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I walked into AM skis and bought the front and rear. If you're not in Orlando, you're probably out of luck though. If you are, I'd give them a call first.

Really old discussion, but the reason I posted this initially was to find out why no rear binding plate in existence would fit a Goode Nano One I had. I ended up calling a very highly respected binding maker, and his response to my question was, "no one knows what Goode is doing" and, in my particular circumstance, "they f####d up". So, I had a machine shop precisely drill my new Reflex Rstyle plate. So, the answer to my question, and this discussion was, if you have a Goode ski and can't find a plate that fits it, stop looking for a plate and look for your drill.

@MS is there a route to SoCal through MN? Beer for a set or two is always a good deal. @Horton I'll do that. I'm looking forward to my personal review of the BOS mystery machine(won't be much of a mystery at that point).

As all of us on here have proven, we're going to be dumb. We have to work on being tough. As the song says. Don't take that too seriously, I know we are all looking to, and working on skiing our best and safest. @Horton I'm out your way in a month or so, which Sweet Water works best? I'll bring you a case of liquid physical therapy.

He gonna pay you with Nigerian lottery winnings?

Dollar general $1.00. Squirt it on, brush it for a second. Spray it off with water. I wax it once every couple months in the summer and it has no adverse effects.

Nate Smith's projected buoy count at retirement. Hell, mid career

So, is that a truck-boat-truck?

What do you mean @Wish ? South Michigan is full? Or is it South Ohio, South Wisconsin.....?

Lately I've been struggling to see how the sport shrinking is hurting me. It's not. I have a $1,500 ski, $700 boots, $125 vest, $65 gloves, don't remember what my top-of-the-line rope, or handle cost last time. I've got a nice pretty boat, and a private lake and a public river course. I could care less if the sport is shrinking. Well, except I cannot buy a $1,500 ski within a 5 hour drive from me. I had to get my boots in Orlando, a 9 hour drive. And actually, none of my equipment came from anywhere near me. No one sells ski boats near me, not expensive ones, or even "cheap" ones. I go to big cities for work and I find ski shops to get my stuff. Most of these shops can only afford to stock stuff because they are piggy backing off a more profitable sport. The last shop I was in had a 2010 Radar Strada, new on the shelf, and a bunch of other 2 year old top gear. That's bad business. I'm glad they try, but I'm surprised they even bother. Hell, I ordered a ski sock I don't need, just to give them some water ski specific business. If we don't get on it, we're gonna be left with Chinese HO and O'Brien in every Walmart, and nothing else. Yeah the boutique ski companies will always exist, but they'll fail like they currently do, but at a higher rate, matching ours. I'm gonna be honest, that itself might be crap. Is it a pull-market or a push-market. Do we get the top skiers noticed, creating demand (push), or do we create demand by making the SPORT (not the recreational activity) available to everyone, and create a pull for better equipment? The top level, governing body needs to get that decision made, make it clear to those of us left, and we need to go out and promote, in whatever ways we can. Both can be focused on, but not with a lot of success. Let's do one, if it doesn't work, I'm good with trying the others. I'm betting on the latter.

I took this picture for no particular reason this weekend. Now I know the reason. I love my Silveraydoe.

The Prodigies I just put on my boat ski are awesome and despite what you hear all around, mine are true to size. I wear an 11.5 in any brand shoe, 12 in some. I got an 11L and 12R, because I planned on only using the 12R in back. I heat molded them EXACTLY as the directions say, and even the 11L is comfortable. I just left them both on that ski. Can't help you with the Jobe

You're already in the right place mentally. Just roll with it, it will be over and you'll be skiing again. All medicine has its place, but on the top of my list: physical therapy. Do a lot, as soon as the ortho says go. Good luck with the MRI

http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?endless=summer&topic=Search&category=Bindings&postid=32500 I forgot to add that to my previous post.

