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DRAGON88 Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 8213 City: Portland, OR
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Posted: Jun 19, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject: 2006 Wakesetter VLX |
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Big thanks to Kyle (Aka: K-dub) for hooking us up and for working his ass off to get us get the boat on a tight deadline. Also thanks to Scotta who drove the boat 12 hours to get it up to us. After 7 hours I must say that this boat is a superb craft. _________________ wakeboards
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jordan23 Soul Rider
Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 497 City: Mesa
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Posted: Jun 19, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful boat! What happened to the 210? Why did you go away from CC? |
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Jun 19, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Nice looking boat if I don't say so myself. |
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ihavenoclue Newbie
Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 12 City: delta
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Posted: Jun 20, 2006 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Beauty. How do you like the wake? |
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pilot_ryder Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 1296 City: edmonton
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Posted: Jun 20, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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awesome boat |
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oshensurfer PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 6325
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Posted: Jun 21, 2006 6:51 am Post subject: |
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B-E-A-Uitiful. _________________ (insert funny chit here) |
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NAW Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4295 City: Chicago-ish
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Posted: Jun 21, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: |
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If I got a 'Bu, it'd look like that!
Great choice! _________________ www.MidwestMilitia.net |
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Chad H PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 6449 City: Atlanta
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Posted: Jun 21, 2006 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Nice boat, but whathappened to the SAN? |
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Diggs Addict
Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 627 City: Portland
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Posted: Jun 21, 2006 10:56 am Post subject: |
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yeah beauty... thought you were a san guy too.....
I love it... let us know if you are ever up in Portland.. and want a pull and vise versa.... |
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DRAGON88 Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 8213 City: Portland, OR
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Posted: Jun 21, 2006 11:04 am Post subject: |
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SAN didn't make it over to the lake this year. About 45 miles into our 75 mile journey some one traveling the opposite direction's trailer came off of their RV (as in the hitch came un-welded from the frame of their RV) luckily it missed us. However it nailed the boat, and totaled it. (36k was the estimate without starting to tear it down to check for more damage.) It's was pretty much every boat owners nightmare.
Diggs, definitely. Hit me up if you ever end up in Florence and I'll try to hook you up. (where we keep the boat.) _________________ wakeboards
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Diggs Addict
Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 627 City: Portland
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Posted: Jun 21, 2006 11:10 am Post subject: |
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ooooh isn't that by the dunes? we have always wanted to go down and ride the quads there. THe only reason we don't is we hate wasting the summers away from the boat. One of these times. T hanks and that is a crappy storry. Sorry to hear! |
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BoarderX Soul Rider
Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 369 City: San Antonio
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Posted: Jun 28, 2006 8:30 am Post subject: |
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Man thats a sik rig! As for the stray trailor incident taking out the SAN.. WOW.. So have you decided if you like it more or less than the SAN yet? |
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Natman Addict
Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN
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Posted: Jun 28, 2006 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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ha, funny thing. we almost got that identical boat. identical scheme everything the same. Its really nice. Btw how do you like the 06 sphinx limited? |
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DRAGON88 Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 8213 City: Portland, OR
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Posted: Jul 02, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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It's hard to compare the 2 boats, they are entirely different animals, both have their advantages, and both have their disadvantages...
Pros: VLX
*Not as sensitive to weight changes
*Stock wake is much larger
*Boat is 6" wider and 6" longer= way more room
*Storage.
*Power Wedge
*Solid-ness through Double ups/chop
Pros: SAN
*Knew boat in and out
*Less weight reqired for wakesurfing
*Fit and finish. (Don't get me wrong the Malibu's are awesome, but the fit and finish on CC's are hard to beat.)
*Has very distinct lines.
*Handling
Both boats were/are amazing, we're still getting used to the VLX. But both of them are excelent boats, I don't think _________________ wakeboards
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Chad H PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 6449 City: Atlanta
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Posted: Jul 03, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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DRAGON88,
Good to see your like it. I personally really like how malibus are really roomy in the cockpit. I find that mastercrafts aren't that roomy there. |
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DRAGON88 Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 8213 City: Portland, OR
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Jul 20, 2006 6:55 am Post subject: |
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DRAGON88, the last pic. with the lights on is sick. |
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DRAGON88 Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 8213 City: Portland, OR
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Posted: Jul 20, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, I like it, but want to try something else this weekend, so we'll see how it turns out...
