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The Titanium is listed a $1699 with 10% off if you give them your email address https://kdskisusa.com/products/titanium-graphite-blank?variant=40079909126306

@HortonIn your review you made a comment about ski length relative to weight. Do you have suggested length for 165lbs 32mph 32off +.

If they could make it fool-proof, an occupancy sensor in the drivers seat could be programmed to slow the boat progressively over a few seconds, but not kill the ignition, which can cause its own disruption for occupants. Need to protect the skier from a spinning boat following a steering failure. One jumpers death, a person I knew, would have probably been avoided with this feature, though it wasn't related to a mechanical failure.

Because of the designed rudder pressure there is always tension on the cable when going in a straight line. Let go of the steering wheel at slalom speed and see what happens. I have tested this more than once. On my MC the boat goes into a full lock right-hand spin in less than 3 seconds. I believe the driver could end up the passenger seat and unable to get back to the throttle control. The skier's position relative to the boat's path would be uncertain. When a skier falls in the course, I have a habit pulling back to neutral and spinning the boat to right at the same time. It works fine on my MC. When driving a friend's 196 SN last summer, the boat dug in much harder in that quick turn putting much more lateral force on the driver and passenger. The owner of the boat is an engineer and was a passenger. He commented that SN moderated that tendency in a later hull. The point is, the result a broken steering cable will be different with different boats. Perhaps a driver that always has his hands on the throttle could respond in time before being thrown out of the drivers seat . . I have no idea about that. A few weeks ago, this same question was raised. @Horton said he had it happen going around a turn island and the boat ran up on shore.

Chub insures my Wife's driving. Its hard to figure their actuaries' risk assessment process. I feel safer in a boat at a tournament.

While using a small electric pump to extract oil from my transmission 18 months ago, a fitting on the outgoing tubing blew off and shot oil onto my 2004 ProStar carpet before I stopped the pump. My final cleanup of that mess was with a bucket of hot water with a high concentration of Dawn dish soap. Then flush with a garden hose then repeated the process. There was no sign of oil spill incident through last summer, but then this spring, the stain had partially re-emerged. This time I used a Bissel "Pet" carpet cleaner which injects the soap solution, vacuums the solution and spins a brush at the same time. The vacuumed water was pretty dark, so I repeated until the water was clear. I did the same thing with other smaller stains that were in carpet. This should get us through this summer with a stain free carpet.

@HortonWhat kind of ski are you using this spring ?

@MDB1056There used to be off-the-shelf rebuilt automotive engines for sale by volume rebuilders. Is there possibly a rebuilt engine that would be a bolt in replacement for the what the 2004 Master Craft called the 350 HP EFI MCX Indmar engine ? or are the internals in this Chevy engine unique for marine use ? Or does anyone have a business selling rebuilt versions of this marine engine ? Better yet would it be possible to buy a Zero-Off compatible engine that is a direct replacement of this engine without modifying the boat except for the controls ? ie. a do it your self upgrade for a skier with mechanical experience and a hoist.

@ToddLThat price is shocking to me as well. I have never shipped something that big internationally. If I ship a "small flat rate box" to UK by Priority Mail International it costs $37. In your screen shots they show "billable weight" Apparently all prices are by weight so they have a formula to convert the large dimensions to weight for pricing purposes. You can take all the information to a UPS store to see what they say. For domestic shipping the UPS store charges about a 35% premium over creating a label on shipstation. I just checked that sending my Damper plate to the manufacturer. Shipstation was $21, UPS store was $29 for the same box. But it would let you know if their something way off about the pricing you show above. You could call the Denali factory. Meg 330-398-6290 who makes the skis will probably answer the phone. She would be glad to tell you what they pay to ship to EU area. I don't know if that will help, but who knows. or Meg Deeley <meg@denaliskis.com>

@HortonIf I block you, and then someone else Quotes you will I still see your comments in the Quote ? While you are still working on your forum setup would it be possible for you to turn off the Edit Notifications ? Occasionally someone might edit something with questionable intent, but I am sure most of the time its to fix a typo or syntax error or improve their content. The resulting forum would be cleaner without the Editing Notifications. I frequently make typing mistakes, but the Editing notifications downgrade the messages IMO Or at least change the font to Normal, not Bold.

Today its time to align engine after installing a new (elastomer) damper plate. I used a vertical 2x4 to pry the engine around to re-attach transmission mounts to the rails. If necessary, is there a best way to push the engine left-right after releasing the wedge-bolts on the front mounts ? On Trailer or Floating in water during shaft alignment ? In a thread 2 years ago, someone commented about a problem with aligning the shaft with the boat on a trailer. What is best practice ?

Great skier, I don't recognize https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cqqtn4Fu_K6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

@ToddL While Exchanging my Boats damper plate for one that was the right size, I just learned you can use the PayPal shipping services without a Paypal transaction (except for paying for the shipping) So the integrated Customs forms can be done from you computer along with the label in a few minutes. And you can collect pricing from the carriers before you finalize the transaction with your buyer. On the main PayPal start page after you log in, there is a "PAYPAL SHIPPING" button. This is relatively new to PayPal starting when they switched to ShipStation shipping. So you can have the buyer pay you by some method does not involve the % PayPal fees and get multiple price quotes for shipping in minutes from your computer.

@BobF I have the layout figured out. Its the center piece like you said, the two sides and then a little strip across the front. 4 pieces total. Question: Did you have to scrape or otherwise prep the fiberglass ? Mine has bumpy residue from the old dried up foam.

