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If I was looking at buying a used 200 that came with the boatmate trailer it would be a deal breaker. I launch and load every time I ski so I would not tolerate a poor design such as this. Thanks to all posters for the heads up.

@MarcusBrown For myself, this is the next level from your previous podcasts and Spray Makers. Adding the visual makes it amazing and much easier to fully grasp the concepts. Thank you for this magnificent instruction. @Horton We need a much stronger button than "like". Maybe a golden buzzer type button for exceptional posts?

Sorry @Sethro I should not be responding to posts before I wake up. @chaloux Where are you residing in Canada? @LOTW after 40+seasons my driver (wife) is pushing me to install seat heaters to compliment the traditional forced air heater. Things you have to do when 50% of your season is water under 60F and air temps in the 40's-50's on ski mornings.

This one is even cheaper and 2yrs newer so into a 200 hull. Hrs are higher but not ridiculously high. Avg is 120hrs/yr and I was doing 100+hrs/yr back in the day when I skied very day. SIA Link here Ad does not define Cdn or US currency @Sethro where in Canada do you reside?

@KRoundy Yes that is correct. I did not have the drain hoses just pulled the brass drain plug and replaced with a nipple. Upside is I just have to disconnect the red hose from the shower temp valve box and lower it under the oil pan to drain that side of the block.

@KRoundy Mine as well as most I have seen use the block drain port on the side of the block to get the hot water. I used the appropriate brass male pipe thread nipple with the hose barb end matching the blue hose size. In my case the passenger side of the engine but I have seen them on either side.

@tjs1295 Looks like you do have to give a address for the survey. I am Canadian so it rejected me but that makes sense. I have just learned from a reliable source that the Canadian federal government, who have jurisdiction on all waterways in Canada, are drafting legislation to regulate surf/large wake/boating activities on all waterways. Our local lake stewardship is drafting bylaws to potentially reflect the legislation and here are some of the items on the table. 1 Designated surfing areas on the waterways, Traveling between these areas must have ballast/wake generators disengaged and on plane or a dead idle when traveling. 2 600ft from shorelines minimal. 3 Restrictions during high water periods 4 Restrictions on hours of the day when surfing is allowed. 5 35ft water depth minimal 6 Noise regulation for sound systems.

@Steven_Haines Your puck can likely be updated. Much cheaper than buying a new puck.

@VONMAN So jealous. Please post your journey on riding this ski.

Put in a lazy ski for 2-3 miles down the lake today while basking in warm sunshine (50F air, 42F water). I just love that first ski of the year feeling. Now I have to wait an entire year for it again.

The carbon pro is probably the only hull I would consider updating from my 97 BB Nautique . The one I have skied behind had analogue gauges and a ZO stand alone HMI controller that probably (hopefully) will have support much longer from EControls than the different ZO integrated HMI units currently being used by the boat mfg's.

@spud nailed it. I have had PP send me mechanical parts N/C to help me keep my SG/Zbox install running at a level I am happy with. Their customer service is second to none. Perhaps they are building a loyal customer base for something coming down the road? Who knows. @ReallyGottaSki has a solid point. I will keep investing in my 97 BB as my main tug because for now I need a boat and if I am being honest, I would not ski any better behind a newer hull. I can get a lot of maintenance/updates/refurbishing done to the 97 for a fraction of the cost of upgrading to a new hull. The "glass dash" is my primary reason for not even considering it. There is virtually not one part of the 97 I cannot service/repair or update myself.

We have a blue and a red one here on our lake. I have heard the red one has less than 500 hrs and has been garage kept. They bring it out every now and then.

@VONMAN I was thinking that exact same thing as well as the added noise. Have you ever heard a quiet jet boat? I think they went jet to get these barges into shallower waters. I know of several lakes where there are no barges because they have shallow ramps and cannot launch Edit: Thinking about it...I was dropping off a prop at a repair shop last fall for some tweaking. They had almost 400 props in there for repair and 99% of them were from barges.

I think one of those Connelly Big Daddy's would be worth a try by someone with skills.