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The third word of Our GREAT Leader's initial statement has me flummoxed. - Invasion -- As in - Pandemonium ensues as the hybrids continue their roundup of the humans during the Invasion -- As the hurricane begins to hit ... Too many horror flicks, I fear. Respectfully, I think that our fearless leader means - envision. Seriously, I think that the great danger of "getting your hips up" is counter-rotating the hips up to meet the handle. This is in the wrong direction - clockwise in the Rossi picture - This actually flattens the ski and reduces the pressure and therefore acceleration & speed of the cut. It also means that one has to unwind and counter-rotate just as much in the other direction for the next turn. Counter-rotation of the upper body is possible (helpful for increased reach & using your core to facilitate the ski's rotation around the buoy) in Slalom water skiing because the course is uniform & predictable. It is never trained for in Alpine Slalom skiing for the opposite reason - the next turn is not necessarily (almost never) uniform in the other direction. Hips square to the centerline of the ski(s) -working the ankles & knees is usually fastest and best because it is the most stable and powerful.

I have found the O'Briens to be the widest in that size.

I agree with Ral - but I use fender washers to spread the compression load of the screws. I like the carbon plate better because it does not stay bent up like the aluminum plates. Therefore it puts more pressure into the horseshoe toe and into the heel. I wish that reflex would copy the old Look Nevadas and thread the arms of the 505 or 404 so that one could easily fine tune that critical adjustment. Count me as your first order if you decide to offer it.

I am a "Professional Baby". It took me 65 years to perfect...

I thought this might be a good time to consult Mendel’s Chart: Law of Independent Assortment (The "Second Law") The Law of Independent Assortment, also known as "Inheritance Law", states that separate genes for separate traits are passed independently of one another from parents to offspring. That is, the biological selection of a particular gene in the gene pair for one trait to be passed to the offspring has nothing to do with the selection of the gene for any other trait. More precisely, the law states that alleles of different genes assort independently of one another during gamete formation. While Mendel's experiments with mixing one trait always resulted in a 3:1 ratio (Fig. 1) between dominant and recessive phenotypes, his experiments with mixing two traits (dihybrid cross) showed 9:3:3:1 ratios (Fig. 2). But the 9:3:3:1 table shows that each of the two genes is independently inherited with a 3:1 phenotypic ratio. Mendel concluded that different traits are inherited independently of each other, so that there is no relation, for example, between a cat's color and tail length. This is actually only true for genes that are not linked to each other. See Chart here://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dihybrid_cross.svg#filelinks Figure 2 Dihybrid cross. The phenotypes of two independent traits show a 9:3:3:1 ratio in the F2generation. In this example, coat color is indicated by B(brown, dominant) or b (white), while tail length is indicated by S (short, dominant) or s (long). When parents are homozygous for each trait (SSbb andssBB), their children in the F1 generation are heterozygous at both loci and only show the dominant phenotypes. If the children mate with each other, in the F2 generation all combinations of coat color and tail length occur: 9 are brown/short (purple boxes), 3 are white/short (pink boxes), 3 are brown/long (blue boxes) and 1 is white/long (green box)….. Thanks: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendelian_inheritance I hope that this clears things up…

I hate to break this to you but it is the government printing (money we do not have) press that is the cause of inflation. It is the cruelist tax of all...

Wish - Check the swirlers - they are at the end of the cast iron and swirl the water out & around the exhaust tubes to keep the rubber & fiberglass parts cool. I had the same problem with the fiberglass 135 deg. angles. Just wire brush and a little rustoleum. Pay particular attention to those if you operate in salt water... Learned the hard way.

I have found that the safest way to thoroughly winterize (particularly if you have a heater) is to circulate you antifreeze mixture until you are sure that the thermostat is open and water & anti-freeze is completely mixed. I built the contraption pictured below which makes it really easy. Once you are sure that you accomplished that use fogging oil in the air intake to smother the engine until it stops. I then replace the air cleaner and cover it with a paper bag containing an oil soaked rag. I keep the fuel tank filled and the gas treated with a mixture of Marine Stabil, Mystery Oil & Dry gas... Knock on wood never had a problem. It starts right up in the spring.... P.S. Change your oil and transmission fluids before starting the final winterizing sequence. Lids are on to start to keep ant-freeze at maximum strength.

