MINNESOTA Rider's Thread!

Well, I dont think i will get to wakeboard today. haha

I might as well ride the sled then!
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WTF is wrong with this state, MORE SNOW!!!!

I think I am going to sell my house and Bounce, I cant take that anymore.

Patience grasshopper!








But I agree, enough with the snow already

snyone riding this coming weekend?... I'm heading over to the cities for a few days, just wondering if anyone was planning on riding,

i have $$ and drysuits.

hopefully, we'll have some open lakes by the weekend! if so i'll be hitting one up on Sunday...weather permitting (forecast says sunny and 52). i'm done with the rivers for now, there is way too much junk floating around!

seriously my house is going on the market, this is my last MN winter. Orland here i come!

I'm moving too, need a roomie?

Andy, whatcha want for your house?

really not the best time to try and sell a house

Has the house loaded up on wake gear yet? I have yet to pick up some ballast and a board for the wife. Gotta see whats up with sean too.

market is still going strong for housing in MN!

Orlando....... jealous!

Simon, what do you mean? Home values have dropped over %10, number of home sales have plummeted.

Don,

They are pulling out everything this week, The House will be 100% wakeboard by the end of the week.

Awesome, Thanks Andy

I know everyone probably checks the conditions of there lake almost daily, but here is a good website that lists what lakes have ice, and which don't. I check it every 2-3 days. btw they all have ice right now.

http://www.climate.umn.edu/doc/ice_out/ice_out_status_08.htm

moxilla, yes in the nation is prob down 10% but not in MN they are the same for market value as they were through the last three years.

Not true Simon, that 10% is in the twin cities....ill try and upload a few graphs for ya, sorry to be so argumentative, but i study the real estate market here in the cities, its part of my job.

so moxilla - is now the time to purchase, or is it going to continue to get even better for buyers (worse for sellers)? i'm seriously contemplating buying my first house here in the near future.

No mox, I still think you're wrong...and I base that point off of me knowing absolutely nothing in terms of the housing market

I wish I knew whether or not I was going to be staying here in MN for at least the next three years, otherwise I was going to buy a house as well - Renting sucks

Sorry nothing new to add to this at all. I just wanted to be 500th poster in the thread!

Jay, now would be a good time to buy a home, the housing prices may go down a bit more, but i am not certain on that, the only problem with buying a house now is that you will need stellar credit and a large down payment, we are facing the tightest lending restrictions we have had in over a decade.

the graphs are to big to fit, ill try and resize them and post um later.

Jay, I work at the a bank. Hit me up if you need any thing.

Sweet, after shoveling 30in of snow the last 2 days, theres 10 more inches in the forecast for friday!!


Where was this sh*t back in januray. I WANT TO WAKEBOARD!

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andy - what bank do you work at? i work at u.s. bank (for corporate...not retail), and i'm pretty sure i get a .5% below prime discount. can u do anything to get me close to that??? do you have any leads on forclosures?

moxilla - i've got pretty decent credit last, i checked it was at about 720 a few months ago. i'm 90% sure i won't be doing much of a down payment...i was told about two months ago that you get 1 time to be a "first time buyer", basically alleviating you from needing much of a down payment (if any at all). my parents said they would co-sign as well, so i think i should be okay with getting a mortgage.

I work for a mort lender. Your credit score is good and as long as your income supports what you are looking for, the co-signer is not worth your time or opening your parents up to the risk. Even first time home buyers, the best you can get to in a conventional product would be 92% LTV. I know FHA does stuff higher than that, but we don't touch that. I would investigate your retail mort lending side for what they can do for you, but I wouldn't guarantee that they will give you the best rate, shop around.

Wow... Minnesota needs some wake riding soon! The housing market?!?!?! WTF! HAHAHAHA!

^No doubt, in our faces

lol, i was thinking the same thing.

haha so true, hopefully we can all get on the water soon. until then, i love talkin about real estate, so let me know if anyone wants to talk about anything
Jay-720 is a pretty good score! im not a realtor or anything but what area are you lookin to buy in??

Little off topic, but has anyone been to the KC Watersports complex out in Kansas? I'm going out there next for work and have two consecutive days off, so I thought I'd take the time to go ride at the park.

