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It's all good!

@Nanu_Nanu Just curious. Are you in the 38-39-41 off category noted, skiing behind the latest boats with DI 6.0 or 6.2 engines?

I'm not, so this conversation doesn't pertain to me. For me, the first 20+ things challenging my skiing is...my skiing.

Hey @ski6jones When do you change your signature to read, "Cedar Ridge, MS"?

Hope you're doing well.

OK, now for my "Off Topic" checks. Anything off topic is thread is probably a good thing. B)

What @wish said. I occassionally ski the older, 1989 Ski Brendella shortline. The wake on that is fine, but has a bit of a 22 bump as most boats did back then. Spray does begin to be a little factor at 32 off in a head wind.

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That drop down banner that covers half the screen when you move the pointer allows me only about 60 seconds before I just scream and close that garbage web site down. Is it really that difficult to just fix that?

Looks like the old site has pretty much become non-functional.

Maybe @FWinter ?

@aupatking Make that a 66 inch, and bring it up north to Citronelle. ?

@The_MS I don't disagree. But, isn't speed into the wakes a good thing? Isn't that needed to promote good swing on the other side?

@Than_Bogan ?

Nice looking site. I'm in Mobile, but when up in North Bama would love to come ski your site.

Ditto, if you're ever near Mobile, come for a ride

Along the lines of what @DW suggested, check all your connections where the main throttle cable and the PP cable come together on the throttle plate. Be sure this is adjusted per the PP installation manual. Check mounting for the servo as well.

No one removed something heavy from the boat?

Might want to complete a new calibration at the various speeds you use, and see how well it holds up.

Thanks "Robot".

 

Like @Wish I skied Rossi's at TBS years ago.

I was only running 28s @ 34. Chris asked what I thought about the wakes. I felt as long as you held a good edge through the wakes, it was 'ok'.

Chris said he called it "feedback". If you were not edging well, the wakes would let you know.

I prefer 'feedback' from an observer or video. B)

@Waternut. How far off were your fast course times? What were the times? Same for both directions?

@Horton What IS helping your onside lately? Is any one specific key helping you reinvent your onside?

The cheapest, large bottle of liquid hand soap currently at a dollar store, well diluted in a spray bottle. Don't really need the degreasers in Dawn.

We are just getting our feet in a boot....not rocket science here. B)

@OldboyII No thanks. B)

+1 on checking for prop runout with a dial indicator, midshaft and near the prop. Maybe you can borrow one from an O'Reilly auto parts store. They have some tools they loan for free (refundable deposit).

@swbca Back to your priority question of fixing the boat vibration...it sounds like you know all the checks to be made. Checking the shaft alignment at the coupler is fairly simple. Get some feeler gauges, remove the coupler bolts and start with that. Examine your strut for any damage if alignment is way off. Be sure the strut is firmly mounted to the hull, most likely it is. And, being an older boat, you may need a new strut bearing installed if you can feel much play of the shaft in the strut; there should be a little play, very little. Inspect for any prop damage, if in doubt, have a prop shop check it for balance. Check all your engine mounts to be sure they are secure to the engine, and to the boat structure. Lastly, you may need to pull your shaft and check that it is not bent. Even a slight bend can generate a good bit of vibration.

During 4 decades of inboard boat ownership, if I feel vibration in the pylon while underway, that's my cue to check the items above. Alignment is what resolved most issues.

Fix the the vibration before it causes other issues.

Good luck, keep us posted.

Just a suggestion for making heater shirts much easier to get out of - wear a snug fitting short sleeve rash guard underneath. Works really well.

Could be some good things coming when you make that small, but possibly difficult, adjustment noted by Freddie. No doubt this applies to a lot of us.

Do you also have the large rubber spacer that comes with the Orbit to go just under the cell phone mount?

@Horton I was not thinking that. I was just thinking Rob's tip starting at about 3:35 would help with "move my upper mass up and forward all the way to apex". He talks about "moving the handle with you" as you approach the buoy line.

And, to my untrained eye, it appeared your hips moved in the direction of the ski out of your turn a little better at 35 than 38 for onside.

on this as well. Talks about the "input" needed (starting at 2:38) at the top of the pendulum to initiate the move back inside and create the energy needed to flip edge early and swing up high on the other side. But, it also looks like you do those last two things very well. I watch your videos to help with my improvement on this.