Any Ski or Wakeboarders?
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Waterskier here! Love the wake of the Mastercraft, but not the build quality. Had one in the Med for 2 years (Saltwater series, yeah right) and have never seen anything corrode so fast in my life. Looked worse after 2 years than the Sea Ray after 29. Keep on top of it! Oh, and enjoy!
Haven't done any wakeboarding for a while since we sold our boat. It was a RIB but with a custom made heavy duty A-frame with high pick up point for wakeboarding. Not a huge wake, but it went like stink in a chop and was a lot more practical in the Solent than a ski boat for all round use. We built it ourselves. Bought a bare hull, console, seating, had the fuel tank and A-frame made, bought an engine and rigged it during evenings and weekends over about 2 months.
During the build...
After the build, visiting the inlaws in Falmouth...
Fish!
Me, giving it a clean off at the end of the day...
Lots of nav kit for cruising and fishing....
Seating, aft bench with reversible backrest for skiing...
And finally, in it's element!
During the build...
After the build, visiting the inlaws in Falmouth...
Fish!
Me, giving it a clean off at the end of the day...
Lots of nav kit for cruising and fishing....
Seating, aft bench with reversible backrest for skiing...
And finally, in it's element!
jenkotvr said:
Lovely boats guys....oh boy am I ready for the summer!
I'm amazed how you can run an X2 on £15 an hour! Would love to try a proper wake
Yeah, I'd put £100 through my Yamaha F150 in a day wakeboarding. I'm amazed how you can run an X2 on £15 an hour! Would love to try a proper wake
Proper wakes are amazing. I couldn't believe the size of it when being towed behind a proper wakeboard back. It's massive. It's so easy to get big air from. Just need to master landing!
The wake on the X Star could only be described as fearsome. It was waist high. The boat has 3 ballast tanks that hold around 1 ton of water. The important thing about proper wakeboard boats is that they "shape" the wake as well - give a transition and a lip that pops the board out out of the water. Very important when you hit a wall of water at speed that it chucks you out in the right direction 
Here's an example - not me, but I took it out the back of the boat. This is coming in to land!
My favourite pic of the boat (makes me want another one!)
Here's an example - not me, but I took it out the back of the boat. This is coming in to land!
My favourite pic of the boat (makes me want another one!)
Edited by Junior Bianno on Monday 13th February 12:05
Nice X-Star!
If i remember correctly the X2 i have and the X-Star are the same hull? The X2 also has the three ballast tanks and we also fitted an altitude plate to further trim the wake which helps to get the right shape at the right speed.
The only reason I can run it so cheap is the LPG.
Thought there may have been more of us on here!
A few pics,
Wake with half ballast rear but none upfront
Wales in the cold!
The best way to fall!! On your head....
If i remember correctly the X2 i have and the X-Star are the same hull? The X2 also has the three ballast tanks and we also fitted an altitude plate to further trim the wake which helps to get the right shape at the right speed.
The only reason I can run it so cheap is the LPG.
Thought there may have been more of us on here!
A few pics,
Wake with half ballast rear but none upfront
Wales in the cold!
The best way to fall!! On your head....
itsallyellow said:
Nice X-Star!
If i remember correctly the X2 i have and the X-Star are the same hull? The X2 also has the three ballast tanks and we also fitted an altitude plate to further trim the wake which helps to get the right shape at the right speed.
The only reason I can run it so cheap is the LPG.
Thought there may have been more of us on here!
A few pics,
Wake with half ballast rear but none upfront
Wales in the cold!
The best way to fall!! On your head....
Thats it I'm selling up..I can see why the pro boarders get huge air.If i remember correctly the X2 i have and the X-Star are the same hull? The X2 also has the three ballast tanks and we also fitted an altitude plate to further trim the wake which helps to get the right shape at the right speed.
The only reason I can run it so cheap is the LPG.
Thought there may have been more of us on here!
A few pics,
Wake with half ballast rear but none upfront
Wales in the cold!
The best way to fall!! On your head....
itsallyellow said:
Nice X-Star!
If i remember correctly the X2 i have and the X-Star are the same hull?
It's pretty much the exact same boat. When the picklefork X-Stars came out they renamed the X-Star the X2. If i remember correctly the X2 i have and the X-Star are the same hull?
We weren't too bad for fuel. It lived on the water and there was usually flat water 5 minutes from the dock. On Loch Lomond though which is 22 miles long so if you went on a trip to the islands or to either end fuel costs went up a bit!!!
Our family waterskis and wakeboards but we only started in 2010 (just when I turned 40). I knew I'd be coming back to Oz in 2011 and because of the great waterways near us I wanted to maximize use on them.
Here's my boat:
Four Winns Horizon 240
Pretty good all rounder, deep V for offshore too (last year we followed Humpback whales in it)
Here's my boat:
Four Winns Horizon 240
Pretty good all rounder, deep V for offshore too (last year we followed Humpback whales in it)
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