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When I was in WA both pucks worked fine. When I got to FL a few months ago I got NO GPS on power up a lot. Flipped the pucks and all good, both live. Next power up, NO GPS, so flipped back, all good till next p-up. Flip, flip, flip, very weird. After a few weeks of this I found going through the <> options with short pause at the timing screen fixed it. Now for the last few weeks seems to pick up GPS just fine, diag screen says both good. Anyone else have ZO behavior like this?

I had my -32 gates reviewed. Didn't seem to take that long, though I was surprised they were under review. Didn't feel a thump and I didn't think I was close. Came back with a "good" and off we went. I don't think it affected my skiing at all. At Okee you certainly don't have to worry about getting cold while you wait.

Thanks, appreciate the feedback. Start with the small and go from there.

What is the best shock tube to use with the Wakeye (with shock tube arm)? I have a 4' large diameter tube and a 2' smaller diameter tube. Wife/driver prefers the 4', makes her feel safer though I rarely pop the handle. Its supposed to be here later today. I can try both but would rather ski than mess with it, so your experience requested!

I have skied quite a few lakes with islands and some without. From a purely performance perspective I can't see a difference. A proper site skies great regardless. IMHO I do prefer lakes with islands. I like the extra time islands give you to futz with shorts, gloves and so forth. I also find less experienced drivers seem to get the boat settled to speed better with islands. I don't think islands are inherently unsafe. They are big, easy to see and don't move. You can ski into one just as well as the end of the lake. I have seen two people hit the beach, one on an island and one on the end of the lake. The guy who hit the island was very, very experienced and had skied that lake and other comp lakes for years. That lake is big, nobody saw it so they don't know what he did. He doesn't remember it but he was, for some reason, on a wakeboard at the time... The other one was a woman who said she was playing with her contacts, she was a 28mph skier. One of the craziest things I have ever seen, she wanted to spin but when the boat did she kept going straight right on to the beach. She did walk away though. Two out of several decades and thousands of passes, I have seen more people hurt driving on the access roads in that span of time.

The Parkit360 looks pretty slick. It starts at $1,140 out of Canada, the Trailer Valet is $399 out of California. The Parkit360 is its own unit that needs to be stored/transported seperately, seems good for multiple boats like at a dealer. The Trailer Valet attaches to and goes anywhere with the trailer it is bolted on, seems easier to have everywhere for a 1 trailer setup. Looks like two good products for somewhat different needs.

1. Ship to me, I will take care of them for you. 2. Ship to Mapple as an advance 3. Open one and enjoy while you ponder.... 26. Open one and enjoy while you ponder.... Hey, problem solved!

@Horton, I suggested they contact you and send you one to put in one of your video's. Seemed like a good product, young guy with a good product trying to get going. They are out of CA, the product is made overseas, not sure who designed it. I would have paid a lot for one at my old house, very hard to get the tandem trailer in that garage. This makes it very easy to manouver in a tight space. Seemed to me any ballers with tight parking spots could really use it.

Havent hurt either Achillies (knock on wood) but sprained front foot last summer. Dont know anyone personally with an Achillies injury either. But everyone I know on dbl boot, single plate systems have buggered the front foot at least once. 5-6 people. Seems to be variations of the force going through the bottom of the foot so no movement to allow release. OTF essentially but not over the front of the ski, more over the toe, sort of falling "through" the ski. Seems to stem from at the ball: stuffing tip, over turning or severe break at waist. Not explaining it well but hope you get what I mean. Think that is an inherent liability to single plate, front foot exposure. Inherent to dual release (F/R) is exposure to one foot in, one foot out. Trade offs, there's allways that 1 in 1000 fall. How many skiers time how many falls per season? Unfortunately seems to come around to all of us at one time or another. A better way would be good.

Spring is here... and it snowed.

Pacific Nautiques had a very nice 200 front and center in thier booth at the Seattle show. I believe it was Seattle Water Sports that had a Carbon Pro. No ski boats in the Mastercraft booth, don't recall on the Malibu if a TXi was there but don't think so. I can say from experience that Pacific Nautiques is a great dealer and they are very knowledgable about the 200 (as well as the other Nautiques).

Pacific Nautiques had a very nice 200 front and center in thier booth at the Seattle show. I believe it was Seattle Water Sports that had a Carbon Pro. No ski boats in the Mastercraft booth, don't recall on the Malibu if a TXi was there but don't think so. I can say from experience that Pacific Nautiques is a great dealer and they are very knowledgable about the 200 (as well as the other Nautiques).

