MNshortliner

@The_MS You should be ashamed that you even have an off season.

Might have to do some erosion control for the shoreline. Those rollers can get quite large.

…He starts using his new tubing/surf boat. Starting this thread as not to impede on his new boat thread.

It’s starting to sound like the easiest fix would be to just ski at 34 mph. Probably not the most ideal situation but if you want a good wake now, in the middle of the summer, it might be the only option.

@Horton Towers come in handy for a couple things. It’s just that not enough people here give you a hard enough time.

@6balls All those options sounded good until the “hooking up the tube to it”

@UWSkier @Rednucleus Yet another deserving Panda that will go hungry and homeless.

I hate to hear anybody loosing their ski spot. My area had a normal winter than started to get really dry but then it rained for a week straight and the lake came up 5” or so. Then not much rain since. Here is a billboard that was up more than 20 years ago when talk was about building a water pipeline from the Great Lakes to the South West region.

The “Ski Early Ski Often” has a double meaning. I like to think of it as getting to the buoy “Early”

So last fall when I pulled the boat out to winterize it, I greased the rudder and when I did barley any grease went in there. Afterwards I checked the steering, it seemed to be a little tougher to turn the wheel but I thought I will take a look at it next spring. Fast forward to this season and the steering was getting tighter and tighter over the last few weeks so I ordered a new cable. When I went to change out the old with the new cable I disconnected the rudder and it was hard to turn the rudder by hand, I had to use some force to do it. No more grease would go in so I took out the grease zerk thinking it might be rusted/corroded shut. When I took it off some grease came out of the hole, about as much as the size of a small pea. It instantly turned easier so I started working it and spinning it around and some more grease came out. After working it for a little while it now spins like it should and I hooked the steering cable back up and it is now smooth as butter again. For reference it is a 2012 Malibu RCB. It is almost like the grease was under pressure and did not ooze out the top by the plastic bushing or down to the bottom of the rudder shaft. The rudder doesn’t have much play in it like all the other boats I have had / worked on.

This has to be a baller... who are you?

Yes. But I don’t think free skiing and course skiing can be compared/interchanged. It’s not apples to apples. When I go free skiing I am cutting fairly aggressive and can bust out 60-80 cuts before I get fatigued mainly in the forearms and lower back. When I ski in the course we spin at each end so you get about a 25 second rest while turning around but after only 4 times through, only 24 buoys,the fatigue starts to set in. If I try a 5th pass it is sloppy, the form isn’t there l, and it is just asking to get a pulled muscle/bad fall/or just plain getting hurt. Learning to free ski is a thing also. Find a nice rhythm, don’t get slack in the rope and go enjoy the ride. If you ski enough there is absolutely no reason for the gym.

@Horton in my experience watching from the gallows, that would deserve a PANDA!

You can’t tell the person when you push them from behind to think about what foot “feels “ better. Have her slide across the kitchen floor in socks. That will be your answer.

I use earth anchors for my course. 6’ of water with nice firm sand bottom. I wouldn’t go any other way. Have had them in for 10 years. Installed a portable course, got it where I wanted it and straight, and put an earth anchor at every buoy. I used 18” anchors and wouldn’t go any shorter. I have bungee cord lengths that go all the way from the buoy to the anchor. Only thing that can give you a problem would be soft silt bottom. If there is slack in the line the wave action will eventually pull the anchor up. So 2-3 times a year I go through the course and adjust buoy depth with a adjustable knot.

@robmollysilverlake Yes, Ken. I wonder if he still has it.

Did you already buy and sell that Nautique?? Ha Ha Anyways that boat turned into the Svfara SV1 and my friend has one of those. I haven’t skied it for about 8 or so years but remember it being a pretty nice wake. With the center mounted V drive the hole shot and handling was crazy fast. Not sure why others didn’t try the V drive but it is probably unnecessary.

I am so glad to see you posting this. This must mean: Back to skiing form and always looking for the next PRISTINE ride.

If you’re buying a new helm with tilt I would look into getting a rack a pinion set up like all the ski boats now have. I have upgraded 2 older boats with the rack and pinion and to me it is well worth it.

I have a 2012 RCB, should be same hull as yours, and have 12’ bunks with carpeted 2 3/4”x 5/4”treated deck boards on top of 3” square aluminum tubing. They are angled in to match the hull angle. I had them closer together to lift the boat from the center hull chines but have since moved them out. They are now 44” inside to inside of the carpeted pads and are just outside of the chines in the middle of the hull.

In Minnesota you do not need to wear a life vest when performing water sports behind a boat, but a CGA vest has to be in the boat for the skier/ tuber/ boarder. I don’t write the rules, just telling you what they are. You can get a Minnesota boating guide at your local DMV. I wear a non CGA vest while skiing. I have found that some jackets have some extra bulk in the stomach and side area that do not allow your forearms to be pinned to your sides.

I think 4 pages of people want to know what the “Winning” caption was.

Old rotary system don’t spin with the flick of a wrist.

100 degrees here(60 air/40 water). Finally got out on the lake and it was like a BEAUTIFUL summer day!!

You need to get a hold of @bananaron. He lives close to you and I think he knows about every boat that is up for sale.