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ul15rhb(at)juno.com
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: Minnesota skis - Part 1

Here are the skis I've been flying with for 20 years (see attached). 

They are composite water skis with the water hardware removed.



Ralph Burlingame

Original Firestar

Minnesota

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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject: Minnesota skis - Part 1

HI Ralph

 I saw your images on the KOLB Web site...



 20 years WOW looks like they do the trick just fine...



 Are they Wood a Polymer What?

 Did you use Carriage Bolts on the bottom to hold

 your axial assembly??



 Thanks



 Mark Vaughn



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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: Minnesota skis - Part 1

-- knowvne(at)aol.com wrote:




HI Ralph

 I saw your images on the KOLB Web site...



 20 years WOW looks like they do the trick just fine...



 Are they Wood a Polymer What?

 Did you use Carriage Bolts on the bottom to hold

 your axial assembly??



 Thanks



 Mark Vaughn



Mark, they are a composite material for water skis. I don't know what 

material it is, but it's like hard rubber. You might contact the 

Cascade water ski company and ask them. Be careful when drilling out 

the holes in the skis as they have a steel rod running down the sides. 

Find them with a stud detector.



I used 5/16" carriage bolts and blind nuts (hardware store). If you 

save the plans to your computer, they are clearer so you can see 

everything. I made these plans about 9 years ago.



The skis slide onto the axle through the hole and are held on with 

spacers and washers. They were made for the Original Firestar axle 

which was 3/4". The new axle is 5/8" and I have to use an aluminum 

tube which I slide over the the axle. It works great. Of course, if 

they were constructed new, drill out for 5/8" w/o the tubes, but still 

need the washers.



I wax the bottoms with ordinary jelly paraffin wax purchased from a 

grocery store. Take the wax and rub it on. No heat needed.



I bought the skis new from "Play-it-Again-Sports" store. They were 

$75. These are cheap skis and they work well in heavy snow because of 

the ski area. They are low drag too. They tailwheel rod has a 

triangular oak block attached with long hose clamps to help protect 

the tailwheel. The block has another purpose in offsetting the extra 

weight due to winter flying clothing.



Ralph Burlingame



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ul15rhb(at)juno.com
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:49 am Post subject: Minnesota skis - Part 1

Not to confuse anyone about the skis, but the carriage bolts were 

used with standard nuts on top and the blind nuts were used on the 

bottom front and rear with an "eye" bolt for the rigging.



Ralph



-- "Ralph" <ul15rhb(at)juno.com> wrote:




-- knowvne(at)aol.com wrote:




HI Ralph

 I saw your images on the KOLB Web site...



 20 years WOW looks like they do the trick just fine...



 Are they Wood a Polymer What?

 Did you use Carriage Bolts on the bottom to hold

 your axial assembly??



 Thanks



 Mark Vaughn



Mark, they are a composite material for water skis. I don't know what 

material it is, but it's like hard rubber. You might contact the 

Cascade water ski company and ask them. Be careful when drilling out 

the holes in the skis as they have a steel rod running down the 

sides. 

Find them with a stud detector.



I used 5/16" carriage bolts and blind nuts (hardware store). If you 

save the plans to your computer, they are clearer so you can see 

everything. I made these plans about 9 years ago.



The skis slide onto the axle through the hole and are held on with 

spacers and washers. They were made for the Original Firestar axle 

which was 3/4". The new axle is 5/8" and I have to use an aluminum 

tube which I slide over the the axle. It works great. Of course, if 

they were constructed new, drill out for 5/8" w/o the tubes, but 

still 

need the washers.



I wax the bottoms with ordinary jelly paraffin wax purchased from a 

grocery store. Take the wax and rub it on. No heat needed.



I bought the skis new from "Play-it-Again-Sports" store. They were 

$75. These are cheap skis and they work well in heavy snow because of 

the ski area. They are low drag too. They tailwheel rod has a 

triangular oak block attached with long hose clamps to help protect 

the tailwheel. The block has another purpose in offsetting the extra 

weight due to winter flying clothing.



Ralph Burlingame



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David.Lehman

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Location: "Lovely" Fresno CA

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: Minnesota skis - Part 1

Ralph...

  

 Where did you get the streamline struts?...

  

 DVD

 Another Original Firestar

 Kalifonia

  

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 On 2/28/07, Ralph <ul15rhb(at)juno.com (ul15rhb(at)juno.com)> wrote: [quote]Here are the skis I've been flying with for 20 years (see attached).

They are composite water skis with the water hardware removed. 



Ralph Burlingame

Original Firestar

Minnesota



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