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From: tj@utcs.UUCP (tj)
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Subject: Re: The serious water-skiers are listening
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Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 11:45:23 EDT
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I will post a list of the places that I sent away to for catalogs as soon as I find the water ski
magazine (now lets see, was it under the bed..)

This last weekend was a bit of a disappointment to me as fas as slalom
courses go. I went up to a friends cottage where I set up a course
2 years ago. It was set up underwater so you attach surface balls
when you want to use it and only annoy the occasional fisherman (snag)
when you aren't around. We set it up in winter when we could measure
carefully on the ice, then we used it that summer. Last winter it
no, the winter before last, it survived but we only got up once to his
cottage to use it. Last winter it also survived but for a while we didn't
know. We couldn't find a single underwater marker. After a weekend of
searching we found 2, they were so green we couldn't see them. Even
snorkeling we didn't find them.

We are getting tanks to find the rest of the course later this year, 
just in time for winter....

I have learned a few things from this. Clean the underwater markers
off in the fall before the ice comes in. at least then you have a chance.

We used good underwater markers and that really helps them survive I think.
We used a really poor method of attaching the surface markers to the under
water markers. We are working on different methods. I am now almost convinced
that these floating gixmos like acufloat are the way to go. 

Will keep you posted...

Our season goes from May to November here, and from may to july
and september to november there is very little competition for lake space.
It is cool (the biggest problem is finding someone to drive the
boat when it is that cold.). Wetsuites are in for these times. I hate
wetsuits. They are not too comfortable.

t.jones