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  1. I’d welcome an opinion on the pavilion seats, would it be worth the upgrade for Sunday? Is the beach good enough for the whole weekend?  I'll be sure to share pics as our camera gets a pretty good workout on a regular basis, but I’ll not be twitttering, no blackberry or the like.  John, if you or someone wanted, send me a message with a phone # and maybe an old fashioned call (gasp!) could be placed once and a while during the events.
  2. Anyone else on the board attending? I made reservations today, I'm pumped to be going!
  3. Election day was our last day in the water (central KY. btw). My eleven year old girl got in and skied with only a swimsuit and life vest, so Dad had to as well…Air Temp 74 Water temp 60… no wet suit, just swim trunks and a vest. Can you imagine what I would have put up with if I didn’t get in that day after my little girl skied? They would still be jabbing me over it. She was so excited about learning how to slalom late in the season, passing up the last chance before spring was simply irresistible I guess. Our youngest and Mamma were either both too chicken or the few smart ones in the boat that day. After the first buoy or two it was fine and we were glad to have one last good run before putting the boat to bed. Santa might bring wetsuits for the three of us to get back in the water early next year. My wife, on the other hand is not concerned at all about starting the season as early as the girls and I are, she thinks we’re nuts. Some people just don’t get it do they?
  4.  After several years of tubing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding (yuck!) and standard waterskiing, both our girls (eight and eleven years old) got up on a slalom ski within a week and a half of each other late this season. Our youngest that has been skiing since the age of five, mastered the task first (cheers from ours and two other boats watching were really great) and man did it eat up our oldest girl seeing her younger sister get it before she did. Not only did our youngest get up before her sister, but by the third time up that day, she was crossing the wakes with little or no effort. After a week of trying since our youngest got it, once we got through the frustration, a few emotions and a little drama, our oldest nailed it and on her first time up she was instantly crossing the wakes as if she had done it for years. We skied her for a good distance then headed for the course to let her go side to side, mostly around the guide buoys. Although the event itself and the super progression were at the forefront of our excitement, what she finally got up on put a twist on the whole thing. Repeated attempts on a junior set slalom ski (that her little sister got up on) were fruitless and the only alternative on board at the time was a slightly larger set of old wooden cut n jumps. Sure enough, we put the slalom from that old set on her and she instantly popped out of the water like someone was pushing from underneath. The look on her face and the yelling was awesome, between the two of them, she was the one that really wanted it to happen this year and was getting very frustrated. Motivation from little sis and a vintage ski made it happen. The next day she went through the gates and rounded one ball! Too bad it was just before the water got to cold for the season. Both of my girls did this from deep water starts with no assistance in the water by anyone! Just coaching from the boat. Right or wrong, I just didn’t want them to rely on dropping one ski after they got up, we were afraid of them getting accustomed to the practice and also didn’t want a ski always left floating until we got back to it. Deep water is how I learned about their age (on vintage wood also) and although it took many attempts this year with both of them, we wanted them to do the same and it worked. We promised a new ski, gloves and the whole bit after they both started slalom skiing. Now it may seem silly unless some of you already have girls, but the two skis they think are the prettiest are the HO Siren and the Radar Lyric. It seems that the smallest Siren is sixty three inches and the smallest Lyric is sixty five inches. We would like it if they could share a ski for a little while next year since all the other gear we have promised for both of them, will nearly break us (it all must match BTW). Our oldest may weigh a hundred pounds at the start of next season and we were skiing her at twenty five to twenty six mph, but I’m sure that speed will go up fairly quick next year, any recommendations or comments would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I are really looking forward to the beginning of next season and are considering a southern location during spring break or so for a family ski school session. What a great end to the season, exciting stuff!
