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I am at the low end of the weight range for my 66" ski. I am in the middle of the weight range for a 65". Thinking that the shorter ski might be easier to turn I was wondering if it is possible to make the 66 turn a bit tighter by moving the fin forward.

Is it possible to make a 66" ride like a 65" by moving the fin forward? For all intents and purposes, I probably should be on a 65 instead of a 66 based on weight.

Skiing aside. We took my son's team to a Cooperstown tournament last summer. It also happened to be induction week so the HOF was buzzing. As a coach I was able to stay with the team. Amazing experience with my son and so cool being on the field and in the bunkhouse with our guys. Memories for a lifetime.

The other thing I noticed is how much air he gets on all of his wake turns. Wonder if he could have been quicker with less air. Makes it easy on the judges I suppose. No video review in those days!

 

I suppose I should clarify.....I was not at Nationals in '69. I wasn't born until 5 years later. I was looking for cool waterski patches on ebay and found it. Haven't decided what I'm going to put it on yet.

 

Here is another I found. Sorry I know this is getting off topic.

 

 

 

 

 

@andjules ....which is why some of the trick point values should be re-evaluated.

I noticed the same thing today. Thinking about a new stick, but don't know squat about D3 lineage. Was looking for info.

@Jody_Seal I like the grommet solution. How has it held up over time? What type of tubing did you use? Looks more robust than regular surgical tubing which tends to degrade pretty rapidly.

Here is a list of all the current and past tournament approved ski boats. This would be a great reference if you are looking for a pure ski boat.

.......so I am not the only one that has done this. Refreshing.

Vectors will not work well for tricks. Foot can move around too much in those...not tight enough. Wileys are good but a bit heavy. I use wileys on my 2 ski pass and I use a vapor on my 1 ski pass. I am 46 and didn't start tricking until I was almost 40 so I am not doing flips but I do LF on 2 skis......old school! @Horton line trick are still way cool.

@Horton Does this thread hold the record for having the most views? Still my favorite.

Only 60 hours on a 2008?!?!? seems fishy. I also like the flip up ladder attached to the platform.

That looks like a dog toy.

A plush horse that we would ride on the disc.

https://www.boafit.com/en-us/support

 

 

Moomba uses a spring. Coiled spring holds lid up. Deflect spring to close. Simpler and better design. They last forever.

 

Not that simple. Semi public lake where some people still think the buoys are there for them to tie up to. Course gets moved and straightened all the time.

You would think after skiing for so long without the pre-gates that it would be easy to judge when to pull out to time a good gate. My current method is to stand in the white wash, look at the boat approaching the gates, and try to judge the right distance for when to go. This has proved that my judgement of the proper distance is sporadic and thus has affected the consistency of my gates: either getting pulled in or dealing with slack right off the bat.

 

I recall some people using specific visual markers such as when the right gate buoy lines up with blah blah. Can anyone share the visuals that have helped them? Skiing at -22 and -28.

OK class. Nice job on yesterday's assignment- 2 handing 6 ball at 32 off. Your homework for tomorrow is to release the "wrong" hand around 6 ball at 32 off- a la Carl Roberge.

 

 

This whole video is worth a watch but skip to 4:30 if in a hurry.

 

(Full disclosure: No way I could do this. I'm just stoking the fire.)

Exfoliation! Betcha he had really smooth skin.

I put the boat in last weekend. Backed the trailer into the water, hopped up into the bow and started the engine, unwound the trailer winch, and released the strap. As I turned to go back to the helm I noticed the bilge was pumping out water. WTF? My bilge pump never runs. Oh Shit! The drain plug! Reached into the glove box, popped the dog house, and was able to get it in without much problem. Luckily I caught it in time but it sure elevated my heart rate.

All very nice but @ryota wins.

@eleeski Based on the regular occurrence of butchering the English language that is apparent all over the internet, I would like to compliment you on your proper spelling of the word "too". x3

Lucky Lowe on teaching how to time up the gates:

"Andy Mapple told me you watch the tow bar go through the gates cuz that's the same on every boat."

A few passes later, Joel is in the water trying to clarify something.

"Yes, but I said ANDY MAPPLE told me this........He could have been lying to me!"