Re: Wetsuit season begins tommorrow
I had her pull me through around 30 on the Magnum two weeks ago. First we spent several times just having her drive through -- new to towing the last couple of year and I am in an IO. I thought is was enough to just try to have her hold the speed at 30.
This weekend we went back and I have a 67 or 68 HO VTX that a neighbor abandoned and a 67 inch Kidder KS graphite. I started both at 30 mph, 15 off. I then had her back down to 28. I really was not doing so hot. 3 buoys max.
However, when I used to run the course, I was 165-170 and ran on an old 65 inch EP GX3 Turboglass, now I am 192 and have basically 67 inch skis. I have since looked at the sizing charts, and both are probably too short till I can get the speed back up closer to 36 I guess?
I think I will have to start earlier and play around with the Kidder more, as it really did not feel good -- lots of spray, etc, but I did seem to pull strongest on it. I think that is probably the ski to start trying to dial in and get used too, or look for another over the off season -- maybe a 68 inch Concept or similar. Then again, I seemed to have the most fun on the Magnum (its the older more traditional shaped Magnum, not the newer V-hull one).
Either way, it was damn good to at least be trying. Come spring I am going to join the ski club. Hopefully they won't mine some old guy with an IO handing around -- heck maybe I can get a pull for some gas money behind a real ski boat.