I looked online and the place looks pretty fun, but has anyone been out there? How is the variety in the sliders and kickers? I'm thinking of just packing the wakeskate and rocking that all day, based on the setup of the park is that a bad idea (I figure if it sucks I can just rent a deck and wakeboard the rest of the day)?

Sinko, i've been there. The variety of sliders is alright and the place is pretty dope. Nothing compared to OWC. the sliders and kickers at OWC are tons better and the people much nicer. But its a pretty sweet place and you will definitely have a good time man.

hahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

NO WAY JAY

I work at US Bank I'm and Investment Rep.

So, if anyone is going riding on April 25th (Friday) and needs a third, let me know. That's my BDay and nothing short of hiring me two chicks to 'get to know' would make me happier than being able to ride...and when I say happier I mean excited, err, stoked!


edit: I should add that I readily have money for gas, skates/surfs/boards, and can provide alcoholic hydration for all involved; so really, it's a win/win.

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Sinko, my buddy and I had the date set for the 26th actually, hoping ice would be off the lakes, if we make it in the lake a day earlier i'll PM you and you can come ride with us man.

Eder, AWESOMENESS! An note the edit I added to my last post

If not the 25th, wanna ride on the 26th perhaps?

For sure! Basically, anytime I'm down to ride.

And this is open to anyone in MN area that wants to get together and ride (MPLS, all the way up to the Iron Range) here's my contact info:
Mike Sinko
area:612 number:345.0837

or sink0022(at)umn[dot]edu

right on, i will let you know man, im almost 100% positive im gonna go out that day, if you wanna go out before, hit me up and we can take my boat out if you want bro. Ill post up my info too

Eder Garavito
651 334 0097

eder10986@yahoo.com

Up for riding in my boat or anyone else's whenever, and I'm also good for driving, cleaning, gas and beverages! Lets get this info rollin and get organized for the soon-to-be wakeboarding days.

Sinko...i will definitely let you know when i go out, unless the weather gets real nice before the 26th and you bug me to go out...I'll gas up the rig and launch 'er for the first time of the season bro!

In honor of the man that started the infamous MN Rider's Thread, POST UP your contact info people!

Ryan Taylor
507.469.9634

RyanT12@mac.com

I live in Minneapolis and don't have a boat in area but have access to a yellow SAN210 aka "Pamela" (hot blond, lots o' ballast) about an hour south. Gas, beverages, food is not a problem for me either.

(Message edited by wakesurf12 on April 08, 2008)

hit me up any time. me and Colin Shred Daily in WBL.

612.998.8368

507.951.5222

Jonathan Mueller
612-229-3135
Im good for gas $$ and clean up
I am always available to ride, even during the week
Does anyone here indo board?

inod board like its my job!

Mox, my buddy makes some awesome and bomb proof balance boards (lam ply and steel rollers) if you're interested - Here's the link, take a look www.neustonboards.com

(Message edited by sinkoumn on April 09, 2008)

Whats up everyone. If anyone is ever heading down 94 west of St Cloud hit me up. I have an 07 22 SSV
Adam Fuechtmann
320-266-1476
Melrose,MN

we should set up a indo board session while we're waitin for the ice to clear off.....anyone down??

If beverages are involved I'm down for a balance board sesh! Even if the beverages aren't there, I'm still down

Man, this makes me wonder what ever happened to my indo board. After two moves I forgot where I ever put it or who I ever loaned it to.

Im in West Bloomington. I have a 20ft Supra SSV. Not a ton of room but enough to get 10 of us out riding! Anyone that can chip in for gas is WELCOME considering that im poor and had to split the boat with my best friend! ha! We will be riding Lake Riley in EP alot and up north at my cabin which is 10 miles from Motley MN.

Tony 612-702-6239

I don't know if anyone is watching this, but the Wild game is KILLING me! I hate the Av's

edit: OH! Koivu to Rolston! GOOOOAAAAL!! Finally.

edit 2: You can't disrespect Fedoruk and leave him all alone in front on the power play, he makes you PAY!

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edit: THE FRIDGEEEEE!!!!!

Please! CO get those schwag goals out of here, this isn't soccer, you can't kick pucks in!

Everyone see the F!&#$% forecast for this weekend?!?!?! Snow beginning tomorrow....I was thinkin of pullin the BU out of storage this weekend and gettin 'er ready for the water the weekend after perhaps! DAMN DAMN DAMN Minnesota weather...Andy...Can i come with to O-town?

