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My vertabrae need this. Our on-time machine has just about toasted my back.

MS-Have you told the Mrs.MS about your None?

My current ski is a 68.5 nano SLL which I have used at 220 to 230 lbs. It seems to work well for that weight and I would say its range is 205-235 lbs. I used a 70.25 version of the same ski for a while last summer and I skied as well on it as I have anything.I got nervous about trying to turn it in tailwinds or at speed so I moved on.I would say the weight range for the 70 is 225lbs.up. My buddies kept trying to put hull ID#s on the 70 too... I am trying to lose a little weight so I will be moving on to the larger nano one when it is available so if anyone is interested in a 68.5 nano it is in great shape($975).

My memory is old but now I am recalling a short conversation. I was on the starting dock getting ready to ski. I think Horton asked if I felt like a pu..y for wearing the powervest. I said I did and then he walked away. If I had any nerves left it would have bothered them... Maybe you just have to agree with him... Memory fading again.....sorry.....over....out..

Slayer Thanks for the words of encouragememt. Bink

Sorry for the slow response.I was away from my computer and my phone is dumb. Mine is closer to what is called an elite Powervest. I think Dave Miller uses the elite powervest as a training aid from time to time. The backplate is shorter with no waist belt. A 2" wide slot is cut about halfway up from the bottom to allow the 2 vest straps to secure the vest well enough to hold it in position. I use a heat gun to better fit my shoulders to the backplate.I just heat and form and see how it fits. Without the waist belt this is a lot less critical. I am not brave enough to let my wife lay any molten plastic on my back. If your backplate cracks in the shoulder area and you have some old backplate material around you can laminate a patch over the cracked area as a temporary fix while waiting for a new backplate.I used some fasteners from the hardware store (that are like rivets but they are threaded) to attach the patch. This helps keep you skiing. None of these mods are factory approved and my warranty is voided. A year or two ago I was at a Cottonwood tournament that Horton was at and he looked at me wearing this vest,shook his head,and walked away.

Been using one a couple of years now. I tried to outpull ZO in 2008 (bad idea)and it damaged my back so I am on team powervest now. I thought it was retarded at first but I modified it a little and it keeps me on the water instead of on the sideline. Ben using clinchers for 20 plus years before I started using the PV so there was no issue with the PV gloves. If I would lose a little weight I could probably wean myself off of it but... Out the fronts are really scary!