Here's a couple of Wally skiers buoys. The one on the left was in a building all its life and the one on the right was a turn buoy for 6 months. Before you say "but not in the blazing FL sun", from mid May thru mid Sept we get more daylight hours than FL. Anyway the comparison is for your evaluation. The only drawback is the attachment loop. It's common with the buoy's air chamber. Get a nick at the connection point and you get a leak. And they're soft and kinda fragile in this area. We lost 2 to this malady. I'm not sure it was a nick, maybe just weak in this area. Looks more like a crack from flex rather than a nick or cut.
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Also, we run them with very little air pressure and I think they are as safe as anything out there.
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I just convinced my other site to buy them and we will be installing them soon.
Recommend you NOT put water in your Wally turn buoys.
For a floating course, it is much better and safer to hang a 3 pound weight at the end of the arms for each turn ball. And, slightly underinflate them. They will float half submerged, and when hit by a ski the air will displace into the submerged half.
If you speak with Wally, he will tell you the same.
Most people will first fully inflate Wally buoys (not stretch) to remove the fold marks and give them the spherical shape. Then let some air out before using them.