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Reminder -- this is the goal, click on the kid and watch first three minutes:
On 3/3/13 a "mock-up" was again assembled. The tow lines at the "tow handle" on the boom are now be spaced 16 inches apart, and the center 4 ft. section of the boom is a tube-within-a-tube:
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Click to enlarge. The 16 inch section will serve as the skier's "tow bar" and will be wrapped with handlebar tape usually found on "10 speed" bicycles.
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Click to enlarge. The "inboard" tow line is attached like this.
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Click to enlarge. The Cheapskate Ski Boom as tested at the Sunnyland Boat Show, Tavares, Florida in March of 2013. The boom worked really well, and let me keep my tips straight while in the water at very slow speed. I could easily talk to the driver as I asked for speed increases. I could easily reach the boom with boat stopped, but it might be a good idea to let a short piece of line hang from boom's end to make it easy for kids to access the boom. The only potential problem for a new skier might be the bow wake. To have really smooth water, the boom might be made another 2 ft. longer. Another pretty good web page by Grant MacLaren.
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