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Malibus in use for this event are 6.2L GDI.

Currently approved towboats being produced for Model Year 2024

Malibu Response TXI: 5.3L with 1:1, 6.2L with 1:1

MasterCraft ProStar: 6.0L with 1.26:1, 6.2L 1.22:1

Ski Nautique: 6.2L: with 1.23:1

Nautique 200: 6.2L with 1.23:1

@slow Does it have to be that way or are we not presenting our sport properly?

Is football only watched by football players?

Is formula one only watched by F1 drivers?

Is horse racing only watched by jockeys?

@BraceMaker Yes, but that's not realistic. With two seats in the boat and most of the skiers capable of running 39 or jumping 200+ congregated in a few geographic areas the potential reach is minuscule even with a significant amount of time investment.

@lpskier weren’t those head-to-head?

Jon Franklin (responsible for the Café de Columbia x International Pro Water Ski Tour and Rolex x Masters partnerships) is now running the World Pro Ski Tour which utilizes head-to-head dual action snow ski racing.

To understand what a good run is in alpine racing you have to be able to understand the technique and the "line" the skier is running as well as the time that the skier ran the course in. With a head-to-head format, joe blow can see that the guy in the red bib just beat the guy in the blue bib. With shorter and shorter attention spans this format also gives more immediate results with short "matches" with the winner advancing which increases the spectator appeal IMO.

https://worldproskitour.com/

@UWSkier Both the slalom and jump boats for the event are 6.2L. 

Wally buoys are the best as far as quality and color retention - hands down case closed.

That being said, they are probably not the best option for a public lake application.

@ETskier According to HO, Works 01 is similar to A2 design philosophy 

At the option of the LOC in Class C tournaments and below, skiers may choose to ski mini course buoys:

Mini course buoys, preferably green in color, are to be placed by the LOC at approximately 8.5 meters from center-line of the slalom course. However, there is NO required measurement or specified tolerance. NOTE: The slalom course for the disabled is 6.4m from center-line.

@richfoster the event almost ran till midnight... not sure more skiers is the answer.

@Horton Yeah it appears to be a staggered release with an additional episode becoming free to listen every Tuesday. Have to pay for that instant gratification we all thrive on these days.

@mike_mapple First two should be available free of charge tmw.

I'll be there Thursday through the end.

32 minutes ago, kmenard said:

No windows!?! 🙂

The Vapor hasn't had windows since calendar year 2015.

1 hour ago, Horton said:

94 with only 2, 000 hrs? Is it a garage queen? why don't you use it?

How about some pictures of the boat?

A 1993 just transacted recently with 34 hours including Safe-T-Top and net.

The issue with these "cutout bows" or step-overs (no walkthrough) is that there really isn't anywhere for the water to go when the bow fills up - totally different than say a 200 with a walkthrough.

@swc5150 MasterCraft produced too many '88 Platinum ProStar (200 units) and '98 30th Anniversary (hundreds). Scarcity principle is nullified.

25th Limiteds have commanded a premium on the secondhand market.

Anniversary boats tend to carry a premium, that being said it is hard to tell with the 50th as so few have transacted on the second hand market. 

In 20 years it will likely be worth substantially more than a regular 2018 ProStar, right now, probably not.

@JackQ 

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"This is Joel, an engineer at Centroid Products. We make fuel senders for MasterCraft. I'll give some background info and them hopefully do some science with y'all to figure out what's up.

We make fuel senders that measure capacitance between their two concentric tubes. The more fuel there is between the tubes, as opposed to air, the more capacitance and the higher the reading. There's a microcontroller in the sender's head to convert the capacitance into a Send voltage for the gauge. The selling point is no moving parts in the sender. Plus the microcontroller lets us do averaging of the output to smooth out chop, and MC has us doing 12 seconds of averaging.

Ethanol in gasoline complicates things for measuring capacitance, though. Gasoline with 10% ethanol has twice the capacitance of gasoline without ethanol, and the percent can be anywhere between 0-10%. To correct for this there is a Full Detection stinger in the top couple inches of the sender to detect when the sender has been powered up with a newly filled tank and correct the Full cal if needed."

A representative from Centroid (MasterCraft's supplier for electronic fuel senders) has suggested that the boat be filled completely (with the key off) in order to help calibrate the unit. Additionally using a consistent grade of fuel with consistent level of ethanol (or lack thereof) will result in a more accurate reading.

Registration is still open! This is a great laid back tournament - prefect for kids to get their first tournament experience!

@Jerry44 Correct, the 2021+ ProStar has a 30 gallon fuel tank compared to a 25 gallon tank in the 2014-2020.

@jpwhit I believe the battery was moved to under the observer's seat in order to allow for a larger gas tank and require less battery wiring. 

@ScarletArrow Action will be hosting the fall tournament on October 7th - great timing for anyone looking to come to Central Florida to watch Worlds at Traver's October 8-15.