmest. I'll work on stack first and will do that at the rope length that has the "calmest" water behind my big V-hull boat. If that happens to be 28 off or 15 off, doesn't matter to me, I'll do it. Once I get the chance to do all of the above, I'll post video and we'll go from there. The next step will be scheduling ski school days after I get video coaching from you all. Thanks again in advance. Looking forward to this "next" physical challenge in my life!