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Do you start with both feet in the ski or with one in and one out?

I love my Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Amazing tow vehicle. Hauls the Sunsetter around without any issues.

I have a 2001 Sunsetter lxi that I bought in Canada this spring for 6k less than that one with tower and a few other things. Fantastic boat, the slalom wake is amazing, and I can wakeboard and surf it too. Just a great all around boat. How many hours on that one?

My 01 Sunsetter LXI

Wow, she makes it look so easy!

In my opinion, waterskiing will always be alive and well. Everything is cyclical, just look at the rise and 'fall' of wake boarding. For a few years that was all you saw. There are still a lot of people that do it, but its not nearly as prevalent as it used to be. Water skiing may be the next big thing in water sports once surfing starts to die down, who knows. Just look at the saying "Whats old is new again!" I think in terms of difficulty it goes (from hardest to easiest) Slalom, wakeboard, surf. This is why we saw the rise of wake boarding 10-15 years ago and now surfing in the last few years. I think getting people out on the water and experiencing behind a boat doing whatever activity they want is the most important thing. I still have memories of first getting up on skis, first time cutting hard on a slalom, first time jumping the wake on a board, first time surfing rope-less. People will gradually work their way up in terms of difficulty and I would not be surprised if a lot of these people surfing right now find themselves on a slalom ski in a few years time!

I have to ask, where does 'Banana" Ron come from?

@Andre Glacier fed lake just East of the Rockies in Alberta. Never gets much warmer than mid to high 60s in the peak of summer

58 in Ghost Lake Alberta yesterday. Was actually beautiful for a swim and a ski! Didn't stay in too long but it sure felt nice!

very nice!

@jkr54 Beauty! Are you in the Okanagan?

Man that is hot. In my opinion, perfect water temp is around mid to high 70s. You can be in the water all day and its still refreshing!

The "King" or the "LA King" Reminds me of the old LA Kings Jerseys.

61 today in the Shuswap!

I found this one to be quite funny. What is this, a 20+ year old ski? https://www.kijiji.ca/v-water-sport/calgary/ho-waterski/1350463282?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Asking $525 is hilarious. Maybe worth $100. You could almost buy a new ski for that!

@jimbrake You beat me to it haha. I was surprised this wasn't the first comment

Bumping. Any updates? Also does anyone know if there is a course set up on Shuswap anywhere?

I agree, I love a boat that ages well with a classic look. One of the reasons I bought my SSLxi

I was looking at my rope last night and saw there is a 44 off section. I always thought 43 off was the shortest. Anyone ever tried to get around 1 ball at 44 off?

Just drag the back foot and put it in once up

Well I officially bought my first boat over the weekend! 2001 Sunsetter LXI in great shape with the 325 Monsoon. I can't wait to get this boat out on the water! Any tips on tools to have on board with me if it needs any quick fixes? Also how long do you guys run the blower on these? I'm hoping to have this boat for a long time. Only addition I see myself doing is perfect pass in the near future.

Isn't boat gas (purple gas) 91 or higher anyways?

I have seen that one posted, it was up for sale all last year as well. I think he's asking too much, and he not willing to move on price. I found a 01 sunsetter lxi i am seriously considering in the okanagan with more hours but $10k less and looks to be in as good a shape as that one

Bump, I have a few I am looking at. The response I was supposed to buy is not 100% any more. Just seeing what else is out there.