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ImperfectPass

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  1. For what it’s worth, I think that money is a huge barrier as stated above but in my personal experience access to a course and other resources are also significant. For instance, I live in Oklahoma and have my own 3 event boat ski and all the equipment but from my research there’s currently no operable ski course on any public lake in the state. Open water skiing is even difficult with all the surfing and partying. My barrier isn’t monetary but finding teaching and place to even ski. I’ve even tried to find a private course but there’s only 4 in the state I know of. One simply denied accepting new members, one is under repair, and the other two are multiple hours away.  I personally think something that would help the sport would be for “public slalom groups” to form and to lobby for more courses on public lakes with dedicated limited use zones or times. Or we just accept that it’s an extremely exclusive sport with a huge barrier to entry and will remain that way. I mean if you really want exposure you can’t complain about not having it while sitting on your private dock at a private lake in a gated community.

  2. @ReallyGottaSki - 10-4 on the trunk lid. I need to rebuild mine as well. Vinyl is good but the board has broken down near the brackets. FYI - you might consider reinforcing it where the brackets attach.
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