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  1. #41
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    I still have a saucer my dad made almost 50yrs ago. I should bring it out and try it out?

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    I remember skiing on an old Shark. Not a bad ski for its day.
    I'd like to add that we had a homemade carpeted surfboard attached to a rope with a handle to stand up on then roar around on which was a ton of fun but by todays standards Totally unsafe.

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    Anyone remeber these skiis: http://www.mahaskis.com/history.html

    My dad had a Maharaja. Can't remember what happened to it though. It was a beauty!

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    They were always beautiful skis. I would love to get one for display at the cabin, even though I have never skied on one.

    This pdf from that web site is a classic - http://www.mahaskis.com/pdf/Maherajah_1977_Flyer.pdf

    Check out the price - $194 - and the hair/mustache on Bob Lapoint....

    Also interesting - this is where the discussion first turns to talk of running 38 off... in 1977
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    Always loved the Maharaja. Did you ever check out there long skiis?

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    Admired them from a distance - not my thing - but interesting..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sled491 View Post
    I still have a saucer my dad made almost 50yrs ago. I should bring it out and try it out?
    Three years ago I sanded down the saucer my Great Grandfather made and repainted it. And added some painters sand to one side for traction. That is fun to play with occasionally.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ABUCKOTOMAMBO View Post
    Three years ago I sanded down the saucer my Great Grandfather made and repainted it. And added some painters sand to one side for traction. That is fun to play with occasionally.
    That's what I was thinking.

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    When i started skiing (1976ish) there were 2 skis you had to have, either a Maha or an EP. The wooden Maha's were gorgeous and turned on a dime and if you cut hard enough they would sing! I wish I had one today!
    O'brien and Connelly were not the ones you wanted to be seen on!

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    197? what? How old are you man

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