dave2ball

Looks like 1 800 Jody seals.

I recently switched and I cannot say enough about the Mapple 6.0 The carries out very well and just keeps getting better and better. It also creates angle at the turn and holds extremely well. It was the first ski that made me go WOW in a long time.

In the long run I have found that the 200 will be more solid in the long run and the resale will be better.

@ Marco your 2010 is an easy upgrade as a couple of people have stated before. If a 200 promo is coming to come to your tournament that boat should have the up grade. I am 99% sure that all promo boats will have the upgrade by July. The up grade is well worth it.

@Marco. I can't speak for MC or Malibu but the 200's should have the updated software especially if the boat is a '13.

I remember years ago having the US Open the last 2 days of the nationals always seem to keep the competitors at the site. It also brought in more sponsors. Can you imagin the big dawg and the US Open the same week plus the nationals. That would be a great time and skiing

@Chuck_Dickey no worries If somebody asks a question or an opinion of something such as this the person who asked the question should not be offended by the answer even if they don't agree with the response. Hopefully people who read this forum are smart enough to to have an open mind when trying a new product. Any person who reads this forum is going to have some preformed idea about a product when they see the reviews good bad or other.

Have not used the plus enough to make an informed opinion about the plus.

@horton I will just for u

@Chuck_Dickey to call somebody's opinion inaccurate makes you look .... So lets just agree to disagree on the N1

I have riden both the N 1 and the Mapple. In my opinion the N1 felt like a slug. No acceleration it turns ok. I have rode the Mapple many times now and it is very predictable, fast ,settles into the turns very well. One of the best traits of this ski is it keeps on creating space between you And the buoy as you ski further into the pass. Well worth trying and as said by SkierJP. Andy has the best customer service I have seen in some time

The black and white 196 has 131 hrs on it and looks clean. This could be a great deal for some one who is in the market for a new 196. The blue and black is also very sharp. the blue has a little more pop to it. both look to be good well kept boats.

Poor mans cable ski. But if USA Water Ski can make money off of the sanctioning of this event they will embrace it.

In my opinion the 196 was propped perfect. The RPM's were not too high plenty of power. If you start running the RPM's lower you will lose the in the power curve and the boat will feel like a dog it you go too low.

Switching to the 654 prop was one of the best moves CC made for the 200. The boat drops 250 to 300 RPM's and has a pull the is very inline with the 6 Liter. It has a good hole shot no loss of power or acceleration .

I stopped paying for to the mag a couple of years ago. The boat buyers guide is a joke, the ski reviews are not reliable in my option since the ski MFG'S advertise with them other then a couple of articles the mag has become a joke.

He ran into money problems and need to get rid of it.

A friend of mine has an A3 66" that he needs to sell. He has rode it 4 times and wants to get rid of it. $900.00

@Andy it has a 5.7

@Wish you know my number Anytime!!!!!

2013 ski 200 promo.

Lots of good conversation about this. I do believe that everybody should ski behind the boat that drew the division. As for the Pro's will maybe all three MFG should place 10K each into a pot and who ever breaks the record gets the cash. Myself and my buddy have talked about this many times. If something like that occurs then the skier and the ski company get the press and the boat company also get the press. Looking back every boat company involved especially the big 3 have all had world records behind them. they are all world records tow boats. or option # 2 run all divisions by boat. all Malibu skiers then MC skiers and finally CC skiers. You have to learn to ski behind all boats. If you don't like skiing behind a 200 will get over it because everybody else has the same wake driver and boat so focus and do your best. Next time you may get your favorite and others may feel at a disadvantage..

I have used many brands of whey protein and the best by far is ProtiZyme whey protein. It is made by Metabolic Nutrition. This is a pharmaceutical grade protein. It is not available at GNC. It is made in Sunrise Florida.

I will be there

I weigh the dame as you do 160. I ride a 66.25 A2 and I would try the 66.25 S2 if wanting to try a new style of ski. I did come off of the A. coming off of an A1 the A2 is faster and turns a bit better you should have no problem making the transition.