Baller JDskiNECA Posted July 12 Baller Share Posted July 12 I was up on the Columbia River over the 4 of July 2024 doing some wake surfing out of Hood River OR. The below picture went by. I have never seen an outboard MasterCraft so I snapped a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller FullFlavorPike Posted July 12 Baller Share Posted July 12 Barefoot 200. Nice boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Broussard Posted July 12 Baller Share Posted July 12 ProStar 200: 1987-1991 Barefoot 200: 1991-1996 PowerStar 200: 1997-1999 The ProStar 200 was the same hull as the late 80s ProStar 190. At that time many of the boats used for jump at ProTour stops and other events used outboards for power. The Barefoot 200 featured a unique hull purposely designed for bare footing. The hull came to a pad at the rear instead of a flat-bottom ski boat hull. The Barefoot 200 also had a rear storage locker/sun pad. The PowerStar 200 was an open bow outboard-powered boat designed for barefooting. MasterCraft made outboard boats in 1986 and potentially before, but it seems that these boats were put together for the ProTour or other Pro Tournaments. 1 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BKistler Posted July 12 Baller Share Posted July 12 That boat was the primary model used in my book Hit It! Your Complete Guide to Water Skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MitchellM Posted July 12 Baller_ Share Posted July 12 1 hour ago, BKistler said: That boat was the primary model used in my book Hit It! Your Complete Guide to Water Skiing. Foreward by Bruce Jenner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JDskiNECA Posted July 12 Author Baller Share Posted July 12 5 hours ago, Broussard said: ProStar 200: 1987-1991 Barefoot 200: 1991-1996 PowerStar 200: 1997-1999 The ProStar 200 was the same hull as the late 80s ProStar 190. At that time many of the boats used for jump at ProTour stops and other events used outboards for power. The Barefoot 200 featured a unique hull purposely designed for bare footing. The hull came to a pad at the rear instead of a flat-bottom ski boat hull. The Barefoot 200 also had a rear storage locker/sun pad. The PowerStar 200 was an open bow outboard-powered boat designed for barefooting. MasterCraft made outboard boats in 1986 and potentially before, but it seems that these boats were put together for the ProTour or other Pro Tournaments. Interesting, thanks for the information. The only barefoot boats I have seen or read about had GM 454s in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Broussard Posted July 13 Baller Share Posted July 13 @JDskiNECA The MasterCraft Barefoot 190 was a closed bow TriStar 190 with a 454 engine produced in the late 80s. Most barefoot boats these days are outboards. Hard to best the power to weight ratio. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted July 13 Administrators Share Posted July 13 I saw a MasterCraft outboard just a couple of weeks ago in Canyon Lake, California. It looked to be early 1990s? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjs1295 Posted July 13 Baller Share Posted July 13 @Broussard Great information! I see quite a few of these boats where I live. I did not know about the ProStar 200 though. There is one close by on a lake, but I didn’t know the difference between that and the Barefoot 200. I always think of Mike Seipel when I see these boats. And for the most part, they all still have the same Yamaha 200 on the back even to this day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jmoski Posted July 13 Baller Share Posted July 13 Sandals has now gone to the barefoot 200’s as the primary ski boat on their resorts. we skied behind one last January in Negril, Jamaica. they had a fleet of newer prostars, but once those were toast from constant usage, they switched to the outboard MC 200’s since it’s much easier to work on and get replacement parts for those motors. what is annoying is you can’t set up on the swim platform before skiing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jordan Posted July 13 Baller Share Posted July 13 And for a few years the NXT Global Edition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatyMcBoatFace Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I guest ski with a ski club out of San Diego they have 2 prostar outboards in the fleet. Great boat to ski behind very small soft wake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted July 14 Baller Share Posted July 14 All of the outboard barefoot boats had great wakes. From Centurion to Flightcraft to Sanger to Malibu. They were great boats--not necessarily slalom course boats but they could hold their own there as well--not by todays standards but back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller FullFlavorPike Posted July 14 Baller Share Posted July 14 20 hours ago, BoatyMcBoatFace said: I guest ski with a ski club out of San Diego they have 2 prostar outboards in the fleet. Great boat to ski behind very small soft wake. I have skied with that club a few times in Mission Bay. Nice boats. I guess they favor the outboards in part because the club makes trips to the Colorado River and they like to be able to get the outboard all the way out of the water and beach the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoatyMcBoatFace Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, FullFlavorPike said: I have skied with that club a few times in Mission Bay. Nice boats. I guess they favor the outboards in part because the club makes trips to the Colorado River and they like to be able to get the outboard all the way out of the water and beach the boat. They don’t beach the boat on purpose! I’ve only been with them on the river trips it’s because lots of shallow spots and sand bars where they go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller EFW Posted July 15 Baller Share Posted July 15 Or how about this? 95K He just sent this to me. Dave Teller. Boy is this guy "gung ho" how about very passionate about Flightcraft. https://images.craigslist.org/00B0B_2Q1HeuKZ6n9_0xM0mn_1200x900.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller EFW Posted July 15 Baller Share Posted July 15 Try this one. You'll get all the thumbnails. https://fresno.craigslist.org/boa/d/chowchilla-2024-retro-flightcraft/7759158890.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller FullFlavorPike Posted July 15 Baller Share Posted July 15 23 hours ago, BoatyMcBoatFace said: They don’t beach the boat on purpose! I’ve only been with them on the river trips it’s because lots of shallow spots and sand bars where they go. Oh right on. I thought they were doing beach camping and had to beach the boat overnight. I’ve never been to the River so maybe that doesn’t even make sense 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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