I agree with eleeski - I refill my tank after every use and keep it full all winter long to prevent condensation. I also add a mixture of Marine Stabil, will a little Isopropyl alcohol (dry gas) and mystery oil. Ethanol holds water (condensation) and does not burn off. It does rust the inside of engines. Isopropyl alcohol (aka rubbing Alcohol) mixes with water and burns it off as propane. You can also use to help pass the smog emissions inspection on your car...

This has been the worst summer for skiing that I can remember - too much wind and from the wrong direction... Skiing once every ten days doesn't cut it. And Then - The entire State of New Jersey moved here because Hurricane Sandy wrecked their beaches. So they came here and littered our roads with REALLY BAD drivers....

That is what I was doing as a part of my 30 year "vacation" from Water Skiing... The America's Cup is named for the Yacht America. It has been more about pushing the technology envelope than anything else. That is how we won the original Isle of Wright Race Trophy from the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1851 - superior hull form... Interestingly one of the Yachts built for the first defense of the Cup, the Wanderer, was one of America's last successful slavers in 1858 because she could do 20 knots! I was responsible for one of the '87 U.S. Challenges after D.C. lost the Cup in '83 largely because his design chief didn't read the rules. Ben Lexan did and thought outside of the box - voila - the winged keel which created a boat that would sail higher (closer to the wind) and faster than a conventional Twelve Meter. The fundamental problem is with raising money for the enterprise most sailors seem to think that since the wind is free, everything else ought to be, too... So thank God for guys like Larry Ellison - Those evil billionaires create a lot of Hi-tech jobs & materials in their quest for barroom bragging rights. dbski - I agree - I had a DN - BIG FUN. Try a Melges 24 on soft water in a blow - also Big Fun.

A closed-system does not necessarily mean a saltwater boat but I would ask the question. Having grown up on fresh water Lake Placid and now living out here in the fashionable Hamptons (Eastern Long Island, NY) where it is ski in saltwater or nothing. I would say there is a huge difference... I can show you 100 year old boats still operating on Lake Placid that look and function better than year old Mastercrafts or Correct Crafts. (As a matter of fact a fellow Baller owns one of them.) Saltwater corrodes EVERYTHING and electrolysis is a major problem with both trailer & boat electrical systems and every other system. The engines cooling systems should be rinsed out after every use for a minimum of 15 minutes, the ass-end of your car needs to be thoroughly rinsed after every launch and then there is the problem of the steering & control cables stiffening and eventually failing because of the saltwater sloshing around in your bilge as you accelerate and decelerate... Find a Fresh water boat or get a Helluva deal for all of the replacement parts you are about to buy... P.S. JackQ you might try Zinc Anode pencils in your exhaust manifolds that will help but you still need to clean the garbage off of the swirlers.... I learned that the hard way.

