Best Buoys ?

[34mph]

Looking to find the best buoys out there now ?

hold there forum , stay a good color etc … we are on a public lake so use buoys even as boat guides .

 

and where is best place to buy ?

 

thanks 

[ETskier]

If money is no object, Wally.  They hold their color well and they make super HD versions of each color for boat guides, 55s, and gates.

[lpskier]

Wally, hands down. 

[Kroeks]

+1 for wally!  You can buy directly from his website.

Turn buoys: https://wallyskier.com/shop%2Fbuy/ols/products/buoy-wallyskier-turn-buoy-787-softest-buoy-usa

Boat guides: https://wallyskier.com/shop%2Fbuy/ols/products/buoy-wallyskier-hd-boat-guide-6x-20-usa

[oldmanskier]

Wally's is what we use at No Wake lake. They last a long time, keep their color well and if inflated properly are (in my opinion) the safest if the ski hits the buoy. Ski will usually mush right thru preventing injury.  

Tom Smothers (oldmanskier)

[MDB1056]

@34mphDefinitely +1 for Wally's, but as noted they are pricier. As you noted you're on a public lake you should consider if there's risk of the course getting damaged by fools and fisherman etc that would be having you replace a lot of buoys. If that's the case I'd rather be replacing inexpensive buoys. You know your water. Again as far as high quality yes Wally's are the best     

Edited March 21, 2023 by MDB1056

[ETskier]

Don't get me wrong here. We use Overtons on our public lake course for price and because the loop is solid and won't pull out. Polyforms have a hollow air loop which pulls out too easily for our situation. Neither hold their color that well here in Florida. I asked last year in a thread about Radar bouys. They claim they hold color well, but appear to have hollow loops. Can anyone confirm they are solid or do not pull  out easily?

[LOTW]

We use the Overtons balls on our public lake course for the same reason, solid loops that seem to be more durable. The RADAR ones that I saw were hallow loops. We've painted the tops of some of the badly faded ones with plastic paint and it seems to work.

[aupatking]

We get buoys cut constantly on our public water course so cheap is the way we go. Overtons or polyform or whatever we find cheap. They aren’t going to last out there anyway. Foam bullet buoys for boat guides. You wouldn’t believe the prop cuts we find in those things. But hey, they’re still floating. 

[aupatking]

Do you paint your bugs?

 

[Broussard]

Wally buoys are the best as far as quality and color retention - hands down case closed.

That being said, they are probably not the best option for a public lake application.

[RAWSki]

We run Wally turn balls on our public water course.  have used all brands for boat guides and gates cant say one is far superior to the others.  Marine Max on Amazon or Radar thru Wakehouse seem to be the most cost effective.

[Blofeld]

Wallys are best but it save money Radar

[dwfrech]

We got a full set of Wally Buoys to re-equip a ski course, because of the enthusiasm shown by waterskiers.  They are no better than Overtons but perhaps if you have high UV exposure, they may stay orange longer.  They do not resist getting algae or other marine growth and therefore, they change like any ski buoy.  Not my favorite shipping situation either.  Kind of max price to ship you any buoys.

 

[APB]

We use the radar ones. They are great. They last the same as Polyform, etc.