Administrators Horton Posted April 22, 2012 Administrators Share Posted April 22, 2012 http://static-cl1.vanilladev.com/ballofspray.vanillaforums.com/uploads/FileUpload/fa/5b84708262d55a07349cba0fcf067b.jpg Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Too obvious, it's dead calm and nobody is skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boody Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 That water looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skibug Posted April 22, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 22, 2012 they are setting up a wakeboard feature on a slalom lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Obermeier Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 The tube. Definitely the tube... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted April 22, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 22, 2012 The old saying about a monkey and a football comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markchilcutt Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 No one is in the boat and from the looks of the things it could easily drift away in all the wind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members auskier Posted April 22, 2012 Members Share Posted April 22, 2012 slalomers trying to sink and get rid of the jump ramp? the only cause rollers and get in the way those things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Hugh Nichols Posted April 22, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 22, 2012 They are removing the side curtain to make waiting to late a "fatal decision". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted April 22, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted April 22, 2012 @ShaneH got it right Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RichardDoane Posted April 22, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 22, 2012 sometimes in the winter when fixing the course, we'll just "zip tie" something quick to make repairs, I've always thought how screwed I could be if I got my finger stuck while on the bottom, @ob - how much is a HEED thingy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Than_Bogan Posted April 22, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 22, 2012 Wow that is feakin' scary OB. Congrats on living to tell the tale. That heed bottle looks interesting. How does one use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntq206 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Wow - scary story. You could probably count me in as drowned in that situation. I don't think I would have been able to hold my composure like you were able. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted April 22, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 22, 2012 Nice purchase. They work. I get about 4 breaths on that thing when I get my helmet cord tangled on something and I'm upside down. It's enough to allow you to calm down get untangled and get to the surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 @Dirt Four Breaths! I get around 2 minutes out of the model we use in the Aussie Navy. The bottle is slightly longer than the model pictured above though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted April 22, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 22, 2012 @OB sounds like a good investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members McGruder Posted April 23, 2012 Members Share Posted April 23, 2012 OB, carry a knife on you when you dive as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted April 23, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 23, 2012 Agree...dive knife is seriously cheap insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted April 23, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 23, 2012 OB, Helo dunker story brought back some memories at pensacola. I had a great time with it but some guys were absolutely terrorized by it. My last drop was blind folded and out the entry door. Glad you're ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted April 23, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 23, 2012 It just seems like 4 breaths when I panic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 @Dirt What do you fly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller kurt Posted April 23, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 23, 2012 @OB you should start this as a new thread ,I am a diver as well and should know better but how many times do we just dive down 7-10 ft to fix something a second when this could happen easy. just a good lesson for all of us ,thanks for posting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller brody Posted April 23, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 23, 2012 personaly i think the biggest problem with the picture is that i'm not in it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Dirt Posted April 23, 2012 Baller Share Posted April 23, 2012 @ryno 1971 oh58. What are you flying? @brody and I would be slalom skiing or removing that obstacle. It scares me just looking at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted April 23, 2012 Author Administrators Share Posted April 23, 2012 @dirt I have seen you go over one of those things and it scared me Support BallOfSpray by supporting the companies that support BallOfSpray California Ski Ranch ☆ Connelly ☆ Denali ☆ Eden Lake ☆ Goode ☆ HO Syndicate ☆MasterCraft ☆ Masterline ☆ Pentalago ☆ Performance Ski and Surf ☆ Reflex ☆ Radar ☆ Rodics OffCourse ☆ S Lines ☆ Stokes About Horton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 @Dirt I'm back flying Seahawks. Our Navy uses an Aussie variant of the Bravo, but we're replacing the fleet with the new Romeo in a couple of years. The Kiowa warrior looks like it'd be great fun to fly. I did instructors course with the Australian Army a couple of years ago (they use the standard Kiowa/Jetranger) so I got a taste for the little bell machine. Our Navy uses the Squirrel (or A-Star as you yanks call it) as our basic trainer - I much prefer it to a standard Kiowa/Jetranger, but your OH58 with the better engines and rotor head would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itch2ski Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Not to bring back a scary subject and experience for some, but a good friend to many was lost recently. I don't know all the details, but a knife and HEED device could have made all the difference. http://awakeleftcoast.com/2012/09/20/scottie-barone-tribute/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted September 25, 2012 Baller Share Posted September 25, 2012 HEED! PANTS! NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Wish Posted September 26, 2012 Baller Share Posted September 26, 2012 I just told my wife that I will never (and want her to hold me to it) repair the course without someone else and a knife. I have only done it a handful of times but never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Scott was installing a drop buoy by himself. He was prepping for a tournament that me and my daughter were going to ski in at the beginning of this month. I don't know the details of how he got trapped, but OB is right about his friends skiing without knowing he was underwater. A fund for the family has been set up to help the family. Here are the details in case anyone wants to donate. Scott Barone Family Fund . Account no. 761041000214 . Send donations to any Key Bank location . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waternut Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 There is an alternative to HEED called Spare Air. Used models for both can be easily had for under $200 on ebay. I don't really know which came first but they are the same concept. I've had more than my fair share of getting trapped underwater but never in a course thankfully. So far any time someone has been working on the course (while I've been there), everyone else is sitting in the boat watching the guy doing the work...I'm a gubberment employee so this comes natural to me. lol kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyone Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 how many people does it take to fix a jump ramp ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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