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Heh. I haven't skied in .... lemmie think.... about 35 years or so. I
wonder if I could even "get up", and if so, how many horsepower on the back
of a boat it would take.

At one time (as kids) we used to ski behind my 12' Sears aluminum boat with
a 5 hp Johnson engine.
Not easy, but we did it.

Eisboch

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Heh. I haven't skied in .... lemmie think.... about 35 years or so. I
wonder if I could even "get up", and if so, how many horsepower on the
back of a boat it would take.

At one time (as kids) we used to ski behind my 12' Sears aluminum boat
with a 5 hp Johnson engine.
Not easy, but we did it.

Eisboch

For the younger crowd just "muscling up" works. But it is pretty easy for
anyone to get up if you follow the right technique. Put both feet in the
ski and sit your butt back on top of the end of the ski. Arms fully
extended. This is the hardest part, resist the temptation to straighten
your legs when the boat takes off. Instead just stay squatted on the back
of the ski and let the boat pull you. Stay down until the boat picks up
some speed and the ski starts to plan out then stand up slowly. If the ski
tip goes vertical when you stand up then you stood up too early. Strength
is not a factor if you do it this way.

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Heh. I haven't skied in .... lemmie think.... about 35 years or so. I
wonder if I could even "get up", and if so, how many horsepower on the
back of a boat it would take.

At one time (as kids) we used to ski behind my 12' Sears aluminum boat
with a 5 hp Johnson engine.
Not easy, but we did it.

Eisboch

For the younger crowd just "muscling up" works. But it is pretty easy for
anyone to get up if you follow the right technique. Put both feet in the
ski and sit your butt back on top of the end of the ski. Arms fully
extended. This is the hardest part, resist the temptation to straighten
your legs when the boat takes off. Instead just stay squatted on the back
of the ski and let the boat pull you. Stay down until the boat picks up
some speed and the ski starts to plan out then stand up slowly. If the
ski tip goes vertical when you stand up then you stood up too early.
Strength is not a factor if you do it this way.



My problem is the wife. She puts the throttle to the stops. And the boat
accelerates a lot faster than the old body can hold on for.

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Heh. I haven't skied in .... lemmie think.... about 35 years or so. I
wonder if I could even "get up", and if so, how many horsepower on the back
of a boat it would take.

At one time (as kids) we used to ski behind my 12' Sears aluminum boat with
a 5 hp Johnson engine.
Not easy, but we did it.

Eisboch



I learned to slalom behind a 9.9 (dropping the ski). That was many
years and lbs. ago.

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:34:42 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:


I don't know how the heck I did it, but the last time I tried to ski I
managed to plow into the water a few times and never got up. Had to let
go lest I drown and sink the boat at the same time. I skied some as a
kid, and never had a problem. Think I was afraid to adjust my ankles and
stand up. So only the ski tips were above water, and I was making a
channel in it. Weird. I gave up after drinking all that water and
never tried again.

--Vic

It's probably just as well. The last time I went skiing, I did get up,
but after about 1/4 mile, my forearms were on fire, and my legs stiffened
up for 2 days.

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Heh. *I haven't skied in .... lemmie think.... about 35 years or so. * *I
wonder if I could even "get up", and if so, how many horsepower on the back
of a boat it would take.

At one time (as kids) *we used to ski behind my 12' Sears aluminum boat with
a 5 hp Johnson engine.
Not easy, but we did it.

Eisboch

I learned to slalom behind a 9.9 (dropping the ski). *That was many
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Harry will be here anytime telling everyone how he skied behind his
dad's runabout trans-Atlantic and came back to a fireboat welcome in
NYC.....