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Yea baby yea!!!!,

We're all on this for the same reason and we all have different rymes. I myself, focus on whats behind the boat. Let it shine, let it glow, hell through a tv in it if you have to. One request though, when you have 8,000 pounds of weight in the boat and your boy falls no power turns please. This sends waves in the opisite direction and creates chop. Idle down and turn around. Hey that rymes, we can all remember that. Little barefoot trick. Respect, that's what we all want. Young or old and I'm young. I don't like to see guys my age buzzing my dock and watching my flawless 1980 American Skier slaming up and down on my new black finish. Keep the music clean and at tolerable levals. Lots of people go to these lakes to get away from it all. Wakeboarders, skiers, barefooters, trick and I'll let the tubers go unsaid(unless your under the age of 10).
Picture yourself, really bumbed on somthing, going off to get away at your family cabin on the lake. The first cabin built. Built over 60 years ago. You have been going since you were -1. Maybe someone in your family just died. Over the winter you completely rebuilt your boat to destress. You're finally kicking back up at the cabin and wala! The weekend warriors from the local town come by 100 ft from the dock with a tidal wave following heading for your boat. You let it go the first 4 times then head off to have a little talk. Not recieved well as expected. This is the frustration some of the older guys are speaking from. Wake boarding has the POTENTIAL to upset skiers but it doesn't have to be that way. If boarders could please take some additional consideration due to the nature of the wakes we would all really apreciate it. Not saying the previous post persons are not respectful, just a friendly reminder to all persons boating. Big wakes have the potential to due some major damage. kids on docks and even on shore. Things not everyone thinks about. Be respectful of owners that is their lake, not yours. If your can't deal go to your local resivore. If we can all show lots of respect, we will facilitate grounds for friendship and good times. Look out for one another ya know? Everyone needs help at one time or another and we'll all be there. Show respect, you too skiers. Happy Motoring!     

Back to 80nauts:

Back in my day we had to get the attention of the chicks the old fashioned way - we earned it, and not with our KA stereos or boats. One day about, oh I don't know, a gazillion years ago, my buddies and I were barefooting up and down a river. There was a group pulled off on the shore having a few beers. Every time we skied by, one of the young ladies hiked her top up and shook her fairly ample bosums at us. Now see....thats respect.

Jason: No harm intended. You're doing a great job with your boat. Continue to keep us posted.

BKHallpass:

Still have your old Maja? I'm impressed. That used to be the state of the art ski. I wish I still had my old Northland, at least to hang on the wall as a decoration but it is long gone.

(Age 50 but can still make it through the course - (although not very well and not too fast) and can still knock out deep water starts and tumbleturns - pretty good for an Old Fart)

That was uncharacteristic of me, my apologies to you all.
I crossed the line of good taste, the face value of the words I chose poorly represented my thoughts. Trying to clarify would be equally poor form.

46 here!
(I still love bikinis! )

Cumbaya. Feelin' the love.

BKH

BTW, take a look at this thread, we are squabbling like women. I take enough crap from my girlfriend everyday to fill an entire messageboard, as I am sure most of you do with your girlfriends/wives.

How do I think I completed on this work in a short amount of time, I been hiding in the garage.

Your right, thats a stretch

Hey,

I'm all for upgrading. I just hung up my old Northland Custom Slalom for a great new Maharaja. You should see the shine on that oak.

No ridicule here Jason.
I love your boat. You should be very proud of it. Great job!
I just get a chuckle out of how quick some of these posts can go off in the wrong direction.
Keep posting pics and showing us that boat.
(I still love bikinis )

Jason,

I think you're letting the old schoolers
get the best of you. Ever met an old
fart that doesn't like to give grief to the
young guys. That's what they call fun.

One thing old
timers enjoy even more than yanking the chain of a young guy, is the simple elegance of
quality craftmanship. You do great work. Trust me you're respected for that.

Keep the pics coming. You're really adding to this site.

BKH

To each his own, I just mentioned everything that I had done to the boat this winter. I wasnt bragging it, and I was quick to point out that I am not out to be blasting people off the lake and I would respectful with my music.

Yes I am young, and my views might change when I am older, but I am not out telling you how you should enjoy your nautique.

Your are right, you might be on wakeboarder.com, because I really didnt think posting pictures of my nautique (that I spent the last 4 months working on) would be ridiculed because I gave four lines to what kind of stereo I put it in it.

Give me a break, I will think twice about posting pictures of my boat anymore on this site.

Yikes!
I think my computer just jumped to WAKEBOARDER.COM!!!
Nope I scrolled up and I'm still here at correctcraft.com
This is where the old guys say "In my day I ski'd on wood skis and liked it!"
The young bucks say "Piss-off and crank up the tunes"
But we all LOVE Nauti's
(& I LOOOOOVE the bikinis!)

I am amused, (not offended, mind you, just amused) by people that talk abut the primary upgrades to their boat as being the new kicka$$ 40 gigawatt stereo and 27 speakers and 4 subwoofers and .... I guess I have to remember that this is a boat site, not a skiing site, but I would think a love of skiing (ok, or boarding) would be the common thread. What is hence important about a boat is how it pulls and then, for us vintage folks how it has held up and how good it looks. I find it strange that what kind of stereo is involved is so important. I have always been much more impressed with what is on the back end of the rope versus what is at the front end of the rope. Although with my new interest in vintage boats, the condition of the vintage piece is worthy of note. However, I am not particulary impressed if someone happens to have the dough (or lack of fear of debt)to go out and buy a 50 grand ski boat for tubing or if the greatest selling point of a boat is its CD player.

OK, I've vented, go back and have your fun. Just don't play your music too loud near me.

75 Tique (AKA 'Old Fart')

Jason-

Nice work....reminds me of my rig, except for I went with white and kelly green on the interior (combing pads and stripe down the midddle of the engine cover)

I think your learning from the posted comments that a few of these guys haven't realized that it's the year 2005 and wakeboarding isn't a passing fad. That's the reason I allways keep my questions strictly technical, and save progressive wakeboarding talk for other sites.

As far as the tower goes....it is absolutely necessary to take you to the next level in your riding (I know you already know this, but others don't seem to understand).

Everyone must remember that all of us who own a 2001 model have seen the value of their boats rise with the discovery of it's perfectly shaped wake for boarding.

One more thing..."spoiled, gay tree hugger" ....WTF?.....it's funny how old people have to ridicule others when they think differently.          

Jason,
Super job!
That boat looks real slick.
(IMO the tower & stripe will take you back a step - but ya gotta go with what works for you.)
Boy, that drivers seat would fit the colors in my boat perfect - got any info on where ya got it?