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Since doing this 2 years in a row (Reflex boot), I now wear not only a spray leg on my rear leg but insert a plastic shin guard inside the spray sleeve. It beats 2 weeks off the water and a $1000 urgent care bill. I'm not proud.

I always scheduled my (elective) surgeries around ski season. The truth is several surgeries were a result of ski injuries, so no selective scheduling. Luckily those injuries were in late September and october.

Just ordered my Platinum from Terry last night. Can't wait for it to arrive. I loved skiing on KD back in the day. The CR7 was a ground breaking ski. Looking forward to finding out what the Platinum can do.

Wet suits at 70 degrees @MS ? Those are mid summer temps here in CO. Skied last weekend in a heater top at 59 degrees.

Bryan's been busting his butt for the last 4 years being involved with expanding the sport. In addition to pulling the weekday grassroots tournaments he describes above, he has hauled his Tommy's promo Malibu 300 miles over the Continental Divide to pull our tournaments in Montrose. Thanks Bryan!

@BraceMaker Something basic like baking soda helps neutralize the acidic corrosion, and probably works better than Coke. You are right that the Coke is acidic wouldn't neutralize the corrosion, but it does a good job of disintegrating the corrosion. Maybe something to do with the carbonation acting like scrubbing bubbles? I only used the Coke method once, and only on the cable ends I could soak in a jar of Coke. I typically use the spray terminal cleaner that I try to keep on hand.

I have lived off the grid for 25 years, and rely heavily on batteries, especially in the winter. Clean terminals are extremely important for optimal performance. When I clean the terminals, if I don't have terminal cleaner around, baking soda or even Coke works. Then as @LeonL suggests, sand/wire brush the contact locations to expose and roughen the bare metal. Once reconnected, I cover all the connection areas with a liberal coat of Vasoline. It will help keep corrosion from returning for several years.

 

Additionally, the batteries should be equalized every 3 months or so. This keeps deposits from building up on the fins of the core and improves the performance and extends the life of the batteries. My charging system equalizes the batteries automatically, but you could do it yourself with a regular battery charger. My system is 24 volt, and to equalize them I charge them up to about 30 volts and hold it there for several hours. The batteries will boil, which helps remove the deposits. Be sure to check the water level after equalizing, as the off-gassing during the equalizing period will reduce the water level.

 

It wouldn't hurt to change the battery cables either. Old ones can be deteriorated inside the jacket and you would never know by looking at them.

 

These batteries are 2 years old and have no corrosion yet, although they are about due for another coat of Vasoline.

 

 

You are spot on @skiinxs . We add a handful of 9"-12 " every two years or so, and have zero weed problems. The older ones are huge, but with slow metabolisms, they don't eat much.

@bishop8950 Yes, the granules are a mess to install from a boat. We install them at our water inlet using a PAM (polyacrylamide) feeder. It is basically a small box with a spring loaded conveyor belt that you pull back. You put the dye on the belt and it slowly is released into the incoming water. No mess. If we do it at night, it is evenly distributed by morning.

+1 on the Sensient. That and grass carp have kept our lake weed free for years. I haven't noticed any change in the way it skis, but we have been using it since the year after we built the lake, so it is hard to know for sure.

If you can, forget the inverter. Go with a 24 volt lift motor with a 24 volt solar panel and two batteries. It works great on my cantilever lift. Not sure if it has enough poop for an overhead lift though.

I just checked and the spring adjustment on my 500 release is completely frozen as well. Being 5 or 6 years old its time to upgrade. If I upgrade to the 750, will my boot still work? I know they changed the boot block height when they went from the 404 to the 500.

You can try xylene or lacquer thinner to remove the glue if you have any lying around in your garage. I use both to dissolve adhesives, buoy paint, etc.

Dumping here in Telluride too!

Built my own lake with a couple of friends. We have houses on our lake and we have our own boats. We started a club primarily so we can host tournaments.

As @wish states- edge change is a result, not an action. It is a function of load, compression, and release. Earlier load and compression leads to earlier release= edge change. Snow skiers experience this as rebound.

 

Way to go Kyle! That's awesome. Good luck on the slopes and we look forward to hearing your stories next summer at the lake.

We sunk a big bulldozer in a bog while digging our lake. Had to bring in a bigger

excavator to dig out the dozer and finish digging the lake. Using an excavator instead of scrapers and dozers to finish up added at least a week to the dig. Luckily, we got most of the dirt moved with scrapers.

 

Man, I really wanted a panda. I'm sure I'll come up with something...

@Horton - Not sure how I jacked up the page??? I haven't posted or linked anything for sometime. Anything I posted in the New Mexico thread goes back to June 2015, before the long links thread came about. But I would be honored to receive a panda, whether deserved or not!

He has been living in France with his wife Estelle and his 3 children. They own a restaurant, and he gets to the lake only one or two times a year. Hasn't skied much over the past 5-10 years.

I skied with Jason quite a bit before he moved to France, we became good friends over the years. He still calls a few times a year. He holds our lake record with 2 @ 41, with me driving no less. He was actually easier to drive than most of my ski buddies.

 

Can't help you there. Now if it was the Tommy's Denver, I'll be driving right past it on Wednesday on the way to family's for turkey day.

If it is Tommy's Slalom, which one? I think there are 3 across the country...

First year I didn't beat my daughters score in a tournament. The last tournament I skied with her I had to take a huge slack hit just to tie her score (both skiing @ 34mph). You know you're getting old when your daughter is poised to start skiing more buoys than you...

We'll all be there with you!