Feels Like Christmas

[skidawg]

Look what just arrived!!!! Testing out the Achilles tomorrow!

[ForrestGump]

Sweet! Still time for you to get it to Houston for the 2nd round tomorrow!

[skidawg]

@shaneh,,,,not quite ready to turn bouys! Gonna try a few deep water starts first.

[tfriess]

wow thats a REALLY good looking boat

[The_MS]

Sweet. Take it easy on the leg.

[ForrestGump]

You goof. I meant to bring it to Houston for our tournament tomorrow. I didn't mean for you to ski! It's all about me, remember???

[Jordan]

ooooh......we need more pics of that bad boy!!!!!

[thager]

Nice tug @skidawg! Does it run on IPA?

[Wish]

inside pics

[skidawg]

Inside pics later, it runs on gas---I run on ipa!

[thager]

Ahhhh!!

[skidawg]

I knew what u meant shaneh, I was avoiding the possibility of a road trip

[ForrestGump]

That thing is wayyyy sweet. Love it now that Centurion allows color and not just that black/carbon graphic.

[Brewski]

very nice. love the color scheme

 

[skidawg]

Thx, gonna give er tomorrow :-)

[skidawg]

Boat in the water, very impressed with the package (have not been n centurion since first blk n gray).

[Chef23]

Looks awesome.

[gmut]

Remember @skidawg try some get ups on a set of jumpers much easier on your achilles!!

[skidawg]

@gmut...sold my jumpers years ago...(avoids the temptations)

[Wish]

@skidawg. It's been a whole 48 hours. Need more pics ya tease ;)

[bogboy]

@skidawg, nice, those cp's are great looking boats, I wonder if a non walk through w/s is an option. Have fun with your new boat.

[6balls]

@skidawg sharpest Carbon Pro I've seen. Will be curious your long-term thoughts on build quality/materials. Next swamp boat is either the latest 196 I can get my hands on or a CP as I have no need for open bow there. Have not had the opportunity, though, to ski/drive/examine a CP in person. @bogboy agree one piece windshield would be even cooler.

[skidawg]

A few quick pics

[skidawg]

Boom

[skidawg]

Bam

[Wish]

That's cool that they continued the racing stripes through the top of the motor box. Does that continue over the back?

[skidawg]

Yes, it does. First set was fun! 100 more to go

[gmut]

@skidawg I have been a Correct Craft disciple since the mid 60's, Skylark,Skitique, Ski Nautique. I will say however, the only other boat, in my opinion, that even compared for slalom skiability was the Ski Centurion. I never drove one though... how do you think it tracks in the course and are the wakes still flat and soft in the latest version??

[skidawg]

Wakes are flat and soft ( main reason why I got it, makes the wife and kids happy). It drives very good, I still need to put some weight under the bow to help track, but it drives light years better than the first versions!

[davemac]

@skidawg, Nice looking boat. Hey, is that the new Cipa 180 degree mirror?? If so, feedback would be appreciated (curious how is compares to PTM)

[teammalibu]

Dawg Ill be home Thursday what kind of care package do you need so i can play with your new toy!!

[skidawg]

It is the 180 deg, looks pretty cool, but 28 off and longer the skier looks way back there!! Not sure if I'm a fan or not yet.

[skidawg]

Mike, call me on the way in and make sure I'm around.

[skidawg]

Another look

[The_MS]

That is one of the bright spots of having @teammalibu in Tx. He gets to smuggle good beer to Bossier city all the time.

[ForrestGump]

wow, the cover is being used?!?!?! I'm impressed!

[skidawg]

@shaneh...this cover has a wratchet system in it, very secure!

[Jordan]

now we need video of somebody skiing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[skidawg]

Will try to video JD tomorrow night if it comes together!!!

[estrom]

The blue metallic looks very cool.

 

[skidawg]

@estrom-thanks!

Set number 2 coming today

[davemac]

"It is the 180 deg, looks pretty cool, but 28 off and longer the skier looks way back there!! Not sure if I'm a fan or not yet."

 

I'm wondering if the additional viewing angle of the 180 degree CIPA makes the skier even smaller than the 140 degree PTMEdge? Guess someone would need to do a side by side comparison to confirm.

[skidawg]

@davemac-the skier is extremely small. I use the mirror to coach n drive, not sold on this one yet, may have to go back to my 3way overtons

[jdarwin]

Drove / skied the boat last night. Very impressed. Tracks SO much better than earlier versions of this model. Put 50lbs in the nose and it was perfect. What I liked most is I always knew where the skier was - never lost connection. That's important. The boat skis awesome. It seemed to wait on me at the buoy and allow me to hook up nicely before shooting me across. Can't wait to get some tourney scores behind it!

[RazorRoss3]

Sweet boat, seeing it makes it even harder to be winterizing out team boats up here in Iowa.

[DW]

Must be a fan...cool color combo.

 

What are the changes that make the boat track better, do you know?

[kfennell]

They moved the rudder from being offset to being centered, and the rudder design itself is different. Maybe there is something else, but I didn't notice it.

 

I changed the rudder to the new style on my '12 and it is 100% better just from that and I didn't even grind it yet.

[jimbrake]

Question about set up of the current four boats that we get in tournaments (actually I never seem to get Malibu in any of the tournaments around Sacramento). I have the same experience as Joe Darwin behind the Centurion we routinely get in Sac - the boat feels absolutely awesome. I ski C2 and I always seem to get the right amount of gas out of the ball, I feel connected, not overpowered, but not too soft, great acceleration, easy to move through the centerline and to the other edge, on and on. Everything feels great behind this boat. The MCs have been a mix, but mostly good. One MC we get feels similar to the Centurion, but the wake of course is more noticeable, but not a big deal. Another MC we get feels firm all around, but it's workable. The CC 200s we get seem to vary the most - from too soft, to pretty good, to strangely hard and difficult to get in sync with. How much of this variation is likely due to variations in props?

 

I know this is kind of a difficult question to answer, but it's amazing the difference in pulls we get. Joe's post hit home with me because to me it's not the driver so much, but the boat. I get the same drivers all the time behind different boats and always get the same kind of rides regardless of the drivers. I get the variation from the boats. What say ye?