  5. I have been on Standard dual plate FMs for two seasons now after HO animals chewed on my ankle, breaking it in three places in 06 (Bad OTF).  I’m nowhere close to the skiing level of most on this forum, but there is no reason for me to change from FM bindings any time soon. They got me back on the water with confidence and provided more control & balance over any previous bindings hands down.  Released four times fairly violently and once softly this year with no problems.  On one occasion, my wife got back to me quickly with a worried expression on her face and the kids were standing up before the boat got stopped, asking if I was O.K. because it looked so bad.  She’s a nurse and doesn’t want a damaged husband on crutches again I’m sure.  The FMs have worked out great, I highly recommend them.ÂÂ
  6. 2002 Malibu Sunsetter SV23 Diamand hull 325hp MPFI, PP 2007 digital pro
  7.  Hello Gang,  I posted this on another site as well, thought someone here may “see it†and share his or her “outlook†on it.  Today I was at the eye store getting some new specs and saw these in one of the display cases and tried some on. They feel good and seem to block sun from any direction with the sort of wrap around look and snug fit. http://www.rudyprojectusa.com/products/sunglasses/rxinframe.htm   I’m trying to decide between getting a pair of Rx sunglasses and a pair of watersport glasses or just buying one pair like sea specs to use while skiing and just being out in the sun anytime. (the head band thing and all)   Lasik or any procedure like that that is not in my nearsighted future anytime soon and I’ve got to buy a decent setup for swerving this year.  In the past, floaties or a boat key buoy has been used on strings to keep them floating should they get torn from my head in a tumble…yeah, yeah don’t fall…I know, I know.  Seeing the buoys is a must, any more frustration regarding my skiing ability could put me over the edge and make me start kneeboarding again or something.  “I’ve got to see orange blurs first, before trying to get around themâ€ÂÂ.  Hey John,  The pic/article in waterski mag said you wore contacts under them, but are those things you wear available with Rx lenses?  Any suggestions?
  8. In line with the wire feeding the fan motor is the likely location.  If you have a run indicator lamp/light on the switch or elsewhere, maybe put it in line with the hot wire somewhere just before the fan. Otherwise, place it in line with the negative wire feeding it, be sure to get one that will handle the current. 10amp draw from your fan=150watt or so and a15amp draw=at least a 200watt. I hope it works out for you. I'd be glad to share any info that may be helpful ...live2ski@windstream.net
  9. The wind down from turning off the heater fan motor can cause it to be a temporary generator that may briefly send a reverse voltage glitch that is sensed by the display.  Some sensitive electronic equipment will sort of burp or hiccup from it.
  10. Something like this may be common place to many on this forum, but WOW was I excited to see a picture of my girls and I along with something I shared inside of Waterski magazine! (July page 57 top right) My family enjoys this water sport and lifestyle because someone was kind enough to share it with me at an early age. Please introduce waterskiing to as many people as you can, it may give them something special to share with their family and others for generations as it did me. (Just try’n to be the American skier) James Hartley Davidson
  11. Hello my name is Hartley and I am a slalom skiaholic,   I am 40 years old and have been dry now for the most part of a year with the exception of one moment of weakness in April at a much more southern climate, where I actually paid for a fix just outside of Tampa at a joint called McCormicks. It was there that my insatiable need for buoys was temporarily fulfilled for the first time since hitting rock bottom with my addiction in June of last year when I was forced to quit skiing by breaking my ankle during a nasty OTF.  I have been involved in this aquatic dependency since my early teenage years when pear pressure from the people I was surrounded with enticed and coerced me into a life of swerving and lake water addiction.  After being introduced to this sport by family members that were descendants from generations of this disease, my interest was to fit in and be involved in the same activity.   Just like so many others, at first I though it was cool, then after a few times behind the boat on one stick, I was completely hooked with no chance of stopping.  For years, simply carving figure 8’s and spraying rooster tails was enough to settle my never-ending need for this thing that had consumed me.  Then one day three years ago, a friend of mine said here try this, there’s nothing else like it. That’s when I got turned onto the hard stuff and got hooked on buoys. After “Running the Course†the thought of free or open water skiing just didn’t glass cut it for me anymore.  I should have seen the warning signs coming by knowing the lingo of the crowd. When you start communicating about your habit with familiar words from other addicts such as, swerve stick, glasscutter and butter knife you need to be aware that you have a problem.  I am lucky to have the understanding sponsorship from my loving wife of 17 years and our two girls who may meet with the same fate of addiction to watersports, therefore struggling with this adrenaline rush and fun the for rest of there lives.  Since there is no cure for the sickness all of us share, forums like this are the “methadone clinic of skiing†and support group that we all so desperately need to treat the symptoms of this all-consuming lifestyle.  I wish everyone living with this addiction and their families to have the strength to deal with it in a manner that is conducive to a somewhat normal life.  God Bless you all   James Hartley Davidson     the Lakewaterjunky
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