BACKS COMES UP HUUUUUUUUGE!!!!

Dude, Sinko...that was ridiculous, i almost got up and left when they called that S$%T! Wow...

The wild need to move there feet. pisses me off, its playoff time quit dickin' with it.


About the weather, we still have a good foot from the last storm. (we got 30in sat--sunday) and they have another 6-12 in the forecast. man i need to wakeboard, i'm getting to worked up over stupid sh..
wheres the brandy?...

I don't like Joe Sakic very much right now....

Last night was def. a heartbreaker

We could definitely have an indo board session with some drinks, that would prolly make for a few sweet tricks haha

Hey if anyone wants... a bunch of wakeboards and a couple wakeskaters are going ditchboarding in moorhead MN

Moxilla, you and I are both right. I was just reading CNN's website.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/29/real_estate/buying_selling/handicapping_housing_markets/index.htm

some towns have changed and some havent

WTF Its snowing for real didnt see that coming I thougt the weather guys were lying. This is unreal!

11-16 inches up here in Duluth expected with 50-60 mph winds, so glad I only go to school up here....global warming my ass!

I have a question for the guy who went wakeboarding already, doesn't your boat get wrecked when the water freezes because it is no longer winterized?

^just drain the block and it's all good, takes about five minutes.

no my boats not wrecked. all you gotta do is drain the engine in 4 spots...sinko's right, takes about 5 minutes. although you really don't even need to drain it at this point in the year. it's in the garage....temps have barely been getting as low as 35 at night...which means it's about 40 or warmer in the garage. even if the garage got down to below freezing, it would take a couple straight days of below freezing temps to damage the engine.

You can always toss a shop light in the engine compartment and that will keep the block plenty warm. I've had to do that for days on end in the late fall/early winter. Breaks my heart to have to winterize, I always hold out for 1 more day of riding.

yeah, the shop light is another method that works well. lol i actually have tons of water still all over the floor from draining the bilge area/block/ and doing some ballast work. not even a hint of ice...i bet it's still 50 degrees in their.

Help! I just made a bet with a friend, Dan, last night. The bet is to be the first on the water this year. The wager is a free dinner for two.

He's already lined up a session two weeks from today. So, I need a pull.

Jay, ya got some room? I'm boatless this year. I sold the 'Bu about a month ago and won't be buying another until next season.

Sup Guys,

I live in OH but travel to Burnsville, MN near MSP to visit my office headquarters and would love to find some pulls while in town during the week and on Sunday's in the future. I'm a average rider, w2w, 180's, Grabs, no inverts, but have gas $$, can drive a boat, and help with clean up etc....Would be grateful... Thanks

Jeremy, when in town hit one of us up, Minnesotan's are kickass people!

Tuneman, i MIGHT be going out next week if ice is off the lakes, its supposed to be an alright week when this crap melts, and im probs gonna hit up some WW people cuz all of my crew are at school somewhere besides in town!

Eder,

Thanks Bro, next trip I get planned I'll drop a post on the thread and see if I can't catch up...

Later

Eder, I would be forever grateful if you gave me a pull if you go out. I have gas money, and I'm a certified towboat driver. I do warn you, though, that I'm the kneeboarder that lurks around on this forum. But, I hold my own as a few of the guys on this forum have witnessed.

Tuneman, if i get the boat out you're in. Im pretty sure Sinko would be in too..i was lookin at the forecast and its supposed to rain through the week so this crap will melt. So, if you're friend is planning on two weeks, we could get out perhaps next weekend or next week before your friend...bring your camera!

What did you city boys get for snow?
We got another 12in, thats 4ft in 7 days. Insane, its been some real fun sledding though. And we need the water to get the lakes up.

Jeremy,

Im from Burnsville! My info is posted farther up in the thread.

Tony

Any chance of a local shop having a DRIVE video premier??? Midwest Mastercraft??? PLEASE!!!
I'll buy more stuff this time! PROMISE!

Things look good for this week. I hope to get my tower finished up and hopefully tomorrow the garage spot will be open to do that with, but I doubt it. Helping froends build race cars is my crutch I guess.

So where can i launch around the cities this weekend?? Looks like the weather will be nice enough

a minnesota boy is hitting the record books! first ever backwards backflip off of a ramp.