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nautiquefanatic 
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 Topic: RARE Cypress Gardens Flying SaucerPosted: September-17-2007 at 9:05pm |
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*SOLD*, old, all original and nice.
pcarpenter2@carolina.rr.com 
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Posted: September-17-2007 at 10:48pm |
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what exactly is that thing?..a pice of plywood with two slalom bindings?
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Posted: September-18-2007 at 12:18am |
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You the winner Ryan !!!!! Looks like fun, doesn't it??
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Posted: September-18-2007 at 7:43pm |
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What do you do with it??
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Posted: September-18-2007 at 8:00pm |
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i can just imagine how nice those face plants feel after catching an edge with that thing...or the concussion im gonna get after i fall!
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Hollywood
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Posted: September-18-2007 at 8:13pm |
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If it were 1976 you might ski on it, but in 2007 it's not much more than a wall decoration.
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 9:28am |
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What, you'll ride a kneeboard but wont rock the disk? 
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 9:42am |
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You're just trying to de-value it since you want it so bad for your vintage gear collection! |
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nautiquefanatic
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 10:15am |
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I guess it needs to go to ebay. I think the last one that sold brought almost $220 plus shipping. I will try and see. It would be nice in someones collection, no doubt. I thought I might find someone from here on the site that might collect the vintage stuff.
Thanks for looking. |
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 11:02am |
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Tim, You may want to watch that "Barefoot Instructional video again", that is not exactly the chair position they where referring to. |
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 12:39pm |
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Paul, good luck with the sale.
CQ has something like that in his garage, it's a disc like that but with mannequin arm makign a fist coming off the top of it. I still can't figure out what he does with it? 
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 1:23pm |
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Those discs are a blast. I've never seen one that had bindings on it though. We just made our own disc. Cut a 4'diameter circle out of plywood and painted it. Did the same stuff that HW shows above. We even put a 6' step ladder on it and started to climb the ladder.
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 1:29pm |
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Thats me, Eddie. Hollywood is afraid of the disk- he better stick to kneeboarding. Thats a homemade job too, by the way. A stepladder is a great idea- we'll have to try that next year. Good thing the falls dont hurt much at 10mph. 
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 3:19pm |
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ROFL 
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 6:52pm |
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Sorry Tim, was looking at the wrong sig from HW above yours. I have pics someplace of my wife's nephew doing headstands on the thing too. It was funny as hell watching it. I don't think we even get to 10MPH. The diameter of the one we made looks a bit bigger than yours. |
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 6:58pm |
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What the hell kinda rope you sportin' there Tim??? Looks a strand is attached to the chair, one to the disc and another to your shorts. Or do we even want to know? |
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
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Posted: September-19-2007 at 7:03pm |
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Just a friends junk slalom rope. I was pulling it in so someone in the boat could pass me a beer. |
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Posted: September-22-2007 at 10:36pm |
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I get a kick out of the younger group here not knowing some of the things we used to get out on the water and ski on. I actually got pretty good with the disc and a 3 step step stool. |
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 1:56am |
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I agree Pete,as you well know you could'nt just go out and buy anything,you had to get creative
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 2:27am |
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Creative and cheap too, Gary. Kinda made it more fun tho didn't it?
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 10:02pm |
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You know, I think it was our era's creativity that came up with some of the things on the water today! We used to make Air Chairs with pipe and pipe flanges!! It did make it fun!
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 11:18pm |
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A crappy evening of discing sure beats not being on the water.
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Posted: September-23-2007 at 11:23pm |
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Same here exactly. BKH |
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Posted: September-24-2007 at 3:21pm |
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Funny this comes up- Karen (Keith's sister) brought a disk to the NE reunion this past summer, but noone tried it- We'll have to take some turns on that thing next summer!
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Posted: September-25-2007 at 5:24pm |
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I remember those things. I saw a guy use one he made on Logan Martin about '76 - I wouldn't touch it.
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Posted: September-25-2007 at 6:33pm |
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We got to talking about the disk about two months ago, so I finished my beer, ran across the street to Home Depot, grabbed a sheet of 1/2" plywood and we cut a 4' circle. We had it behind the boat within an hour of the discussion. My kids had a blast on the thing. It only took another half hour before there was a lawn chair being ridden on it.
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Posted: September-25-2007 at 6:46pm |
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So is that done from a water start like skiing, or you have to do a beach start? I havent ever seen one before, but I also havent water skied much in my time. I still dont think I would try it, if it was the thing now. Doesnt have a "Cup Holder" on the chair.
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Posted: September-25-2007 at 7:31pm |
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You get up as if on a wakeboard, but more like a wakeskate. The boat idles in gear while you position your feet on the rear third of the disk. The pressure of the water holds it on your feet. It is one of the easiest things to get up on. And you only have to be going about 10mph. Lefty |
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Posted: September-25-2007 at 9:46pm |
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That's probably the best way, but you can pretty much get up any way you choose. As kids, we'd lie on our stomachs, similar to getting up on a kneeboard. My mom used to sit on top of the disc and stand up once planing. BKH |
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Posted: September-25-2007 at 10:48pm |
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It's funny that the disk has come up.
Until this summer, I hadn't seen or heard of one, in more than 15 years, other than a ski show where this older guy does a hand stand on one. Two days after we made ours, I saw one at a graduation party. Maybe I'll have to paint this one we have and keep it around. Lefty |
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