Ski Tug Hours? Please provide year and make.

[Rivvy]

I hear a lot of chatter about high hours. I thought this might help us understand how high is high and what brand is lasting the longest!

[Rivvy]

2003 Malibu LXI 800 hrs.

[Bulldog]

2005 Malibu 120 hours

[Spuddy]

1997 - SN 196

[Spuddy]

780 hours

[oldjeep]

2012 Malibu VTX - 138 hours

[thager]

2002 196/ZO 536hrs.

[MAD11]

2015 CC 200 6L. 4 hours. When I sold our 2009 Malibu with over 1000 hours only thing it ever had done was an impeller and oil changes. Guy still has it now with over 1500 hours and hasn't had to do anything to it. Boats after that never get enough hours to worry about. Think most on 3 boats since then has been 350 and no problems with any.

[Chuck_Dickey]

A beautiful ProStar 2014 with 120 Promo hours on it. I'll be ordering my 2015 soon.

[BobF]

'98 MC. Just under 2,500 hours now.

 

Also using a 2012 SN 200 with about 300 hrs on it now. SN drives a little tighter... :smile:

[RichardDoane]

in 2010 I sold the Prostar 205 I'd had for 17 years with 1340 hours, and it's still running strong in CO. Our 2011 Malibu has 800 on it now and is still very happy, and the 2014 Prostar only got 87 promo hours on it this past season.

[MISkier]

2009 Malibu Response LX. 360 hours.

[jcamp]

1994 MC Prostar 205. A couple hours away from hitting 500. Bought it last spring with 461 so who knows how little use it got in previous years.

[LZywicki1]

2005 Malibu RLXi 495 hrs.

[giantjoe]

2000 Mastercraft X-5 (195) approx 600 hours and all is well.

[Horton]

I have an early 90s MC. It is so darn old that I forget what year it is. 91 or 94. Whatever. It has THOUSANDS of hours on it. The hour meter stopped a long time ago. I do not use it much but it was the primary boat for a friend of mine for years. It is a kickass slalom boat. Lack of ZO is a bummer for every day training but it skis really good. I guess it would suck skiing in the wind but I don’t. And the trick wakes? Yea baby!

95.

I think it is bad for the sport that we have painted ourselves into a corner where to be competitive at shorter line lengths we have to largely abandon affordable boats like my old MC. I guess that is another thread.

 

Oooo yea and I also have a 2015 Centurion with less than 30 hours on it. If the old MC is like a trusty 1970s Ford Bronco with rusty floor boards, 4 bald tires and a Led Zeppelin bumper sticker then the Centurion is like a shiny 2015 Lexus or BMW. They both have appeal.

 

[lakeaustinskier]

I own a 2007 SN 196 with about 500 hours and also a 1998 MC 205 with about 1000 hours (I ski on two lakes). Since I currently own two brands I'll say the main difference between brands is that new boats are about the same but after several years of wear SN always seems to stay "tighter" longer.

[Jordan]

1993 Mastercraft 190 with an LT1.....1,650 hours and pulls like a mule!

[Chef23]

2002 Malibu Response LX. I am not sure exactly as the hour meter came out when I put PP in and I never updated the hours on PP. My guess is there are 750-800 hours on it.

[Roger]

2009 Ski Nautique. Going to hit 500 hours soon...

[DonT]

1995 Tige 2002 fslm - 305 hours - bought it last January with 250.

[swc5150]

Boat-less and shopping, but currently skiing behind brother's 2012 200 with 200 hours. Looking for a great deal on a TSC3, 200, TXi or @6balls TSC1:)

[Kelvin]

2011 Nautique 200 6L with 1320 hours and still running strong.

[Ilivetoski]

2004 Lxi just over 1000

[m_pags]

2006 MC 197 395 hrs

[Bruce_Butterfield]

'97 nautique with 2500 hrs and runs like a top. Pulled out a perfectly good GT-40 at 1750 hrs so I could get ZO, but have no doubt that engine would still be going strong.

[Wayne]

2009 Response LXI with 240

[Wish]

@Bruce_Butterfield‌ That is the plan for my 97. Good to know I have another 700hrs. May take that long to find a motor.... anyone know of a good ...used... 343 laying around?

 

97 196 Master Edition... 1050hrs.

[fu_man]

2003 Moomba Outback DD. 225 hours

[6balls]

@swc5150 keep nibbling! She's at about 250 hrs for a 2000 SN196 bought used with 84 on the clock. The used vehicle I'm likely to buy tomorrow for soon to be 16 y.o. son likely kills any boat upgrade potential for me. Not spending all that much, but the margin to get me to ZO is not that much either so there goes my margin.

[skihart]

2004 MC 197 zbox 6L 800hrs approx

[Fine409]

2002 Sunsetter LXi - 600 hours

[Intheday]

2001 malibu response 605

 

I have owned less than a year and put 100 in it since purchase

[Deanoski]

1990 sn pp 6.5 674 hrs

[Ed_Obermeier]

2005 Malibu RLXI with SG and around 550 hours if memory serves, runs like a freaking top. The Bu's appear well represented here!

[dbski]

2008 Nautique 600 hrs

 

[aupatking]

98 SN 196 165-ish. Got it cheap with super low hours. Only issues it had were from lack of use.

[BrennanKMN]

1997 Ski Nautique (GT-40) sitting at just over 450 hours.

[kurt]

2001 Malibu response lx @1100hrs, cottage boat now

2014 prostar@ 99 hrs

[Zman]

2007 RLxi and almost 600 hours. Still like new, just getting warmed up.

[DkLkSkr]

2005 Response LXi. 565 hours. As good as the day I brought it home.

[supergadget]

2000 Sn196anniversary 550 hours gt40 zbox

[david_ski]

1993 ProStar 190 with 351 HO. 910 hours. Purchased in 2005 with 350 hours. Average 60 hours a season. I ski behind one other boat during season and we are roughly 50-50 between boats and this year. This year I hit 80 ski days inc tournaments.

[skihard]

2004 Nautique 196 LE

If you're going to own it you might as well use it! :)

[GaryWilkinson]

Ski Nautique 1995 1200+ hours in mint condition! love this boat.

[Bookm_dano]

1998 Sportstar (Prostar 195 hull with 5.0 Engine)...got it in 2011 with 390 hrs...just over 800 now. Runs great.

Dan C.

[kingshredd]

1992 Ski West California Skier, 620 hrs. Nothing fancy but has a great wake for it's time period.

[PatM]

2009 SN196. 350hrs. 90% in the course.

[jimski]

2011- 200 - 635 hrs

[foxriverat]

1996 supra ts6m comp 489 hours gt40. Great boat. I would use it more but the guy I ski with during the week has an 02 response lx and rather ski behind his. I dont argue. I love his wake