phntmski

Had a 91 with a slot. Rebuilt the original 240hp to 315hp for the last 500hrs or so. I loved that boat! Wish I still had it. This pic is from the guy I sold it to in Mississippi. Still going strong.

Got out a few times this month at Timber Cove. The last being the 30th. Thanks Randy!

I’m a -28/32 skier. At 60 I’m getting a little impatient to get better faster. I’ve dabbled with videoing sets with a camera mounted with a stationary mount on the windshield. Now I’m thinking about buying a ski doc pylon mount because the wide angle required for the windshield mount makes the skier appear in another zip code. I wonder if the orbit is worth the extra $90 and if so why. Is it smoother? More functional? Also wondering if the money would be better spent on lessons from a good coach. Planning to do that at least once this year, maybe twice. Unfortunately I’m on limited funds and I already bought a new ski this year.

Insta slalom is out of the Abilene area. The guy who builds it has a ski lake southwest of town near Buffalo Gap. He used to have a course on it. Maybe you can work something out with him. Tige has a plant in Abilene. I believe Phantom is fairly full right now. If it’s full now it’ll be skiable all 2021. It’s a rough lake, runs north-south. I grew up on that lake. Back then it was only the wind and fisherpeople that ruined good skiing. You get one or two wake boats on that lake there’ll be no where to hide. Good fishing and sailing there. Don’t wear anything white. The clay bottom turns everything reddish orange.

@Orlando76 , I’ll trade :) JK. I do love my Tacoma. It does have power and oversized brakes to handle the job but it’s a little light in weight. I’m very thankful for good trailer brakes!

It’s a little undersized but fortunately it only pulls two trips; in the spring to the lake, with covered dock and lift, and in early winter home to the garage.

What a waste.

http://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?endless=summer&topic=Search&category=Boat_3Event&postid=51417 Might be a little far from you. My biggest fear on this boat is if you have to trailer it every time you go out. From my limited exposure it seems there are few trailers the 200 really like. Other than that I think you'd be hard pressed to find a better family ski boat than this one.

Very impressive!

That's a beautiful boat! You will not be disappointed!

After watching most of these vids I've decided somehow it's not helping me feel safe out there.

I think I'm gonna go with; 1) keeping as much water out of the boat as possible, 2) leaving cowl open while getting ready to leave, 3) prop corners of cowl with a couple 1× 4s and, 4) a small box fan. Along with the Sunbrella top. If I have moisture problems I'll modify with either a Golden Rod in the engine compartment and/or the DryWave. Thanks for all the input!

Thanks for the suggestions. I have a Sunbrella cover. Towards the end of last season I started using the beach towel across back carpet method. The last 16 years I've had a 91 ProStar where the PP was the only real electronics in there. Sometimes the guages in that boat would fog a little at first set. Just bought the 200 last Oct. I have no desire to replace the electronics in it if it's something I could've avoided, ever!

I've heard some use this.