First look at the new BallOfSpray ProStar

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQQ_9GBDsEg/?utm_medium=copy_link

[RichardDoane]

save that shipping cover, they are nice to have when that boat goes away to it's next owner

[LoopSki]

Is that a tower?

[keithh2oskier]

I know it's not always the most popular choice, but I love the idea of a simply white boat. I hate waterspots and having an all white boat seems like it would be a dream to hide them.

 

Inside pictures?

[dbaconaz]

LOVE IT!! Ready for a pull anytime!! haha

[GaryJanzig]

White is the way to go on the deck and on the running surface. Easier to take care of when it comes to blemishes from everyday use, and keeping it clean. I would like to have the ability to pick a different color for the transom area. The transom area can oxidize fast. Mine would have red and blue striping on the sides. The color scheme John picked makes sense. There is a lot more sun where he is located verses Ohio or Pennsylvania.

[Not_The_Pug]

Did @schroed help break it in?

 

I'm sure @dirt would have liked to get his hands on it too for a test ride.

 

Like the simple mostly white color.

[jpattigr]

Your 2021 is a Clone of the 21 at Predator Bay in Calgary! The new 21 Prostar is very nice boat! Congrats

[ALPJr]

Beautiful

[6balls]

I have a white SN, it doesn't attract as much attention as my 5 color gels in the past, but it also doesn't attract dust/scuffs/waterspots and is so much cooler in temperature.

 

Nice boat, John.

[escmanaze]

Simple Colors!! With a Tower!!! Yes!!! Now I just gotta find some darn money!!

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQUguBhLh0_/?utm_medium=copy_link

photo by @rico

[UWSkier]

Is the roll cage a resale thing?

[Rednucleus]

I assumed those roll cages were banned on that lake

[Horton]

I added the tower because it's fun. It is good for tricks and screwing around without impacting slalom performance. If it is good enough for @FWinter it is good enough for me.

[thager]

@Horton needs to do pull-ups. Arms getting kinda flabby!

[MNshortliner]

@UWSkier @Rednucleus Yet another deserving Panda that will go hungry and homeless.

[6balls]

I would get a tower for sure. Great for footing, great for teaching, great for keeping the rope up out of the way pulling anyone other than a tourney skier, great for pulling a tube. Adds a ton of versatility.

[MNshortliner]

@6balls All those options sounded good until the “hooking up the tube to it”

[Horton]

@MNshortliner I have a 7-year-old daughter. She skis & I just got her a tube for her birthday. We have to make this fun or the sport will only consist of grumpy old white men.

[ISP6ball]

Kids can change your perspective on things! :)

[MNshortliner]

@Horton Towers come in handy for a couple things. It’s just that not enough people here give you a hard enough time.

[aupatking]

@Horton what does the tower rest on when down? I’m wondering about the engine box redesign. I liked the tower on mine but learned the hard way that it must be secured in place well if you transport it in the down position. It can slide forward and rip the vinyl on the engine box of the 2014-2020. Even when still connected to the latches.

Outside of that, it is FANTASTIC for coaching beginners. It pulls them UP out of the water instead of through the water, and you can sit and coach from the engine box all day long.

Definitely the best boat on the market right now. Best looking too.

[Broussard]

Towers are not great for pulling tubes. There is a ton of drag when pulling tubes and this puts a lot of stress on the tower mounts.

[slow]

The tower handy, but takes away from the spectacular lines of these boats.

[ScottScott]

I'm with @slow The tower could have some benefit, as mentioned above....and additional storage for a day on the lake with friends/family would be handy. I would almost consider one for our boat BUT, that prostar looks soooo good without it.

[jpwhit]

My two daughters have thanked me numerous times, starting around college age, that I refused to ever own a tube.....

[skimtb]

Prostar tower is awesome. Comes off super easy and it’s manageable if you want to remove.

[6balls]

@Broussard depends on the size of the tube and the load. Bigger tube, bigger load, multiple tubes hook it to the pylon. My outboard centurion pulled an annual party for my son and his friends. There would be 10-14 kids on two tubes jumping back and forth at low speeds and with gentle turns. They all had a ball but the drag is real--that boat had an enormous hole shot and it took all she had. Good thing we reinforced the pylon mount!