@OB Its the middle buckle and something around the cuff, both that keep your foot in. Without the cuff the foot can rotate around the lower buckle, heel comes up and forward. Doesnt do it easily but yank on it hard enough in the right direction, it will rotate out. With just the cuff and no lower buckle the foot can straighten and pull out straight up. Again not an easy release but pull hard enough it will come out. Key to keeping a foot in a boot is keeping the heel down and back, no movement best. Exit/release always starts with the heel coming up. With a proper fit and properly adjusted buckles the foot will not come out. There are quite a few two buckle snow ski boots that work great, one over the arch and one top of cuff. Personally I still find the four buckle overlap boot superior for snow. Probably why I like the PS5 as locked in the boot, heel comes up by design, comfy.

She loves to snow ski but only really likes to water ski when it's warm. Drives great and can back a trailer better than most. Really loves the lifestyle and social aspect. Doesn't mind going to tourmaments but no desire or wish to compete. Best of all for some reason she puts up with my crap.

@tuney - Adrenalinewatersports.com or Wiley's (www.wileyski.com) can hook you up. BTW My wife is 5'6 and we are selling her O'Neill. New a year ago, used maybe 3-4 times. Moving to Florida and she says she's never skiing in water under 70 again. I believe they are unisex and there was plenty of length so should fit you fine. I think the ONeil's are the best due to non-tacky inside, suspenders (keeps em up so volume stays high) and neoprene (not latex) neck. Ive been fine in mine in water in the 40's (hands the issue) Send me a PM if interested.

@jimbrake Ted resoponse to that "Just cause I don't like them doesn't mean I can't ski them". http://www.tedligety.com/opinion/ He still thinks they are bad for the sport, his argument seems pretty good.

When talking with other skiers almost always in feet off When talking to boat crew(s) almost always in colors (anyone should get that right) When scoring the dock/boat almost always tell me feet off but I put meters in the computer

@Horton, your photo's are proof that feet and inches are best. But where's the off?

Interesting most RTP'ers stress rear heel coming up. Double boots don't necessarily mean your rear heel can't come up. I ran a Reflex w/Wiley rear for a few years, liked the Wiley as the wrap was not tight so rear heel could come up. Tried some FM's but couldn't ski em due to those holding the rear heel down. Now on PS 5's as again the rear heel can come up, designed specifically to do so. In cold water dbl boots with liners are the best. A little hot water in there and all good. Like 50's and 40's degree water cold. I'm a wimp, unlike Doane, I don't go when in the 30's. Also, with the plate, both in or both out.

My understanding of Px is that what you put in is the percentage of your skier weight PP adds in RPM. So in my case at Px=20 and 200lbs it adds 40rpm when I hit the switch. Might be wrong on this but also understand PP has a three speed servo though so not sure how accruate that might be, if it really has time to be that precise. Higher numbers seem to make ti spin up quicker.

I ski C1 an pretty universally liked Kx at ++, Px at 20 and lied about my weight for my opener at 200lbs (I'm a bit over 220 really). Always sounded like the Titanic was going down every time at the end of the lake. Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep... Maybe if I skied smoother....

@Ryno Im an old guy so I ski chick's speed. But then I like skiing with chicks.... 2nd @Horton about adding length, should keep tip engaged better. Also, make sure you are not on your back foot in the turn.

@Ryno Thanks for the reply. 9 deg, interesting that works. I went from the recommended 8 to 7 and now am at 6 deg. Odd in that Sans goes up in angle as water gets colder. @Hugh Nichols On my very first ride it wasn't that it turned slow so much as it didn't grab any angle at the finish of the turn. Fin forward and deeper fixed that. But it is a round tight turn it wants to make. After hopping off the NanoMid it did not seem as fast but took less effort and got me there earlier (more space). I think the rounder turn gets me the angle later and builds angle into the wake so easier to maintain the angle to the edge change, casting me out wider yet slower. Im liking it.

You did, but... a couple screens of definition and interesting ideas on measurement thought I would put my opinion out there. A vote sort of for Horton on how to proceed based on his original question. I'll be quiet now.

Seems everyone is looking at this as "coaching", in particular one on one coaching. That probably can be done better directly, one on one with said coach. Think they all do video coaching. Alot of what is on this forum is theory (most?). Perhaps having a Pro or two (dissenting viewpoint, Roger & Ebet style?) expounding on a topic. Example: Arm preasure, how much, where, which arm and why? Reaching forward and down in the preturn, why, does it matter? I think it would be fascinating to have them expound in depth with the knowledge and experience they have. At ski school it's your 15 or 30 minute or whatever. Rarely is there time to sit with them and discuss. Doubt they are going to do so on a forum for free. Such discussions with skiers at tournaments and on this board have been invaluable to me and a big part of the fun. Having a Pro "sit" in and engage seems very cool, particularly if they are for sure going to be around for a week or a month.