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Wake boats have disappeared on our river, replaced with pontoons. MC buying Crest was brilliant foresight or a happy accident.

That old, I would only go MC or Nautique. Build quality was head and shoulders above the rest at the time.

Always get the big engine if budget permits...always B)

The only thing that I've ever seen work is having a vest sit all winter.

After owning Boatmate, Eagle, Ramlin, MC, Phoenix, Dorsey and Shorelander trailers, I don't know that I was super smitten with one over the other? Eagle was cheap, so I liked that. Bow stop on the Ramlin was handy. Phoenix and Boatmate are very well made. I'd probably go with the best price and closest sales/service location.

Many don't pay that to surf. They pay that much to drink and show off at the local sandbar.

Having just jumped on the pontoon boat bandwagon, we took our debut cruise Friday night on our local river. It was shocking to see all the homes that used to have DD boats, now replaced with brand new pontoons. So many new pontoons that I quit counting them. Very eye opening to the current state of DD's in our area, which was a mecca for them just last year.

Not true according to my local dealership and I was just there today. They have 2 customer 23's on order with deposits. BUT, anything is possible these days I suppose?

agreed, any good canvas shop can fix that. I did that to mine last year only much worse. Local seat cover guy made it look brand new and it was cheap.

I was little surprised too, but this is a ZO crowd. I guess ballers don't want discount tugs after all;)

Yup $18k. I have multiple buyers lining up for it with greenbacks in hand. First guy is coming early am tomorrow, followed by a couple more later in the day should he pass. Lol should've asked more!

local sale pending...

FWIW, when I was buying a pontoon at our local MasterCraft / Bennington dealer, we we're talking Prostar's and they mentioned a customer who put a large deposit on one last year but won't get his until next spring as a 2023 model. They couldn't get a 2022 allocation for one. In fact, they only got 2 allocations for MC boats period when they usually sell double digit numbers. They also sold out of their 85 allocated Bennington's Monday when we bought ours. They were promised 115 and "only" got 85 boats.

Turnkey ready to ski!

Eau Claire, WI...an hour east of Minneapolis. @epnault I'll need to rely on you for some pulls, but I warn you that I'm out of shape!

It's the std 275 EFI, with powerslot though.

Ok ballers, officially for sale but needs to be gone right away. If no one here wants it, it's going on marketplace for a couple of days. New boat will be ready in 14 days, so it either sells or it's getting traded. Wife and daughter want a new pontoon boat, so I put the deposit down today. Before giving me too much s$!t, I still have access to a/the 200 for a pull, but yes, I probably deserve your fury.

Lol ya but no one is buying a Heyday :D

About 11 years ago, the association on the little lake we lived on (100acre) banned wake boats...at least from making giant wakes. You could idle around in one, but that was it. Fast forward a decade and that's still the only type of boat with restrictions there. I still agree if they can come for one, they can come for all FWIW, but there is a clear difference on the havoc those boats create on smaller waterways. And agreed, someone would be sure to fill the ski void if they all quit building them. If one of the big 3 dropped ski boats, that would likely make the other 2 quite happy.

I suppose it's possible, but not likely anytime soon. After all, Nautique has 2 world-class ski boats in their lineup. I've been hearing about the "demise" of the ski boat since the late 90's too, so that is swaying my opinion as well.

It would have to be close to the same price as an ICE for me. I'm not paying for my "savings" up front. When it's over double the MSRP like the Nautique GS, no way.

:D I guarantee this is NOT the "cleanest 190 you'll find"! https://www.ski-it-again.com/php/skiitagain.php?endless=summer&topic=Search&category=Boat_3Event&postid=63238

@Horton agreed, if I decide to sell on SIA, I'll boost the price. If I let it go, I'd want it to go to a baller here and I don't want to be too greedy:)

The mounts are on the windshield, but there are little strap hooks attached the deck as well.

Hey ballers, I'm considering selling my 190. It's in amazing condition and comes with cover, boom, Stargazer, Kenwood stereo, bimini, power slot trans, new trailer tires (including spare), new steering cable, ramp N clamp, approx 350 hours. Runs, drives, skis and shows great, but the platform is due for new teak oil. Long story short, I have too many things I'm trying to store/garage and something needs to give. Looking for $16,500 firm, otherwise I'll just keep it and find a place to store it. If interested, let me know before I change my mind:)