wettek69

"An inch longer would be great, but it's how you use it that counts........" "Do they make those shorts for men too?"

Gidday guys. Ended up going with a 12/13 Animal. The 10/11 was impossibility tight, the 12/13 seems good. Thanks for all the input, like I said, read a few mixed reviews here back from 2017/18. Regards to all.

@Deanoski Really, you reckon the L will mold enough to fit my 11 & 1/2 big wide foot?

@MDB1056 I would get a T Factor tomorrow, but I am at the very upper end of the L sizing and bottom of XL (11 & 1/2 US foot size) so am concerned one will be way tight and the other a bit loose.

Gidday guys Anyone on the new 20/21 Animals? Read a few mixed reviews here from 2017/18, just wondering if HO sorted the issues and the new ones are worth a run. Using a Radar Profile at the moment, but like old style rubber. Regards to all.

Not sure why I got a dislike. I guess someone was easily offended, despite me not saying anything (in my opinion) remotely offensive. Sign of the times.

Is there actually an "International Mens Day"? Not asking just to be stupid, but in this politically correct era, we seem to overlook the fact that a lot of guys bust their asses to look after, and provide for their families and loved ones, instead focusing on being seen to do and say the right things to support women. Like I say, not commenting for the wrong reasons, but equality works both ways.

@horton No worries mate. As I said, I am far away from needing to adjust my fin, I was merely commenting as an "outside viewer". With the technology in skis these days, I would not have thought .005" adjustment on a fin would be enough to offset the effects of tiny changes to body position, slight change in foot position in a boot due to a sore toe, or even a full belly from breakfast. .005" is .125 of a millimetre, .01", .25 of a millimetre. It really is literally a hair breadth difference. Just the difference in feel different people have on a vernier can be worth a couple of thou either way.

@horton I did make it quite clear it was MY OPINION only. I was not debating it it, if you reckon you can feel a massive difference with a .005" adjustment, go for your life. You may have a slightly different body position on the day or just be skiing better (or worse) or the .005" might be making the difference. I don't need a bad attitude for making a comment.

Just to throw in a hand grenade, how much is fin adjustment a placebo effect? "The experts say if I move my fin .005 this way, my ski should feel different. Wow, yeah, I can really feel the difference" Sorry guys, and this is just MY OPINION, not being good enough of a skier to need to adjust my fin, I find it hard to believe moving a fin the distance of a human hair can make that much of a difference. Again, this is just MY OPION, so don't flame me for questioning it. What next, do we start putting index marks on handles to adjust hand position, or visual spirit levels (preferably filled with gin) on the decks of our skis to adjust hip position 1 degree forward or back?

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Merry Christmas to all

@savaiusini Thanks for the explanation, I thought that may be the case. Any chance of getting some shirts in the range that just say HO Skis?

Gidday guys. I have always wondered where does the "Syndicate" name come from with HO skis? I always thought it was a model/range of skis, but these days it seems like HO pretty much market themselves as HO Syndicate. As an example, I'd like a "HO skis" T-shirt, but it seems like they all pretty much just say "Syndicate", ski covers say "Syndicate" etc. Caps, all the apparel is Syndicate Always wondered...... Hope everyone has a safe and family Christmas Regards to all.

@The_MS that was the O'Brien Competitor. I seriously lusted after that ski as a kid....

With the limited amount of people running the mega short lengths, why not just make a stand-alone 42 off line just for that pass, then if they get through it, put the standard line back on at 43 off? Might get a few more people into that line length and widen the field a bit........

I'm certainly not pushing any agendas or supporting more regulations. I simply posted as an FYI and to highlight that the danger is there. It's not something I think about that much, and sticker or not, I am sure there are a lot of other people who don't.

@chrislandy I have been in a lot of boats and I have never seen one. Having said that, it may be a legal requirement where you are, just not where I am

True, but most people are aware of danger from a prop or explosive fumes in an engine compartment. There's not a huge percentage of people that even know what carbon monoxide is, let alone are aware of the potential of it getting eddied back into the boat and affecting people. Not sure where the "killer boat" comment popped up from.

Tragic story You guys have probably heard about it but be aware of it..... Little guy was poisoned by carbon monoxide on the back of the family ski boat, and by the sounds of it his brothers were affected as well, but fortunately not as bad. Absolutely terrible and heartbreaking. https://www.essentialkids.com.au/news/we-had-no-idea-mums-heartbreaking-plea-after-son-dies-in-tragic-boating-accident-20200928-h1r0ec?utm_source=Nine&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=homepage

I don't believe you should have to get custom plates cut. I love the Wileys bindings, but this is the reason I sold mine, I couldn't use the full range of adjustments, but due to the horseshoes used on the Wileys, I don't see how they could modify the plate. The insert pattern on a ski dictates the hole pattern on a plate, and moving the binding on your plate just means you would have to move the plate back further. Seems to me you would only be shifting the problem Damn those custom plates are nice though.

What has Wileys changed on their plate? I had a Wiley front boot for a while but was really disapointed that the horseshoe plastic looked like it had been cut out with a Dremel and I couldn't put screws in the holes where the cutouts were because the horseshoe was still in the way. Great boot but the cutout made it look rough and having adjustment holes I couldn't use sucked.

One winter morning (in Northern Queensland, Australia, so winter is a bit loose). Water was glassy with a low fog on it, so decided to go for a barefoot. All fine and dandy, great run, fog was from water level up to about mid chest level, so I could see the boat, and my crew could see me from waist up, but when I threw the rope and was just floating in the water, my boat crew couldn't see me, and I couldn't see them. Luckily, we were the only boat on the water. After about 20 minutes of yelling, and the boat idling back and forth, the fog cleared a bit and we managed to see each other, but it certainly made us realize that it wasn't such a great idea to ski in fog. Great while you are up skiing above the fog line, not smart when you are at water level and can't see past 20 feet...………….. And yes, I have forgotten the plug. I figure there are 2 types of boaters, those that have forgotten it, and those that haven't forgotten it...…… yet.

If you can hear music, you're obviously a wakeboarder, not a skier...………...

Bought this when I was about 16. Thought I was so cool walking around wearing it. "Look at me, I'm a waterskier"

I would be reading the kid his fortune pretty damn quick if he was using my ski as a step.