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@scuppers https://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/27425/spraymakers-listener-appreciation-episodes

@jpwhit thanks again. I let the team president know. He had to take the boat in for a starter issue so he is having them check into this as well.

@jpwhit that is very helpful, thank you.

@Mastercrafter, I was thinking the same thing about software. The boat has a bimini top, so the screen avoids direct sunlight. The boat is a collegiate team’s boat, so hopefully the fix is as simple as a software update.

Has anyone had issues with Zero Off changing to speeds that are outside of normal, specifically 70 mph and 50 mph? This happens when sitting idle and fortunately not to this degree when under power, otherwise we would have some entertaining video. We have had it change to 36 as we enter the course when someone is expecting something slower like 26 or 28 and the driver has to quickly change it back. Also fortunately, this does not happen once the boat is up to speed and ZO takes over.

When the speed changes to 70 or 50, the speed setting may quickly flash back and forth from a normal speed setting to these or it may simply lock and ZO will not respond to attempts to change the speed setting. We cannot select these high speeds, ZO makes the change on its own. Doing a full shutdown of the boat and killing the main power switch helps, but does not always work.

This is on a 2017 ProStar running Rev R on a single puck. Yes, we contacted ZO and they said it was the display or display software.

@ScarletArrow, what do you like about the 654 over the 422? I have thought about trying that one.

I also run a 422. The wake is soft, people compliment the pull, and I fill the gas tank. When Nautique released the 200, they said the open bow and closed bow had the same weight. I do have a 50 lb weight from Lead Wake in the nose.

If you are back at work and reading BoS over lunch because you wish you were on the water, you’re just like these kids. Please sign their petition if you haven’t already. Hopefully it helps.

https://www.change.org/p/save-iowa-state-water-ski?signed=true

I see a ton of M1 skiers cutting rope before hitting max speed or starting shorter at a slower speed, follow the path of @ScarletArrow’s son.

Step one, stop skiing 36/15. Cut the rope 22 off at 34 and master that pass, then work up to 36. You have a decent foundation. Listen to the Spraymakers podcast, you’ll learn a ton.

Awesome podcast, thanks for the work. My question is this: For the gates, if you over-pull/mis-judge tailwind/etc. and find yourself going too far down course for the gate turn in, what is your go to move to quickly bleed speed and not destroy your relationship with the boat to hit the gates in a tournament?

@Andre, it was the rowing club and from the information through the link below it looks like they were out in rough conditions.

 

https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2021/09/13/crewreviewsummary

Radar has their settings going back for years on their website.

Buoys

@vtmecheng bummer, sometimes you just have to move on.

@vtmecheng, if you call her and leave a voice mail, I would bet that she calls you back.

I recommend a fin firkin and a ski tog from SIA or oversized ski case. Buy a case bigger than your ski so it goes over the firkin.

@ColeGiacopuzzi thanks! I did the math, the time difference is only about 0.25 seconds from 34.2, but it’s amazing how that can change a pass. That is, after all, about the time it takes for the brain to recognize a visual stimulus.

Good stuff. Sure enough, the Spraymakers episode I found was the one I was thinking of. Rossi talked about learning 38 in a month with Schnitz because he dropped his speed to 34.2 and went up in 0.1 mph increments about every other day. That was not the only item, but his rate of speed change addresses the point I was seeking. I definitely don’t want a crutch or mask and when I tried a pass at 32 mph it was way too slow. As @UCFskier said, get a couple and move back up.

 

 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spraymakers-w-rossi-and-trent/id1502568557?i=1000472747567

@swbca I tend to agree, it’s the same reason I don’t mind skiing in wind. I should have been more clear that I am trying to learn and make the pass consistent (edited above). I have run it more than a dozen times, but the sun needs to be shining on me just right, and a dozen is just not very often.

For those of you that had success softening speed for a line length you were trying to learn and (edit) make more consistent, how quickly did you work back up to max speed? For example, did you run the pass once or twice and then creep closer to max or did you get consistent with more than a few passes before increasing? I’m having success with dropping to 33.7 but don’t want to linger there and build a dependency.

 

(…and I just thought to search the Spraymakers podcast before hitting “post discussion”, sure enough, there is an episode in season 1 that I will have to listen to again. Regardless, I’m still interested in what worked for others.)

I peeled off all the goofy safety stickers, so now my boat obviously isn’t as dangerous. Hope it sells, that’s a sharp pro star.

@Mastercrafter, absolutely.

Don’t forget to tip your instructors/counselors at Coble’s!

We have a club member that dropped speed. He’s having more fun now, and that’s the point of all this.