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ryanjamescalhoun Newbie

Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 1
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Posted: Jan 20, 2003 7:59 pm Post subject: boat questions |
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| i am looking to buy a boat and my main passion is wakeboarding. i have no idea about boats. have heard some are better than others for skiing and boarding. any advice is welcome. thanks |
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Chukee_R Soul Rider


Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 481 City: Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN
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Posted: Jan 20, 2003 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Well there are many companies. The ones I've heard of the most are Mastercraft, Nautiques, and Malibu. If you're looking to use the boat mainly for wakeboarding any of the X-Series that mastercraft has would due fine. You can ski behind some of the X-Series Boats like the X-2 X-7 and maybe the x-9? The X-10, X-30, X-Star's wakes would not be very fun to ski behind. Otherwise if you're looking for a boat more suited to skiing a Mastercraft Prostar 109 would due fine.
Natiques I don't know all that much about since I ride behind mastercrafts mainly but if you go to their website. (www.wakeboarding.com) I would assume that the lower level models are more meant for skiing and the models like the Air Nautique 210 are more of the boats geared towards wakeboarding.
Malibus I'm not all to sure about, I know that the Wakesetter is their big wakeboarding boat. But I just tossed the name out for ya to check out. Good luck in your purchasing. |
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jedsterr Soul Rider


Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 291 City: Star Idaho
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Posted: Jan 20, 2003 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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also try the Boats & Accessories forum. The are a lot of oppinions & some good information to be found there.
Boats & Accessories[/url] |
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skobi1 Addict


Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 639 City: eugene, or
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Posted: Jan 21, 2003 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| i have a 2000 malibu wakesetter and i love it. ive ridden behind and x-7 and liked it as well. if you can afford it a v-drive if prefferable, it puts the engine in the rear where you want the weight anyway, and opens up the interior of the boat drastically. most of the difference in new boat pricing as far as im concerned is in the bells and whistles. all of the newer wake boats perform well, the only boat iv'e lots of negatives about is centurion but i have no first hand experience with those boats. hope this helps. also i found my boat in the "boat trader" mag, they also have an online site i think its www.boattraderonline.com |
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K-dub Ladies Man

Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Jan 21, 2003 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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This is going to turn into a pissing match................
Wakesetter VLX, NONE BETTER! |
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mark d Outlaw


Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 125 City: placerville
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Posted: Jan 21, 2003 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Uh, Chukee, isn't the X-2 the same as the old X-star? Wouldn't want to ski behind that. _________________ "That would make you-"
"The catcher in the rye bread." |
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skobi1 Addict


Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 639 City: eugene, or
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Posted: Jan 21, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| right on kyle! |
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K-dub Ladies Man

Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Jan 21, 2003 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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right on skobi1!
Pat.......can you move us to the Boats discussion, please?
Thanks, man! You're the greatest!.........in advance. |
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RUSSIAN Wakeboarder.com Freak


Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 4081 City: NOR*CAL
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Posted: Jan 21, 2003 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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I would have to agree that the vlx is the best boat around, piiiiiiiiiiisssssss  _________________ http://www.integrity-wake.com
| K-dub wrote: | | DRAGON88, everyone shall now call you Tinkerbu'.... |
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