Just Got my new B52 VX2

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

well since everyone else is posting their new boats i thought i might as well put mine up. Just got it last weekend and the wake is the most amazing thing i've ever seen. perfect shape and very big with just the stock ballast. (as if it needed any more) Very Happy

Ryan W · Posted: Mar 19, 2003 1:37 pm Post subject:

Congrats,sweet boat.Do you have any wake picks?

Lyte Skin · Outlaw Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 210 City: San Angelo, TX

i think those are awesome boats.
very unique and one of the only companies that put a lot of pride in building their boats

*chris* · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 982

if i could afford it.....id be willing to give those babies a try. same with calair proV...i think both boats r awesome

very nice boat there....im envious. do they actually come in anything but white/red/black??? thats all i ever see

Tim Krasin · Outlaw Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 104 City: Houston, TX

Brent - sweet ride! I work with Kris B. and he mentioned everyone wanted a pull behind that thing. Enjoy the new toy.
-Tim

Aaron_C · Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 5

Damn, that thing looks sweet, I saw one at the 2003 boat show, the only thing I didnt like was the patterns they used on the interior, It kinda made the boat look too busy, otherwise the flame interior and exterior look sick IMHO.

Grace B. · Posted: Mar 19, 2003 3:13 pm Post subject:

Nice boat, when I first saw the graphics I didn't like them, but I saw a couple at our boat show and I think they look a lot cooler in person. Well enjoy your new ride Very Happy

jim Bogden · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 178 City: Sandy, UT

have fun behind that bad boy! Mr. Green

ADAM B KENDALL · Outlaw Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 128 City: Smith Mountain

NICE BOAT MAN ...... Bubb Rubbing TIGHT

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

don't have any wake pics yet but i will get some this weekend and post them. they have a bunch of other colors; i have seen yellow/white and blue/white

petesmithj · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 22

So you did it then ...! Congrats.. You'll love it... Play safe Wink

wakejunky · Outlaw Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 147 City: Cal.

Nice looking boat. Been hearing good things about them.
Did you get the two speed transmission? If so, give us a review.

Chris
No Slip Gator Grip
www.wakejunky.com

Also for sale:
http://home.surewest.net/cfoye/96SportNautique/96SportNautique.htm

Tim Krasin · Outlaw Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 104 City: Houston, TX

Brent - nevermind about working with your friend - the guy I work with's friend bought a black B52! Looks like there's a number of these new boats in the N. Houston area.
-Tim

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

i did not get the 2 speed transmission. i had one on order but I cancelled it. I would have had to wait a couple of months and with the water now at 75 i couldn't wait.... The regular b52 with just the two ballast tanks is a bit slow out of the hole, but that extra 500 in the front helps a lot and with the new prop there is no problem at all. my friend has a wakesetter loaded down with only 1500 lbs and it is quite a bit slower than mine. it has no problem keeping speed with the pp wakeboard pro, and double ups are huge and very easy to hit.

porter · Outlaw Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 109 City: Sammamish

Great boat! Post wake pics when you get them!

Cowboy1 · Newbie Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 1

Nice boat, I bud has the Black one and yes you are right this boat throws an amazing sic wake! Is Conroe your home lake? If so I sure we will see you out there. Black B52 and Black and white Tige' 21!! Laughing

petesmithj · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 22

Brent - What's the difference in the new prop over the old.. My salesman says he will replace mine if I want..?

thanks
Pete

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

i am pretty sure i have seen your white tige out there. we have a house on conroe so i will be riding a lot there. where do you go to find good water. i know north of the 1097 bridge has some good spots but i know there are a lot of stumps and i don't know my way around too well up there.

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

.....the new prop is a different size to help acceleration. i talked to a guy who knows mb pretty well and he said to switch out the prop and the boat should perform a lot better taking off and turning for double ups. Mb sports is also starting to put a different prop on all of their new boats. the size is a 13 inch 17 pitch stainless prop.

orzech · Posted: Mar 20, 2003 5:51 pm Post subject:

that boat is tight... send us some wake pics Very Happy

Slaytwebeling · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 892 City: Houston

That boat is awsome. Is there any color options on it

petesmithj · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 22

Brent - make sure the trailer recall has been done - there was a recall to fix cracking at the welds on the rear guides.. Had mine done a short while ago one of mine had started cracking.

Pete

petesmithj · Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 22

Brent - got any pics from the weekend??

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

i didn't get to ride this weekend, but my n ew bindings came in yesterday so i am taking it out today. i will get pics today and try to post them tonight.

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

i took it out today, but the picture is not very good. you can't really see the wake too well. my camera is not very good at taking moving pictures so it doesn't look too good and is not worth posting.

orzech · Posted: Mar 25, 2003 7:05 pm Post subject:

what kind fo bindings did you get?

J_DOGG · Posted: Mar 26, 2003 4:37 am Post subject:

It definitely has a flame job on it....

Nice boat...

PEACE

west coast boarder · Addict Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 558 City: Nor Cal

Nice boat bro. I have only seen 1 of those at the lake by my house. The 1 I saw was throwing a huge wake. I don't know if he had extra weight in it.

filmguy · Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 8 City: Monroe

Congrats on the new toy! I had been looking at getting one myself. Then i read that it wasn't coast guard approved becasue there is so much ballast that they couldn't fit enough flotation material in it. Since you baught one, is that true? Any problems insuring it? What was the deciding factor to buy the B52 vs other boats?

brentgd86 · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 115 City: San Marcos

i don't know where you heard that it wasn't coast guard approved because that is not true. i read somewhere that the coast guard will only allow a maximum of 2100 lbs of ballast and that is how much they use. no problem insuring it. i chose the b52 because it has by far the best warranty available and i got to test ride one and it has the best wake i have ever seen from a stock ballast system.

Dees · Posted: Jul 28, 2003 10:43 am Post subject:

csrider · Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 12

sweet ass b-52 man...we have a grey with yellow flames but its not a vx2 just a b-52v

filmguy · Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Posts: 8 City: Monroe

sweet boat. I don't doubt you that it is Coast guard approved if you baught it. I had read somewhere else on this website that it wasn't approved by the coast guard and that caused me to think twice about it. Hey, if that is incorrect info then great becuase i am looking at getting one myself and that was the biggest thing holding me back from doing it.

tn_guy212000 · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 268

Does anyone know the base price for one with the 2 speed transmission?

Hyperryd · Addict Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 604 City: Central Cali

filmguy- Boats over 20' 6" don't need to be coast guard approved. That is why almost every manufacturer's smallest boat is now over this size. Some people talk up the advantages of foam reinforcement in the hull as neccesary floatation. Most foam used in boat construction is used as a cost cutting measure. It is used instead of thicker fiberglass. It does have the advantage of being bouyant, but it is not put in to float your boat. If you look at the offshore speedboats you won't find foam you will find extra layers of fiberglass to strengthen the hull. MB uses some of the thickest fiberglass in the industry and their attention to detail is extreme. I had no problem getting insurance on my new B-52. They have changed the hull for 2004 to put up an even larger wake. Mine should be here in about 3 weeks and I'll let you know whats's up.