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I would buy a YSAWS shirt…..shoot I would buy a ISAWS shirt.

I believe your wix number is correct. Cross reference for napa cold would be 3299. I have a 2004 and my filter looks exactly like that.

The s turn takes up the slack and keeps you from a big hit whether you make the ball or not doesn't it?

@jedgellI saw your boat was still out there last weekend and was jealous. My guys quit on me 3 weeks ago. Bunch of pansies.

I have done a lot of research on them. If you want the best trailering cover, Evolution hands down but it’s probably a year out. 2nd best will be the commercial sewing cover. Ski boat covers or Skip If you want more of the boat covered for mooring. Westland is probably the cheapest and fastest but not as well fitting. I own an Evolution cover and love it.

I did a give go session with Marcus Brown once. He told me to squeeze my glutes together. I am still trying to remember to do it but it really helps when I do remember. It kind of forces your hips into the right position.

Yep. Lived here the majority of my life and it pretty much sucks now. If I didn’t have family here I would be gone. “One of these days I’m gonna move to a place so god awful you people leave us the heck alone” -Joseph from Maverick

I have some connelly sidewinders in good shape that would fit. Not sure what they are worth. PM me if interested and maybe we can work something out.

Sounds just like a bad starter solenoid to me. Symtoms I had on a mid 90s nautique were exactly the same.

All you Dano Haters. Go listen to every single one of the awards presentations that TWBC covers. Tony Lightfoot does the exact same thing Dano does. The difference during the cometition is that TBWC does a webcast that happens to also get broadcast live onsite, The masters is a live onsite event that happens to get webcast. Different announcers would be nice but some one here put up the money.........I am happy to watch what I did for free. (I dont know anything about trick skiing or wakeboarding so cant comment on that but really does it matter what the tricks are called? I enjoy watching some amazing athletes.) Oh and the NFL has billions of dollars, cameras everywhere, and replay and sometimes they still get it wrong.......

Had a great time with Mike, Not what I was expecting....the cable park wasnt open and I was the only one onsite. Had Mike's full attention and even though I am a beginner he couldn't have made me feel more comfortable. He stuck around after my two sets and chatted a while and then headed out to be with his family.

Thanks so much for everyones comments. @lpskier that's definitley the kind of stuff I was looking for. @mike_mapple thank you so much for the offer. Its an honor to hear from you. Unfortunately we are staying in Indian Rocks Beach so I am coming from the wrong direction. I would love to come in and look through that store sometime though.

Thanks for everyones thoughts. I told them it wasnt possible for me to bring a ski or handle and they said they had everything. I hope they have some good skis available but also have heard they dont always. I know I will just need to make due with what ever they have. The guy I talked to on the phone didnt know too much about skiing (Said he was a wakeboarder) so I am trying not to let my expectations be too high. I'm only scheduled for 2 sets and I am in decent shape so I dont think I am pushing it too hard but also feel like that will be about my limit. (And yes she is a great wife)

I am from MT. We are taking a vacation to FL next week and for my birthday my wife booked me a couple sets at McCormicks Ski School. This is a bucket list thing for me as I don't have any access to schools and such. I have been skiing for a long time but got on a course for the first time last year and really got interested in the whole tournament scene as a fan. I also realized I have been skiing wrong for 20 years and have a lot of bad habits to break. I have used GiveGo some but am really excited for this opportunity. I don't know what I don't know about ski schools and am looking for a little help with ettiquite etc. so I don't look like a total idiot when I show up. I have the first set of the day so won't really be able to watch anyone. Would love to hear your thoughts. Do's and Dont's. Do I tip? When and how much? Things like that.

If you only get to ski a couple times a year go for it. Most people on this site don’t understand that. When I was a kid and only got to ski twice a year I would ski in anything and loved it.

I have a brand new one that I have been trying to sell for weeks on Planet Nautique. But it is part #RA119004. Not sure it would work for you as I think it’s for the 330 but would make you a good deal if you could use it.

Cool story but seriously CA outlawed doc starts and beach starts? What is legal in that state? No wonder it seems like the whole state is moving out….

I totally understand your focus. Maybe a sticky at the top of the forum would help? I just know I found this site and learned a lot about skiing from coming and asking a similar question to the one you are addressing. I found out about course skiing and all I had was a cross over boat and it was a very nice boat that I was proud of, not dog poo. I had to make due with what I had even in the course (which I only get access to about 6 times a year). I wish it was 100 but I have to take what I can get and live vicariously through you guys.

I understand as a forum owner that it may be frustrating to cleanup threads like this. However it comes off as a little snobish and part of the reason the sport is in the shape it is. Not all of us have access to a private ski lake with lots of people who share our passions. I know this first hand. I just sold my cross over boat and bought a tournament boat. I have trouble finding anyone to go boating with now. There are a lot of boat owners who LOVE to ski and thats all they want to do but instead of buying the boat they want, they have to compromise for the rest of their family and freinds to have enough people to boat with, and to keep friends and family happy. I truely believe there would be a lot more tournament boats sold if boat owners who loved to ski didn't have that issue. A lot of people come to this thread who know very little about waterskiing (me included) to learn, which is also why you created this forum. They dont know all the unwritten rules of waterskiing, they are just trying to figure out how to make their particular boat ski better. So they come on here and ask the question that has been asked 1000 times before without taking the time to search the forum. I would probably do the same thing if I came here for the first time. I do understand your frustration. I finally learned that a wake boat will not ski well. If I want to be a better skier and maximize what little course time I get I needed a different boat. But I sacrified family time because of it. My whole family has not been on the boat with me once this year.

Same thing happened at our school without the kids wearing masks. Not saying it’s ineffective to wear them but that’s what happened here.

My favorite part of the whole webcast was a shot of the boat driver right after she pulled Nate at 41 in the run-off. She got this big smile on her face and you could hear her say something like “that was fun!”

@Kimbymon I have a 6 year old with T1D. You just described one of my worst fears. Hope things turn out good for you.

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Would like to see if you guys have a philosophy or technique on breathing in the slalom course. I find myself holding my breath at times. Do you guys think about breathing?