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Broussard

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  1. My ProStar 190 Limited was built in December of 1992, so it was one of the first boats with the Corvette LT1. If you look on the inside you can see where the motorbox was cut in half and stretched to accommodate the LT1.

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  2. @RAWSki In a lot of ways we focused on performance and standardization. Kevco was spot on in his podcast echoing what I have been proposing for years. Pro skiing is entertainment. Period. Just like college football. Until we (organizers) accept that and start to tailor the product in a manner that increases the spectator appeal which creates more value for sponsors, I don't see much changing.

    The problems that we are facing with professional skiing are not unique to our sport. Major programs in college football are struggling to fill the stadium on a weekly basis. No doubt the increased production quality of broadcasts have had an effect on attendance, but our lives are also much more complex these days. There are so many other things we could be doing that the time investment required to attend events in person is less and less palatable. There are ongoing efforts to figure out what drives people to attend these football games in person, and how they can improve the in-stadium experience to help with attendance.

    We used to go out of way to create atmosphere at events: beer trucks, vendor tents, music on site, etc. and often made concessions to try and increase spectator appeal: four buoy courses, head to head formats (even tried in W jump at one point), announced line lengths in "feet on," freestyle jump...

    Now its more like a golf tournament with death by slalom.

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  3. Engine Use by Manufacturer:

    Anthem - PCM (owned by Correct Craft)

    ATX - Indmar (owned by Correct Craft)

    Axis - Monsoon (marinized in house) 

    Centurion - PCM (owned by Correct Craft)

    Heyday - MerCruiser 

    Malibu - Monsoon (marinized in house) 

    MasterCraft - Ilmor Marine (owned by Penske)

    Moomba - Indmar (owned by Correct Craft)

    Nautique - PCM (owned by Correct Craft)

    Pavatti - Indmar (owned by Correct Craft)

    Supreme - PCM (owned by Correct Craft)

    Supra - Indmar (owned by Correct Craft)

    Tigé - Indmar (owned by Correct Craft)

    Varatti - MerCruiser

    Block Usage by Marinization Company 

    GM - Ilmor, MerCruiser, Monsoon, PCM

    Ford - Indmar

    *Malibu stopped using PCM and started marinizing its own engines a while back. Model Year 2020?

     

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  4. Stoked to finally see the project come to life.

    From founding the company that has pushed the industry forward for decades to starting the International Water Ski Tour, not only did he change the towboat industry, he forever changed the sport of waterskiing and as a result impacted the lives of countless individuals.

    He is our founder, our inspiration, and our legacy - for that we are forever grateful.

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  5. @Horton It's early on the West Coast so, I'll cut you some slack.

    chamfer is a cut on the edge or corner of something that makes it slope slightly rather than being perfectly square.

    MasterCraft used to have square platforms but as surfing came into play we began mounting the platforms higher up than we did in the wakeboard days and we started chamfering (or cutting) the corners so that they did not dig into the wake and alter the shape at surf speeds. 

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