I just picked up a pair of O'Brien Prodigy boots, new, old stock. I bought them for a knock-around boat ski 2011 CX I had. I bought the 11L and 12R. I wear an 11.5 to 12 shoe and have heard these run small. They don't, they are perfectly dead on. Heat mold them exactly as the instructions say. They were very much like the Strada and RS-1 boots of the time. I played with mine yesterday afternoon and couldn't be happier. For $50 you're either set to go or you have a front boot and an extra. I actually thought I was going to use my reflex on front and the 12 in back, but since even the 11 fit comfortably, it serves it's purpose as the ski for everyone even better. Now nobody but me even sees my Vapor. Could also be a cost-effective way into some OB4's.

I just strapped on an old CX today, to get a "first ski since the ortho removed screws" open water set in. I really don't like you're lead in, but since Greg left HO, I've been even more curious about this ski.

@Nick Sullivan not to hijack this thread, but I, embarrassingly, admit I don't know the name of the fracture, aside from a Talar Navicular fracture. I had a follow-up surgery Tuesday before last, and am hoping to get my stitches removed in about 20 minutes. I will be dealing with this for the rest of my life, but am hopeful that it will be limited. The comfort/discomfort since this last surgery has been highly encouraging.

@pgmoore said it well, the companies are constantly refining their top ski, until they get to a point that they feel they can take everything learned from that ski, to create a new, better ski. I'm currently on a Vapor that I absolutely love. It's calm and stable but I consistently find myself in better position coming out of the turn than any other ski. Radar just built off the Strada until they came up with something even better. I'm actually going to find a 2012 or 2013 Strada, just to keep around to ride when I want.

All skis mentioned so far are great, and it's a personal choice after that. The most user friendly ski I ever used was a 2011 Strada. I still don't know why I sold it. I've been kicking myself since. I could finish a turn and feel out of position, and just push that ski right back to where I needed it. It offered better feedback than any ski I've ridden, and let me do whatever I wanted with it. If you like the way D3's ski, there are x7's and Fusions in your price range. The Fusion allowed me to run my normal passes, but felt a little too much like it wanted to send me over the nose. My personal experience with the HO was that I liked the A2 way more than the S1, but never got a ride in on the s2 or A3. The A2 was stable and predictable, but would rip. I'd go Senate or Strada all day

Don't know about the newer Moomba's but I know they were using wood in their hulls a lot later than the other companies. You can just about get into a SN 200 for 30k. If I've got 30k to spend, I'm finding the most recent Malibu or Ski Nautique with Zero Off for that price. You absolutely cannot find better boats than those two, even a few years old.

@Stevie Boy I wasn't meaning to take a shot at you on that, more the rule that allows the problem. @ntx I understand your point too, my reflex boot is awesome, performance wise, but sitting cramping, even if you are allowed to sit on the start dock, getting cold(performance wise, or literally) before running super short line isn't optimal. That's why it needs some thought, but a time limit and number of reviews as standard procedure for review, before the next run really has to be enacted. It hamstrings the skier, as he really can't see the review, to protest the ruling, but he ran the pass, he knows if he rounded the ball. Not to mention, they can't protest the judges decision. It's not a pretty solution, but it is simple & final. If they still get it wrong, they still get it wrong, it will happen, but you don't have the entire credibility of the tournament in question. What if he had run -41, or God forbid, set s world record? Not gonna happen in slalom on Robin Lake, but you get my point.

The "too much time in the water" argument is terrible reasoning. Would you lose your $#!+ if your football team got their touchdown called back, 5 plays after a call they missed. They take the time they are allowed, and only then can they move on. If they hadn't let Freddy run his 3 @ 41, there wouldn't be this debate. 2 minute review, 2 minute review for challenge. You tell me what the time limit is AWSA or IWWF, but if the next snap is taken, the last play is history. Once Freddy went through the gates @ -41, -39 should have been over.

I know a guy a couple hours east of me in Panama City that would like be happy to do both!

I want to add AZ. I'm in Phoenix a bunch this summer. Ballers, where's best?

All the rivers here run into the bay, the bay into the gulf, and so on. If you don't know the guy, you have to take him at his word that he flushes it. My boat goes from private lake to fresh water river, but to say it gets zero brackish water would be a poor assumption. Most people that bother running decent inboards here take extremely good care, but, that's most. It's been on the market for almost a year and I've seen him drop the price a lot. I think it was around 14k the first time I saw it.