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Originally Posted by lotsatoys

Not sure about 70, but if you catch an edge and go over the high side at 50+ you may be on crutches for a few months and not walk correctly for over a year. I've verified that BTW. that was ~ 10 years ago. I finally gave in and sold the boat a couple years later. sure miss it however. 18' Marlin with Chev power.

Russ

I hear ya!....Im only kidding about skiing at 70mph....my old bones dont heal as well as they used to!!!!....lol

Originally Posted by T42

I hear ya!....Im only kidding about skiing at 70mph....my old bones dont heal as well as they used to!!!!....lol

Brings back memories of learing to water ski... A friend had a buddy that took a boat as payment for body work - 15.5' tri-hull with 135hp Johnson power tilt in about '74. That thing would launch and hit plane in about 25', then hit 55mph with or without a skier We took it out one day in mid-August, him, my ex and me, none knowing how to ski a lick. About pulled our arms out of the sockets, but we all finally got out of the water and ski'd by the end of the day. He ended up buying the boat, and we were out on Beaver Lake (NW AR) lots, and all of us were on slalom within a couple of weeks. We did not know any better than to ski at WOT, even cranking into turns and swinging wide - must have hit 70 to 75 on a slalom ski leaning out to keep the rope tight. It's a wonder no one died....

Both boats are very nice rides, and should be a blast in warm weather.