Buoyhead69

Geez tough market for used boats! Price cut to $24k Incredible ski boat at this price point. Here are pictures of the imperfections.

Approximately 600 hours

Now 29k

Some interest but no takers. I’m dropping the price to $30k.

Lol sorry! The number of hours on the boat are normally displayed on that screen. So the number of hours are approximate. It has nothing to do with skiing whatsoever which is why I never fixed it and never got a quote. I did get a new touchscreen factory installed (which was ridiculously expensive, literally over 5k as I recall) last year as described. At this time Tommy’s gave me the hours in the boat so I can only assume there is a way to find exact hours. I don’t have any additional pictures at the moment. The boat is at a friend’s house. The plastic “Malibu” piece covering the swim deck is peeling. Does not affect skiing whatsoever so I never fixed. And the square removable floor cover over the exhaust sags. We just make sure not to step on this, does not affect skiing whatsoever so I’ve never worried about it. It can be reinforced or replaced. The hull is not shined and cleaned so this is something that matters to some people but for me the boat was a workhorse not a show horse so these items do not matter much to me. Cannot reiterate enough how well this boat skis and tracks. The “new” steering and throttle make driving and tracking awesome. The above imperfections are priced into the boat. It will make a buoy head very happy, as it did me. I’m sad to see her go but such is life.

Hi Mitch great taking to you today. Anyone can call or text me if questions 248-515-0012 Thanks for reaching out Mitch hope you can shoot up soon for a ski. You’ll love the boat.

Priced to sell: I did not put price in the original listing. This is priced to sell at $32,500.

This is an incredible ski boat in excellent working condition. Open BOW so perfect for family. Totally loaded, it has the following: Zero Off New factory touch screen replaced 2022 Front seat upholstery replaced 2022 New factory throttle replaced 2021 New factory steering replaced 2020 Includes trailer! All work done at Tommy’s Waterford by Malibu Certified technicians 350 Monsoon engine Shower, heater. Open bow seating with additional middle cushion and rear jump seat. This is an incredible ski boat, the wake is amazing, it is in perfect working condition I skied our course virtually every summer day for the last 5 years. We moved off the lake, I have to sell. The boat does have some cosmetic imperfections that should be repaired. In addition, there is a small center screen that does not work properly. None of this affects skiing whatsoever which is why I didn’t repair. These imperfections are priced into the boat. It is an incredible boat at a great price point. Please contact with questions. Thank you.

Here’s a picture from today. Another great day on the lake.

2012 Malibu Response Txi. Black, yellow. White hull. The following items replaced by certified Malibu dealer using new Malibu certified parts: touch screen 2022, throttle 2021, steering 2020. These items cost a lot ton but worth it because it runs like a top & I ski every day. Open bow, great for a family. When skiing is done we tube, wake board, and wake skate with the kids. Some upholstery was also replaced last year. The boat has a ton of hours because I ski every day, 918 hours and counting! This boat is a horse, I love it. It runs like a top, always serviced and maintained by Tommy’s Detroit a certified Malibu dealer. We’re moving to Fl, I won’t need it anymore. We’re in West Bloomfield, MI. I’ll be happy to give any serious buyer a ride & ski the course. It skis amazing, I love the wake. It drives great, tracks great. Whoever gets this boat will love it. It is a little dinged up, it is a work horse not a show horse. Whoever buys it will love it, the whole family will enjoy. It just started raining, when it stops I’ll walk down to the hoist & take a picture. I figure I should get about 42.5k for it.

About 2 weeks ago I ran my -28 in a pretty stiff tailwind and I was extremely happy. I almost called it a day but decided to run 1 more “easy” pass at -22 for a cool down. I had a very similar face plant coming out of 2 ball after pulling way to hard and getting a ton of slack. I chalked it up to a mental error as I was still patting myself in the back for my -28 and not focused on the task at hand. It hurt like hell, worst fall of the year for me. But I was so happy to run that -28 in the wind that I was still smiling ear to ear. So... I’d start with “operator error” as a cause for your somewhat bizarre fall, you lost focus on a basic stacked body position. It happens to everyone.

A couple weeks ago I was getting back on my tail a lot and skiing pretty crappy. The 57 degree water temp, 10lbs of wetsuit, windy days, and semi numb hands probably didn’t help either. But I figured I’d move my fin back to try something different. I’m at .724 DFT and I believe it made a difference. I ski 34.2mph, I’ve skied some of my best -28 of the year, yesterday was minimal wind, my offside was great I was early to every ball at -28 which is not an automatic pass for me. Anyone else change settings when the temperatures drop?

I agree these guys are so responsive and go above & beyond. I’ve had issues with the vapor boot & these guys did everything necessary to make it right & even sent me a really cool radar t-shirt that I happen to be wearing right now.

So I skied a couple sets today, felt really good at -22 then information overload kicked in and my attempt to move my COM forward had me dumping my tip in the water before the 1st wake. Fortunately my son was driving, inspired me with a few positive motivational words, and I ran my -28. Unbeknownst to me one of my best friends & ski partners was watching me from his pontoon and said I looked good & stacked at -28. He’s brutally honest so it meant a lot. I have a lot to work on, no -32 today, but really overwhelmed with gratitude for all the great feedback. THANK YOU for the advice and PMs. Horton (I assume it was you from BOS support) thanks for reaching out even while going through a tough time with your dad... “Stand tall... when you think you’re tall, get taller.” I believe that will be a good in course thought. I agree my COM has move forward for me to run shorter line lengths. Thanks everyone, @lkb for posting the video and all the incredible feedback trying to help a fellow buoyhead through the green part of the rope. And it’s nice to know I’m not alone in my struggles with -32.

@scoke and @jimski when you guys talk “leverage position” and “COM” I assume that’s another way of say stacked position? Thank you for taking the time to look & comment!