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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-26-2007, 4:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
10-26-2007, 4:51 PM
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NICE Can't wait to get my 08 gear should be to my house any day now!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
10-26-2007, 4:51 PM
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nice to Chris Johnson's name back on the boards!
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Join Date: Oct 2005
10-26-2007, 4:54 PM
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shes a pretty board for sure!
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-26-2007, 5:17 PM
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Nintz.
R U holding out for the 08 closed toe boots or R U going to get a set of 08 Xenons?
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Join Date: Jul 2003
10-26-2007, 8:31 PM
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Still has 4 fins? I like the graphic on that as much as last years chrome.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-26-2007, 10:34 PM
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Yup, Same shape for 08. For 09 we should see something new.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
10-27-2007, 7:42 AM
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I am gunna rock the closed toes, provided I like they way they feel. Otherwise it will be the 08 Xenons. As for boards I have always loved the Vice, but it was so slow I couldnt ride it, I wanna try the new 08 board, and of course there will be a flexible deck in the mix as well.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
10-27-2007, 8:45 AM
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We're riding today! Just waiting for the fog to burn off. We should be on the water by noon. Leave now and you'll be here just in time. 
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-27-2007, 9:18 AM
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Cliff,
I know you are trying to be nice, but thats just mean!! Did you decide what second board you are going to get?
Have fun. Take some pics and post them so I can be even more jealous.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
10-27-2007, 9:26 AM
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08 Vahalla 143. Don't feel too bad about not riding. Air temp is a crisp 38 degrees as we speak. At least the water is still at 55. I'm actually breaking out my dry suit today. 
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Join Date: Oct 2004
10-27-2007, 9:35 AM
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33 degrees at 8:30 this morning. But beautiful water.... 
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Join Date: Jul 2003
10-27-2007, 9:36 AM
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J you ain't missing nothing but being cold and a long hot shower to get you body back to a normal core temp. LOL!!!
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Join Date: Mar 2002
10-27-2007, 9:37 AM
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You should be on that water Brad. 
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Join Date: Oct 2004
10-27-2007, 9:43 AM
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Yes, I should! Cliff, head on over to Lake Washington where there's no fog today.
I'd be out but I've got a bad cold, so we cancelled this morning's session.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
10-27-2007, 3:19 PM
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Waited all morning for the fog to clear. Ran down to the lake slapped the boat in the water, go to turn it over, nuttin! Twenty minutes later after exhausting all diagnoses we summized it's a bad starter.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
10-27-2007, 5:03 PM
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You mean you wasted all that butter, Cliff? I'll bet that was painful.
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Join Date: Mar 2002
10-27-2007, 6:24 PM
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Update... After searching high and low with an amp meter we found it was a bad ground connection.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
10-27-2007, 10:31 PM
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Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing J!
That is really cool to be seeing Chris Johnson's name on the board. I always thought it was silly that pros got the credit for their boards. I'm sure they have a say but they're (usually) not the shaper.
Not taking away anything from Daniel Watkins by the way. He's such an awesome rider!
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-28-2007, 10:43 AM
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Cliff,
So did you guys get out?
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Join Date: May 2001
10-28-2007, 3:29 PM
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The water and weather are beautiful right now. I hope Cliff got out there. I would much rather go out there than go back to work.
Jakober are you going to sand some of the fins off that board? I thought cliff said you rode with a couple of them removed.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-28-2007, 4:17 PM
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Robert,
Nope, I will rock it just the way it is! The board Cliff was talking about is my slider board that had some damage to the center fins, so I just sanded them off.
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Join Date: Apr 2004
10-28-2007, 6:58 PM
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I like the new Natural, of course, I like the older ones too. Not much to dislike really, they are pretty conservative.
Robert - We got out today from 12:00 - 3:00. Really nice out there. I brought an extra sack so the wake was awesome. Cliff's brain was a bit sore from "wine night" but he still pulled off a "spawning salmon". I hope we get a few more days like this before ski season starts up.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
10-28-2007, 7:56 PM
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****THREAD HI-JACK****
Hey guys since I am deploying this sat and not returning til next summer I am thinking of trying to reserve those rooms for next year at NWWFfor the week. Is it too early, if so when do they sat taking those reservations? Ohh by the way it was a blown exhaust manifold gasket my boat had.
****THREAD HI-JACK OVER*****
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Join Date: Mar 2002
10-29-2007, 6:32 AM
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Jason, Yes we finally got out yesterday. Water was perfect, and the boat ran great. Darren wanted a little extra weight so we added another 400lbs to the back. He and Mike were going huge, I on the other hand rode like a drunken ninja. It's never a good idea to pound a couple of bottles of wine and try to ride the next day.  Mike getting ready to enjoy some fall butter.  Quick pic of the wake yesterday.  Kenny, NWWF is August 26th - 31st. The Boys wanted a couple of extra days to ride next year before the families head over, so we are heading over a little early.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-29-2007, 6:52 AM
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Sweet, looks like fun. Wish I could have been there.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
10-29-2007, 8:56 AM
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Jakober, what bindings your riding??
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-29-2007, 10:49 AM
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Andy, I will be giving the closed toe Naturals a shot. I have ridden some of the prototypes and they feel good. Can't wait to try the finished product. The thing I am concerned about with all closed toe bindings is their apparent inability to release when taking a hard fall. I have seen more people get their bell rung while wearing closed toe bindings this year than ever before and every time they didn't come out of their bindings! I'm not talking about huge air wrecks, just your typical edge catch to face or back of head. Kinda scares me. I know O’Brien is designing some stretch in the upper part of the boot, so hopefully that will address the issue? If I don’t like them, I will rock the Xenons. I love how they feel and I know on a hard stack I will come out.
So you are looking at the Vice, I can tell you that the Delta bottom really does speed the board up, still slow for my taste, but much better.
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Join Date: May 2001
10-29-2007, 2:29 PM
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That wake looks a bit intimidating but I wish I could have been out there with you guys. Daren tell Cliff he has got that move down pat he doesn't need to practice it so much.
Andy or Jakober have you guys ridden the new obrien flex board? What are your thoughts?
Thanks
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
10-29-2007, 2:43 PM
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Robert I havent tried on yet, they are not out quite yet. I should have one in a few weeks, I will post a full pic spread and brag about its awesomeness!
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-29-2007, 4:11 PM
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Robert,
I played around on one of the early prototypes. It was pretty fun. Pretty flexy and very loose. It was the snowboard shaped one(R5). Very easy to press, I even hit a slider on it and it worked great. Haven't seen the final product though.
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Join Date: Aug 2004
10-29-2007, 5:12 PM
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when are families to be expected?
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Join Date: May 2001
10-29-2007, 8:07 PM
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I haven't heard too much about the new flex boards only that obrien and liquid force are going to be putting something out next year. Is it going to be along the likes of the roam or not quite as flexy like the slingshot?
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Join Date: Apr 2002
10-29-2007, 8:39 PM
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The R5 is the snowboard shaped flex board, similar the Roam. Comes in a 139 and a 145. The Local is the wakeboard shaped flex board, similar to the Slingshot. Comes in a 138 and 144.
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