The Big Pull

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Originally Posted by skiyaker

makes me want to bust out my old Dick Pope Jr ski!

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I'm so glad I read that post all the way through. :wink:

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Originally Posted by kaneboats

I'm so glad I read that post all the way through. :wink:

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OK true story. The first "slalom" ski I ever had was a Dick Pope Jr that my dad bought off the owner of Chimney Corners on Crystal Lake, MI where my family used to vacation. Well when I got that Dick Jr out I could tell it had been used a lot. It was very worn down... but still firm- not rotten at all. So I took it out in the driveway and polished it down. I got some varnish remover and stripped it down, then polished it... a lot. I applied layer after layer of polish and then varnished it till it shined once again. At that point I could tell it was ready to go ride once more. When I took it out for a ride the first time it wouldn't stay up!! What I mean by that is it sank! That's when my father said "Son, you've polished that old Dick Pope Jr way too much!"

SWEET CYPRESS GARDENS, MAN! YOUR BOAT ROCKS! I think Moomba should sponsor the next Big Pull.

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Originally Posted by flatH20

Big Dave - that's outrageous 12 on the pylon - whew! next year you should use your tower for a few more

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and the 2 transom rings ......... man you could really test out that Assault 325 :)

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Originally Posted by skiyaker

OK true story. The first "slalom" ski I ever had was a Dick Pope Jr that my dad bought off the owner of Chimney Corners on Crystal Lake, MI where my family used to vacation. Well when I got that Dick Jr out I could tell it had been used a lot. It was very worn down... but still firm- not rotten at all. So I took it out in the driveway and polished it down. I got some varnish remover and stripped it down, then polished it... a lot. I applied layer after layer of polish and then varnished it till it shined once again. At that point I could tell it was ready to go ride once more. When I took it out for a ride the first time it wouldn't stay up!! What I mean by that is it sank! That's when my father said "Son, you've polished that old Dick Pope Jr way too much!"

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I'm just going to leave that one alone.

Love it!!!!!!

Did he also tell you that you would go blind if you didn't stop polishing it? ;):D

12! that must be some sort of record IMHO.
I've been one of six slalom skiiers, but 12 WOW!

VERY cool!

I am a ski collector and woulc be interested in buying any of those C gardens

let me know