Clydesdale

Carbon V is a great ski, but I’d recommend moving up when he gets to 36MPH. Unless he’s not happy with the carbon V or has some other reason. Never a bad time to buy a new ski. ?

Older gopros didn’t quite have the resolution to zoom close enough and still be useful. (Gopros obviously only have digital zoom) Newer gopros work great.

https://www.perfski.com/ski/ropes-and-handles/masterline-15-ezy-up-handle-with-70-ft-mainline11.html

@Bionaraq agree with @markn suggestion of get up handle. You ski actually goes into the handle bridle as you’re getting up and keeps the ski straight. I’ll see if I can find a link. Some of today’s wide combos absolutely suck for slalom. My son tried for a year and kept tipping over. Then put him on a traditional set of combos and he got it first try. Throttle management also key. For a big guy on a big ski you’d think you need to really nail it, but actually the opposite. With that much surface area the boat will yank the rope right out of your hands.

Crackles and pops describes my symptoms from barotrauma 20 years ago. Still have tinnitus and high frequency loss in that ear. The key to treatment is steroids as soon as possible after the event. Unfortunately I didn’t.

@Martin good chance it’s a wire, but maybe not. Look for loose/corroded connections in the wire leading to the dash. Less likely, but could also be a device powered by the dash is pulling too much current, resulting in a slight voltage drop across the wires and connections. If you don’t find anything in the wires try disconnecting (1 at a time) any devices powered by that dash wire.

Stupid question…. Since the thermostat is on the output end of the water loop, will the block fill with water (or anti freeze) on start up, or does an air pocket remain until the thermostat opens and allows the air out?

@oldmanskier i’m 215 and similar level. I love my carbon Omni. I also have a 68 omega which I love more at 34mph, but at 32 the 69 Omni is just automatic. Turns really well and maintains speed through the turn. Very predictable and loads of fun. I highly recommend it.

2.45 volts/cell, or 14.7 in this case, is considered max allowable charging voltage for lead-acid. 14.5 is on the high side, but should be OK.

Sounds like you at least touched (if not fixed) the problem. With the boat running you should see around 14 at the gauge. If it’s really 12 the problem is likely still there, just improved.

I’d measure the voltage at the gauge. If that’s an accurate reading you either have voltage drop across a loose/corroded connection somewhere, or…. A short somewhere pulling more current than it should, thereby also dropping voltage in the line before the gauge.

And he made it look easy!

Thanks everyone-I probably won’t do this job until spring and will definitely check shaft alignment. I’m assuming the process hasn’t changed on these new boats. If the alignment is off I will definitely be back for advice!

Great boat. I owned a slightly older one for a few years. Not aware of any common issues. Probably an indmar monsoon between 320-340 hp.

@thager please no photos!

@aupatking if the boat was really just designed to break waterskiing records it wouldn’t have an open bow. And since Malibu added the open bow, presumably to make the boat useful for purposes beyond just skiing, what’s their obligation to make it safe? Does it need to take 5 foot waves at any speed? No, I don’t think anyone would argue that. But would they be liable if boats were sinking in just 6 inch waves? Yup. This is somewhere in the middle. Are they 100% responsible? Absolutely not. Do I think the award is fair? Also no. But I do think they share some of the responsibility along with the rental agent and the driver.

So, using the canoe analogy…. What if you rented something that looked just like a rowboat? You thought it was a rowboat. You expected it to behave like a rowboat. No one told you it wasn’t a rowboat. But then it flipped like a canoe. Agree some blame goes to the driver. And as a skier I want to let Malibu off the hook. But…. I can see how they ruled malibu as partially liable. The award is silly i think.

We (skiers) have the curse of knowledge re how these boats behave. Your average I/O tuber driver would have no expectation of the instant submarine that can occur in some conditions. Should someone renting a 20 ft boat know this? Or might they just expect it to behave like the other 95% of 20 ft bow riders on the planet? I guess that’s the question.

@RichardDoane thank god!

@RichardDoane thanks. any tips on accessing the rudder? Looks like I may need to hire a double-jointed circus freak.

@kcross before you decide on open bow see the current post re Malibu lawsuit. I agree with the sunsetter recommendation.

My first reaction to was to place blame on the driver. Having said that, I had the chance to buy a similar boat but stayed away due to recommendations of 2 other response owners who had both taken significant water over the front. Their feedback was consistent-a great boat for early morning skiing, but not mid Saturday PM on our busy lake. I ended up buying the I-ride open bow instead for just this reason. I doubt a renter would do such research. I wouldn’t. Not to say this is all Malibu’s fault and the judgement seems excessive.

Welcome @Reddley !

@Shell no liner! They come either way-I must have selected the wrong one.

Thanks @RichardDoane . That one looks more “robust”. Did they stop using the glide? Or is this a better unit used on other models? Just curious.