PS. Lovin the boat, although we only have about 38 hours on her. _________________ wakeboards
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K-dub Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760
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Posted: Jul 20, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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I just noticed you guys got the new cover made for her as well.
nice! |
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DRAGON88 Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 8213 City: Portland, OR
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Posted: Sep 07, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Obligatory wake picture stock ballast+ 300lb sac in the bow (boat doesn't have the stock bow ballast.)+5 people. So essentially this is the VLX wake in sock form. _________________ wakeboards
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Wakebrad Ladies Man
Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas
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Posted: Sep 07, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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I rode behind my first '06 VLX last week and I was impressed. He was running stock ballast = 1250 plus the wedge and the wake was great. There were only 3 of us in the boat.
Sick man. _________________ You have just entered the twilight zone. |
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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: Sep 07, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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DRAGON88, that wake is sweet!!!
Remember this one when you rode behind that basstracker? |
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WakeBoarder44 Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1107
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Posted: Sep 07, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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those wakes are massive!!
Like oshensurfer said: B-E-A-Uitiful ... _________________ * riding finless teaches you to get your edge down properly, when you do it with fins, you'll be able to cut like OJ Simpson
* Hesitation leads to pain! |
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TP83 Addict
Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 739 City: Woodside
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Posted: Sep 15, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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thats an awsome boat the colors look pretty sweet. i was wondering though, do you ever hit your head on the speakers? we are still getting used to it on our boat bc the old one u knew the bimmini was there below the speakers but with the speakers below it always seems to take someone out. nice boat |
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King of the Tigers Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 1416 City: Mesa, Az
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Posted: Sep 19, 2006 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Almost though didst make a Malibu man out of me.
Amazing colors Dragon. Sorry to hear about the SAN. When I heard you were getting this I was thinking that that was good news for me because I could someday own yours. RIP SAN.
But seriously, Bu's are usually too flashy for me but yours is definitely classy. (with some good flash too.) |
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Pacco LF Soul Rider
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 399 City: Dallas
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PimpinD2 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 3182 City: Orlando, FL
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Posted: Sep 25, 2006 2:57 am Post subject: |
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haha, did u take a pic of the wake while turning! cheater!
sick boat btw _________________ stay clean, like me
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devon Wakeboarder.Commie
Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 1367 City: Ottawa
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Posted: Sep 29, 2006 8:24 am Post subject: |
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im so jelous
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irish_rider Soul Rider
Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 257 City: Dublin
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Posted: Dec 03, 2006 2:56 am Post subject: |
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man i'm thinking about the exact same color scheme for my '07 but with blue instead of black. sweet boat |
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WattsBarRiDr Outlaw
Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 115 City: knoxville
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Posted: May 23, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Why not the fiberglass platform? |
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DRAGON88 Ladies Man
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 8213 City: Portland, OR
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Posted: May 23, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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WattsBarRiDr, I like teak better, personally speaking I think that the teak holds up better and is worth the extra effort of keeping it looking nice.
Fiberglass platforms are great, but just can't stand up to the abuse as well IMO.
Plus K-dub had to hijack the platform from his friend's boat to put it on mine.
Since the thread got bumped, we've gotten rid of the tribal and I think it looks great. _________________ wakeboards
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Rhawn Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 3127 City: Richmond, V to the Izzay
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Posted: May 24, 2007 4:41 am Post subject: |
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Much better, not that there was anything wrong. I just don't like the tribal stuff. _________________ WakeSurf and Wakesurfing News |
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DizzyG Soul Rider
Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 266 City: Oconomowoc
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Posted: May 24, 2007 8:36 am Post subject: |
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We have a very similar look. I had the dealer take our graphics off before we even took delivery! [/img] _________________ This has been a DizzyG Message |
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ontrider Ladies Man
Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia
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Posted: May 24, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: |
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Are you saying 'tribal' is played out?
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Rhawn Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 3127 City: Richmond, V to the Izzay
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