*shakes cane* you damn kids! 

Nobody left to teach them, mostly.

My kids'll do it, not goos at it, but enjoy it, But lets be honest, today even our "family" boats have progressed into extreme MPH monsters.

Kinda why I keep the Charger around. Back in the day, when I was learning to ski, my Unc thought it was great if we "Nephews and Nieces" survived his roosts and 55 or so MPH in his Olds powered Sidewinder! (Unc is a COMPLETE motorhead. This was back in '77 or so and these things rarely did 50 MPH).

ONE TIME he was towing both his wife and daughter at Saguaro Lake, who kept giving the thumbs up for more speed, and he didn't have any more to give.

He sold the Sidewinder on Monday, bought a new Biesemeyer 18' hull by Friday, and had built a 500HP 454 for it by the following Friday.

He NEVER got a thumbs up again......ever........until the day he sold the boat in 1996...... His reasoning........ "Nobody will EVER ask me to go faster than I can"........

The ones into Jet Boats these days are all about 'Hitting 80+ MPH' , Wheelies and Roost. These youngin's forget what it's all about and why they exist in the first place.

Crewcheif is the exception to the rule, as am I. But we, and MRS Crewcheif, remember what the boats were built for and why.

Ray

Teach them to keep jets alive.... Good times will follow.

When I was a kid both my parents skied every other weekend.
When I bought my boat it came with a Connelly single ski... I've been really wanting to get that thing out! This might be the year it happens.

I'm 20 now so I can't say I'm a grown up yet but when I was a kid my dad gave us 2 choices you could ski or hold the flag and there was never a wakeboard to be found in our camp. But now it's like pulling teeth to get people to go out with me because my boat doesn't put out a monster 3 foot wake. But I can honestly say my favorite memory was from last summer skiing behind my own boat with my old man pulling me

I know one thing though when I have kids there going to learn how to ski before I'm gonna let them touch a wake bored

Shit like I said I'm not very old but don't get me started on that. I think the only time I was aloud to pick up a video game was when I had a cast and couldn't be outside 

pull em behind your boat and if they dont like it they can go buy their own... 
[/quote].     I couldn't agree with you more I've had better trips on my 4000 dollar jet boat then my girlfriends parents 100,000k Centurion

Hey Pat, I've got a beautiful classic Vogue ski that matches your boat perfectly.  I might have to bring it along this weekend.

I'll throw the ski prop on the whacker for anyone who wants to ski behind a boat with no wake this weekend....early
Morning runs (not too early...around 7 or 8 maybe).  Just, when you're done, we gotta see if it'll drag my fat ass outta the water on the old Connelly Rocket.

You ain't gonna be up before 10 ANY morning this weekend......who are you kidding?   

I wish I could be there guys! First one I've missed in 5 years! But work and politics going on.....I gotta be here.......   


Ray

taught my son (6) how to ski last year.  He loves it and cant wait to go again this year. My 4 yr old daughter said she wants to try it as well.  we will see.

Exactly the age mine were learning this Bill!   

When Unc sold the Biesemeyer, that was the day I started getting Nagged by Cin to get a boat.........although SHE never got on the ski!........

Ray

i pulled amanda around on a single ski last weekend. As for me i kinda like the barefoot stuff. i just need to practice it more and amanda is not too comfortable pulling me at the faster speeds.

anyway My kid will be keeping it old school and single skiing before he learns how to wakeboard

I just went a bought a Maha 360 last week from a lady in Glendora.  I don't know if any of the skiers here now the ski, but it's a super nice ski for us old guy's who grew up skiing and aren't ready to just float and drink all weekend.  I started wake boarding a couple years ago.  It's fun, but I suck at it, lol.  I'll keep trying and learning on the board, but skiing is what I grew up doing, and will continue to do.