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Australia. Outside of Coolangatta along the Gold Coast. Finished with the best beer I've ever tasted. A Carlton Crown Lager. As my mate Ronnie said, "we only send you Yanks the Foster's". :)

A Barefooter on our lake asked for a pull Barefooter proceeds to explain in great detail how he wanted to be driven Me to observer, "I didn't get all that. You got it"? Observer to me, "Just hammer it!" ......and hilarity ensued

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Thanks everyone.

After being diagnosed with Melanoma, my Dermatologist recommended wearing UPF shirts while skiing or out on the lake. Being unfamiliar with them, can someone recommend a brand they use?

@jercrane Any kid that enjoys running down defenseless loons needs a serious one on one with the Police.

A light effortless grip seems to work for me and it keeps the calluses to a minimum. Sort of the same mindset of a light grip on the bars of a motorcycle or bicycle reduces any sudden inputs. idk, but that sounds sorta scientific and stuff.....:)

Really appreciate Trent and Chris. I've been free skiing since Memorial Day (twice/day) and listened to their Offside turn episode over and over and over, since it's been my nemesis my whole life. Setup our course this morning (nothing like flat water @6am) and immediately ran 2@32 off.

I rebuilt one of these for a friend's boat some years ago and we spent a great deal of time getting the floats adjusted perfectly. It was a nice improvement in running and idle. People don't realize how critical float adjustment is on any engine.

They're both good. Currently using an InTow with the head guard for my frequent OTF crashes. :(

Every day at 6am since Memorial Day. Ok, 7am this morning as I wanted to sleep in a bit. :)

71F this morning. New Stokes wetsuit was working out great but with the water getting warm very fast, I've put it back in the closet. Just a short week ago, it was 55F.

after four straight days of 6am skiing, I go back to bed for a few hours.

my buddy has a new girlfriend who wants to learn how to pull us. It's been a struggle. :)

we just replaced the head gaskets on a buddy's '96 ProStar (350 Chevy) and went with regular old Felpro automotive gaskets. If we were running in salt water, then we would have installed marine specific (stainless steel) gaskets. As such we didn't see the need with a raw water cooled motor. 60 hours on it since the fix and no issues.

61F this morning. New Stokes wetsuit is working out great. Hard to beat a early morning set with a slight foggy mist on the glass smooth water. :)

@Horton ahh, Mt. St. Helens. I remember what I was doing the day it erupted. And back in 2004 I was on a trip headed out west with plans to see it but had a bad bike accident. One of these days I hope to see it in person.

Congratulations. Whether it's in a Corvette or a ski boat, there's a special sound a small block V8 makes.

Independent of trying to gain some compensation, you want to fix the boat, right? I had an older Four Winns many years ago that suffered a microscopic fracture in the head in #3 cylinder (4.3L Vortec V6). This happened due to my own ignorance about never changing the impeller as the boat was five years old when it suddenly overheated. Long story short, the engine hydro-locked every time I tried to start it, as water was filling #3 cylinder. This resulted in the starter mounts cracking, resulting in having the engine block re-welded. When I finally pulled the heads and had them magnafluxed, the crack was revealed. I sold the boat to a close friend with full disclosure, basically pricing it without the engine. I paid for all the repairs and it was running fine, but still couldn't sell it as a non-damaged boat. He still has it, and it's running perfect. My advice, starting pulling parts like the heads, exhaust manifolds, etc. and have them checked by an expert.

Zero complaints with our club. Everyone's a good driver and we regularly rotate between seven boats with the oldest a '96 Prostar (still has incredible wakes). Everyone's courteous, respectful and appreciative of whomever's boat we're using that day. I couldn't ask for a better group AND we're all best friends.

Water @59.9F. So with a 41F overnight air temp, combine those to put it over 100, which meets my threshold for taking a set. :)

I'm at a loss to understand what could be more important on a phone when you're in a tournament ski boat with your buddies.

yes!

excellent. looking forward to it.

if I get my new wetsuit, and despite the predicted 27F temps tonight, I'm skiing tomorrow. It's been too long.