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The very first time I skied with my buddies 78 ski nautique at lake Berryessa in 1980. Put it in the water and starter was locked up. No biggie we thought. We went to the nearest parts store and got a new starter. Boat still wouldn’t start so I took the air cleaner off. We cranked again and gas and air was shooting up in the air out of the carb. I said to Larry, that’s weird, looks like it’s trying to run backwards?? Then the lightbulb went off in Larry’s mind, “Oh crap!! These motors are reverse rotation!!” Ski Day postponed.

Upper body could be moving a little more to the inside to keep the tip moving through the turn. ?

My awesome dealer, Active Watersports in Portland OR, took my ‘19 SN back in. Boatmate redid the front with a roller and wider bunks up front, loads/unloads sooo much better!

Back in my men 2 days, I had just gotten a new Schnitz fin. I was vacationing on a houseboat and my buddy and I found a course to ski on. Went down the line ran 38, then ran 39. I praised the heavens that I FINALLY found the secrets sauce. Then my buddy skied, a 2@35 skier, ran 38... Measured the course, almost 2 feet narrow ? I skied better with the fin, just not that good!

Broke my ankle in double d3 leverage rubber boots that didn’t release in 2011. 3 years to be able to run short line again, never fully recovered. Mike Suyderhoud told me he uses Vaseline in his bindings. So now I use reflex Goode front, rubber boot rear with Vaseline, the crashes so far, full and quick release, no injuries. For those that can’t do a rear toe, viable option. Hope that helps someone else!

And then there’s tail rocker. I recently tried a 67” ski that I hadn’t tried before(190 lbs) The tail rocker was pretty flat compared to other skis I’ve ridden. Bottom line, no matter what fin/binding settings I tried, could not get it to finish the turn. So a longer ski with more rocker will still turn, then there’s how much flex the tail has. I rode a 68” HO A1, one of the best ski seasons of my life in 2010. It had a lot of tail rocker in comparison. My .02, longer skis that still turn are easier on the ole back.

Definitely easier on my shoulders, thanks ML!

I think 32 would lower the probability of an injury and keep more gals in the sport. Sounds like a great idea!

My neighbor has a 2017 with less than 200 hours in the engine. Super clean white with black stripe. Msg me if interested :)

I’ve got a 6.0 for sale :) http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?endless=summer&topic=Search&category=Boat_3Event&postid=50106

Would anyone else here like to see the option to be able to just buy a -28 and shorter rope? I’ve got leftover red and orange sections everywhere in my garage. ?

If there’s not excessive play, here’s what I’ve done and works great. Rudder shafts sometimes get burrs. Remove rudder, shoe shine shaft with emery cloth to polish. Then take a brake cylinder hone, put it in your drill and polish the inside of the rudder port with WD40. Clean, lube the rudder shaft, reinstall. If the rudder port doesn’t have a zirk fitting install one. Should be one finger butter after that!

Nothing to worry about, we were one of the top Nautique/Centurion dealers in the country for 20 years. Happens more than most people realize and a simple fix. Enjoy your new boat!

Done, we’ll keep ya on our list!

Londonskier, I had the same feeling on my inside, went to .760 dft and cleaned that up on my 68. Have fun!

Forearms closer to the vest is another item that should help out. Have fun!

68" Vapor, just stumbled on to new settings. Accidentally hit the mud at my neighbor Jerrit's dock, next set skied 5 buoys better! Fin was "readjusted" to 6.910, 2.450, .760. Tried putting it back to Rini settings, didn't work as well for me. Put it back to the "Jerrit's dock mud impact settings", holy smokes! 35's very easy. I'm 198lbs, bindings 30 3/8" Power shells, 8.5 wing.

Just tried Rini's settings on my 68.... Wow! Works even better!

I've been using seaspecs for about 10 years, they have vents that keep the lens clear, they're polarized, float(I zip tie a piece of colored neoprene on the strap to make em easier to find in a crash). They also make prescription lens as well. Put a little rain x on em and they're awesome :) www.seaspecs.com

Same break here, right foot, rff. Lot's of fun tendon damage with a torn achilles that healed long which caused my calf to not work. After seeing the head of foot and ankle at U/W and him telling me, "what do you want to do?" uh, run again? He then said "Sorry, that's not going to happen in this lifetime" What an arrogant dork. Next I got referred to Dr. Scott Woll at rebound orthopedic in Portland. He's a team surgeon for the trailblazers. He took one look at the mri and said, "yep, I can fix it, I've got several nba players playing with the same injury" He did a great job, I've been working it out and it's coming back nice and strong now. I can't wait to ski this year! If you're in the pnw and have ankle issues, Dr. Woll is one amazing surgeon! ps, now using power shells. fyi, if you're using rubber boots, be sure to put vaseline in the heel. My binding would have released and I could have bypassed a whole lot of trouble and rehab!

I think Cable Parks might a great way to get new folks on the water, what do you guys think?

Bent handle and change hands when getting up ie normal right hand down, change to right hand up just when getting up. My guess is getting up is a component that aggravates it. Hope it helps!

When I broke my right(rff) ankle, both feet were in. Front heel lifted 1-2 inches and the rubber locked on to my heel, not releasing. The sideways shearing impact blew the end of my tibia off, tore Achilles and lateral tendon. I'm pretty sure if I had Vaseline in the heels, both would have just released. I agree with jipster, safety trumps everything now. 2 years was bs!