just read this youll laugh

Since we are trying to keep people on thier toes by recalling our less than spectacular boating moments...

When I was about 8 or 9 we were skiing up at our camp behind my uncles 13 ft mirrocraft with a 35 horsepower mercury it was at that time common practice for us to take off from the dock ski about a mile down, ski about a mile back and then cut the boat in hard just past the raft towards the dock and then at the last minute cut hard back out leaving the skier with the ability to let go and glide in, sometimes spraying the dock, sometimes attempting to sit down on the dock just as they came to a stop and started to sink. I know its crazy but we had done it like that as long as I could remember, wearing nothing but a little cypress gardens foam belt for protection. This particular day things went pretty well up to the point where my mother had to turn out and some slack in the steering cable combined with the hard turn on the way in allowed the cable to get stuck on one of the wiring hooks under the gunnel. The result was no steering with which to turn out with.
My mother did the only thing she could think of and turned off the key but of course the boat continued to go straight into the neighbors dock, then boat actually went straight up in the air and over the dock landing on the other side. Thankfully everyone lived through it pretty well, the worst of it was my mother who caught the corner of the windshield just under her eye. It was the last time my mother ever took me skiing, and there hasnt been a lot of dumping people at the dock since then either..

Maybe next time, your Dad can spot and somebody else can drive. Sounds like a proud Dad. Wakeboarding is fun, huh?

Ken

Hey Chris I thought it was those fancy BRA-shocks hanging from the tower slowing you down.... they reminded me of the wind shocks most people display on there boats.

Nautique2001 wrote: I know a lot of people used to be into dock starts. I believe it's illegal in most states.

    Pretty sure those are still legal in Maine.Laws says you must stay 200 feet from shore,except for the purpose of dropping off or starting skiers,in which case you must take the most direct path out to 200 feet.I don't do 'em though,I'm afraid to let my wife drive that close to shore

lets hear it for the new guy and his four page post!

05 210 wrote: Nautique2001 wrote: I know a lot of people used to be into dock starts. I believe it's illegal in most states.     Pretty sure those are still legal in Maine.Laws says you must stay 200 feet from shore,except for the purpose of dropping off or starting skiers,in which case you must take the most direct path out to 200 feet.I don't do 'em though,I'm afraid to let my wife drive that close to shore

    Hey Mike, why did we get yelled at for being 199 ft from shore???? Still havent figured that out yet

                                  Jeff...

Man ,
   .. just got in from the river....(it was great..no traffic) ...reading this post is kinda like reading a mystery novel...not sure where its going next! Thought I'd better get my .02 in...just not sure why? ..

JEFF KOSTIS wrote: hey Mike, why did we get yelled at for being 199 ft from shore???? Still havent figured that out yet                                   Jeff...

    I don't know,but it's almost time for you to make a slalom run through those buoys they put out there in our honor

       Mike

79nautique wrote: Will ...what engine is in the sport to get it to 60 mph, theres not a stock motor that CC ever used that would get them over the lower 50's, and mine out runs quinner's easily.

I beg to differ. My father in law had a 99 super air with the python. we could easily hit the upper 50's   We tried numerous times to get into the 60's but could not. That boat would hall some behind.

Brad

51-52 out the old 351 isn't too bad then, don't run accross the 8.1L engine much in a CC and is pretty rare around here.

there are others that can keep up with me and I still have a few more goodies in the works. My heads are still being worked on and the springs are rated for .600 lift so I can always get a different cam as well, and the aluminum exhaust is waiting to be ported and installed too.

CAM son CAM,

doesn't make much since to have the nice heads if you cann't take advantage of them. Next get an aluminum intake.

You don't have to pull the motor to install a new cam all you need to do is pull the pylon, timing cover and intake. It's a day's project or two days tops but then again while the intakes off you might as well replace it too.

well the power turns are fine at 50mph. I have done several times and it doesn't barrel roll at all. Again it goes back to the conditions and the speed that you can go in those conditions.

no prob!