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phatsat67 wrote: Anyone ever used the old Ski Supreme trailers or late 80's pro star trailers?

twice a year...

8122pbrainard wrote: So the wakeboarders have got their terminology mixed up. I don't know what they would call it but the powerturn (spin) has been around since the 60's. That's certainly way before the advent of wakeboarding!

Pete,I remember my Dad talking about powerturns when he had his Chris Craft in the late '40's. He sold it in the mid '50's when he started his business so I'll bet some guy in the '20's discovered them!

if you like great whether and you love to ski FSC or rollins are good choices,all though there is a lot of nice looking women to check out walking around hollingsworth   

Did a little footin' on it, walked or drove around it alot looking at the girls!

Dave, just noticed your avatar picture and the background. I use to live a couple of blocks from the school.

form&function wrote: For the recored everyone needs glass. living in Oklahoma(where the wind comes sweeping down the plane)

Oh no! My point earlier was at one point whenever you saw a boom out and and a footer in the water you would shut it down and treat that one cove (of many) like it was a No Wake area, set back and watch the show. Footers do not have the luxury of skiing, boarding, or tubing in rollers and whitecaps. I can't speak for all footers, but because of this I'll shut it down when a advanced boarder is pulling some tricks, hell it's fun to watch. I consider it mutual respect. I also have no problem getting up early(depends on the night before) or camping out in a cove till sunset to get good water. But why come slow rolling into a cove were you see footers, dragging a tube, board, zip-sled, ect. when the skier or boarder is making no effort to improve or simply dragging behind the boat. Yes I agree "butter" in Oklahoma is almost non existant, all the more reason to show some mutual respect.

Wow,didn't mean to get everyone worked up.
For the recored everyone needs glass,my group craves and talks about having it earlier in the year like the birth of a new baby.I guess thats just a side affect of living in Oklahoma(where the wind comes sweeping down the plane)

phatsat67 wrote: Now the Mc trailer is another story you have to leave it in gear and go to the bow and click the lil pin that holds it in place which is totally dumb if your doing it alone.

Not surprised your fellow MC owners don't know how to use their own trailers, but the Boat Buddy should only be used during loading, and disengaged immediately following.

Exactly they need ramp etiquette would be nice. There isnt a boat or a trailer my dad and or my cousin and I cant load in less than a minute with the trailer in water under normal condidions. I think that people put on their retard hats before they get to the ramp.

Nobody can back a trailer and or load a boat correctly. Im lucky I have a lift so I only use the public ramp for my friends boats or at the end/begenning of the season. If im not in a hurry its fun to watch but other times it pisses me off. I can load my Sn alone in probably 20 seconds longer than with another person. Now the Mc trailer is another story you have to leave it in gear and go to the bow and click the lil pin that holds it in place which is totally dumb if your doing it alone.

It took these douches like 10 minutes last of the season to load a pontoon onto a drive on bunk pontoon trailer.

It also amazes me howmany people will do burnouts on the ramp with 2wd trucks pulling out. I always used to pull my boat out with my 2wd r/t dakota with wide dry performance tires and no weight in the bed and 350 ft/lbs torque and never spin a tire ever.

I would vote to make it manditory to take a boater safty course and get a certified lisence to boat just like a car because I guarntee 90 percent of people out there wouldn't pass it. Its amazing that you can jump in a boat as soon as you get your drivers lisence never having driven one before and endanger other peoples lives and our correct crafts.

I've literally had to run blocker with my boat so many times for my downed skiers because people don't see them floating infront of them in the water. Thats a rush when someone almost gets ran over. Ive almost been chopped up a few times. We have had peoples boats towed to the ramp by the DNR before.

This is turning into another rant on other boaters haha. Oopppsss

Yikes...it must be getting close to winter up north...

HW..pass me another Beam please...

john

we get those kinda problems down here also..in our delta not to many rivers are allowed to ski..so the popular ones are really messy on the weekends..only able to find a good set during week days (except fridays) and early until 10 am or past 7.30 pm during the week days...these are 30 minutes away from were most of the marinas are..If you want a good quiet place to ski the week end then you need to cruise for at least 1 hour or so...and plan on taking extra fuel for the return as the only gas station in the middle of the way sell crappy fuel at even worts price 20% up than the gas station on the marinas..that are 10-15% up from the land gas stations!!
I guess all around the worlds Its the same issues with careless no clue weekend boaters....

SN206 wrote: but is it really necessary to have perfect "butter" or glass to do so?

no but..what better sensation than to hear the board edging and cuting that butter style water... kinda like snowboarding in virgin off track snow after a big snowfall, or like getting that 10 foot wave in the pipeline!!!

I'm fortunate to live on a large lake. Regardless, it never fails though we'll be tucked in a smooth cove with the boom out and a footer in the water and the biggest damn Mastercrap will come rolling in pulling the weekest damned boarder who simply rides back behind the boat. They'll even make a point to come between us and shore which is pretty close. We use to have somewhat of a echelon were footers had the right of way, then competitive level skiers. Now we're becoming over ran with wake rats and copetition tubers. I enjoy watching boarders do flips and exibition, but is it really necessary to have perfect "butter" or glass to do so?

I think he's kind of got the right idea, but it might be a little too specific, especially since some boaters may not even know what a power turn is (or what kind of power turn he is referring to). How about something a little more generic, like Dontbeadouchebagboater.com. OK, thats a little harsh, how about courteousboater.com. Instead of coming off as a jerk lecturing wallies, just give them a sticker (or business card) with the address. Let em look it up and see what you are talking about. Could include safety, courtesy, ramp etiquete, general tips for being a good boater. I bite my lip many times, especially at the ramp, so that could be a good alternative to "helping" new or rude boaters.

I just got a good lesson in mind your own business at the ramp the other day. Some people were trying to get their pontooner on the trailer, obviously to wrap up the season as it was evident they dont do this every weekend. They were having a heck of a time, so, tying to be helpful, I stepped up on one of the bunks to help guide it on. SNAP!! Oh crap, thats what I get for trying to be a nice guy. I could tell by the way its snapped it was as rotten as could be, and they were very gracious, but I still felt like a dope. Next time, I'll just mind my own business.

I "powerturn" in the slalom course if a skier falls and im more than half way thru the course so it sends the roller from the turn down course instead of back up it the way we came so when I pull back up and drop at the other end the roller is out of the gates and ready to ski. Not really a powerturn just cutt throttle and whip it around between the boat guides.

The thing that annoys me the most on a lake is not following the outter edge counter clockwise rule which greates irratic waves all over the lake. Our lake is 440 acres. Wake boats usually thinkg its cool to go all different directions especially in our smooth cove along with tubers which basically makes it inpossible to do anything other than kneeboard during the day.