First of all, you can't get a shipping quote from anyone without the buyers actual address . . . read on. I ship stuff internationally several times a week. It can be simple if you have a PayPal account. Your buyer can use his credit card to buy your skis after you create a PayPal invoice on their web site. He does not need a PayPal account to use his credit card to pay your PayPal invoice that PayPal has emailed to your buyer. You also get a significant shipping discount if you go through PayPal, but there will be a 3% fee on the price of skis for the transaction. Then for shipping, all PayPal shipping now goes through ShipStation. PayPal with hook you up to ShipStation when you click on "Create Shipping Label". There you create a label and the Customs Declaration Form by filling in the blanks. ShipStation will provide pricing for USPS and UPS and DHL. You can choose. Their pricing will be better than walking into a UPS Store etc. and process is simply filling in the forms on the ShipStation web site. USPS has become the least reliable because they still have staffing issues and the tracking is handed over to the UK postal service with sketchy tracking reliability in the process. I have had packages disappear at the first stop in Illinois with their international shipping, and could not find a way to make a claim. The tracking would just end at their Global transfer station and that was the end of it. I was only dealing with a $100 item and I just gave it up. Instead of using PayPal you can just walk into a DHL or UPS retail location but you will pay more and have to deal with the customs forms across the counter. As noted, you can't get a shipping quote from anyone if you don't have your buyer's verified shipping address. To get shipping pricing in advance, you could get a quote at a UPS Store for shipping. You could then use the UPS quote amount with your customer and then continue to get your best price from PayPal/ShipStation. If you over-charged your customer for shipping using the UPS quote, you can agree in advance that you will refund the buyer the overage, which is simple with the PayPal transaction. Comment . . on the ShipStation web site, the Customs Declaration asks for some kind Homoligation code categorizing the product your shipping. If a manufacturer is shipping something they would have the code to categorize it. Its similar in concept to the UPC code but its not a UPC code. You can leave the code field blank and just provide the product description "Water Ski Pair" quantity "1" Value "$900". You won't know the customs fees your customer will have to pay when he receives or claims the item. You should tell him that the customs fees are his responsibility paid at his end. "disclaimer" someone else may have better information. This is my PayPal centric experience having shipped hundreds of items internationally over the last 10 years. Another PayPal comment . . PayPal allows transferring funds between friends and family without the 3% fee. I don't think that applies if you are using their invoicing and shipping services. If you use something like Venmo there may be no fee, but you are on your own with shipping without the simplicity of the PayPal/Shipstation service with their integrated on-line Customs Declaration.

@HortonOne of deaths was caused by a large roller boat wave that wasn't apparent to the driver because it was masked by water that was already choppy from wind. It was a Boston Whaler which explains the problem. The other was an accident where you know the driver, but people who knew about it were kind not to talk about it. It was a 'freek' accident. your .00000001 chance.

Uncontrolled full lock spin Off-Topic, but reminds me of one of my few worries about the sport. On my 2004 ProStar if you let go of the steering wheel at 35mph the boat does a full-lock right turn within 3 seconds. If that were to happen because of steering linkage or cable failure, the driver would be in the passenger seat and unable to correct the problem anytime soon. If there was skier when this happens . . then what. This would be a case for using the safety cutout cable on your wrist. I knew 2 people that were killed by boat prop . . both were human error, accidental not foolish behavior, like knocking over a wine glass at Thanksgiving dinner. And, I wintessed an Inboard-Outbard that ran into a large wood swim raft at speed because of steering failure. The driver wasn't hurt but the boat sank before we could pull it in. Has a steering failure ever been known to cause a skier related accident with ski boats ?

Back in 80's there was no choice without speed control. Stopwatch and steering with the left hand and throttle with the right. Surprising how consistent the times could be with your everyday drivers even if they weren't competitive skiers. Though I do remember looking backwards to see the boat path whenever I missed a ball unexpectedly.

@BobFBeautiful Job, Thanks. Did you create paper templates or just cut the pieces by pushing them into place before removing the paper backing ?

About a year ago on BOS, some very nice Dog House insulation jobs were shown. Can't find the old posts. My boat is apart now and the old open foam unsulation material is brittle and falling off in pieces. So who found a good self adhesive product for this ?

Running into old photos of skiing is like running into old photos of your friends and family. Seeing the changes over time and recalling experiences preserved with photos. No strategy and No comparison that I can think of.

You got it. . . . I changed my Grip 2 years ago.

Thanks everyone. I ended up picking up the 24" rubber exhaust sections at Midwest Master Craft. It cost me $20 more than ordering them from Skidim, but I don't have to wait for shipping and I they cut the two sections to length . . rather than shipping a 4-foot piece.

Just ran into this photo in my archive At the 1965 Nationals in Minneapolis, because I was a local skier, this was the front page of the Metro section in the Minneapolis Star Tribune paper. I was age 20 living at home. My Mom called the paper and they sent us this 8x10 print. 24off 36mph. pre-metric The ski was the Cypress Gardens Lil' Monster. Billy Spencer won the World tournament on that ski in '64 at age 14. Roland Hillier won this tournament (65 Nationals) on the same ski. Joker Osborne won the 64 Nationals on this ski. Everything began to change about slalom skis in 1966 when Leroy Burnett showed up in 1966 with his Obrien Mach-1 setting a new world record into 36 off. Leroy ran his ski like a Giant Slalom Alpine skier. The water was breaking just behind the tip through-out the course. In addition to having too much back foot, what else was I doing wrong ??

"Team Kidder" Just our 4 kids, all deep water starts with full dual boots.