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If I could talk my wife into Florida I would be all over that. For some reason my wife is anti Florida. On a ski lake and close to the ocean.
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That is some overall skiing. Very impressive.
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If I read this thread correctly if I want to join USAWS this year even if all I plan to do is ski at my home lake I need to take the SafeSport training is that correct?
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I like your idea but I ski a 68 and my ski partners ski shorter. Nobody on my lake skis a 68.
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I never met Jim either but enjoyed him and his family on BOS. I am so sorry for your loss.
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I have a 67” Radar Katana that I skied on at 205 pounds this summer and it comes out of the water super easily. I skied it in the course at 30 and 32 mph and it is a lot of fun to rip turns and it crosses the wake well. It is probably less aggressive than the Union but would be easier out of the water than the Union particularly at 69”. I never read about the Katana but it is a really good ski.
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@lpskier I agree that most of the events in the east are Class C and very reasonably priced almost always well under $100 for multiple rounds of slalom. I don’t find those costs excessive.
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I was talking with a buddy this morning about the costs of tournaments and frankly I don’t think they are that high. I play some golf tournaments and they are $100-$150 per tournament. I don’t think $150 for a 3 round tournament is excessive.
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It will absolutely be a blast and you should do it. You may pick up an addiction to running the course but you will still have fun.
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Congratulations that is an awesome accomplishment.
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Working on 32/15 that Syndicate Omni is a great ski and a good fit for where your level is.
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I have done that but another option is to use Dual Lock. I have used DL to make it easy to flip a rear back and forth for beginning trickers.
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I think @ryota is in Korea he would probably be a good person to connect with about skiing in Korea as well.
The categories are guidelines. A skier in the Free Skier class will be easier to get up on, more supportive at slower speeds and less responsive. That said if you can get up on a ski and have fun on it you can ski on any of the classifications.
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How far are you going to tow it? I have towed an 02 Response LX with a vehicle with a 3500 tow capacity (Mazda CX9) but I just pulled it in and out and didn’t tow it far. Once in a while I think it would be okay but I wouldn’t tow it far regularly.
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I have been thinking about it but haven’t gotten one yet. The subscription model has been holding me back frankly.
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That 69” ski will be plenty of support. I would definitely look at the graphite construction or higher. I am about 205 pounds and have skied the Radar Katana 67” extensively in the course over the past two summers at 30 and 32 mph at 22 and 28 off and it turns great.
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I remember being at Travers and watching JT put bondo on his Reflex binding plate to build stability. It seems like that was a precursor to the HO Edge.
The rear toe is interesting. It seems like getting your foot in farther might offset the fact that the padding under the foot is gone. I have a Radar RTP I don’t love I might have to muck around with it over the winter.
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I generally don’t think there is such a thing as too much speed behind the boat but you can have too much speed at the wrong time or in the wrong direction.
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My boat has been sitting in the water since May. It is filthy. I really hate crawling under it so I prefer something easier. With the HC1 or something like Starbrite you can spray it on rub it a bit and hose it off.
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Starbrite works great but it is acid based and is very tough on other stuff.
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She looks great on the ski. Buford Danger’s skiing has come a long way this year it is a blast to watch the kids develop. Every day brings a new PB.
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The aurorachemical.com domain is available now so I think it is gone.
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My season is winding down and I went to try and buy some of the HC-1 hull cleaner I have used for the last few years and it doesn’t seem to be in the market anymore. I would rather not go back to the acid. Has anyone found anything that works close to as well but isn’t as harsh?
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I think the LX has the best slalom wake. The LXI and TXIs are more versatile and larger inside.
Which used ski boat has the smallest wake for beginner slalom skiers?
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