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Plus 1 for what @jhughes said. Accurately setup the fin, wing and bindings to stock and ski it.

@richarddoane I just PM'd you Doug's info. He did the ZO upgrade for my 07 Bu Lxi.

Blacktec 2.0mm full suit has taken me to 50 degree water and 55 air with sun in comfort.

Try a smaller size. I'm 6'3" and 170 lbs. with chicken legs. I have the BlackTec full and shorty in Large. The size chart indicates XL or XXL for everything other than weight. As you mentioned they are very stretchy so try the next smaller size. Robby's Ski Shop BOS advertiser, @waterskigirl can help you get the right fit.

The Quarry in Corona, CA is a great club with a private site within 30 minutes of the OC. PM me if you'd like to give it a try.

I'd forgotten about them. Great to see the pride, quality and precision in their people and processes instead of how fast and cheap can it be made. That's real American craftsmanship on display.

 

Had a red pair 20+ years ago in the shorter style of the day that matched my red 94 MC 205. I live about 8 miles away from their factory & store so I'm going to swing by this week to pick up a new pair. I've been been using Hurley Phantom stretchy shorts for a long time since they never drag and scoop water.

Had the pleasure of attending a 2 day coaching session at Shadow Lakes with Terry a few months back. Watched from the shore as Terry ran 41 several times. The fin is machined from a solid block and that opens up a lot of unique design possibilities which appear to have been incorporated. I'm sure someone with a video editor can reverse engineer it from the video. Since Terry didn't discuss further, I'll say no more.

For years I used the Master Curves in Large but had to move up to Extra Large about a year ago when they changed the design. Love everything about the new ones.

The weight of the tower is essentially the only measurable effect. I have one on a 1994 Prostar 205. The tower weight is no more than 100 pounds since I remember carrying it with my wife. The weight of a tower is distributed across gunnels of the boat and approximately centered over the pylon. Your extra crew members are the bigger variable. But Family fun time on the boat is worth the extra weight.

Couldn't stand it anymore... had to pre-order a 67" from Performance. They made it too easy with their slick new website and the click bait "now accepting pre-orders" link on the front page. Takes you to a detailed description of the technical changes to the ski, a great picture, and a box to click on ski size. Not sure what happened but I'm pretty sure the checkerboard carbon fiber pattern on the top of the ski has some hypnotic power because the next thing I remember was the ding of a bell and I awoke feeling refreshed and eager to get on the water... and there was an email from Performance Ski & Surf with an order confirmation number.

Best alternative is to begin producing and selling a similar product and provide any level of customer service. You won't make any money but you might hear from the attorney for he who must not be named. You will be told to cease infringing on his client's valuable patent. At that point you may be able to deliver a small claims court summons to attempt to recover your money.

 

I wouldn't bother though since life is too short to waste time on stuff like this and there have been several DIY ideas shared on this forum that work well enough and don't come with the brain damage. Wasting time on a sunday until beer thirty. whoops i've got to go.

Like them both. I have teak on my 94 ProStar 205 and Fiberglass on the 2007 LXI. I oiled the teak annually for the first 10 years to restore the color. Now I've let it mature to the natural grey of all outdoor woods and it should last another 21 years no problem.

Just found out my ski buddy @PBD bought this boat. Sweeeeet!

Great to see that Glen Plake is still flying the Hawk.

I have a 07 Lxi that was a So Cal promo boat. I used 35 pound barbell plates as follows. 1 plate in the walk-thru centered under the air dam to improved tracking which stays in all the time. Then under the observer seat next to the port gunnel I have 3 of the 35 pound plates to simulate a 105 pound passenger for side to side weight balance when no observer is in the boat. We remove these 3 plates when we have an observer. The plates are rubber coated and I looped a strap through each to make them easy to move.

@Horton still does not keep me logged in when I leave the site, even though the correct box is checked.

@Horton nothing changed on my device so I thought maybe since I just hit my 6th anniversary on BOS that you gave me iPad access again. My MacBook Pro still works fine.

I can currently login from my iPad for the first time in a while.

Skied a couple of sets today with a buddy at his place in Palm Springs at beautiful Shadow Lake. No wind, no sun, air almost 70, water about 65. So comfy in our Camaro BlackTec 2mm full suits.

Apple laptop signs in fine but not iPad.

Try Evolution boat covers. Similar style and has already lasted longer than the original one that came with my 2007 Malibu RLXi. I think they have a discount for TheMalibuCrew.com members.

www.evolutioncovers.com

Last weekend my wife and I did some No Neoprene November free skiing at our place in baja. Sunny, no wind, air about 80, water mid 60's. Corona was frosty and delicious after the ski runs. The Quarry was closed on Oct 31 due to low water so until So Cal gets some rain...

Focus manually for each line length as soon as the line in tight or the skier gets up. Focus at max zoom then pull back to your desired frame. They will always be about that same distance throughout their pass assuming your sitting close to the pylon. No autofocus to slow down the camera. That may solve your slow focus issue with the 18-200mm. Then try full manual with a slower shutter speed and higher f-stop for some fun shots that capture the blur of speed.

Yes. Custom cork footbeds (old school technology and still great) for the last 30+ years for snow skiing in a progression from Lange Banshees, Raichle Flexon Comps, and Dalbello Krypton Cross. In my Radar Strada waterski boots I use the Radar provided footbed inside the liner.

I'm 6'2" and 165. Down from 6'4" after years of bad posture sitting in meetings. Weight used to vary 5 pounds up or down around 175. After retiring it was easier to avoid the business travel dinners and ski more.