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  • BASC
    • Jan 2004
    • 115

    • Burghfield UK

    #1

    Zero Off Speed Control system

    Reading the latest waterski mag, my attention was drawn to the ad for ZeroGPS.com a speed control system that uses GPS technology.
    It seems to have a good write-up and it appears Andy Mapple was very invovled in the development.
    Have any of you tournament drivers out there seen or used this system, is it as good and realiable and as accurate as the claims suggest, has it been approved by IWSF for tournament use?
    It seems a simple system and if the claims are correct PP could have some real competition....
    Comments please.
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  • MHayes
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Aug 2004
    • 830

    • Roswell, GA

    #2
    RE: Zero Off Speed Control system

    Here's the discussion (or should I say bickering) on it over at Wakeworld....

    http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/m...tml?1174593033
    2001 Air Nautique

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    • Chad52
      • May 2004
      • 295

      • Huntsville, AL

      • 2008 Super Air Nautique 210 2003 Super Air Nautique Team 210 2001 Super Air Nautique Team 210 1999 Super Air Nautique 210 1994 Mastercraft Prostar 190 1992 Manta Ray 189 Sport
      #3
      I sent them an email asking about how it deals with varying currents like we normally deal with out on river systems and haven't got a reply back. Can't see how this thing could compensate for that.

      Chad

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      • pj
        • Oct 2003
        • 323

        • Rochester, MN

        • 1991 SN 1996 SN
        #4
        For slalom it is supposed to be speed over the bottom anyway. So, it would not need to compensate for current in that situation. The GPS would just maintain the appropriate speed no matter what the current is doing.
        Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For it is there you have been and there you will long to return. - Leonardo De Vinci

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        • Chad52
          • May 2004
          • 295

          • Huntsville, AL

          • 2008 Super Air Nautique 210 2003 Super Air Nautique Team 210 2001 Super Air Nautique Team 210 1999 Super Air Nautique 210 1994 Mastercraft Prostar 190 1992 Manta Ray 189 Sport
          #5
          pj,

          Do you mean speed of the water over the bottom of the boat? If so, how does it do that without a paddlewheel like Perfect Pass? GPS alone would not be able to do that.

          Chad

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          • ag4ever
            1,000 Post Club Member
            • Feb 2004
            • 1180


            #6
            No, speed over the bottom of the lake.

            More correctly, in slalom, it is the time it takes to get from one set of gates to the next that is measured.

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