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Hey Eric I think maharajah is still producing skis I posted a link to their website in the current ski companies thread a few days back. From the looks of the site racing skis are now what they make primarily but you can still buy new wooden slalom skis.

 

http://www.mahaskis.com/

 

Rs-1 ski and bindings love them both. Was considering going to the strada, maybe next year

 

I wonder if there made with tiger blood...

I'm sure the guys at Radar are working on both skis and bindings. I can't wait to see what innovations they will come up with next, bindings and skis, are already great.

Has anything changed on the new Strada? Or is it just a color change?

I meant liability wise civil engineers have the most risk i guess risk isn't the best term to use.

In looking at the Centurion website further it seems the gap I was wondering about may be for a heater snorkel for the passenger seat. Bulldog I agree with you, I would rather see that space made into storage.

My name is Nick, I am 22 years old and I have been skiing in northern michigan since I was a kid. Mostly behind a 89 MC Prostar 190, solid boat for being almost as old as me. From reading other posts I guess that it is quite popular trend to buy yourself a ski boat without having a proper tow vehicle as I recently bought my first boat, a 96 Centurion and only have a car to pull it with. Currently attending Lawrence Tech University, to become either a civil engineer or mechanical engineer, haven't decided yet. By the way Horton its civil engineers that have to take all the risks which probably the reason why they drive you crazy.

I really like how this boat looks, does anyone know why there is a gap between the side of the boat and the passenger seat. I really like how they designed the back of the boat, the step in between the rear bench seat and the low step down to the swim platform seem really thought out.

Cool does any one know if they still sell skis in the u.s.

 

Love the new forum I was getting tired of clicking on discussions just for it to register that I was signed in and highlight discussions with new posts. by the way using Safari and know issues yet knock on wood.

What brand is the orange ski in the second pic? Doesn't look familar

it is only 150 $ more than an Elite. Still expensive though.

usaski1, I have never had a Merc before, hopefully yours was just a fluke, I am still in college and probably couldn't afford to have anything major go wrong with this engine. The upside is that this boat looks as though the previous owner knew how to take care of it. Also Im not sure but I think your boat may have had a completely different engine. Wondering if anyone else on this site has had problems with this engine before. My biggest concern right now is the EFI, don't know how easy it would be to work on it if something goes wrong.

Hey thanks man good luck finding one for yourself now is the time to buy.

And the engine there isn't an hour meter but was told the mechanics believe not more than 300 hours on the engine

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More pics

dont know how to embed the pics or add multiple pics so thats the best i got at the moment

lets see if I can get this right

Just purchased my first boat today thanks in part to some of the information you guys gave me. Saw the boat in person and it I had to have it. I'm so excited for ski season now I can't sleep which is the reason why I am typing this at midnight.

Thanks for the help guys, this helps a lot. Bulldog it sounds like you have skied behind one before, how would the wakes compare to other boats of the same era?

thanks Wish, that CATS system does sound like it could get expensive, though there could be a way to disable it. This boat says it has a 350 mag EFI, I don't know if thats the black scorpion or not.

anyone ever ski or own this boat? what are the wakes like? how does the mercruiser 350 do in this boat? seems like a fairly well optioned boat for its time, how well do they hold up over time?

 

Any comments would be helpful.

I realize that sometimes when you want you have a large number of people who want to ski on a lake that some rules are necessary, but in general to many rules and regulations change the whole atmosphere and culture of the sport. It becomes more about money and making sure everyone is getting there fair share, and people begin to lose sight of the reasons that they started skiing in the first place. This is bad for the sport for two reasons, one it prevents people who are interested in the sport from not participating, case in point myself. I have never learned to ski around buoys it seems like anyone who has a ski course in my area has a whole list of reasons why I can't ski at their site, we can't teach you how to ski the course it will mess up everyone's rotations, it takes years of practice to be able to drive a ski boat through this course, so and so gets this many sets at this time and he already payed, your not insured. Believe me I've heard it all. The second reason being that it drives people currently involved in the sport away from it. A good example of something like this happening is the snowboarder Craig Kelly he turned down multiple sponsorship and contract offers because he just wanted to tear up the mountain and not have to deal with the politics of having to compete in snowboarding contests. I just don't like the rules and politics of belonging to a club, I guess that kinda of makes me an outsider in this sport.