60's Preppy? Oh, yeah....
Monday, April 9, 2012
Red Plaid Water Skis
Of the vintage water skis from Al's mom's cottage, the ones that get the most comments are the red plaid fiberglass combos. Red plaid. No joke. Red plaid. The best guess on these is that they are Kimball skis from the early 60s. They are 65" long. The slalom ski has a tapered tail and a metal fin. The other ski has a squared end and a long wooden fin. And they are red plaid!
60's Preppy? Oh, yeah....
60's Preppy? Oh, yeah....
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2 comments:
I just saw this picture. I have the same set of skis. These didn't come from Lake Mills, WI by any chance, did they?
And as a side note, do you know any place that I can get new/used bindings for them. I don't have the slalom, both my skis are square with single bindings.
Jan, they very well could have from Lake Mills. We used them only for decoration because the bindings are not useable any more. I briefly toyed with removing the old bindings and replacing them with boots. I'm not aware of any place to find the old style bindings like the originals. Let me know if you every find a way to put a red plaid slalom back in service. It's a really sweet ride!
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