Dbmarcel

Thank You for the feedback! We will be there the 14th-17th. The guy we are renting the house from also recommended the crooked creek marina for some grub while out on the water.

I will be pulling the 86 MC to Lake Sinclair GA next month for a long weekend. Does anyone know of a course on the lake? This will be my first trip to Lake Sinclair, any feedback on must see/do things on the lake would be appreciated

I appreciate all of the feedback.

We are not sure on what course we will be putting in as of yet. That is part of the information that I would like to gather through this conversation. What is most likely to get a permit approved? I already know we will need to consistently replace balls on the course. When we go to any course we carry a few in the boat to replace what is missing. Every course seems to be missing a ball or two when we show up. I have done some visiting with the local fishermen in the area and most of them seem unconcerned but I'm sure it will be great targets for the bow-fishermen who are out at night shooting carp. There are a few more guys out there like me with actual ski boats who are interested in running the course and every time we are out folks are asking us about skiing. Hopefully this might give the area a new interest in skiing. Can always use more people to give me a pull behind my boat.

Where were you skiing yesterday in middle Tennessee? The only course I know of is on old hickory about an hour away from me. The plan is to put something in where my girlfriend and I can run some sets before she goes to work or after she gets home in the evening. I work abroad, currently in Saudi Arabia, so we are skiing almost daily when I'm home from my travels itching to get home in a couple weeks to get some skiing in. A couple weeks ago we were on the boat drinking coffee at 5 am waiting for first light.

I have scouted a few places to install a slalom course next spring. These are all fingers off of the Tennessee river (Kentucky Lake) that are only open on one end (no flow) and no residences on adjacent land. They are all in Perry county/Decatur county Tennessee. Each spot has 8-9 feet of water, 1/2 mile long and 350-500 feet wide. I have found little information online about installing courses in public water. From what I understand the permitting for this would have to go through the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) and ACOE. This is gonna happen as long as I can get the permits but would appreciate some guidance from the BoS community. I also have just a couple of fellow skiers in my area willing to help. Not many but a few. Guidance from BoS members needed. -What has been your experience with courses on public water -What steps, in addition to the basic requirements of the permitting system, should I take to increase the odds of permit approval? -Has anyone gone through the permitting process, installed the course and then voluntarily pulled the course out because of frustration? If so, Why? (I have heard stories that vary from fishermen cutting buoys to people shooting out the balls and in one case someone stealing the whole course) -What are some of your best recommendations/experiences? -What are some of the pitfalls I should be aware of prior to starting this endeavor? -Anyone in the middle Tennessee area that would be willing to help/ski? I am fairly determined to do this and I am going in with the understanding that there will be some issues and required maintenance of the course due to the ignorance of others, but that being said, I would like to be as prepared as possible in advance and able to answer questions when I am asked. Thank You David Marcel

I am currently in Dubai for work but will be returning home to Tennessee next week, the following weekend going to the KY state championship tournament in Paducah,KY. I don't have the time or the talent to do this but.....If someone could make a flyer with the basic information and some halfway decent graphics. Maybe half of a Letter size paper and post it on the forum, we could print it out and when we go to tournaments we could have some conversations and give the information to people who seem interested. This is a cheap method (doesn't cost the gofundme account a penny) of putting the information directly into the hands of people that have the capability and the means of participating as ambassadors. Print out 5 sheets at home, that gives 10 flyers, have a few conversations at the tournaments (you are gonna do that anyway) and maybe make the difference. Thoughts?

I posted this on the mastercraft team talk forum. It has generated a few more people who are interested and have visited the Where2WaterSki site. http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/showthread.php?t=85955

Awesome. I added myself as an ambassador in middle Tennessee. Not much action in that area of the country but we sure are trying