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    Need skiers in Richmond VA

    Skiers and drivers needed in Richmond Virginia. We ski on the upper and lower James but more on the lower. Ski Lake Chesdin once in a while. My friends and I have 3 boats and a portable course and need skiers that want to help set up the course or just freeski. Send me an email...
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    It's Boat buying season

    The ski season is over in my home town so, it must be "Boat Buying Season." Any know anything about the Supra Legacy? How is the slalom wake (I ski at 30 or 32mph)? A 1999 model is for sale in my area and I want to do some checking around before I look at it. I did look at the Supra web site...
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    Remembering Herb O'Brien

    A sad day in the waterski world! The watersports industry lost an icon of the highest magnitude on October 21, 2012 when waterski and wakeboard legendary designer Herb O?Brien died near his home at Radar Lake in Washington. ballofspray.com.remembering-herb-o-brien
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    slalom course repair

    Looking for advice to replace my buoy lines on my portable course. I know how to make the copper crimps. Does anyone know a good way to connect the bungee cord to a 3/16? rope, without buying a high dollar crimp tool? I could try the copper but I did not know if it would hold a bungee cord...
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    Slalom skiers are strange

    My neighbors must think that I?m getting ready for Christmas early and making strange ornaments. I am spray painting buoys for my portable course. The course has not been used for four or more years and the buoys needed a touch up.
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    correct slalom form

    I have been working on my slalom form and I was given a tip ?get your hips up to the handle.? I know the handle should be down, shoulders should be back and knees slightly bent. My problem is I feel like if I bring my hips up while my shoulders are back. I would be leaning so far back I would...
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    Boat is pulling left

    18' bowrider with Merc & Alph 1, NO power steering. If my boat is pulling left which way should I move the trailing edge (farthest to the rear edge) of the steering alignment tab? Not sure of the correct name of the tab, I have always called it a Trim Tab but I know trim tabs are also a...
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    tips for buying inboard ski boat?

    I am looking for my first inboard ski boat. I mostly slalom ski and have a portable slalom course. I do not wakeboard so don?t need a tower. I do need a high end boat and don?t want to pay for just a big name down the side, like Master Craft, Nautique or Malibu. Open bow would be best for the...
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    Do Mercruiser have a PCV valve?

    I am asking because my Mercruiser does not. My valve cover just has a hose with no pcv valve straight to the air filter. It seems that an oily residue is forming on my air filter / breather and I just cleaned it three weeks ago. Did Mercruiser start putting PCV valves on new engines? 1985...
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    1985 MerCruiser 3.0L Tune Up?

    1985 Mercruiser 3.0L M# MCM 140, SN: 6922598, with Mercarb, with electronic ignition kit (NO points or condenser). I need to tune up my engine. I am sure that there are many good post and write ups about tuning up an old Mercruiser. Do the pros out there have one or two favorite post that...
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    Old Merc. 3.0L not 140hp?

    Recently in a thread about performance of an old Merc. 3.0L, 140hp. It was posted that the old 3.0L are not really 140 horse power (maybe 115-120hp). I guess MerCruiser over rated the horse power? At sometime they rated them at 130hp, now the new 3.0L is 135hp. 1. What did they change on the...
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    UnderCover truck bed tonneau cover

    Does anyone out there have a UnderCover Classic truck bed hard tonneau cover? Do you like it? My truck: 2001 Toyota Tundra Access cab, 6? bed, 4.7L V8 I am looking into getting one. It would save a lot of time to keep my ski gear locked up in the bed of the truck in the summer. Then I could...
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    Portable Slalom Course?

    How long does it take to setup a portable slalom course? I was told it is a three man job. Would it be very hard for two guys? I am looking into buying one. I have been looking at ski-it-again. I would like to get some feedback from those that have used one. I don?t want to buy one if they take...
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    Stars next to forum name?

    What do the stars indicate next to a forum title? For example when I go to the waterskiing page next to ?Smart Tabs do they work?? I see five stars to the right of the title.
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    Smart Tabs do they work?

    Is anyone using Smart Tabs on a boat with a 3.0L MerCruiser I/O? Do Smart Tabs really help to get a slalom skier out of the water with a low horsepower boat? The concept of the Smart Tab seems simple but can 140 hp give enough forward thrust so the Smart Tab can give the lift it is supposed to...
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    Shortline DVD

    Has anyone seen the ?Shortline? dvd? I ordered it from Bart?s last night.
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    what size CDX 66" or 67"?

    What length 2002 CDX would be better for me 66? or 67?? Weight 135 lb, height 5? 11?, currently skiing at 15 off @ 27mph. I?m a newbie to skiing on a coarse but I want to get a ski that I can keep as I advance. I just got a 2002 CDX 67? that I have only used for one or two sets. I was...
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    70's Mach I pics?

    Does anyone have any pictures of an old O'brien Mach I from the 70?s? I want to refurbish my dad?s old ski, he got it around 1973-75. It is the red fiberglass ski with the aluminum top. I can still see the outline were the paint was. I know it was blue and red but I don?t know what part was...
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    bruised heal w/ HO Venom boot

    Is it normal to have a sore or bruised front foot when you first learn how to do a correct slalom turn or is my boot to tight? I was just recently told to get my weight up on the balls of my feet in the turn. I practiced this last week. The next day the heal of my front foot was sore/bruised. I...
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    1985 Mercruiser 3.0L throttle adjustment

    1985 Mercruiser 3.0L M# MCM 140, SN: 6922598, with Mercarb. My throttle adjustment has a little slack in it. When I pull the throttle back to idle the idle is too high. If I push on the connecting arm from the carburetor to the throttle cable it will move almost ? inch. Then the idle will be...
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