Baller Roger Posted October 9, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 9, 2015 New boat on the way! My last 4 boats have been Ski Nautiques, but Mastercraft came on the Radar when I drove @JRS new 2016 which I feel was a major improvement in the tracking department. I've liked the new MC looks and ergonomics since the 14 came out, but thought the tracking lagged behind the SN. I still think the 200 is the best tracking boat, but now the MC has closed the gap to the point that I am comfortable that any of the drivers I might use for practice can put her down the middle. I took the time earlier this week to go and drive and ski behind the actual boat I am buying to make sure the boat @JRS ownes was not a fluke and this one drives just as well (I pulled Tim Huston to mid 39 with it and it was every bit as good as JRS's boat). Just waiting for the paperwork to go through now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogboy Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 @roger, that's a beautiful boat! I had the pleasure of skiing behind a new mc during a brooks brothers lesson this summer, and I thought the wake was really nice and small, and soft. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted October 9, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 9, 2015 Wicked...congrats!! Envious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted October 9, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 9, 2015 I saw one at the boat show in Brisbane for the first time. They are not that common out here, very impressive layout, first MC I have seen that would tempt me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted October 9, 2015 Baller_ Share Posted October 9, 2015 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 11, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 11, 2015 Thanks guys. Dropped my SN-196 off at the new owners house on the way home from the lake today. Boatless until I pick up the new one. Paperwork was sent Friday via FedEx and includes a FedEx return envelope (dealer is approx. 3.5 hours from me). I will sign and return tomorrow. I expect the rest of the documentation only takes the dealer a day, so hopefully I'll go up Thursday night and stay with my Brother who is fairly close to the dealer and pick the boat up Friday morning. That should put me back here early enough to get the FL numbers on, take some photos and go down to the County offices to swap my old Okeeheelee sticker for a new one. There is actually a Mastercraft dealer right here in Lake Worth, but I already have a business relationship with Tim Huston (Mastercraft and Cadillac dealer in Lake Wales) where we bought my wife's SUV and also he had the boat in the colors I want. However long it takes, I'll be hitching some pulls from my friends to keep practicing as we have one more tournament this year on 10/31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 19, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 19, 2015 Whew, what a weekend. Drove up to Brandon Thursday night where my brother lives and stayed the night with him and his wife to make things a bit easier. Friday morning arrived at Huston Mastercraft in Lake Wales and finished up the transaction. Called the company that creates the FL numbers with the information needed and she promised to have them ready by 1:00pm. Installed the transferred plate from my old trailer and towed the boat back to my house (approx. 3 hours back to Lake Worth). Went over and picked up the numbers (really nice deal here, they do them on a sheet with the proper spacing already there, so you just tape the top or bottom edge to your hull where you want them, peel off the backing and press them in place. Then peel off the protective transparent paper, remove the tape you placed it with and you're left with perfectly aligned hull numbers!). Printed out my transferred insurance declaration page and the County packet required for Okeeheelee permits, filled it all out and headed down to the County Parks office with my old permit stickers removed from my old boat. They handed my the new stickers (no charge) and I returned home ready for the weekend. Skied 2 sets each day and my wife skied 1 set each day and we're both thrilled. I look forward to many satisfying years with this puppy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 19, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hull numbers installed from sheet mentioned in previous post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted October 19, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 19, 2015 @Roger - that color scheme is very close to my 2015. Welcome to the MC family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted October 19, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted October 19, 2015 Who knew FL used binary for boat registrations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 19, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yup, only 10 possibilities in binary, on or off (if you know what I mean) :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 @Roger Beautiful boat! The new 2016 is awesome in every way. Welcome to Team MasterCraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller pregom Posted October 20, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 20, 2015 @Roger, with the 4 digits don't you get 10000 possibilities? :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bassfooter Posted October 20, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 20, 2015 So that's the seventh 2015 MC registered in Florida? @Roger @pregom In other words there are 10 kinds of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted October 20, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted October 20, 2015 Also, who knew how many skiers like binary humor!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bassfooter Posted October 20, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 20, 2015 @Than_Bogan it's kinda telling, don't you think? And maybe a little scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted October 20, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 20, 2015 Nice touch using the Correct Craft throttle ball! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 20, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 20, 2015 @pregom "@Roger, with the 4 digits don't you get 10000 possibilities? " Well, maybe in the base 10 world, but in the binary world, 16... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted October 20, 2015 Supporting Member Share Posted October 20, 2015 @Roger I misunderstood @pregom on my first couple of reads. Then I realized he is "in on the joke," and is referring to 10000 (binary) == 16 (decimal). Also, I'd like to issue a formal apology for turning a thread about a beautiful boat into a Binary Nerdfest. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 20, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 20, 2015 As a full time programmer/analyst, I'm all in on the binary thing (and I love my new hull numbers) :) I got his post and if you think about it, it works both ways, with 4 digits you have 16 possibilities in binary and 10,000 possibilities in decimal, but both representations looks the same (10000). Got to love that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller pregom Posted October 20, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 20, 2015 @Roger, @Than_Bogan, that was exactly the point of my comment with its double meaning... :) And, yes, enough of nerdy stuff, and back to commenting on your boat. It's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 21, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 21, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted October 21, 2015 Author Baller Share Posted October 21, 2015 Replaced the crazy webbing based pole system with two drop trough poles. I can cover the boat in a couple of minutes now (or about the same amount of time it took to set up the old poles and webbing system before placing the cover on the boat). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zman Posted October 29, 2015 Baller Share Posted October 29, 2015 Sorry, one last binary comment for @Than_Bogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RAWSki Posted November 9, 2015 Baller Share Posted November 9, 2015 Nice looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markchilcutt Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 @Roger boat looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skierjp Posted November 16, 2015 Baller Share Posted November 16, 2015 I would like to see one with all red on the side instead of the black on the front. The black just seems to cut the flow of the lines on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted November 17, 2015 Baller Share Posted November 17, 2015 Saw this boat over the weekend at Okee AND got to meet @Rodger and steal all of his driving knowledge! This boat looks amazing in person! See you next time Rodger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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