chrislandy

thats the one 👍

I'm trying to give the kid some idea of how long it's going to take to learn new tricks, a friend told me there was a book once that gave a half guideline to how many falls to learn each trick. So to the many trickers out there, anybody willing to give any guidance?

@Horton @buechsr My point was, that we are in a silo'd market whether its skis / foils / surf boards / boats etc... When compared to other boats, they are overpriced for what you get. Even taking the base model of what I linked to, you get a 7ft longer boat than a GS25, a boat you can put a tender on the back off to pickup, surf and foil all day behind (seen it done) and with 14000lb dry weight kicks a massive wake. Then you can cook diner, eat, entertain, shower, sh*t, then sleep aboard. Another example is wake foil kit, LF / HL etc you won't find "decent" kit below $2k, come out of the silo and look at surf/wing foils and they are literally half the price - pretty much the same foil shapes, board sizes, leg lengths etc... aimed at a different market. Because it's a silo'd market, we only see what is presented to us and for competitions, what is allowed to tow us so the prices can be set by market demand. If dealers and lenders are going to offer 30yr loans on surf boats, and regulations don't curtail their use, they will keep going up as that is the expected trajectory. I also think, the another of the biggest drivers in boat costs is the 2-3yr old boat market. If the manufacturers slashed the prices, they screw the last few years buyers who will most likely be this or next years customers and sink the market completely for years to come with thousands of boats in massive negative equity, unable to refinance, unable to sell on. As I see it, the only way they could realistically reduce the boat prices is to maintain the boat price and let inflation catch up, that way the boat depreciate correctly and customers aren't left holding tens of thousands of debt on an asset worth nothing.# An example of this is going on right now with Tesla slashing their retail prices, which may get them a few sales now, but has sunk the used market completely.

I'm going to differ, and say it depends on your glassing experience, personally I've used polyester resin fixing exhausts as it matches the materials already used and you can get a mechanical and chemical bond to the original materials whereas epoxy is only a mechanical bond. Prep is the most important, sand off the glossy finish around the main tubes to get down to the actual fibreglass. (use work gloves, googles, cover all skin and wear a mask, fibreglass dust is nasty stuff and will screw your lungs and make your skin itch for days) key with 240 / 320, vacuum the surface and then clean down with distilled alcohol. Using CSM (chopped strand mat) rip into small sections no greater than 2" for fixing the tube ends, or strips to the right size for fixing tube rub through, keep a torn edge rather than cut. Reactivate the polyester surface using acetone and let evaporate off. Mix polyester resin (1.5x weight of csm) and thinly brush onto surface, working it into the surface using stippling action. Add a layer of CSM and wet out with resin quite thickly, wait for a minute for the resin to dissolve the csm binder, then stipple with the end of the brush from centre outwards to work out any air bubbles and move the fibres around, add another layer and repeat for 3-4 layers minimum. Keep working it, bubbles will look like a lighter part. Until you have got a rhythm going, work on one end / section at a time, calculate the catalyst based on the temperature and a 20-30min working time. Clean brushes for re-use using a pot of acetone before the resin goes off.

That feels like a lot! Most man made lakes I've skied on have been quite shallow in the course (4-5ft)

Anyone who doesn't think the prices are nuts, is nuts themselves. If the manufacturers are not operating on huge profits (not dealers, the manufacturers) then they are doing it wrong. In the video, it says (paraphrased) "If the boats are twice as big, then it costs twice as much to build", complete hogwash and shows the misunderstanding, lack of knowledge or naivety of the interviewer/ee. For context, different market, same thing though. For example, 300k you can get a new 32ft Haines cruiser, max 26mph, 6 berth (double in bow), kitchen, lounge, sundeck, head, shower, etc... Haines 32 Offshore | 10m | 2024 - Berkshire | Boats and Outboards 10x the boat, materials, technology than a base model 300k "surf" boat and you can guarantee they are making a decent profit with very low volume production

IMO its a much better release as it will release in any direction rather than just over the front

Sounds to me that you're just having trouble transitioning from free skiing to timed course skiing. i.e. the balls come up very quickly and you're panicking / rushing. If you're position is reasonable free skiing, then I'd try skiing the course (not trying to get the outer buoys) but concentrating on the timing for cut, transition, turn and getting your turns in approximately the same location each side while not getting slack. Then once you've got the timing you'll find the balls come easier. Don't concentrate on the entry gates, if you get them great, if not, keep going. Don't try to just get through speeds, work on position and timing at lower speeds first.

@Horton nothing an angle grinder and some fibreglass can't fix...

40F and the kids are still skiing

I thought it might be, I couldn't find the ring and latch separately either. I'm going to try braising some filler material onto the latch and filling the ring groove with metal epoxy putty to hopefully see it though until I can find a replacement

Is this throttle wear normal? 1600hrs on a 2015 prostar. The lock doesn't work pushing forwards. Is the groove from wear or was it designed with a groove and its worn more?

that was my next option, I do like the horn to work though (even if it is a little peep!)

Anyone know where it is? Mines stopped working and I've got a boat check tomorrow. Got power at the switch and the fuse hasn't tripped. I've looked under the dash on both sides with no luck.

apparently a clash with his pilots test (according to the commentary)