mlange

For what it's worth here's my experience on D3 over the last 5 years. I generally ski at 36mph @ 32-off. Decent stack, but really struggle with staying connected off the second wake.

I've gone from a Helix to a Quest 45 to an ARC to an NRG. All 67" skis. Came from an HO A3.

I liked the Helix more than the HO so decided to stay in the D3 family. LOVED the Quest 45. Faster, but always felt very balanced, stable, predictable. Never should have sold it. Went to the ARC and was never comfortable on it. Lost that stable feeling. And now I love the NRG as much as the Q45. Speed, stability and let's me move around without punishing me. Seems the fastest of the bunch as well to help with my terrible issue after the second wake.

Milwaukee Boat Show had a TXi and SN. No Prostar.

For people like me and my crew that are stuck on a public lake with no course access this would be nothing short of a game changer. Very exciting.

However, I gotta say that $2500 is well north of what I'd be willing to pay and I'm usually pretty loose with the cash when the boat or skiing comes into the discussion. $1500 would be about my trigger point.

Hopefully the cost can come down.

LOVE THE IDEA!

Yep. Never felt down on power w/ my '16 w/ the Crusader 6L over the last two years, although it is Wisconsin.

The only think I notice is that if the engine heat soaks for 10 mins after pulling a few sets that it takes a bit longer to fire up - an extra second or two. I'm assuming it's the fuel pump working a bit harder to fight against vapor lock.

Magic Formula = 25% quick wax, 25% vinegar, 50% distilled water.

I've had the opposite experience. My 2016 has been my best of four yet. Would be interested to hear what issues you've had.

Mike

Just got this back from ZO yesterday...

Rev S is not available yet and I do not have a date.

There will be a REV S link on our web site once available.

IGNORE THE FOLLOWING DUMB POST THAT I CAN'T DELETE...

But at what RPM is that Ford Raptor getting 449 lbs? And the GM?

If you're thinking about Three Lakes up north there's a great lake that is "hidden", but still attached to the Eagle River/Three Lakes chain so you can ski anytime of the day and get good water while still being able to hit the chain the rest of the days.

On newer maps it's called Chrystal Lake. On older maps it's called Mud Lake. Rent a place somewhere on the Three Lakes chain and then get over to Chrystal lake via a little channel off of Deer Lake. See http://bit.ly/2v1tPJ8

Thanks yet again @adamhcaldwell Now I just need to figure out how this translates to the water. :)

In all seriousness, this really is great content that gives me something to think about besides trying to figure out when the ice is going to clear up here.

This thread has really opened my eyes and given me something to think about. Thanks to everyone for chiming in on their perspective.

My question/problem is similar to @Stevie Boy's comment above. In order for all of this to work after CL I still need to carry a lot of speed into CL , right? And THAT is where I'm still struggling. So much of what we talk about on here is that it's what we do 10 steps before X that determines if X will be done right or wrong. So it's those steps that lead to everything Adam hit on above that I'm also interested in.

Without enough subscriptions they needed to rely on more advertising dollars from the industry. With that reliance on advertising dollars they lost the ability to be more critical and the BBG became the first and most obvious example of that.

My understanding is that at the end WSM only had 7,000 subscribers. At a generous estimate of $15/year that's only $105k in subscription revenue. That leaves the rest of the revenue coming from advertisers. It's a surprise to me that it was able to last as long as it has given the decline in 3 event.

Thanks for @TFIN for trying to keep it going despite what I assume was a huge uphill battle.

Mike

I'll take it. Shipping would be to 53189. If you PM me your PayPal account I can send it to you. You can also email it to me at mlange 1 9 7 0 at google mail.

Thx,

Mike

Price?