On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:37:52 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

That's the recurring theme I see in most of
your posts.

1 - Look in the mirror.

2 - I only report what I know - I don't make **** up.

3 - You don't like it - ignore it.

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:50:03 -0400, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:49:33 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

And you wrote an entire paragraph on your use of an outboard for skiing and
how it was never a problem. Instead you could have just said you learned to
ski on an outboard. I've watched outboarders doing water sports, it's
obviously a pain. Taking in and out ropes with that stupid floating bridle
to get them around the engine, give me a break.

Don't they have towers and such on "ski" boats? To get around the
stern problem?

The ski club at Webster lake changed their club boats over from Master
Craft and Centurion to outboard Glastrons - with ETECs. From what I
heard, more power, better fuel economy and more power. :)

Their three boats all have what they call ski towers and stern posts
(ski pylons?) for the tow rigs.

Doesn't seem to bother them much.

And I might be wrong, but I thought that the ski show in Orlando's
Seaworld uses outboards - ETECs actually, don't know the model boat -
or they did at one time - that may have changed.

I also believe that the world's record number of skiers towed was
behind outboards - ETECs in fact.

Hmmmm - I'm sensing a recurring theme here. :)

Hey - what ever floats your boat - get it? Float - boat? :)

All tournament ski boats are inboard, with the pylon at the center pivot
point of the boat at about waste high. While they might like the torque
of the etec, it would leave too big of a wake for a ski boat. Wakeboard
boats will use arch/towers that look like large radar arches.

If Seaworld is using Etec it is for their "shows" where they pull an
extreme number of skiers in a Pyramid, not for "real sking".

You know - Eisboch was absoutely right.

This place, with one or two exceptions, contains nothing but morons,
ignorant asses and self important gas bags.

I'm outa here - hope ya'll have fun jerking off on your keyboards.

Dumbasses.

"HK" wrote in message
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wrote:
Go to any
gathering of ski boats. \

Thanks...I'd rather watch paint dry. :)

Almost as bad as going to a gathering of go fast boats. ;-)

HK wrote:
Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:49:33 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

And you wrote an entire paragraph on your use of an outboard for
skiing and
how it was never a problem. Instead you could have just said you
learned to
ski on an outboard. I've watched outboarders doing water sports,
it's
obviously a pain. Taking in and out ropes with that stupid
floating bridle
to get them around the engine, give me a break.
Don't they have towers and such on "ski" boats? To get around the
stern problem?

The ski club at Webster lake changed their club boats over from Master
Craft and Centurion to outboard Glastrons - with ETECs. From what I
heard, more power, better fuel economy and more power. :)

Their three boats all have what they call ski towers and stern posts
(ski pylons?) for the tow rigs.

Doesn't seem to bother them much.

And I might be wrong, but I thought that the ski show in Orlando's
Seaworld uses outboards - ETECs actually, don't know the model boat -
or they did at one time - that may have changed.

I also believe that the world's record number of skiers towed was
behind outboards - ETECs in fact.

Hmmmm - I'm sensing a recurring theme here. :)

Hey - what ever floats your boat - get it? Float - boat? :)
But when we learned to ski or skied behind small O/B's there was not
a stern problem. Because we were young and did not realize there
was a problem and also those 14' boats with a 35 hp Johnson did not
have a huge ETEC size motor to get around. I skied behind those
small O/B's but learned behind a Cadillac powered V-drive An about
80 mph boat. My dad's buddy ran a boat shop for years and raced
boats, so was a fast boat.

I still don't know what the "stern problem" is here. Was it getting
the tow rope caught in the prop? Never happened to us.

You were lucky then. The problem is with all these new highpowered
O/B's is there is little access to the stern. I can see this as a
problem with large center consoles in offshore fishing if the fish
runs to the stern. I prefer Diesel I/B's in large offshore boats.


My former parker had a delightful full width bracket with a ladder. Not
only was it easy to get into or out of the water, but you could walk
from port to starboard on the bracket. I brought fish up to the side of
the boat, but I also sometimes got out on the bracket to land or release
a fish. It really depends on the individual boat.

Now you can practically swim into the boat through your transom. Nice!

Waylon Smithers stench drives away another of the more
sensible, middle grounders in the newsgroup.

Do you REALLY think it was him? WAKE UP!

--Mike

"Don White" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:50:03 -0400, Reginald Smithers III
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:49:33 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

And you wrote an entire paragraph on your use of an outboard for
skiing and
how it was never a problem. Instead you could have just said you
learned to
ski on an outboard. I've watched outboarders doing water sports, it's
obviously a pain. Taking in and out ropes with that stupid floating
bridle
to get them around the engine, give me a break.

Don't they have towers and such on "ski" boats? To get around the
stern problem?

The ski club at Webster lake changed their club boats over from Master
Craft and Centurion to outboard Glastrons - with ETECs. From what I
heard, more power, better fuel economy and more power. :)

Their three boats all have what they call ski towers and stern posts
(ski pylons?) for the tow rigs.

Doesn't seem to bother them much.

And I might be wrong, but I thought that the ski show in Orlando's
Seaworld uses outboards - ETECs actually, don't know the model boat -
or they did at one time - that may have changed.

I also believe that the world's record number of skiers towed was
behind outboards - ETECs in fact.

Hmmmm - I'm sensing a recurring theme here. :)

Hey - what ever floats your boat - get it? Float - boat? :)

All tournament ski boats are inboard, with the pylon at the center pivot
point of the boat at about waste high. While they might like the torque
of the etec, it would leave too big of a wake for a ski boat. Wakeboard
boats will use arch/towers that look like large radar arches.

If Seaworld is using Etec it is for their "shows" where they pull an
extreme number of skiers in a Pyramid, not for "real sking".

You know - Eisboch was absoutely right.

This place, with one or two exceptions, contains nothing but morons,
ignorant asses and self important gas bags.

I'm outa here - hope ya'll have fun jerking off on your keyboards.

Dumbasses.

There we go. Waylon Smithers stench drives away another of the more
sensible, middle grounders in the newsgroup.

jamesgangnc wrote:

See any real ski boats with an outboard?

These days, not really.

But a few years back Mastercraft did make the PowerStar 200 that
had an outboard. Was targeted more for the bare foot crowd. Threw
me for a loop the first time I saw a Mastercraft with a motor
hanging off the back.

sam

Sam Hayes Merritt, III wrote:
jamesgangnc wrote:

See any real ski boats with an outboard?

These days, not really.

But a few years back Mastercraft did make the PowerStar 200 that
had an outboard. Was targeted more for the bare foot crowd. Threw
me for a loop the first time I saw a Mastercraft with a motor
hanging off the back.

sam



I've taken upon myself to talk to anyone I see at the marina or out on
the water with waterskis on an outboard boat, to make sure they know
that when they are using those skis, they're really not.