Ham_Wallace

We had a nice turn out on NYD. 10 of us at Old Hickory Lake. Air 50ish and sunny. 10 mph wind right down the pipe, but ok. Water 46 and a little brisk. I realize that 2 months off is rough on a 60 year old. 2 passes, 28 & 32, in the boat for a frosty one. Advil is a required substance. I just can't take a 2 month break anymore. BUT, 4 degrees this Monday and all of this winter stuff is getting in the way. Maybe Horton needs help digging on the lake!

I have had a dry *ss since Nov. 2. Not happy.

I burn approx. 1500 GPY in my Tahoe. 19 mpg hwy, 15ish city. 13 pulling the boat. I don't burn much boat fuel, Malibu's don't use much at 34 mph. about 2 gallons/hr. 36 is a different animal. Twice the fuel consumption as 34. I filled the boat up Jan.1 last year and didn't put any in it until May. It was used a bunch too.

Nice One! I can't wait to pull some rampers with it!

50 air + 50 water = 100 or Baller Index of Zero. Anything less and rubber is permissible!

Happy Birthday Hair-Ball! It's a single malt day!

Bent handle! I went bent about 8 years ago. 60 now, no problems! (advil and beer help too).

 

I HATE WINTER! No Boat Drivers!

No geared transmission here. 1:1, 6.0 litre, 405 HP, Great fuel economy, no problems.

If you must bolt something to an engine to make it run......you don't have enough cubic inches!

No replacement for displacement!

I was randomly tested after the 2010 35+ Worlds in Milan. Advil and beer didn't raise a flag!

I weigh 181 and have 93" Goodmans. I have had them since fall of 2002. They are perfect and faster than that! Go Goodman.

Go with the textured bottom technology on the 2014. A little softer, a lot better. Easy to maintain a tight line without sacrificing speed.

Go with a 65. I am 181.5 on a 66. Love it!

Red, White and Silver for 2014.

My ski resides in my Tahoe from Feb. 1-Thanksgiving. It gets 2 months off during duck season. I put it in the garage or my office during those 2 months. You never know when a ski set appears. Ya gotta be ready!

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Solid Yellow has been the easiest color that I have ever had to keep clean and not show scratches. I had a solid yellow 2003 LX and now a 2013 TXI.

Anything but earth tones.

If you can't run 35 in bass boat wakes, stay home!

 

There is no replacement for displacement! I love my 6.0 litre. It does not use any more fuel than a Monsoon. At 34mph it makes fuel.

181.5, Large back Zip.

If in any doubt, be a little right before the pre-gates. (1). The skier is assured of good visibility of the pre-gate. (2) Let the skier pull you to center on his/her gate shot.

Evaluations should be for each event. There are plenty of slalom drivers that are inept jump drivers and vice versa. The same goes for tricks. I am sure with seat time for jumping that this issue could be fixed, but, there are not enough jump tournaments.

Very cool stuff. Very good forum. Keep it up. BTW, I know drivers that keep a rail of a centerline but are killing the skier. On the other hand, I know drivers that keep a rail of a centerline and are skier friendly in regards to keeping the skier a tight line. Any thoughts?

On several occasions, I have mentioned that there should be driver feedback designated by Level 8 skiers and up. This would be a 1-5 rating. (5 being the highest) kept by each region for it's drivers. Skier acceptance is a huge part of confidence. If skiers rolled in to a "REL" tournament and saw drivers with a 4+ rating, they would have a confidence level that might lend itself to peak performances. There must be a fairly substantial number of skiers that would submit the scores to keep "good ol' boy politics" out of the equation.

OK. How does everyone prefer their run-up to the pre-gates. (A) Fast and let it settle in OR (B) slower and smoother with a speed beep shortly before the pre-gates. Pull outs are different for each method. Please respond. There are comments on the subject.