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gtxrider · 11-24-2004, 08:10 PM

We have movies, 8MM Color from 1965, that my grand father and father took of us learning and trying to learn to ski. My dad was as busy as a one armed paper hanger piloting the row boat, handling the tow rope and filming the venture. If you watch the movies motion sickness sets in.

I also rode a piece of plywood (known as an AQUAPLANE) in the mid 60's. We were attempting to learn to water ski and it had been leaning against the of the beach motel at Sandy Point for days so I tried it. Yup, behind a row boat with a 10 HP Evinrude (Speed Twin). The next day I got up on skis!

There was a towable called the zip sled made of blue plastic that could towed behind a boat.

Unsafe, we skied right off the beach in knee deep water and landed in the same spot. I came close to the big stone wall of the motel on the beach at Sandy Point several times.

11-24-2004, 08:10 PM	#32
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Old Movies We have movies, 8MM Color from 1965, that my grand father and father took of us learning and trying to learn to ski. My dad was as busy as a one armed paper hanger piloting the row boat, handling the tow rope and filming the venture. If you watch the movies motion sickness sets in. I also rode a piece of plywood (known as an AQUAPLANE) in the mid 60's. We were attempting to learn to water ski and it had been leaning against the of the beach motel at Sandy Point for days so I tried it. Yup, behind a row boat with a 10 HP Evinrude (Speed Twin). The next day I got up on skis! There was a towable called the zip sled made of blue plastic that could towed behind a boat. Unsafe, we skied right off the beach in knee deep water and landed in the same spot. I came close to the big stone wall of the motel on the beach at Sandy Point several times.