Hello all. Reports of my demise have been exaggerated. I am still around, alive and kicking sometimes. I have been dead before, back in 2013, but I came back.
Happy to report that my two main machines are still working well. I have had them out a couple of times this season. My son who is in college had me take him and four of his friends out for an afternoon. We met up with four, nubile young college girls, who were his friends. I had to take a couple of girls out on the ski and ride them around. The sacrifices I make for my children. I just told them, "Hold me tighter if you want me to drive faster."
Wonderful day until my son said, "Dad, some water was getting in the 'glove compartment' where your cell phone was so I put it in the front bin." Front bin always gets a little water in it. Sure enough, cell phone was under 1 1/2 of water and was cooked. Turned out to be $500 day. But I was going 60+ across the water with a college girl on the machine with me = priceless.
My friend has not yet competed the rebuild of the third machine. He recently lost his wife in a tragedy and I have been trying to get him to work on the ski to get his mind off of his loss.
I will try and keep a better eye on the forum. This really should have been a "hello I'm back" separate post but I know that now your guys' minds will be at ease knowing I am alive and safe.
Don't kno about Rods. Hope he is well, also.
Zardoz