Too fat for my skis?

[Natty Light]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

Thanks for the responses. Additionally what is the correct number of beers before the attempt is made? I assume that performance can be affected by being too far under or over.

 

[sickwilly]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

Natty Light, love the name. One of my fallen compadres always drank Natty Light, RIP Cocko. Your name makes me think of my good buddy. He's been gone about a year and a half now. Miss that guy a lot!

Natty, what prop do you have on the V-max motor? I bet a 12 pack of Natty Light you have a high pitch stainless stell prop that makes that sucker hit light speed. Find a compromise prop to get some more hole shot and you will be skiing in no time.

Why do you fishermen like to go 60 MPH to the next fishing spot on Tennessee lakes anyway I thought fishing was about relaxation and getting away from the wives

 

[Natty Light]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

Natty Light, love the name. One of my fallen compadres always drank Natty Light, RIP Cocko. Your name makes me think of my good buddy. He's been gone about a year and a half now. Miss that guy a lot!

Natty, what prop do you have on the V-max motor? I bet a 12 pack of Natty Light you have a high pitch stainless stell prop that makes that sucker hit light speed. Find a compromise prop to get some more hole shot and you will be skiing in no time.

Why do you fishermen like to go 60 MPH to the next fishing spot on Tennessee lakes anyway I thought fishing was about relaxation and getting away from the wives

It's a 23 pitch. My spare is a 21. I'll keep a possible switch in mind. Thanks. Why fast? Well for me I have to cram a days worth of fishing into a 6am - 9am window before my kids wake up and turn the boat into a competition tube puller / animal cracker depository.

 

[sickwilly]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

The 21 will pull you up significantly faster. A 19 or 20 aluminum 4 blade will really make that engine a tow machine, and only set you back $100 on iboats. You will, though, hit the rev limiter when running to your fishing spot with just you in the boat.

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

the 21 will pull you up significantly faster. A 19 or 20 aluminum 4 blade will really make that engine a tow machine, and only set you back $100 on iboats. You will, though, hit the rev limiter when running to your fishing spot with just you in the boat.

this!

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

I've been doing my best to get up on skis this summer.
I would say I'm up to about 21 tries so far with no success.
The closest I've come is "almost up" ...

What do you mean by "Almost Up"?

Do you not get up out of the water? Or do you fall on your Face or Butt just after popping up?
Is it an equipment problem or a technique issue?

 

[Natty Light]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

good news. I got up several times over the weekend. Just told the driver to hammer it and I started getting up consistently. The next challenge appears to be staying up. Every time I planned out I would fall back on my rear when I tried to stand up straight. so what advice do you have after you get up on the water?

 

[Malibu Rudder]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

It sounds like the driver backed off the throttle or you attempted to stand too soon. I am not a ski expert so please wait for confirmation or for someone more experienced than I.

 

[idonthaveaname]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

Me skiing

 

[MrBigStuff]

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Sounds like you have the rope too close to your body. Elbows and knees bent to absorb shocks, arms out front like you're carrying big bags full of groceries. If you stood up with your arms too close, the skies were ahead of your torso with no leverage on the rope to maintain the lean angle- down on your butt...

 

[jkust]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

You'll be proficient soon. I can empathize though. I learned how to ski as a little kid on trick skis which are very short with no rudders. Everything else after that was easy. 23" prop isn't doing you any favors.

 

[haulnazz15]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

good news. I got up several times over the weekend. Just told the driver to hammer it and I started getting up consistently. The next challenge appears to be staying up. Every time I planned out I would fall back on my rear when I tried to stand up straight. so what advice do you have after you get up on the water?

Probably standing up too soon. Stay tucked until the skis/boat have stabilized a bit. If you stand up too soon, you are pulling the rope too close to your chest (trying to hold yourself up) and you end up falling backward. Just try and stay tucked another 3-5 seconds if possible and see what results you get.

 

[Malibu Rudder]

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Haulnazz....great answer!!!!! "Idonthaveaname", he has given you the answer to your skiing prayers. Please update us after your next try! I have a feeling you will have it mastered.

 

[Chris1956]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

Normally, once you are up on top of the water, if you don't pulkl back on the rope, you will not fall. It is very tempting to pull back against the boat. When this happens, your feet slide forward and you do a butt plant. Resist the urge to pull back by consiously locking your elbows. I will bet you will stay up.

The driver needs to learn to back off the throttle smoothly to stabilize the speed at 27MPH or there abouts. After the speed is constant, use the thumbs up or down gesture to adjust the speed to your liking.

 

[UncleWillie]

Re: Too fat for my skis?

It is just technique now.
Stay tucked longer and do not attempt to pull yourself up by pulling in your arms. Keep the arms straight out.
Let the boat do all the pulling.

On the initial pull out of the water you will need to stay tucked to take the big forces.
You will get on plane before the boat. Just as you pop up you will be going slow and the line will get slack.
At this point you will need to pull in on the rope to keep from falling backwards on your butt.
If you already pulled in, in the attempt to get yourself up, the option to pull will not be available and down you go.

A half second later the boat reaches plane and you will get a big force pulling forward.
If you have already stood completely upright, you are going over on your face.
Stay tucked until the boat reaches full speed and straighten your ams again to get a little slack to cushion the jerk.

This is the point where the driver finally needs to back off on the throttle.
He needs to keep it hammered until you reach 20-25 mph and then back off to hold the speed.
Now you are skiing and can stand up and relax a little.
It takes longer to read this than the 5 seconds it takes to do in real life.

In the first few seconds of getting up you need to anticipate the Pull, Slack, Pull, Ski, forces.