New toy for out team

[fast94persuader]

Most of you guys have heard me talk about waterskiing and especially slalom. My brother bought a new toy a few weeks ago, We drove up to columbus Ohio to get it.
2007 Mastercraft tournament team editoin. #5 of 100. It is SICK!!!
I can't wait to ski behind it, although his wife said we better sell the malibu first...Right like having two boats is a problem LOL

 

[Blue Mist '97]

Brings back memories. Had a '75 Mastercraft (the old Red, White and Blue). Best ski boat I ever had. Really like yours, classic look (no tower) and it's a bow rider for more room. Wish I could still slalom. Some of the best times ever.

You are going to love it, especially at 15' or more off. Good Luck..

 

[paulsboats]

Ford powerd or one of those fancy caddilac engines?

 

[fast94persuader]

Brings back memories. Had a '75 Mastercraft (the old Red, White and Blue). Best ski boat I ever had. Really like yours, classic look (no tower) and it's a bow rider for more room. Wish I could still slalom. Some of the best times ever.

You are going to love it, especially at 15' or more off. Good Luck..

Our malibu is a 95 and its a blast to ski behind but its closed bow and has 550 hours now. Its been used and its time for it to go.
My brother is a 36 mph 15 off skier about to cut line. Im a 26-28 15 off wanna be. But theres nothin like skiin bouys on glass at 6 am! Ya we dont need a tower. Neither do most people who have one lol. No wedge for big wakes either. Just a rocket out of the hole and very little wake.

 

[fast94persuader]

Ford powerd or one of those fancy caddilac engines?

Its got a 340 horse 350 chevy mpi with cats. Supposed.to be really good on fuel. We know someone with almost the same motor that has 1500 hours on it.

 

[karzrus]

IMO Mastercraft is the cream of the crop in ski and wakeboard boats.
My good friend has 2009 X7, same boat as the 197 but with a factory tower.(he slaloms but all his kids wanted to wakeboard) so for him it's ideal, he gets the perfect Mastercraft ski wake and then can fill the ballast and get an pretty good wake for his kids.

I really like his boat and almost bought an identical one last year instead of the pulsare.

One negative, bow is so low that if anyone rides up front the boat submarines when you hit any kind of wake or even slow down too fast. He never lets anyone sit up there and it might as well be a closed deck.

 

[fast94persuader]

Ya we heard about that bow deal if ur real easy when u stop knowing there are people up there it can be avoided. Usually when we have the ski boat out its early or late when its smooth. If were out In rough water we set the speed control at a bow up speed of about 19 turn up the radio and crack a few cold ones. Its actually pretty relaxing.