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@DW don’t know if I’d trust Amanda if she’s not sure when it’s in…

I do exactly what @Horton does as stated above. When the hose gets stiff/brittle, just cut it off and put a new hose on. However, if you use ethanol free fuel, the hose will last much longer.

That digger yesterday hurt to watch, and I kinda wish his binding has had released a littler earlier.

What Jody said… on mine I was able to actually slide the middle floor panel forward with a slight lifting tug after removing the motor box. Another way to pop it loose with decent leverage is to leave the motor box attached at the hinges and lift the rear of the box when open before pulling the hinge pins.

I always drop at each end because I need the rest. Rarely would there be any condition that I wouldn't drop.

Piling on a bit here...

It really depends on how far you’d feel comfortable going to ski and get coaching. @mmosley899 and his daughter are both great skiers and can offer practical coaching and general ski advice. Auburn’s former ski coach, Jeff Wiswall, is in Shorter - private lake and quality coaching.

@Horton check out the Moultrie 7000i game cams. You can get it enabled with either an AT&T or Verizon SIM card, depending on which has best service in your area. Excellent quality pictures and video and immediate access to them via their free app.

Yes boat path is very tough - especially for skiers who all but stop at every buoy. I imagine, based on and similar to @fu_man video, a skier that carries more speed through the turn is much easier to drive.

I’ve pulled quite a but of slippery slalom with the collegiate skiers. Most skiers opt for 17 or 19. I’ve pulled Austin Rodgers into 43 a few different times and very regularly deep into 41. Best slippery slalom we had was setup in a head to head format (very similar to Big Dawg) at Trophy Lakes, with a final between Austin Rodgers and Nellie Roberts - both getting into 43 off.

@Booze I can figure out a way to get you in contact with Hans if you’re interested in skiing at Flumie. Better yet, come with Ski Bama to the collegiate tournament there in April and scout it out in person.

@Fraser waiting (especially that long) will develop all kinds of scar tissue inside the knee. I understand you financially have your hands tied, and that sucks, but do understand that your surgery will be MUCH more invovled to make the repair. I say this as I’m currently in my surgeon’s office for my 6 week post-op evaluation. Hope you get everything taken care of and back to full speed!

It has been uplifting to stroll through here and read this thread. I tore my ACL, MCL, and meniscus Labor Day weekend. Went the patellar graft route for the ACL reconstruction. The MCL was a repair since it was torn diagonally over the length of it. Surgery was Sep 11, and I’ve stuck strictly to my instructions given by the doctors and PTs. I take each PT session seriously, trying to maximize what I get out of each session. I do silently apologize to the boat every time I go through the garage, but I also use that as motivation to get back on the water next year. The surgeon seems confident I’ll be riding my skis by April, but I may take a year off from jumping just to build strength in and around my knee and be a two event skier for 2019. I guess I’ll see where I’m at toward the end of spring and make a decision then.

Indeed @MattP ...Mine have all been on Auburn Univeristy tags, so I only had 6 characters to work with. So far, I’ve had: SKIFLY SKIERR SKITYM 3 EVNT M2 STJ SN 196 (currently now on the boat trailer) I SKI (currently on car) SKIBUM (currently on truck) Others I have personally seen: LV2SKI H20SKI H20SK1 SKIDADY 6BALLS CUT L8R 35 SPLT

@spartanskier10 shoot me a PM. You’re welcome to ski with me anytime, and I can get you some contact information on some of the other skiers in the area.