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  1. @OKSkier , where abouts in Canada are you? You can demo pretty much the entire Radar lineup at McClintocks. Great place to ski too!
  2. Sometimes if I miss the pass early I'll spin, sometimes when the water is really cold.
  3. Great discussion. Thanks for all the replies, I'm glad I brought this up, and as I said before I didn't know that the concept had been a thing for a while. I had thought for someone that could nail the timing it would set you up for an earlier load on the gate shot. I also figured it wouldn't be a good idea for us long liners because it would be pretty hit and miss on success. Which my current gate already is, so the short gate would be even more difficult.
  4. @RGilmore so I'm not crazy, that's exactly what I was talking about. I had no idea that was a thing. I'm guessing it's not much of an advantage since that video is from 2009 and it hasn't caught on.
  5. By all means, I'm sure there is a really good reason not to do this but... I've always wondered if a gate that was more a pull out that turned as soon as you were wide with no glide whatsoever might work? I'm thinking more like a "zero ball" rather than gate turn in. I guess the question is can you load earlier and create more angle out of a full turn or a glide and turn in? Bear in mind this comment comes from someone with a PB of 3@22 so be kind LOL.
  6. Agreed! Any idea what speed that might have been? Line length?
  7. Ok, so you take the blue pill and stay in wonderland. I'm not sure I get your point.
  8. I'm 59 years old, I ski on T Factors, previously on Animals. (+kicker) I usually have a couple of crashes per year where I come out of the boot and my ankle is usually sore for a day or two following. I've known 2 people that have had serious injuries in rubber, (one broken ankle one crushed the top of his tibia) and both were caused by coming partially out of the boot and then crashing hard. At least this type of injury would be prevented with hard shells. Just a few more points to consider.
  9. @skierjp "I read somewhere" and "Another article" are not credible ways to make a point. Maybe you could cite the article or present some data to back such a claim? Who is the guy that developed the weather network? Here's an article I found from the US Geological Survey that I found in about a 20 second google search. https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/volcanoes-can-affect-climate If you don't want to read it, spoiler alert, the answer is no.
  10. @skimtb I don't know why I find that so funny, but I just keep laughing, thanks
  11. Well, nothing against the fine folks at HO or my guests. But at nearly 600 bucks, um, my guests will be sticking with the good old combos LOL.
  12. @Wish Those kind of look like what I was on, but I'm not sure exactly which ones, they're at the cottage and I'm not. 10 year old Obriens maybe? I do remember they were double to single concave and wide in the front. Interesting that you can turn them well enough to run the course at any speed. @2Valve I was only on the slalom and it scared me enough I went right back to my Senate so never tried to adapt.
  13. I guess I need to rethink the guest quiver then. The last thing you want to do is make it harder. I was a hack open water skier and when I decided to try it for real, my first set at McClintock's many years ago was on some kind of comp ski they had in the shed, and when I skied on it for the first time I remember it being a bit squirrely, but I did ok on it. So I guess a retired comp ski would be the best option.
  14. It's kind of funny how we would perceive a beginner ski to be easier to ski yet it isn't. I'm still wondering if maybe 26mph was way too fast for the ski, and expecting to do what I would consider a really lazy turn is still way more aggressive than the ski was intended to do. Just for shits and giggles I might take it out again this summer but try it out around 20 mph instead. The injury is well healed, I'm snow skiing weekly these days and looking forward to getting back into the course as soon as the boats are in.
  15. While reading another post I was reminded of something I did last summer that really freaked me out. I was recovering from a torn hamstring and wanted to do just a really gentle ski to feel it out so I grabbed one of the slalom skis I had from a combo set (can't tell you which ones) instead of my normal Senate and asked my wife to pull me at 26mph. I swear, that was the most unstable and scary time I've ever had on a ski. I couldn't turn it worth a damn, and I felt like I had no control over the thing at all. I took it because I figured it would be like sitting on the couch and kind of just for a lark. Anybody have any insight? 26 way too fast for the ski maybe? Or are these things just meant to be skied flat and are terrible when you put them on edge? I'd like to get a feel for how it should be skied just because I bought them for any inexperienced visitors that might want to give it a go.
  16. One of the authors (John Runciman) is on campus at the University of Guelph which is where I work. I was going to give him a heads up that you guys were discussing the paper, but his auto reply says he's on sabbatical until April. I seem to remember reading this some years ago. It seems more comprehensive than I remember so perhaps there was an earlier one, not sure.
  17. Really nothing new in pro sport in general. Jimmy Connors played with that aluminum T2000 nearly to the end of his career. I think he was still using it 10 or so years after production ended. Lance rode "last years" bike painted up like a new one IIRC. It used to be very common for windsurfing pros to ride custom boards painted up like production boards. When you see so many skiers on so many different rides all running similar scores, I'm not sure us mortals are getting much usable data from what they're on.
  18. https://popularwoodworking.com/flexner-on-finishing-woodworking-blogs/teak-oil-what-is-it/https://www.popularwoodworking.com/flexner-on-finishing-woodworking-blogs/teak-oil-what-is-it/ The above article is by Bob Flexner who is considered a guru in wood finishing FWIW
  19. @LeonL actually while it may be called teak oil, there actually is no such thing. All products marketed as teak oil are some kind of blend of oils (most often linseed and tung), solvents and sometimes some sort of resin +11 herbs and spices. There is a host of info on outdoor oil finishes, and in my case I've started experimenting with wax oils. The one with the best reputation so far (and what I've just applied on my cedar deck) is Osmo decking oil. My teak platform is in serious need of some TLC and I'll probably use the Osmo on it. My advice would be to avoid any outdoor finish with resin in it because it will crack and peel. At least with the oils, if you don't let them go too long without a recoat you can just add a new coat every season or two.
  20. +1 on a taper being a possible cause. I actually lost a prop that way, first year I had the boat it would clunk and slip, then come tight. I thought it was the tranny and was going to get at it at the end of the season and then one day as my wife backed the throttle after dropping me at the dock the boat seemed to be in neutral no matter where the throttle was. Turns out the lock nut had spun off and when the load was off the prop it just went to the bottom of the lake. I can't speak to who if any of the manufacturers actually lap the tapers but if they aren't lapped they can come loose. On my boat there's only one taper (Supra Rider) and it's at the prop end. If anyone has pulled the coupler on the keyed type, it should be replaced, they wear and will be loose if put back on. if it's tapered, it should be lapped.
  21. @Jody_Seal I guess I should have been more specific. I wasn't commenting on the jet boat idea, just sayin' my Rider is not a good choice for 22.
  22. Not the 84 Supra Rider/Sunsport! The 22 off hump is brutal.
  23. Not sure what your local laws are, but rifle over water is a no no. Dangerous and irresponsible.
  24. @andjules We're on White Lake, which at last count I think there were 3 in the general area, LOL
  25. I freeski at the cottage most weekends north of Kingston in the Westport area. Ski as close to daily as I can at McClintocks.
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