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Unfortunately, I had to put the boat into storage on New Year's Eve in northwest Illinois.....the 7 inches of snow on New Year's Day would have been tough on the cover, and the below-zero temps since then have turned the river into a skating rink. 13 days ago I skied on it, today I could walk across it (but won't....I never trust river ice).

@Skoot1123 What lake is that.....I feel like I should know it, but I can't place it for sure?

Appreciate you getting back to me (in both places!). Starting to rethink whether the 9900WR is the right choice for my friend since the feedback I'm getting is that the narrow tail makes them just as hard to start on as a regular tournament ski. Most of the struggles he's having are on the starts, so I probably need to find something that's maybe not quite as high performance, but has a wider tail to help with the start. Anyone have any thoughts on that? That Mid S is anything but a performance ski, but he gets up every single time on it. Was thinking about maybe a Connelly Outlaw or something of that design?

LOL....local NBC affiliate picked up on the video of me skiing on Christmas Day....coverage starts at 13:47. No comment on the skiing....that water was freaking cold, and I had no interest in falling.... :D https://www.vuit.com/publishers/312/kwqc-news/vod#vod:19982969

I have a 62" of the same I can trade (blank with Powerplate), or would gladly purchase yours outright, either blank or with whatever bindings you've got on it. I'm trying to put together a ski setup for a friend who had both hips replaced...he can't really handle deep water starts on a standard ski any more, so I'm trying to set him up with a relatively high performance wide ride. He's gotten up on a Connelly Mid S I've got, but it's certainly not a performance ski.

This was me on Christmas Day in northwest Illinois. 52 air, a brisk 37 water.

I have a 62" of the same I can trade (blank with Powerplate), or would gladly purchase yours outright, either blank or with whatever bindings you've got on it. I'm trying to find a ski setup for a friend who had both hips replaced...he can't really handle deep water starts on a standard ski any more, so I'm trying to set him up with a relatively high performance wide ride. He's gotten up on a Connelly Mid S I've got, but it's certainly not a performance ski.

Probably a really dumb question a year later, but do you still have this ski?