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How much did this boat cost in 2006? I cannot imagine it cost much more than $35K?

kevlar liners, grainger $5 a pair

@ToddL during the winter months I ski 34 mph just for kicks and things are different @ 36 Timing, Speed control, etc. For me, the closer I get to the right hand gates usually translates to a better 1 ball and when trying to run my hardest pass I try to run the gate ball over or even miss by a foot to get a good start at 1 ball. On the other hand when skiing 34 I felt the later through the gates the better, probably because it felt like I had enough time to make a sandwich and eat it before I got to 1 ball

@Klundell I agree, your ski is not finishing 2,4 and you are down course. I hope the still frame attaches. I would try to be more aggressive on your edge change. It lloks like you are riding the ski flat into two and as a result the ski is not finishing.

@ral, think it the buoys were a foot closer than tolernce would allow...so if tolerance aloud one foot if you take away another foot than actually you are two feet shorter than actual

@ral that made absolutely no sense

If the buoys are 1 foot closer you would decrease the total distance of travel which would in turn decrease the average speed which would make for less work on the skier (do not have to generate as much speed) Not sure if this directly implies it would be easier but anything that requires less work I am all for

"This is a picture of Nate at 41 (gates not visible). If I was a pro skiing at 41, and missed my gates, I'd protest that when I went to adjust for them, they wern't there." There is no time to adjust at 41 off, once you go your gone so the fact the buoy disapears after the boat is passes through really does not have that much effect because the skier commited well before this point.

@danbirch which gate ball are you looking at while skiing?

That sounds about right, I think I remember reading some threads about why there are not many M2 skiers at regionals and nationals. I am not saying that including M2 in this competition would all the sudden increase the nationals entries to 100 skiers, but it may help draw more of the top skiers in the division and make for a better competition. But then again we don't buy skis or have kids that buy skis so who cares

I have skied three sets on the 66" Quest and this ski has a lot of potential. For some backround I have only skied on D3 the past 4 years. The RC, then the RCX, and currently the X7. These, IMO, were all typical D3 skis, very stable and consistent but lacked that wow factor in speed. My first set on the ski I skied at 35 mph and left the ski at JD's numbers which were close to the numbers I had been running on my X7. First pass at 28 the ski felt great, fast from side to side and turned hard. Cut to 32 and it felt even better, cut to 35 and I ran my cleanest 35 of the early season. Got a little over zealous and cut it to 38 where if it wasn't for a sun-glared out 2 ball I probaly would have had a shot at getting deep if not running 38. The second set I cranked it up to 36 mph and the ski needed more break so I increased the wing from 7 degrees to 8 degrees (Side note, I have never run any other D3 at 8 degrees, always 6-7 or no wing at all) Third set i skied 36 with 8 degrees was just like the first set, ran straight through 35 but did not attempt a 38 just backed up another 35. The biggest difference from the X7 was the speed and carry out. On the X7 I felt like I had to work extremely hard to get the ski to carry out off the second wake to generate space before the next buoy and alot of times I felt narrow. This was not the case on the Quest, I was at the ball much earlier with less effort and this ski had the wow factor the previous D3's were missing. I actually had to question my boat driver for being on the 2, 4 side of the course because I had so much width at 32 and 35. The only difference I noticed as far as turning from the X7 to the Quest was at 2,4 (BTW LFF Skier) the ski came back underneath me quicker which meant less delay and earlier into 3,5. I am sure this was the result from the extra width the ski created coming into 2,4. I will have some video posted this weekend

I have skied three sets on the 66" Quest and this ski has a lot of potential. For some backround I have only skied on D3 the past 4 years. The RC, then the RCX, and currently the X7. These, IMO, were all typical D3 skis, very stable and consistent but lacked that wow factor in speed. My first set on the ski I skied at 35 mph and left the ski at JD's numbers which were close to the numbers I had been running on my X7. First pass at 28 the ski felt great, fast from side to side and turned hard. Cut to 32 and it felt even better, cut to 35 and I ran my cleanest 35 of the early season. Got a little over zealous and cut it to 38 where if it wasn't for a sun-glared out 2 ball I probaly would have had a shot at getting deep if not running 38. The second set I cranked it up to 36 mph and the ski needed more break so I increased the wing from 7 degrees to 8 degrees (Side note, I have never run any other D3 at 8 degrees, always 6-7 or no wing at all) Third set i skied 36 with 8 degrees was just like the first set, ran straight through 35 but did not attempt a 38 just backed up another 35. The biggest difference from the X7 was the speed and carry out. On the X7 I felt like I had to work extremely hard to get the ski to carry out off the second wake to generate space before the next buoy and alot of times I felt narrow. This was not the case on the Quest, I was at the ball much earlier with less effort and this ski had the wow factor the previous D3's were missing. I actually had to question my boat driver for being on the 2, 4 side of the course because I had so much width at 32 and 35. The only difference I noticed as far as turning from the X7 to the Quest was at 2,4 (BTW LFF Skier) the ski came back underneath me quicker which meant less delay and earlier into 3,5. I am sure this was the result from the extra width the ski created coming into 2,4. I will have some video posted this weekend

I would not hang on to anything crazy with a baby in the boat. I imagine a handle pop could do some serious damage to a little one

@estrom I had the same problem with my RCX, just put some JB Weld or epoxy in the crack where it is seperated and it will be good to go. I purchased an X7 last year and but I still ski on my RCX during the winter months and other than the ski being a little soft because it is 4 years old it skis great.

Alot of good stuff here, but I have to stick with the 1/2. I guess it is like seeing the glass half empty or half full. I look at this and say well she had the handle just before she crossed the buoy line and she lost the handle just after the buoy line, I am not exactly sure where the handle was at the precise moment she crossed the buoy line but it was too close for me to tell so I score it a half. The glass is half full If you look at it and say well she had the handle just before she crossed the buoy line and she lost the handle just after the buoy line and since I do not know where the handle was exactly when she crossed the buoy line I will score it a 1/4. The glass is half empty The fact is that there is definitely doubt as far as where exactly the skiers front foot was the exact moment she lost the handle so the score should be a 1/2