[thumper]

Always turn the engine off when boarding skiiers who have let go of the rope.

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[SuperCharged]

I put a king of flotor on my rope, so the rope is never going below de boat

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[thumper]

have thought about that - as i do not think its is such a good idea stopping and starting the motor.....

[tiggerman]

Your first post of the thread was correct: ALWAYS shut 'er down when boarding someone from the water. It's just the safe thing to do. The rope floaters are the ticket to keep the rope out of your jetdrive, as long as you dont run over the portion that has no floaties... we use a "noodle" secured close to the boat.

[thumper]

i have seen this in your recent photo and am looking for one as we speak along with a new ski-rope

[Pyrock]

Cant you just use a small portion of a swimming pool floaty noodle (or whatever they are called? Just cut out a 1-2 foot piece and put the rope through it. Place a knot on either end to keep it in place. I haven't done it but it should work. They are brightly colored too so they can easily be seen as well. I've seen small ones, large ones and octagonal ones and they are cheap.

[thumper]

i still havent found one - but i have purchased a competiton ski rope which floats - cool

[Pyrock]

Even though it pro ropes float, cant you still suck it up if you run over it? I figure floaties make the rope much easier to see so you can avoid running it over.

[thumper]

they will still get sucked in if you run over it - but my last ski rope whos av length is now 4 inches didnt float and sank and drifted under the boat

if you drop your skier youd have to be pretty unlucky to run over the rope - you generally keep going ubtil your downed skier grabs the rope again and then they take up the slack

a flaot every 5 m or so would alos help or a noodle

just dont suck them up - its a pain in the

[Pyrock]

I took a swimming pool noodle and cut it into three pieces and placed it evenly on the rope starting about 8' from the boat end. I would think that this is the most critical end. However, I also put a small piece towards the skiers end to keep it above water and more visible. IMO, the most important thing is to keep the rope visible so you can avoid running over it and sucking it up AND so you can easily direct it back to the downed skier. Just last week, I was wakeboarding behind a buddies boat and it was very choppy so I could barely see the rope in the chop. I think the noodles would benefit the boat as well as the skier. Afterall, you have nothing to loose by putting pieces of a $3 noodle on your tow rope. Besides, the kiddies think it's cool looking.

[tigrsgrl]

The noodle is a good idea. They are very cheap, we have dollar stores here in Alabama so you can get them for a dollar. Depending on the length you cut your pieces, you could probably get 4 to 6 cuts out of one noodle. Ski rope in the impeller is no fun...just ask tiggerman about it....lol

[tiggerman]

tigrsgrl, on Jun 2 2005, 02:22 PM, said:

The noodle is a good idea. They are very cheap, we have dollar stores here in Alabama so you can get them for a dollar. Depending on the length you cut your pieces, you could probably get 4 to 6 cuts out of one noodle. Ski rope in the impeller is no fun...just ask tiggerman about it....lol

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[thumper]

ah i see -

mmmm

didnt you do a swim towel aswell

[tiggerman]

Nope--- no towel.....

[thumper]

i am sure somebody sucked up a swim towel............

[BigDrap]

What kind of noodle are u guys talking about???? Where could I get something like that?

[thumper]

seach google for swim woggles or swim noodles - they are foam and about 4ft long with a half inch hole all the way through them - they are very cheap

dont buy a shock tube from a watersports outlet they are exactly the same - have a name on them and are very expensive

[thumper]

i think tigs says you can buy them at wallmart for a dollar......

[Pyrock]

They are a little over a $1 but no more than $2. They DO, however, make a jumbo sized version that is way fat and sells for around $5. When you string them to your rope, you just need a 1-2 foot piece about 4-6 feet from the boat end of the rope. I've found that if you string them along the rope, you create one hell of a shower for the person on the other end. My 9 year old was drenched and couldn't see a thing when she was on the Bonzai. Besides, it's the portion of the rope closest to the boat that you have to worry about sucking up.

[thumper]

we cant buy the ones with holes in the uk - i tried buying them from the us - the noodles for 3 was 5.99 and 70$ postage -