On 7/17/2026 at 10:41 AM, Nick55 said:

You gonna take the plunge?

Once I figure out the right ones.  I'm obviously in zero rush, but would be nice to have functioning lights again.  I just hope someone who has taken the plunge will chime in.

18 hours ago, ssonney said:

A.I said to use Starboard, it said that you can use your wood working tools on this Material. Might give it a try. 

HDPE.  You can get all sorts of different dimensions/thickness of this stuff.  Woodworking tools work well with it.  I've built my swim platform risers out of it.  As is my amp/power distribution rack.  Used a bit for mounting my storage pocket where the head unit used to go under the arm rest, as head units shouldn't go there.  Used it for my sub box risers and probably a half dozen other things in the boat if I really looked around.  Simply put - get it and use it, as HDPE works well.

3 hours ago, SkiZilla said:

Well I guess my VTX is special then.  Not an LCR but rather the 350 monsoon with the EXT-CAT manifolds.  OEM manifolds not really available, nor were they reasonable in cost when they were.

 

Hence the consideration for the Marine Torq as an alternative.

Yup, I get a lot of contacts from people with 2008 Malibus that have ETX-CAT manifolds.  Marine Torq makes sense even more now that a complete set is almost less than you would pay for one side of OEM (if you can find it). 

The same is becoming true of ETX manifolds.  The last five sets I have quoted have been HT67 to replace ETX.

On 6/2/2024 at 10:02 PM, Jbrock1141 said:

Has anyone tested its 15mph rating?   Or more?  

15MPH - no problem.  I haven't tested it much beyond that, but on a calm day, I was doing 15MPH consistently without any concerns.  I think I'd be good with up to 20MPH if there was no headwind.  I'm sure the angle of how you have it mounted probably makes a bit of a difference as well, along with being mounted behind your tower vs in front as some people do with it for bow shade.  I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable with it facing forward and driving, but I've never tried it, nor would my tower/bimini combo really work well for a forward-facing setup. 

3 hours ago, kstateskier1 said:

Does that ski flop like a wet noodle?  Can't imagine there is much stiffness left 

No, I don't notice it flopping.  You guys always crack me up.

The ski was much better than me in the late 1980's when I bought it new.  Not surprisingly, it is still better than I am today.

I skied a fully modern 65" ski last year (probably a 2025 model, but I don't remember which ski it was) and noticed that it really does want to turn.  I had a lot of fun.  The ski had a lot of fun.  It laughed at me when I was done.