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sixball

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  1. So the best skiing is early spring and late fall and with that I will go with Air- 55/65 water 60,s . Still easy to deal with but keep the lice off the lake for the most part. Ya its a bitch being on an all sports lake.
  2. Average skier,ya OK... Gold metal fighter! The 12th round is just around the corner keep the gloves up!
  3. Ski boats don't have towers. My boat has the mounting hardware for a wedge but it will never see one as long as I own it. Dealer put it on for free. Said it would help resale. Hay I am an old fart I may die with this boat.
  4. I was at my ski partners shop today and said we could be skiing in March. I had 60 on the thermometer for a shot time today. We are in Midland Mich. area. Our lake is opening at the north end. We had less then half of the ice as our norm. We need to start before March 17 to beat our earliest.
  5. If I did a swap I would look at the Ford Ecoboost. Big HP and tones of torque. All at 18 - 20 thousand RPM. And holds it past 5,000 RPM.
  6. Been using Wileys for years. always been treated outstanding. No bull just do what ever it take to do you right.
  7. Still running my Sahara and so worried what I will go to after it dies. Any time frame on the O'neill ?
  8. We do not have a course anymore so my crew ski 35 off. Its just a length we enjoy! Before I was able to get back to a DD and skied our V drive it was 41 off just for the wake.
  9. For me living on a lake my ski tug is just that! I don't use it to cruise so if I was buying today I would downsize in a hart beat. I did not get much in extra with my Rlxi for that reason its a ski tug. We have a pontoon for guests and cruising. I would go to closed bow also. If I looked at a new boat the C.P. might be the ticket. If used the CC196. I am an old fart and think pickles should come in a jar not from a boat dealer. Hat the look!
  10. Pulled boats Sunday, snowing today! I still have lifts and docks to to do. Getting work done on the lake front. Sure wish it was done so I could wrap up.
  11. The thing that makes skiing cheep for me is. We ran a Pro Stock car in NHRA drag racing for many years. Not in pro stock but that does not change the price. Now that is a place to dump large amounts of cash! Now I ski and heavy into photography. The photography keeps the skiing cheep. Just need to love what you do!
  12. Still using my old Sahara and very concerned what to do when it gives up! Its so easy in and out and I hate the rubber seals of most suits. The Sahara had the neoprene seals just easy to deal with.
  13. Do understand that the sun burns are very bad and a blistering burn is asking for trouble! I enjoyed the sun most of my young life never had any issues until I got to my sixty-second year then I got the report melanoma I was very lucky to catch it very early. Three trips on the table chopping more each time but in the end all has been very good.
  14. I go north for dear hunting so I pull my boat early Nov. just cant take the chance of freezing before we get back. In Michigan its hard to go much into mid or late Nov. Been in as early as March 17.
  15. Seeing eye dog! But dammer he ski's better then me!
  16. Giddy up Go. Hammer Down. Set. Anytime.
  17. Nothing wrong or bad-about getting cleaner. Now if it works it does not need to be subsidized. And if you think Tesla is so inventive I only wish I could get some of you through the scientific lab at Ford or likely any of the big auto manufactures. It was no little thing to get to the standards and get the HP and fuel economy we see today! And for all the data lovers out there if only some of the papers that are not published were seen it would change many peoples minds. As for CO2 the levels found in samples of ice from before the industrial revaluation showed higher levels then than they are today. ( I have not looked in maybe seven years) but then just saying people like to use data to fit what they want you to believe. And just think what the wiled fires are putting out, I am going out on a limb but probably close or more the the country will create man made. Lets be clean but get it wright before we spend money on something that is not working well. I just look at the air and water quality around Michigan forty years ago and today! The USA is doing its part and looking to do more.
  18. I am 20 miles north west of Midland Mi. About an hour from Burch run. No course but 07 LXI and enjoy some hard open water skiing. If you just need to get wet I may be able to help.
  19. Don't know if this will help or apply but I used wiley's large and I am just at the boarder of large and medium. I would get cramping sometimes also. I changed skies and decided to try mediums wiley's rather then the large. I have not had a cramp since. For the first few runs I thought I may have made a mistake but maybe three sets and I have not had a dough since. Love the tighter bindings.
  20. At 65 and 68 oh and the youngster in the group 58. We all love 36mph @ 35 off. No we don't have a course any more. Thanks DNR! I know as soon as someone is driving at a slower speed. I am the 65 year old and can without a dough say I am skiing as good as I ever have. Without a course it saves me money as I am still on my old D3-Z7 with wiley's no need to update much as I know in my mind I am making most all the balls. I hat anything under 34mph and don't like that much. Some of us don't like slowing down!
  21. As soon as my kid was out of the house I dumped the V drive and back to the DD.
  22. Got out twice on Monday. Got some good runs early morning and one of my buds called late afternoon. He just got his boat back after a valve job. We had to check it out, it was the only thing to do. And I have been in a shorty for two days as well. Life is getting better.
  23. Check the distributor cap and rotter. If they are getting corrosion on them you can get a miss that you don't see or feel at idle. A slight miss may be felt at speeds.
  24. $#it 34 deg. when I got up this morning. Just put my last ski bud's docks and lift in. Something wrong........ It was snowing! Enough of this!
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