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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.

Wasn’t that originally Vic Kubit’s promo boat? If so, it’s one of the best boats I’ve ever driven.

Franklin loves tournaments

 

I believe @MattP had this happen a couple years ago, before switching to OB4. Not sure if that was the final straw with the Reflex or if he figured a way to rig it back together.

I had the exact same issue on my 196. In my case, I have a tight-fit waterline cover. I also use 303 after every use. The stains only appeared in areas the cover touched vinyl and after leaving the boat covered for more than 2 days in direct sunlight/heat. Once I discovered the issue, the stains appeared to fade away throughout the next couple of days while using the boat and leaving uncovered (parked in the garage). My solution has been this: I use white bath towels to lay across the back hatches, back seat, gunwale pad, as well as the motor box (essentially anywhere the cover may come into contact with the vinyl) and never park the boat out of the shade while covered. This has seemed to resolve the issue. Going forward, I will continue using the towels, and I will be keeping a small tub of DampRid in the boat in the case it gets covered before fully drying out.

 

Hopefully your vinyls will go back to normal with enough direct sun exposure and 303.

Just might have to suit up for this one...

Well it looks like my ski purchasing budget for the year is getting routed toward a Nautique 196 w/ZeroOff. Should have it home in the next few weeks.

 

Funny thing - I wasn't even in the market for a boat, but when presented with the right boat at the right price, I couldn't say no.

@MattP it was a proud Panda moment, where the inner engineer in me wanted to over-complicate things to make it easier to understand. I'm not the only one who likes to do that, though

In previous years I would say no. This year my time has been split, but mostly on public water when not at a tournament. It took me deciding I was going to ski Regionals before I even bothered practicing jump this year - and that's my favorite event!

So basically he says he wants to watch Netflix and chill after a ski set...

 

I didn't know that SIA was becoming a Tinder for skiers

Good point @LeonL I don't know if we'd know what to do with ourselves if we had over 100 entries to a 3 event tournament that wasn't a regionals/nationals. That'd be one of the greatest awkward feelings to have though.

 

@LLUSA I hope those are not among the others making up the fascia/cladding on your pavilion?