Maharajah ski

Still have my joe cash i bought for my wife in 1961 and the one she got me the next year.Those were our first comp.ski's,untell then we had home made.They both look like the day we got them.    Mel     

Picked this Maha up a few months ago on good ol ebay ...

Bought "New" in 1978    $180.00 w/ soft case.
Bought another 8 years ago, even more beautiful, re-finished and gave it to the current 5-time State Slalom champ for his 50th birthday.

TRBenj wrote: [QUOTE=quinner] Pete, Back in the 80's I had a Connelly Hook, all wood just like your O'Brien, lent it out and never saw it again. CQ, you should be all over this! Hook on ebay

Back in the days, all of the old guys here had and rode on hard wood !!

I think this might be my most favorite thread here on CCF! I have been skiing Mahas since the mid '70s and currently have three of them, a 65" 2001, a 70" wooden competition, and a recently purchased graphite/foam core 360. My 65" is a little too short for me these days but the wooden 70 incher is a blast when I want to get out and cut hard for a good workout. The 360 is my currnet favorite as it's such a hoot to ride. I recently found it on ebay and clicked the "buy it now" price for about $350. It looks like it's brand new. It came with a size 8 fixed binding which was too small for me (it fit my wife perfectly though)so I called Bob Maher who built me a larger full wrap binding for it. It was a real treat to get to talk to Bob...the guy is legendary! He gave me the scoop on how to ride it and now I can go for many miles behind the boat on this thing before getting tired. It's easy to get up on and jumps the wake like nothing I have ever ridden. I plan on adding to my collection with other models Bob made (anyone have any rare Maha jumpers? )and dream about ordering a custom made brand new one in the future.
Like the old saying goes, "MAHA Rules!" Many thanks to Bob Maher for a lifetime of great skiing!

quinner wrote: Pete, Back in the 80's I had a Connelly Hook, all wood just like your O'Brien, lent it out and never saw it again.

CQ, you should be all over this!

Hook on ebay

sorry to hear I let you know if I see one again.

David did you end up with the ski?

David are you bidding on the ski or is it someone else?

That's the one! Got to have it for posterity. Thanks for the heads up.

Thor

Taperflex?

Funny, my wife and I notice that same ski when we were at Norton's in July. BKH

When I got my longboard from Bob Maher, it had instructions on riding it that may or may not be helpful. I'm paraphrasing, but I still have the laminated note from him in the garage under the ski rack.

Basically, when getting up, you're going to drag a little longer. Keep the angle of the ski shallow (almost like you're sitting on the tail when you're in the water).

Ride it more upright than you would a comp ski. Carve your turns rather than burying the tail.

65 is pretty fast.    Even at 65 mph, you might want to think about a rope longer than 75 feet. BKH