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    6'3" 290 lbs, Need advice

    in Skis Fins Bindings

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    @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.

    Electrical issues 08 196

    in Boat Talk

    Posted

    @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.

    Electrical issues 08 196

    in Boat Talk

    Posted

    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.

    Malibu loses $200 million lawsuit in GA.

    in News & Other Stuff

    Posted

    @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.

    Malibu loses $200 million lawsuit in GA.

    in News & Other Stuff

    Posted

    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.

    Malibu loses $200 million lawsuit in GA.

    in News & Other Stuff

    Posted

    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.

    Malibu loses $200 million lawsuit in GA.

    in News & Other Stuff

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    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.
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