[escmanaze]

Wow, Horton bought a tube. Good for him - he's a nicer guy than I am I suppose.

 

I have 3 kids and I encourage them to do all sports they could ever imagine behind a boat. Kneeboarding, wakeboarding, wakeskating, barefoot, trick, whatever, anything you have fun on.

 

EXCEPT a tube.

 

I absolutely WILL NOT pull a tube behind my boat.

 

I even encourage my kids to go tubing behind Grandpa's sea doo, or other Grandpa's boat, or Uncles Sea Doo or Neighbors boat or whatever.

 

Just not my boat. No way. No how.

[Broussard]

@6balls You are correct: the size of the tube, shape of the tube, design of the tube, and number of people being towed (and their weight) are all variables that affect the amount of drag.

 

That being said, tubes create a lot of drag which results in a lot of force on the tow point which in the case of a tower means a lot of stress on the fiberglass and tower mounts.

 

Many manufacturers warn against pulling tubes from towers. Will your boat combust in flames if you pull a tube from your tower? No. Is it good for your fiberglass? No.

[Horton]

okay guys if you want to make fun of me for buying a tube start another thread. My new ProStar is freaking amazing.

[KKelly]

@Horton that is a sharp looking boat.

[chrislandy]

@Broussard it's not a 90's boat with an aftermarket bolt on tower, the mounting points are built into the deck/hull these days so "strong as ox" as the saying goes.

 

Still wouldn't tow a tube on one as the moment lever could quite easily over rotate the boat sideways if it became a sea-anchor on a hard turn. Towing a 7 yr old kid on one, not a problem on a private lake, bit different on a public one and/or adult getting whipped around and through rollers etc.

 

I for one am slightly jealous, nice classic colour scheme and MCUK can't get hold of one until late 2022 at the latest by the looks of it - no new prostar stock in the country for a couple of years :(

[blagrata]

The Prostar looks great without the tower. The Prostar looks great with the tower. Mastercraft really did a great job designing this thing... and kept it pretty simple. I'm not sure why one would need to pull a tube from the tower. Pulling from that grab bar in the back (really sturdy) with one of those egg shaped floats midway back on the tow rope works great. Kids love tubes... a good gateway drug for the rest of towed watersports. Whatever gets them and their friends interested in getting on the water.

 

Great looking Prostar.... and tower!

[Than_Bogan]

Grumpy Old White Men Rule!

 

But seriously, Horton is dead right about making things FUN if you want to grow.

[Bdecker]

Great looking boat! @Horton, how about some more pics? I’m definitely on the fence about a tower on my build but with kids who occasionally wakeboard it seems like it would be nice to have with little downside except it’s a pricey option!

[TomH]

Beautiful boat. Love the tower. You'll soon realize the tower makes a nice grab bar for hopping in the boat too.

[DoubleD]

@Horton, you done good man!! I designed this boat for fun back in mid February. Great minds, great minds...

 

[Horton]

@DoubleD Your letters are the wrong color. The letters ALWAYS need to be a strong contrast with the gel color.

[Horton]

@Bdecker More pictures? I actually spent hours yesterday taking pictures of Kandi ( aka the BallOfSpray ProStar). Photos will start to leak out next week

[Broussard]

@horton I tend to like contrast but white letters on a white hull look pretty damn good

[escmanaze]

@blagrata Just like wakeboarding, wakeskating, all that stuff, tubing also, is more fun from a higher tow point. So, no, you don't NEED to pull a tube from a tower, but everybody involved has more fun if you do.

 

Additionally, it makes your back seats useable while tubing as well.

[blagrata]

@escmanaze Back seats are useable when towing from the rear tow point. Agreed on all that other stuff being better from higher tow point.

[LK_skier]

I generally like colour.... BUT - that does look classy - great boat John...

[Horton]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQlkBzYLNuI/?utm_medium=copy_link

[skimtb]

Here is my list of colors that look better than white and blue flake:

 

 

 

 

[Horton]

@skimtb One of these days I'm going to post a picture of every Pro Star I've ever had. I got to say I really like some of the gray and black metal flakes also

[Broussard]

@Horton We need a Horton version of the Tournament Team thread on TeamTalk

[Horton]

@Broussard I don't read Team Talk. Explain please.