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Shortline Shores in St Mary's OH planted a very fast growing tree species around their lake. Not certain what species but its bushy with a lot of branches that start low to the ground. Excellent wind block in a short time. It's Dammeyer's lake, not sure if any of the fam or folks who ski with them are ballers but I would assume so.

It appears jump & trick categories are gone? Any chance of salvaging old posts from those categories? I was looking for some previous threads for info & cant find them. Found my old posts I was searching for in "see my activity" .

the fat sac brick is a perfect solution to level a ski boat out when you don't have an observer. fills/empties quickly with a tsunami pump. Just set it right where the observers feet would be. https://www.wakemakers.com/collections/wakesurf-ballast-bags/products/fly-high-fat-brick

@mmosley899 Thanks for the info. Would you or anyone else for that matter happen to have the written instructions that came with the course?

Paul, do you leave it in & drop it to the bottom & retrieve it in the spring? Difficult to initially set up & get the ST & MT buoys where they need to be (and keep them there)?

Anyone have experience/use a floating stlye (accufloat) jump course? I'm considering one for an alternate jump setup location on a lake I ski. This lake is prone to heavy ice movement & in the past the regular anchors & subs have been moved/damaged. The floating cable system would allow the course to lay on the bottom out of harm's way over the winter & easily retrieve it in the spring with grappling hook. Main questions are how do you align it with a permanent jump location? Square it up & keep it from drifting slightly in the wind etc?

@MDB1056 Ohio.

Individually they are small but they form colonies & those can get huge. We've had some as big as a small beach balls but most are basketball, watermelon size. Yeah, these things are nasty looking. They are pretty stinky too when you smash them up as you remove them from the objects they are attached to. Apparently you can use a liquid copper sulfate solution to control them, but I haven't looked into the cost. I know copper sulfate can be a problem long term as it settles into the muck/bottom.

Anyone have issues with Bryozoa infestation? The lake I'm on has a terrible problem with these blobs. They grow to the size of basketballs in huge masses/colonies. Covering the slalom buoy connections, ropes, cables etc. It becomes a problem because they get so heavy & they make lines & buoys more prone to wind drag/drift. Looking for something to help control them without harming other aquatic life. They are an animal so aquacides have no affect. Anyone have experience with eliminating them?

I've had great success with stainless cable from the anchor to the sub buoys & then 1/2" rock climbing rope from there to the ratchets/cranks.

I always drop @ ea. end unless there's a huge snapping turtle I may accidentally land on, again.

I use a bicycle tire inner tube, cut it to fit & use as a rear heel strap. just unscrew the RTP plate & sandwich it between the plate & the ski (screws thru the tube). Works great & keeps your heel where you want it. Cheap & easy fix.

I'm also curious. Wonder if anyone has determined any key differences between the two.

Can you start with both feet in? If not I would recommend learning. If you already can then I would kick your foot in on the platform & get it where you need it to start with. I too was a 1 foot out starter most of my life but switched to both feet in starts due to short setups. I also added a rear heel strap made of tire inner tube to keep my rear foot right where it needs to be. Starting with my rear foot in made a big difference in my skiing, more consistent plus its just one less thing on your mind when you are pulling out for the gates on a short setup.

I love that there is a live webcast & I'm very grateful for that but is there a live youtube feed? Makes it so much easier to view on a smart tv that way. Trying to cast the video from a website to a TV is a PITA. At lest for me with an older smart tv & a roku.