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@bananaron Some hulls are more sensitive than others. The new ProStar has a 30 gallon tank and the fuel level doesn't seem to affect the wake much at 34 and 36mph. The new Ski Nautique has a 29 gallon tank and supposedly drives much better with a full tank and looses its tracking as the tank gets empty. It is also very sensitive to weight placement on the passengers side. The Malibu TXI has a 40 gallon tank (10 more gallons than it's competitors) and is extremely sensitive to fuel level.
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It's not a bad driving boat - nothing is going to track like a 200. The 200 almost tracks too well where it starts to feel numb as the skier moves out to the buoy. The new TXI hull has a lot of width through the nose which changes the way it drives, but something you can get used to. The TXI is sensitive to fuel, so the wake is pretty bad if you throw 40 gallons of fuel in the thing but keep it at 65% or less and the slalom wake is great.
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Safesport requirement to renew USA waterski
Broussard replied to Buxrus's topic in News & Other Stuff
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Don’t want to do any mods before using it as it came from the factory...Question is, should I change the bungee cord? I would consider that a mod... but yes, changing the bungee out to a fixed lace would take out some of the forward flection. Some skiers using this system have replaced the bungee with a fixed lace.
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Kudos to The Duel organizers - they did a phenomenal job with the event. The two former olympians did a great job on the microphone and picked up the sport and the details of slalom skiing quickly. The attention to detail separating the event into blue and red from the boat to the skier's bibs down to the carpet on the starting dock was impressive.
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@LeonL It simply isn't worth the effort for the scorer to export the tournament, send it to the seeding coordinator, then have the seeding coordinator upload it to the back end system of the USA-WSWS website when all of the information is available through live scoring. The links Matt posted have official results by division.
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@LeonL What information are you looking for that isn't available using live scoring?
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@LoopSki Those are access panels to be able to service the ski racks. The internals or "guts" of the ski rack are now between the hull and deck as opposed to being exposed on the 2014-2020 ProStar.
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I know Okeeheelee put in a bid for 2023 and 2024, not sure what the decision was.
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@jhughes I would suggest it is because Malibu is running a 1:1 transmission while your Nautique likely has a 1.23:1.
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/forum#/discussion/27091/tournament-numbers
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If your son has blistering issues, a rubber binding is the worst possible setup. In order to gain control with a rubber binding it has to be tight. Waffling and redness after using a rubber binding is extremely common.
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@SlalomSteve They used to make one but it was not very popular. You might be able to find a shop somewhere that still has one kicking around. https://www.wakehouse.com/products/radar-hybrid-rear-toe-aluminum-frame-hrt-black.html
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@wettek69 Like @aupatking mentioned the Feather Frame was meant to be a low cost lightweight option for package skis. These are used by recreational skiers who just want to go out and have fun on the lake. The feather frame is obviously not as strong as an aluminum plate and is shorter than a standard plate. Lengthening the plate would decrease the structural integrity of the plate. They Feather Frame works well when used as intended - as a low price package option for recreational skiers. Their high end bindings come on universal aluminum plates which allow you to put X binding on Z ski.
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@wettek69 The Feather Frame system is used on Radar's lower end bindings meant to be used on their skis. People typically purchase a "package" meaning they buy both the ski and bindings together. All of Radar's higher end bindings come on aluminum plates which are compatible with most skis.
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@Cooper_Trelawney I have not - the farther and higher you go the more impact you tend to have on landings. I only jump about 150 ft. @unksskis Most people are using some sort of bicycle inner tube. This is to tighten up the upper part of the wrap to create a more direct connection between the jumper's movement and the translation of that movement to the skis.
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The electrical tape bunches the skin together and creates more of a pad on the heels to prevent bruising them on landings.
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@MrJones the San Gervasio Pro Am and Kaiafas Battle Pro Am were both part of the Waterski Pro Tour sanctioned by IWWF. Events with the same discipline are not allowed to overlap on dates. The Malibu Open Lacanau is affiliated with World WaterSkiers and was part of the World Water Skiers Overall Tour.
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The Radar ARTPs using the feather frame will not work. You will need to use a Radar RTP with an aluminum plate or a RTP from another manufacturer.
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Bennett's Water Ski and Wakeboard School in Zachary, LA http://www.skibennetts.com
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@ScottScott The base engine in 2020 was the 6.0L. This was the first year without the 5.7L.
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The following were taken from the 2020 Ilmor Owner's Manual
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@DW Same hull - the tracking rails were introduced when this hull came out for model year 2021.
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@liquid d Likely a backup ski. Many pros have backup skis incase their main ski breaks.
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@Mastercrafter Freddy Krueger Karen Truelove Taylor Garcia Freddie Winter Stephen Neveu
