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nmballa Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 3906 City: Milwaukee
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Posted: Dec 06, 2018 9:41 pm Post subject: What happened to this place? |
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This forum used to be so busy. What happened? The none wake had so many posts now its maybe once every few months. How did we get here? _________________ jt09 wrote:
I used to get all happy when the girlie would make a colonic appointment. That meant she was going to be breaking out the "fine china" soon.
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chavez Ladies Man
Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 27375 City: Roseville
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Posted: Dec 07, 2018 8:29 am Post subject: |
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everyone had kids got old and fat _________________
Quote: | That's Mr. Gingermex to you a$$hole. |
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E.J. Ladies Man
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu
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Posted: Dec 09, 2018 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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chavez wrote: | everyone had kids got old and fat |
Guilty....though I post here more than I should & it’s all pups, cigars and smoker....
Assume everyone is on forums that are more directed to their current lifestyle. I’m “less than regular” on a cigar & hockey forum, but that’s it. They’re what I’m into now, I don’t wakeboard anymore and even sold my boat a year ago. I sometimes question selling the boat, but I worried about issues with non-use(dryrot on hoses etc). I can’t even remember the last time I had the opportunity (time) to get to the lake, though that’s priorities, not so much ability. We have friends with boats that still go regular.
That said, I’ll give a quick update on the pups on the other thread.....😂 |
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Dec 10, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: |
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I don't think people wakeboard anymore.
I probably saw less than 5 people on a wakeboard all last season at Lake Austin. I am pretty sure the cable parks are dead also. I know a number of them have added bouncy things to try and get more people to come out. I don't see how we can still have wakeboard companies trying to produce highend wakeboard products. _________________ Wakeskating
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vette74 Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 2144 City: Houston
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Posted: Dec 14, 2018 7:11 am Post subject: |
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flixmaster wrote: | I don't think people wakeboard anymore.
I probably saw less than 5 people on a wakeboard all last season at Lake Austin. I am pretty sure the cable parks are dead also. I know a number of them have added bouncy things to try and get more people to come out. I don't see how we can still have wakeboard companies trying to produce highend wakeboard products. |
At our river house I still see people wakeboarding every weekend in the summer. However, nobody is throwing down like the older days they are typically older teenagers riding in their parents boats that probably ride 2-3 times a year. _________________ There'll be two dates on your tombstone/ And all your friends will read 'em/ But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em... |
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Dec 17, 2018 4:13 am Post subject: |
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I think forums in general are going away / slowing down. I still roll through here to say hi and poke around. _________________ Work SUX! |
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Partyb Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1810 City: Lantana, FL
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RampageWake Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 23 Jul 2003 Posts: 2002 City: Houston
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Posted: Jan 09, 2019 10:06 am Post subject: |
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I didn’t have kids either, but I got old (40) and focused more on fishing. I see puddin and Darcizzle have made a cool living/hobby out of it. _________________
Rhawn wrote: | You should have a less retarded friend read over your posts before you hit "Submit"
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Jan 11, 2019 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Puddin… I laugh every time I hear them say that on video.
Looks like they take some great trips. I would love to spend time on a boat in FL. _________________ Wakeskating
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Jan 14, 2019 4:41 am Post subject: |
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We still have a decent little scene here in the Houston area. We have two events a year and have 20 - 30 boats show up. I think our wake board club is one of the last ones still going.
I went to the Houston Boat show this year. The cheapest wakeboat I saw was a Moomba for $55,000. The G25 is $200k. I don't see how people can afford that. _________________ Work SUX! |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Jan 14, 2019 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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what's up w/ the links, Ed? |
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Jan 15, 2019 11:03 am Post subject: |
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I think it is the viglink company that was setup years ago. I guess they have updated the system to include affiliate links to the forum text also? In the past they wrapped the outbound links only. It sure has not changed the amount of revenue I am receiving.. Maybe they are making more money now?
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E.J. Ladies Man
Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 7597 City: Mogadishu
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Posted: Jan 15, 2019 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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goofyboy wrote: | I went to the Houston Boat show this year. The cheapest wakeboat I saw was a Moomba for $55,000. The G25 is $200k. I don't see how people can afford that. |
200k for a boat without a bed(multiple out of the elements), stove/oven & bathroom facilities...that blows my mind.
EDIT-You know what, 100K for a wakeboat blows my mind.... |
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Jan 22, 2019 8:39 am Post subject: |
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E.J.,
It's gotten silly. They are mostly surf boats now with tons of technology. That said, I don't see the need for them for wakeboarding. I have just as much fun behind one of these rigs as I do behind an old Barefoot Natique with a tower and waterbed for ballast. _________________ Work SUX!
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Jan 23, 2019 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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I did not even attend the boat show this year so I could not see the price tags on the 2019 boats. I'm sure it is up but I cannot remember a year at the boat show that I did not say to myself. How do people afford these price tags? And yet they keep going up year after year. _________________ Wakeskating
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Jan 24, 2019 4:15 am Post subject: |
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30 year loans. it's almost a mortgage. _________________ Work SUX! |
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BrentC5Z Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 1436 City: Tulsa
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Posted: Jan 24, 2019 6:14 am Post subject: |
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I pop in maybe every six months. Lifestyle/interests are so different at 42.
That said, I'm in the market for a used v-drive to surf behind... The for sale section is a ghost town! _________________ http://www.youtube.com/greasemonkeytv |
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Jan 25, 2019 9:15 am Post subject: |
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Brent.. Craigslist might be a good place to look. The older boats and a suction gate will do the trick. I have probably sold 200+ of the Nauticurl gates. _________________ Wakeskating
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Jan 25, 2019 9:18 am Post subject: |
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goofyboy wrote: | 30 year loans. it's almost a mortgage. |
Im looking at a condo in a college town and the condo is just 10-20K more than the 2018 LSV..
