@swbca There are about five or six of us skiers who maintain an always up course on a small public lake (around 400 acres). Our course is tucked into a narrow cove all to itself with no houses. You are correct about possibly losing a buoy a day on busy days. Other things we experience are wave runners using it as an obstacle course, buoys used as mooring ties by day boaters, and anchors being dragged across cables and arms causing a bend in the course that must then be straightened. Also, anytime of the day, from dawn to dusk, a fisherman could be in the middle of the course thinking it is a good fish attractor. Overall, is it worth it? Yes, even with the issues that come with it. Try it for a summer and see how it goes. It may not be too bad. We were very lucky this past summer because we did not lose hardly any buoys, so you may have good luck with yours.