Mastercraft at regionals

[Klundell]

Just saw that I drew the Mastercraft for Western Regionals. I haven't skied behind one in years what can you guys tell me about the pull? ZO settings? Etc? I'm not particularly picky when it comes to boats but thought I would ask.

[T8skier]

I ski with friends that has each of the promo boats. I use the same settings sn200 and mc. The wake is a little firmer. Ran my tourney PB 2@39 behind MC. Don't even think about it. Not worth worring about!

[6balls]

At your lines no issue.

[thager]

Just wear jump skis. You'll be fine.

[Horton]

It is fine. Just go ski.

[MattP]

@Klundell years? What do you do normally at tournaments when you get one? Not ski?

[bmiller3536]

@Klundell I am in the same group and the only thing I can say is don't take the 28 for granted. For some reason I always have to scrap out my opener at 28 but then everything seems to settle in at 32 and shorter

[Horton]

You guys talk like MC is an off brand. Yes there are a few out there with hard wakes at 28 but seriously guys it is fine.

[The_MS]

How about for the kids, slow speeds and long liners? Junk

[walleye]

MS,

 

Gotta have a beer with ya lol @ MWR. B-1, G-1 slalom lake I will be watchin the boy & girl. It will be close to beer 30 when they ski.

[The_MS]

@walleye Perfect. Team beer will be on fire all weekend. Look us up on east lake dock side.

[Klundell]

@mattp we just don't have a mc in UT or ID that pulls tournaments. I wasn't hating on MC just wanted some info from the ballers. It treated me well.

[bigtex2011]

mastercraft killed m4 at sc regionals. at least 5 otf's

[Horton]

@bigtex2011

Really? Guys in good shape went OTF?

[Nick Sullivan]

Yeah, blame the boat. My wife skied behind our 197 and then the TXi this weekend. She is just learning to run the course at 26 mph. She couldn't tell a difference and I couldn't visibly see any change. I then pulled a M6 skier, 32 mph from 28 up through 38 off. He can't feel any difference in my wake vs. his Txi.

 

I'll admit that the wake at 15 and 22 is harder, but to say it caused an OTF for some M4 skiers is nothing more than an excuse.

[bigtex2011]

i'm not talking about your 197...i'm talking about the one at scr... ...it was shocking..if you weren't there than how would you know, i'm glad to hear your 197 is so awesome

[jimbrake]

I actually like the slightly firmer feel of the MC pull the past two years compared to the 200. I'm a little leary when I get a 200 these days because some of them feel overly soft. MC wake is a little firmer, too, but not a big deal. My B2 son had MC for the regionals and he said he felt the wake a bit, but it didn't affect his skiing. He's not skiing slower than 34 anymore though. To be fair, when he was at slower speeds he was more affected. Can't imagine the boat causing the OTFs on good skiers though unless there was a ZO issue going on.

[bigtex2011]

sorry horton, i didnt see your post,3 big dawgers almost in a row. the most famous big dawg was driving. i'm not bashing mc in particular, but i've been skiing a long ass time and it was unbelievable.

[Horton]

@bigtex2011

Ok I believe you. just hate to hear it

[bigtex2011]

the only thing thing i can think of is the site was shallow and it affected the mc more the the others..i ran 4@38 early this year behind one, that's about my tourney average. i wont go on keep this fire burning. heck, i think they look awesome, and overall ski pretty decent. but it was a site to see for sure..

[Nick Sullivan]

bigtex2011since you came on a public forum and bashed a boat, I figured challenging your theory about the boat causing the OTF of some top level skiers was fair game. Forgive me if I am wrong.

[Chef23]

I skied behind the MC, Nautique and TXI in back to back rounds two weeks ago and the wake on the MC is significantly harder to me than the other two boats. It doesn't impact my score at all but it does affect kids. At Nationals I saw that all slalom practice is being pulled by Nautique that is an issue for Boys 2 skiers that have drawn MC for slalom.

 

That said if I was buying a new boat I would probably buy a MC because I like the trick wake and would prefer to practice behind the harder slalom wake.

[thager]

I skied a good one and a pig this year. Just depends.

[LeonL]

As I stated in a post about 2-3 weeks ago, it seems that MC is extremely sensitive to weight load (crew + fuel). Heavy load = big wake, more so than SN or Malibu.

[jdarwin]

To be fair - two of the upper M4 seeds at SCR fell at 1 ball or right afterward (velcro pre-release) so I don't think the boat played a part in that. I skied in that group and thought the boat felt fine. I simply one-fingered two ball at 35-off and couldn't make it to 4 in order to re-grip. That's not an issue with the boat IMO.

[JoeMac]

I was #2 seed and my velcro was more of an issue than the boat. Plus the world record driver Chad Scott was driving. He makes any boat feel great.

[JoeMac]

Not enough. And it was over a year old or maybe 2. 2 strips on each side. clear velcro on ski and black velcro on plate. I will either change velcro once a year or place a plate on ski that does not come off. Daughter just got the new Nano 1 and it came with inserts. Pretty cool looking ski. She likes it.

[pjirsa]

i ski 99.9% behind a 196 with ZO. So, all y'all's boats suck compared to that. Just sayin'

[JoeMac]

Orange solvent is great for removing adhesive residue.

 

[lb]

I bought a 197 this year the wake and zero off surge is very sensitive to crew weight. over 450 to 500 lbs is noticeable over 600 is OMG. My old 196 wasn't as bad as long as you balanced the weight side to side. but I found myself lost at tournaments with the wrong boat draw.