The condo will actually be cheaper on a monthly basis than the boat because of the $750 boat slip. If I were not splitting this with a buddy no way would I have a boat on the water these days. _________________ Wakeskating
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BrentC5Z Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 1436 City: Tulsa
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Posted: Jan 28, 2019 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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flixmaster wrote: | Brent.. Craigslist might be a good place to look. The older boats and a suction gate will do the trick. I have probably sold 200+ of the Nauticurl gates. |
Thanks!
I've combed CL, fb marketplace, boattrader, and onlyinboards.
Onlyinboards is really nice to filter out all the I/Os with the wrongs tags etc. _________________ http://www.youtube.com/greasemonkeytv |
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Partyb Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1810 City: Lantana, FL
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Posted: Jan 29, 2019 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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flixmaster wrote: | Puddin… I laugh every time I hear them say that on video.
Looks like they take some great trips. I would love to spend time on a boat in FL. |
Thanks for watching.
LOL, that Puddin' thing got started from me actually trying to eat decent and not having a pint of Ben & Jerry's at night but instead a tiny half cup of jello pudding. People seem to like it and I actually have received 4-5 hats with "Puddin" on it.
Trips/travelling has been on hold for about 6 months bc we are taking care of Darcizzle's terminally ill with cancer father who lives with us. It's been quite a drag but for better or worse, seems to be coming to it's inevitable conclusion.
THEN, with all my dogs having passed on, we are hooking up the boat trailer and going on a road trip. So stay tuned.
Anyway...kinda peculiar and special that this place has survived at all since "the crash" and before. Aubs I think just moved to TX. She moved to FL a while back and is really the only person I've met in person from here, and that Australian guy!
Just thought...do you guys follow each other on FB? I'm Brian Bedell.
Peace. _________________ Check out https://www.facebook.com/darcizzleoffshore |
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Faust Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 1496
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Posted: Jan 31, 2019 4:21 am Post subject: |
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I think I started coming to this site at age 16... now I'm 32... kinda amazing that I still check in every couple months...
I don't think wakeboarding has anything to do with it. I used to come to this site regularly for advice and entertainment... after a while i became so accustomed to what people would say, almost like a family, that I started going elsewhere for advice and entertainment. |
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Feb 05, 2019 11:58 am Post subject: |
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I follow your girl on FB so I get the occasional Puddin cameo..
Is Aubs teaching here in the Austin school district? _________________ Wakeskating
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Feb 06, 2019 6:18 am Post subject: |
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she's in dallas. just bought a house and is renovating it. no longer teaching though...i think she works for an education-based company? |
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flixmaster Site Owner
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goofyboy Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 4463 City: Houston
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Posted: Feb 07, 2019 4:04 am Post subject: |
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Partyb, - just friended you on FB. I think most of us still poking around on here are FB friends as well.
jt09, - you still have the road bike or just the BMX style?
Oh, I'm going wakeboarding in May. Our club in Houston (GCWA) is still going strong. We still have two festival style events per year. _________________ Work SUX! |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Posted: Feb 08, 2019 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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got rid of the road bike. my body just can't handle the positioning for that long and the shoes kill me (i've got fugged up feet). it's way more fun to roll w/ these guys too - road bike is so serious, and riding w/ these guys is all fun. wheelies and peg stands (them, not me) on the way to the next safety check. |
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BrentC5Z Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 1436 City: Tulsa
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Posted: Feb 18, 2019 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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flixmaster, Looks like we'll be needing some type of surf wedge and boards.
LMK whats available.
Shipping to 74021 _________________ http://www.youtube.com/greasemonkeytv |
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Feb 18, 2019 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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The Nauticurl is what I have been selling the most of. I would get one of those for the price.
For surf I dont have anything in stock for 2019. I can get phase 5 or some doomswell stuff and just dropship that direct to you. I ride the doomswell and I like those boards. I do like the phase 5 for skim style boards.
I can get you ronix, LF or HL stuff also. _________________ Wakeskating
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Bethany Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1983 City: Bend
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Posted: Feb 22, 2019 9:40 am Post subject: |
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I'm glad I popped in here for the first time in maybe a year?!
Haven't wakeboarded in years - still snowboarding and skiing with my kids. However, ALOT more cautious, getting old hurts.
Miss you all! |
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Porterwake Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 2078 City: Wisconsin
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Posted: Feb 28, 2019 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Family, kids.....and a pontoon boat instead. |
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flixmaster Site Owner
Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7487
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Posted: Mar 04, 2019 9:29 am Post subject: |
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I've been on a few pontoon boats in the past few years also..
Has anyone traded in the wake boat for a large cabin cruiser? I large over night boat on Lake Travis would be nice. I would not mind going in 1/2 or 1/3 on a large boat docked on Lake Travis. _________________ Wakeskating
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Blake Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 2794 City: Seattle
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Posted: Mar 05, 2019 11:55 am Post subject: |
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I moved to Seattle where lakes in the mild summers are as cold as Barton Springs. The last time I got to spend time with a wakeboard pro was in the Travis county probation offices lobby. Sup Billy G! _________________
WattsBarRiDr wrote: | NO way dude... i ve ridden mostly with like smi pros and sum pro wakeboarders like philip soven and shaun murray and mosty adam fields |
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jt09 Ladies Man
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 22083 City: Austin
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Swass Soul Rider
Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 427
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Posted: Mar 06, 2019 9:48 am Post subject: |
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Hi. |
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