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I hear what you guys are saying about the UP. Just always seemed funny to me. I spend quite a bit of time in the UP these days. We love it. Plan is to move to Ironwood in the next few years. Not sure where I'll water ski, but I know where I'll cross country ski.

I can't help you with your question, but I love how that is considered northern Michigan. I lived in the lower peninsula for a few years, and would always crack up when anyone talked about northern Michigan. It's like the upper peninsula doesn't even exist.

I wonder how many marinas in cold weather climates do this for the clients they are getting boats ready for? The same ones they winterized back in September. I've never heard of doing this to my boat engine until this thread.

Sometimes it’s good to take a day off. Drink a beer, smoke a cigar, and stare at the waves for a while.

@ESPNSkier Sorry, I don't have any insight about courses close to Door County. Not sure about that many in the entire state. I only ski on the lake where we live. It's public water, and no course. It must be really hard to put in a course in Wisconsin. There are lakes everywhere, but very few courses (at least to my knowledge).

Welcome @ESPNSkier

No skiing for me in Wisconsin today either. Will finally put the boat on the lift though. Overnight temps look great.

There's only one thing that prevents me from being a better water skier, and it's definitely not booze. It's having to work full time due to staffing issues. I'd be much better at water/cross country skiing, hunting, fishing, hiking, shooting, cycling, lifting, rowing, chilling out, and yes... drinking if I could get back to my 0.6 FTE. Working as much as we do, for as little as we get paid, is one of the greatest hoodwinks of all time. And no thanks on the light or non-alcoholic beers. I need taste, and I'll admit it, I want the buzz. Everything in moderation folks (especially work and alcohol).

Aleksandr Karelin. I'm not into wrestling, but this guy has fascinated me since he lost in the 2000 Olympic gold medal match. I think it was his only loss in a 13 year international career. Got his first silver medal, and called it a career. Pretty sure he didn't even give up a point for 6 years straight.

Agree with @swc5150 . We paid high market value for our 2007 196 in the fall of 2018, but it's a massive bargain seeing prices these days. Also wouldn't sell it for double what we paid for it.

@MDB1056 It might. I doubt I'm the only one who wishes they could ski like Jessie Diggins. I would still rather watch the bio of a water skier (or something else besides multiple replays), than to see them sit in the water after running a line length. Some of the bio/background stuff must work, or else there are a lot of shows on TV that waste time showing that stuff. Watch any singing, dancing, Olympics, or ninja warrior competition, and there is a ton of non-competition footage. Why would they do that if it didn't attract viewers, and generate advertising dollars? They could save a lot of money cutting that out and having a 30 minute show instead of a 60 minute show. The bio thing might not work, but it would be easier than fundamentally changing the entire sport like the head to head shown above (which I think is a great idea). I'm not familiar with the locations of the events, but are any of them wide enough to even accommodate that format? Viewers might not become water skiers, but maybe they purchase products being advertised. Then again, I know nothing about marketing or advertising, so I could be way off base.

Maybe I'm the odd ball then. But I have watched all kinds of things before that I have no knowledge of, simply because there was a human connection to another person's story that was on TV or streaming. I enjoy the process/journey more than the end result. It was nice to see Regina skiing great with her knee brace on. But, I am way more interested in the story about how she got to that place from her injury months prior. The one recent example is how my wife and I both started watching F1. I'm not a car person at all, and even less of a car racing person, but I was hooked from the first couple minutes of the Netflix series. Watched every season, and actually do watch some races now. The stories told were fascinating to us. Maybe a diehard ski fan is watching, and another random person in the room happens to view the same story and has a connection. That person might go on to watch more, and learn about the athletes/sport.

Totally agree @Luv2Ski . I'd watch that stuff as well. I'm sure it seems mundane for those very involved with the sport, but for those of us not as involved it's very interesting. Possibly interesting for the general public as well.

@LoopSki I have had both labrums repaired over the years from multiple dislocations. I haven't had many problems with my shoulders since then, but I don't push it either. Two hands on the handle with my lats engaged is a pretty stable position for my shoulders. I cringe when I see the professional skiers reach during some turns. I can't do that anyway, but would never attempt either. I always have two hands on the handle. I only free ski for fun, so it's not an issue for me. I also have loose joints overall. Those with more stable joints at baseline might have an easier time recovering stability, and avoiding future dislocations. Either way, I learned from my teenage years what my shoulders can and cannot do, and have adapted my behaviors.

I always enjoy/appreciate the stories behind the athletes. We will see a lot of it pretty soon with the winter Olympics. The always do a good job using that as filler. It would be great if TWBC could integrate more of that into a broadcast. Obviously, much easier said than done.

Forget November, I haven't skied since early September. But, I've done a lot of other cool stuff.

Incredible broadcast. Loved that between line lengths there was so much more footage of what goes on at these events. For someone who has never been to an event, it was great to see what goes on off the water. I learned a lot.

@2Valve that’s exactly what I do.

Update. My sister bought the boat. They appreciated all the comments/help.

@PeterAK Will do. They read the feedback, and so far has been enough to convince them to check it out this weekend. Will let you know if they pass on it. I know it's not listed yet.

@S1Pitts It has the wedge.

@davemac @buechsr Yes, the arrows right above the key. Thanks for the answers. The small round gauge on the left was the depth gauge. At least that's what it was displaying. Not sure if it displays other things. Not totally sure what the right one was showing. Also noticed that blue cable. Unfortunately the boat was so new for to the Appreciate all the comments. Probably have enough general info to help my sister make a decision. I'll check the Malibu Crew for specifics.

I forgot I did have a picture of the dash. It’s not the greatest but here it is. I was wondering what those left/right and up/down buttons were on the right hand side? Anyway, there didn’t seem to be any gauge really indicating a speed control. But I’m used to seeing perfect pass or zero off.

@foxriverat Appreciate the links. Will check them out. I think it had some sort of cruise control, but I din't notice until we were back on the trailer.

Thanks for the info guys!! I thought these were nice boats, just didn't know for sure. The engine didn't seem to be lacking anything either.