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Hollywood 
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 Topic: learning to trick skiPosted: March-14-2011 at 4:56pm |
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Well, I like to combo trick ski as well as shoe ski. It makes great practice for barefooting as well. I have another video performing a few actual tricks and it might show some of the ice breaking up. The footing was nerve-wracking! I went hunting for open ramps last weekend, only found one. They either had ice at the bottom or a pile plowed up at the top.
Chain O' Lakes - March 13. 
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mdvalant
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 5:02pm |
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hahahahahha and coors light to boot.
They say that coors train is cold, but D@MN!!! |
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75 Tique
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 5:16pm |
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You can always tell a PLBC guy....but you can't tell 'em much.
On the other had, I am guessing you are the first CCFan north of the Mason Dixon line to be skiing this season...if not the first person, period. So here's to that. 
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“So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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Hollywood
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 5:23pm |
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Eric Koehler, our old MC friend and now Lauderdale Lakes Correct Craft salesman was also out on Sunday. They were down river, had it not been for the ice we could have met up.
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75 Tique
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 5:27pm |
Yeah....I hate when that happens. |
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“So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
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M3Fan
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 5:36pm |
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The caddy doing the towing never gets old. Awesome. What's going on with the rims there? New?
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harddock
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 5:43pm |
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Are those coolers strictly used for wake enhancement? Cool video!!
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Hollywood
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 6:14pm |
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One is hot water the other is cold beer, ice water provided by the lake.
Snow tires, they make decent mudders too. 
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 6:43pm |
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i'll bet that caddy rides like a champ
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SN206
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 7:44pm |
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...those who have fallen and those who will.
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 7:59pm |
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<a href="">1992 ski nautique
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kapla
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 8:01pm |
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so officially your boat´s been sumerized? or is kept in heated garage?
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<a href="">1992 ski nautique
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Hollywood
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 8:40pm |
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Summerize = put drain plugs back in.
I do warm it up on the garden hose before going to the ramp. This thing only sits 3-4 months. I love the sound of the chine spray falling on the glass calm water. Ssshhhhhhhhh |
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 8:51pm |
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Good trick skiing Hollywood. You may be the only person that has done an ice start.
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kapla
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 9:07pm |
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how much time until your hands and feet get completely frozen numb?
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 9:22pm |
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What speed were you going? It seemed fast for trick ski's.
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 10:08pm |
Yeah....the ice start....I think that is one that I'll pass on. |
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 11:48pm |
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Just goes to show you how far some of us will go for "butter".
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...those who have fallen and those who will.
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Posted: March-14-2011 at 11:59pm |
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I want to see the Ice Finish, that's a much better trick. The fall is my favorite time because the water is like that but still warm, all you people who think its too cold, you just keep thinking that way so the rest of us can keep on enjoying water like that.
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Posted: March-15-2011 at 12:59am |
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Eat your heart out Jbear,ya cant do that where your at!
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Posted: March-15-2011 at 1:21am |
Wow...so many things I could comment on about this thread but I will have to leave it at "you're on the wrong Chain HW...call me for directions..." When do you head south Gary? See ya in 2 weeks. john |
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Posted: March-15-2011 at 1:31am |
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We are leaving before the crack of dawn on the 23rd John.Started it up tonight to make sure it ran,so I'm set to go! See you then
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Posted: March-15-2011 at 1:35am |
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can't wait to see ya and all the rest of the guys.
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Posted: March-17-2011 at 4:57pm |
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I hope to see some skiing from SJRR this year. Here's more trick video I found. That W2W fall tweaked my ankle for the third time that year, sprained it jumping in the spring and did nothing but 2 ski on showboards for a an entire month following, only to crank it doing trick ski line steps in June.
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Posted: March-17-2011 at 7:21pm |
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The show skiing is showing, you flashed a little of the ever elegant "Back Swan" maneuver. LOL
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Posted: March-17-2011 at 10:51pm |
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So, when will we see this same video at 20MPH faster and no skis? Your pre-turn squat is so "longline FTB"!
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Posted: March-30-2011 at 7:03pm |
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Been a long time coming but I finally finished my shoe skis. It's easy to lose count of the coats of marine spar varnish when it takes ~15 months to finish! These were made from a single $27 board of 1/2" african mahogany from Owl Hardwood in Des Plaines. Mitered to length and angle, then sanded with a DA. I countersunk the t-nuts with a forstner bit.
Any input from the wood guys would be appreciated, as this is just the first of many I'm sure I'll make. Had I wet the boards and then sanded it probably would have taken 1/2 the coats of spar varnish. The grain kept raising up through in some spots until like the 10th coat. |
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Posted: April-01-2011 at 3:41pm |
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Kevin,
I'd have to guess you didn't fill the open grain with a paste filler. Yes, the wet the wood first and then do a light sand takes care of grain raising but trying to fill the open grain with varnish is almost impossible. However, they look great!!
Great ice start too! |
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Posted: April-21-2011 at 2:16pm |
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This guy is one of the best. a few years ago they had a shoe ski competition at the Gardens. I am not sure if he even competed. Anthony used to ski with the Aqua Nuts. I believe Greg Weyers made his shoes, dynegreg on the hydrodyners website. I have seen a pair it would seem to me that they are very similar to cutting board material.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7f1h77Bvog Enjoy!~ and be inspired! |
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^ "Shoe King" is an Aquanut alumni. Shoe skiing is still very much alive in Twin Lakes, WI. I didn't do much on my own this year but the sets I did take went pretty well.
Anyway, PLBC is stepping up the 2 ski trick ski game next season. Barracuda's inspired me to finally rig up a pair of decent bindings. I just finished rebuilding these these old O'Brien jump plates with NOS heels, reused the trick's old toes and flipped the wrap upside down. I snuck some extra screws (epoxy filled pre-drilled holes) through the heel horseshoe to hopefully prevent pull out since the only retention is the ski's skin. The forward lean of the heels really make it seem like the bindings are far forward but the toe horseshoe is practically in the same spot as before and with the heel horseshoe matching up to the old middle position.    The toe sliders on these black and orange skis were an absolute garbage design. O'Brien always struggled to make a decent binding IMO. Again, extra screws. Best I could do here was keep consistent with Herb's brands... 
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