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I bet that you could get a piece of Sunbrella made that was more like a back 1/3 cover. I'm imagining a pocket that covers a the swim platform and slips over the edge with a flat piece that runs up over the back. It could have a strap or a bungee with a loop that went on to the ski pole . It would be much lighter and quicker than a full cover.

Interestingly, at the Swiss Pro Slalom the aren't even using a camera guy in the boat. The camera is mounted on the windshield. Not sure how it works, but it has never had a skier get out of frame. If that system had been used at the Masters, the whole issue with Freddie wouldn't have happened. Great job TWBC!

My friend has a boat where the platform is a little long for his doors to shut. He installed a cantilever lift positioned so that the bow of the boat moves up and slightly over the dock in front. It's enough that his plaform is out of the way of the door when the boat is in the up position.

Another possibility would be to to either adjust the track or the carriage so that the boat sits level when it's all of the way up.

Nate has said in the past that he doesn't go to the gym. He claims all of his training takes place on the water. I think strength helps you recover when you get out of position. Someone pointed out that if you ski like Nate or Charlie (and built like them) you don't need much strength. I woul bet a ton of 35/38 off men are much stronger than pro women skiers who are much better.

1)Maherajah wood...cuz it's so purdy! 2)Taperflex (the blue one with the slalom course graphic) First fibreglass ski that I had 3) Goode 9700 - first super light modern ski

Interesting comments about the complications of temperature being too high for foam cores. If my memory serves, didn't Cord and Andy develop a hollow ski at one point?

Oak Island... Always looking for treasure but not quite finding it For those who don't know about the supposed treasure that people have been searching the Island since the at least the 1950's. It's also the subject of a pretty bad reality show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curse_of_Oak_Island

Don't think that Mastecraft manufactures the pylons. Still, even if it's manufactured by a third party, it's still their responsibility to make sure that it's built and designed properly. I am surprised that there isn't a set screw that locks in the threaded ball. My '93 has one.

Question: what are you skiing on? What skis and what size? The basics are knees bent, arms straight and chin up. As others have mentioned, keep your arms straight means dont pull in on the rope. Don't focus so much on being in a tight ball, it isn't necessarry. Just being in a position like sitting in a chair, with your ski tips above the water, on each side of the rope. The toe pointing thing is likely the source of all kinds of problems. Your ankles need to be bent enough so that your skis are more vertical. On two skis, you will start to rise up almost immediately...again keep those arms straight. Final thought, your driver needs to be fairly gentle on the throttle. A soft start, with a nice progressive use throttle. I saw that you don't want to pay for a lesson, but if you could get up a few times on a boom, you would have the feeling, and moving to a rope behind the boat will be easy.

wow...52 years of skiing, and I've never seen that before!

Fantastic progression!

I think you should back a new ski company run by . Innovative design like drywall compound used to texture the bottom!

There is a guy on Facebook that bought a bunch of parts from a dealership that closed. He has (or had) a few windshields. I would message him an see what he has. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100032831916881

Nate Smith has won every event he has entered this season. Yet, he is third on the leaderboard. Does this make sense? A fault in the point system? Could Nate have an undefeated season and not win the Pro Tour? Enlighten me...

Many people think you need a bunch of slack. You don't. That's probably a mental picture from the old days of underpowered outboards that had to plane out at the same time. On a DD ski boat, there is none of that. The driver just needs to pull away evenly and progressively on the throttle. NO slamming the throttle down.

It has been like that for a while. I can't help you there, but some of the more knowledgeable members are on the various Mastercraft Forums on Facebook. For restoration questions look for @Huckleberry. For carb questions (and carb rebuilding)and vinyl graphics look for @peterbiever. There is a guy on there that bought the inventory of a defunct Mastercraft dealer who has a bunch of new old stock if you are looking for parts @petejohnson. Hope that helps

I mostly agree with all of the comments above. I enjoyed the broadcast and I do think they have improved consistently. My one complaint is that during the portion where Rob Hazelwood and Regina were there with Tony, several times they were all talking at the same time resulting in an audio salad. They each had great things to say, they just need to figure out when each one is going to talk. I'm sur get out soon enough.

Noticed the Nate was in the boat for the Women's finals. has a competitor at a pro event ever judged prior to skiing like that before?

@Jen I don't know anything about Rinkers and how they are built. If I were you, I would try to get a look at the underside of that cleat and see if there is any glassed in backing that the cleat is bolted through. If it is just a few layers of glass without additional backing, I would be concerned. Generally there isn't much (shock) load on the cleats from the whip as it maintains a fairly constant amount of tension. Perhaps try contacting the manufacturer... customerservice@rinkerboats.com

Good for you!. I would offer that rather than just going faster on the throttle out of the hole, try for a progressive acceleration as you start to come up. The total time and effort will be reduced, but it won't be as hard on your body and won't affect your balance. As you get more comfortable, you will be able to stand up faster. Cheers!

In the general population: (not related to waterskiing) Of the right-handed men, 75.5% preferred the right foot, 7.1% the left foot, and 17.4% both feet. Of ambidextrous men, 44.0% preferred the right foot, 28.0% the left foot, and 28.0% both feet. Of left-handed men, 32.3% preferred the right foot, 56.9% the left foot, and 10.8% both feet. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17373094/#:~:text=Of%20the%20right%2Dhanded%20men,%2C%20and%2010.8%25%20both%20feet.

1) the quality of the webcast keeps improving. 2) the number of really really good young skiers is truly impressive 3) Regina's run in this event is astounding 4) Nate is a robot. He almost always can get 1 more buoy than the "current leader"

Does anyone around here use Powershells with the reflex release? I know that was offered at some point, don't know if it still is.

First two responses to his insta post were Rossi, and Rini. Both Radar guys... ;)