davemac

I'm 55yo and had a total replacement 5 years ago (traditional, not reverse).My surgeon owned a Wakesetter and was familiar with slalom skiing. His concern wasn't so much whether I'd be able to ski, but the potential for irreparable damage if to have one of those epic cartwheel crashes. Post-replacement, with any future injury (cuff, etc) there is very little that can be done. Doc told me his preference would be for me to focus on wake surfing...as the crashes are slow and soft, haha. Herein lies the tough part of your future... You should certainly make use of the new shoulder (which hopefully brings you much pain relief). However, there will be a lot of "risk vs reward" decisions to make in whatever hobbies you may have. One variable is how disciplined you are at "taking it easy". That choice is yours alone. You can't live in a bubble...just need to find the balance that works for you.Feel free to PM me if any further detail needed, and Good Luck with the surgery.

@buechsr my thought was that the blue wires you see to the stern side of the engine are the ignition/plug wires and unrelated to the blue cable coming from the bilge. Inquiring minds will have to wait and see...

If referring to the arrows immediately above the key, n my '03 Response) one of them toggles thru LED Readouts (engine hours, air temp, water temp, depth). The other fine tunes the speedometer gauge. I'd be curious about the small round gauge on either side of the 3 large gauges. Perhaps one of those is the factory speed control. Also curious about the blue cable you can see in the engine picture coming out of the bilge, going over top of engine, heading towards the throttle. Perhaps that is part of a throttle/speed control feature. I'm sure other current or prior owners can chime in. Else head over to themalibucrew.com for a vast knowledge base.

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I have same boat (03 RLXI 750hrs). I drain it all down and go dry with winterization. I still have the original heater core, although the mux switch is failing (if anyone should have one, PM me). Disconnect both heater hoses from block, and blow into top hose, water comes out the bottom one. You can blow it out by mouth, or some quick, short bursts with a compressor. I then use a funnel, pour some RV antifreeze into top hose, and blow it through til pink stuff running out bottom hose. I re-attach (all) the hoses in the Spring.

Sorry to hear. I'll be up there on the lake tomorrow, possibly with Jeb and Matt B. Don't you know those guys (blue Malibu)? Both are also Prof (snow) ski instructors? They are avid "scar collectors"...and thus a great resource for PT referrals in your area. I would start there. I'll give them a headsup and/or give you their contact info.

Thx for feedback. The kid's feet are done growing. Sounds like either size would work. I'll ask his mom if closer to a 10 or 11, and go from there. Thx again.

a friend asked my help to get a (Senate) ski package for their son. His foot is a 10-11. Wondering which size boot would be better choice? The Standard is 7-11 and XL is 10-14. Likely to mount with a RTP to a 69" Graphite Senate. Thanks. @brooks ?

Glad to hear you are back skiing on SQM. Hoping to have my boat up there next week.

@tjm Curious as to your age? I had mine repaired in my 40's. As I recall, doctors seemed to rely heavily on the age of the patient in determining whether to do the repair. Obviously your health and level of activity should also be taken into account.

just curious as to whether you "fusion recipients" were all symptomatic?? I'm 51 and recovering from a nasty (road) cycling crash a couple months back. Landed on my head and my ( 20 month old) total replacement shoulder. Fortunately my clavicle sacrificed itself into several pieces (now plated with 12 screws) and spared my shoulder. MRI shows severe stenosis, etc at C5-C6 with impingement such that no fluid in that area to protect the cord. This likely was a condition that pre-existed the crash. I'm being told any future accidents/head trauma puts me at considerable risk of cord injury. As I am not symptomatic (no numbness, tingling, etc) neurosurgeons don't seem interested in surgery.

if the singing is at very low speed, it is likely "prop sing"....just water resonating as it goes over the trailing edge of each prop fin. My 03 RLXi had it (still does a little bit)...can be remedied with a file.

Laz, I'm curious as to the responses you get, but it might help to clarify if you are interested in Road or MTB riding...

How does the flotation of the Stokes compare (vs competition)??

10/2017, My Fiftieth BDay present to self was a total shoulder replacement.