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  1. @mbabiash How do you like the Pineapple so far. FYI, The website now has some technical information on it and recommended sizes based on your weight and speed.
  2. Would for sure look at the 69" HO Syndicate Omni with its clean edge technology. Super easy to get up on, very efficient/fast, and a capable course ski into 35' off.
  3. Looks like a wider than normal ski and would guess that a 64" would be up to 160 lbs ish, 65" 160-190 lbs ish, and a 66" for 190+ lbs ish.
  4. @AdamCord so for cold water? Fin Back Fin Deeper More Wing Boot Forward Still no consensus I see. In this article by @Chris Rossi he says. Fin Back Fin Deeper Less Wing Boot Back Less Length Rossi agrees with fin back and deeper but says less wing and boots back...
  5. https://skiertoskier.com Still works but is indeed now owned by Marine Products in Utah.
  6. Auto steer could be great for the sport! I'm surprised of the negative comments about a product that know one in this thread has ever used. If auto steer feels the same or better than a good hand driver just think of how nice that will be for those that don't have good drivers. I will almost for sure buy auto steer so my wife can drive the course for me/others which she currently does not do. If auto steer turns out to not be as good as a good hand river then I will turn it off when I have a good hand driver available to drive me, if just my wife is at the lake to drive me then auto steer will be turned on. :)
  7. @Than_Bogan understandable but I do think however that these debates can help some of us run more buoys. Being new to BOS and reading a lot of old posts my mind has been enlightened in regards to how things change as the line shortens. Before reading BOS I thought that the overall speed increased as the line shortens but can now see that the overall speed is very likely LESS as the line shortens, the max speed behind the boat is what increases. I also now see that as the line shortens the effective work zone to get to the same buoy width is less which tells me I have to work harder for less time as the line shortens. Both of these things can potentially help me run more buoys. :)
  8. @Than_Bogan what conclusions does @dn make that you do not agree with?
  9. Bump for @H2OkieNC and others. My main takeaway is as the rope shortens your acceleration phase is less which gives you less time to do the same amount of work to get to the same buoy width. One other main thing of note is as the line shortens your overall speed is actually LESS since you travel less distance in the same amount of time, max speed behind the boat is higher.
  10. Check out this old thread @H2OkieNC https://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/4206/explain-to-me-how-a-shorter-rope-is-more-difficult and especially read the posts by @dn .
  11. Would love to see Joel Howley, Terry Winter, and Nick Parsons on the starting list.
  12. Where is Nick Parsons now? I don't see him listed on the Malibu Open start list? What is up with his Pineapple ski?
  13. @savaiusini so what ski would you recommend for someone that skies 34mph, weighs 150 lbs and working on 35' off?
  14. @savaiusini that is sad to only have one size which is likely really like a 68", hopefully HO will offer a 65" and 66" by next year.
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