milehighjc
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2014
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I caught boat fever big time this summer.
My daughter and son in law invited us out to the lake this year (older Rinker Captiva), and I got out several times with my nephew on his Malibu. Yep, I got the sickness bad.
In my day, I was a decent slalom skier, mostly behind a 74 Silverline with a 150 Evinrude. I could deep water start all day with no problem and have lots of fun. Ten years ago, I was able to get up with some struggle behind a smallish Glastron, and once up, had a great time. Fast forward to today - Im 54, 5'11" and 220 (20 lbs heavier than 10 years ago). Over the past couple of years, I have tried to get up on a slalom ski on at least 6-8 trips and have failed miserably.
Yes, Im in shape, ROUND is a shape. (actually not as bad as that sounds, I do work out regularly, and am dropping weight, just not fast enough. I can ski on two behind seemingly anything, but have not been able to deep water start on a slalom yet.
Behind the Rinker, I drag forever, can start to get up on plane, but then sink a bit, and go over the tip. Behind the Malibu, I just could not hold on to the handle to save my life. I would go 3-4 tries, then was ready to just throw me the other ski.
I think the ski is part of the problem... a little research tells me I should have a 69" ski... neither of them were that long.
Im determined to get this done. I WILL lose more weight (if for no other reason than the work of getting on the lake more). Im now looking for a boat myself. Im eyeing a couple of Crownlines (used), one with a 18' 5.7 Alpha, or another 20' 5.0 Volvo Penta.
Would appreciate thoughts on boats, equipment, or technique for an older guy determined to have a little fun on one ski again.
jc
My daughter and son in law invited us out to the lake this year (older Rinker Captiva), and I got out several times with my nephew on his Malibu. Yep, I got the sickness bad.
In my day, I was a decent slalom skier, mostly behind a 74 Silverline with a 150 Evinrude. I could deep water start all day with no problem and have lots of fun. Ten years ago, I was able to get up with some struggle behind a smallish Glastron, and once up, had a great time. Fast forward to today - Im 54, 5'11" and 220 (20 lbs heavier than 10 years ago). Over the past couple of years, I have tried to get up on a slalom ski on at least 6-8 trips and have failed miserably.
Yes, Im in shape, ROUND is a shape. (actually not as bad as that sounds, I do work out regularly, and am dropping weight, just not fast enough. I can ski on two behind seemingly anything, but have not been able to deep water start on a slalom yet.
Behind the Rinker, I drag forever, can start to get up on plane, but then sink a bit, and go over the tip. Behind the Malibu, I just could not hold on to the handle to save my life. I would go 3-4 tries, then was ready to just throw me the other ski.
I think the ski is part of the problem... a little research tells me I should have a 69" ski... neither of them were that long.
Im determined to get this done. I WILL lose more weight (if for no other reason than the work of getting on the lake more). Im now looking for a boat myself. Im eyeing a couple of Crownlines (used), one with a 18' 5.7 Alpha, or another 20' 5.0 Volvo Penta.
Would appreciate thoughts on boats, equipment, or technique for an older guy determined to have a little fun on one ski again.
jc