The "Hot Pick-up"

[parrothd]

That only works of you have a real ski boat and only ski..

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[spader]

Cut the gas, and apply full steer to one side and let your own wake turn your boat around, then return back at idle speed.

I will admit I am a rookie and was trying to do this this past weekend but do you ever have to be concerned about the rope when turning around while doing this? Just curious. I am a little paranoid about everything since this is my first boat.


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[chawk610]

In my opinion, this was used on the dogbone and "P" slalom lakes due to the tight space needed to drop a skier and get them set up for the next run quickly and efficiently and with minimal rollers on the course.

It works - you don't need to goose the trottle if you do it right. It shouldn't tire the skier out, its a small pull and the skier pulls out ahead of the boat and the driver can see the skier at all times. Once you've done it a few times its pretty easy.

And if you think about it, it reduces the huge rollers vs a full stop and having to start from 0 mph with those HUGE 2' swells at 6-7 mph picking up the skier on the way back.

Well maybe there is something to it then. So, the boat maintains speed and goes around the skier. The skier gets rope and pops back up? Still seems weird to me, but I am no pro or anything.

[skiyaker]

Well maybe there is something to it then. So, the boat maintains speed and goes around the skier. The skier gets rope and pops back up? Still seems weird to me, but I am no pro or anything.

for us the boat stops while the skier stops to rest between passes- the boat veers left while the skier veers right; creates slack, both skier and boat stop while skier keeps hold of the handle, chat for a minute about how great or poor the pass was, complain about the wives etc, debate whether the roller around 5 ruined the pass or not, then boat idles around skier, lines up, and "HIT IT" for the next pass. it's not really a full on power turn.

[garyholl]

Yup. Wait, we tube. And jet ski. Guesses you can't please them all.

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[parrothd]

Think we're mixing two different things here.

Normal Pickup:
A fallen rider who needs to be picked up: slow down and slowly come back around.

Hot pickup:
A rider & boat that have a planned stop point(without losing the rope) and then start backup again. Unless you have a ski boat or DD this going to throw rollers down the path you just came, at least mine does..

[bergermaister]

Any chance he was just messing with ya? Not that we ever do that around here...

[chawk610]

No, he is serious. I test drove the new MB he is getting last week and he spent 30 min taking tight turns at speed. I am missing something I guess... I cannot figure out how he would do that and re-start the skier with never slowing down.

[parrothd]

Any chance he was just messing with ya? Not that we ever do that around here...

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Sunday afternoon..Glass all day long...

[chawk610]

Why would you post a picture like that on a rainy Monday???? Now I have to sit here for 4 more days waiting on Saturday!