I can't remember ever not thinking that I was going to be a Water Skier. My father and his friend Tad Salmon were making their own skis out of wooden barrel staves & cutting up fire hose (presumably discarded but not too sure) and cutting up Lake Placid in the Thrirties.... So it was a forgone conclusion as to how I would be spending my summers. I pursued the sport with great enthusiasm because it was way better than doing chores or my summer reading list from school and I got a lot of "Atta-Boys" from the old man.... There was a Ski School at the South end of the Lake and I used to hang around there being as helpful as possible so that the Guys would give me a pull through their course with boats that could actually get out of their own way. Try running slalom (or Bare Footing) behind a Mahogany '48 Chris Craft Utility with a 95 hp. Gray. It eventually made a man out of me. I loved it when the the conditions got a little gnarly at tournaments - I knew that I would move up a few places... The older Guys, Billy Humes, Bob MacD. and Billy Grimditch who helped me have remained my life long best friends. Then when I was about 12 - God himself (Warren Witherell) moved on to the Lake and bought a house about 10 doors down from us... I was in heaven. By then I skied well enough that God was impressed and needed a third... So I got ski with him and learned how to put a slalom course in - under the shadow of Whiteface Mountain! It does not get any better than that. Or, so I thought. There have been a few humbling and gratifying experiences here at BOS - when one of the Snot -Nosed kids (who used to hang with my brother) came to my defense or let me know in ways that I never would have imagined that I made a positive difference in his life and in that of others... The simple fact that one can not pursue this sport alone forces us to get out of ourselves and "Pay it Forward & Backward" to those coming behind and accepting wisdom & help from those "in the know" makes Water Skiing a great sport to learn many of life's lessons. I have been a life long skier but once again I became a better human being this morning thanks to LPskier. Glad to know we helped each other. Thanks again for getting me out there again in '83 and pushing me into doing something I would have thought impossible. It is my proudest achievement in this or any endeavor.

swerveit - I started in the middle but might move them a little forward because this ski does not slow down as quickly as the green 6-AM in the pre-turn. FWIW- I used the same fin #'s as my Six-AM and the ski skis just as well... I am, thrilled with the way the ski comes up and out of the water - great for short Lake setups

The original Lake Placid not the Florida or Minnesota knock offs... (hee hee)

My lake is Lake Placid. It is the other end of the State of New York from the "Fashionable" Hamptons.... So about 6 hours IF we leave at 4 A.M. But well worth it. There are some great skiers there - hard & soft water.

I don't think it is "Too Easy"? But a 7 ball course would make it much more interesting forcing all to set up on our Bad sides on one pass or the other... I bet that you would see a drastic lowering of scores.

My Skis are on their way to Brett... Thanks to all who expressed an interest...

Here are some pictures of the Jump Skis -I think that they are sold? But I also have some EP Ariels if anybody is interested - never been used by me. There is some repaired damage to the bottom of the left ski. Repair made with West System epoxy but not sanded out. Water%20Skis%20for%20sale%20(file%3A//HPLAPTOP-2/Users/Otis%20Glazebrook/Dropbox/Photos/Water%20Skis%20for%20sale)

I had Great Luck with Seth Stisher's "Try before you buy it program". The first ski he sent me was the Green 6-am which I loved by the third turn but he also let me try a Radar just to be sure... I can not say enough good things about the whole experience. Try Seth here: www.h2osmosis.com/

I have a pair of white with a red & blue stripes - EP Jump Skis - no idea of the year. They do not have Wayne's name on them. They are 66" cord measure (straight tip to tail- on top) - 67" +/- if measured around the bottom curve of the tip. Lightly used. Bought them on eBay some years ago to screw around with... skied once or twice just jumping the wake no ramps while in my possession. Let me know if interested and I'll take some pictures.

fu_man & jgalitz - I lived just up the West Shore of Lake Placid from Warren - I have seen him run 36 on both of those skis. If memory serves? He ran 36 off @ 36 on the wood Northland custom slalom at a time when few if any others were... 1966 or so. Bruce that was right around the time you and Frank came over to Placid for the North Americans...

If you have an alpine snow ski shop in your area they should have a press that can punch out the affected area that is causing your problem. The other thing that you might check is to see if the ankle hinge screw is loose? If so - lock-tite it - while tightening it.

I finally skied mine 67.5" and agree with this review - the ski skis great. I set the fin up with the exactly same numbers as my Green-6 AM which were what the factory recommended and I never saw a reason to change. The Conquer is a little quicker in the initiation phase - I think... I, also think that the ski does what I really need it to do which is make it a little easier for a big geezer (225 Lbs.) to get out of the water but one who likes a smaller ski, once up.

Anybody have any fin settings for this ski? Fearless Leader want to put some numbers with the verbiage? I guess I'll start with the same ones from my Green Sixam. Will report back...