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Work on my deep water starts without training rope, free ski at 15off, find someone with a course in my area and buy a new ski.

I like pictures! Lol. Kidding aside I do check it everyday and is a good way to put names and faces together as I am just getting into trying to pay attention to what is going on around the skiing world.

I got a new Masterline rope and handle. So excited to try it out.

^^^ this is exactly what I had in mind origionally. Well similar in my head anyways. Didn't know they actually made something like this. Think this is the route I'm going to go, unless of course I sneak a pylon on the boat when the owner is asleep. Lol. Thanks again guys this place rocks!

Bill that is more what I was talking about. Mounting one of these in the center above the swim platform. I'm still bugging him to put in a pylon as much as possible. I'm hoping by helping pay for the thru hull exhaust I will have a bit more say in what we need.

Hey, I'm looking for some opinions. Last year we hooked the rope with a clip to one of the Rings on the hull. I just purchased a new masterline rope and Handle and was wondering if a center mounted ski hook would be a good idea or if we should stay with a clip and put another ring in the center of the hull. Just some rec skiing open water, 19ft four winns. Basically is the clip or ski hook going to be better for my rope? Sadly I can't talk the boat owner into a pole...yet. Are there any better options? Thanks for the help.

Went out today and the boat decided that we were done for the year. Melted the engine down. Was a quick rebuild last winter of an old worn out motor, we are actually surprised it made it all summer. Going to put a nice fresh build in it over the winter anyways. Crying shame I didn't get to ski today thought as the weather is a beautiful 65 and sunny. I really need to find someone else with a boat around here.

I cant help but will be watching this closely as well. I am just getting started but think I may like the shorter rear boot. Just kind of poking my head around for now though.

Oh wow, so much information to take in. I wish I had found this site last spring. Well for those asking weight I'm usually between 175-185lbs. 1. @david_quail "Don't underestimate how fatigued you are ... and if you're like me ... you psych yourself out after a few fails and there's little hope for getting up again." Absolutely correct! If I don't make it up after a few tries I might as well load up and go home. As for being fatigued, this past time where I was having trouble my forearms hurt so much I couldn't grip anything until today with much force. I will go until I can't, which I think might make me my own worst enemy. 2. @OldboyII "put this few important points on the waterproof sticker on the tip of your ski." That just might be a good idea! Just something to keep my head in the game. 3. @m_pags "you may want to shorten to 15 off as the wake improves slightly there." I have read that and plan on buying a rope this winter to be able to do that. 4. @Orlando76 "you can never stand up too late." I will keep that in mind. I do plan on trying some skis next summer through a rental type deal where each rental goes toward a purchase. I now have some ideas of where to start. As for bindings I was leaning towards a double boot or at least a partial boot in the rear because I don't like when my heel slides in the RTP. I do not want to put all the blame on the driver but I know some of it can be attributed to him as we are learning this together with me doing all the research. He just wants to drive the boat around and he would be happy. Also, our lack of a spotter limits our time and makes it difficult for him to watch me and in front while starting. Hopefully I can find a course to at least try sometime next year so I have something to work towards. Thanks again for all the input, now I just need to find the time to get out there a few more times.

Hello, I have just started skiing at the end of last summer and into this summer. I can get up probably 75% of the time doing both feet in deep water starts, without training rope. Hopefully I can keep this semi short and cover all my questions I may have. My biggest problem is cutting across the wake on my offside. I am LFF and just cant seem to cut hard from left to right. I can usually get out of the water but once I pop the handle one time I really struggle. I went out this past weekend, it was colder, air in the 50s and fairly rough, I only made it out of the water 2 times and couldn't even get up with the training rope. Does a wetsuit cause that much more drag to make a beginner struggle? Does our rope attaching just above the swim platform cause me more problems then I think? I am skiing on a HO 67blast behind a 1984 4winns 190 with a chevy 350. The really frustrating part for me is the very limited time spent on the water as my driver would rather do other things and the public lake is usually really busy. So my final question, is there anyone in the Grand Rapids MI area that needs a ski buddy? Thanks for the help and sorry my first post is so long. Dustin