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My dumbass spent most of the season just trying to get up on a slalom. 6'3" 285lbs. So 0. ;) Glad to hear there are other big guys that can and do get up there to cut the course.

Our first test drive of our new to us 2004 216.

Turns out, the best solution is a 2004 Nautique 216 for me. Picked it up sunday. It needs work but answers a ton of my requirements.

That purple is gorgeous!. GLWS.

@LoopSki wait, what the hell happened to your gelcoat? it's all faded? ?? @AndersonSkiTeam that's a concern as well. I may just wait a year for the youngest to get bigger and see what the middle kids figures out he wants to do. Maybe i'll get that raise that never seems to show up. :smiley:

@BraceMaker there is no course on our lake (Lake Wylie in SC/NC). A valid point but these guys are serious and we are not at that point yet. We ski after they have done all their runs in the cove so that we do not disturb the water for them. MY FIL also has a 1996 SN Body Glove. But for me it's a pride thing as well as the fact we already use his boat once a weekend to ski off. (but without my younger two so they are not getting the exposure due to size of the boat.) @LoopSki great pictures!.

@jjackkrash valid point. The prostar would most likely mean I sell my 2013 Boss 302 (setup for Autocross that I do with my father). the alternative being that a 2001 Sport Nautique would let me pay off the boss and the wife's focus with the proceeds from the sale of our Yamaha. @skimtb i've looked for the 214/x14 several times but a nationwide search only shows 3 total, all of which are half the country away to even look at.

@DW great point. Slalom has been my dream. (still struggling to get up on a single ski myself), my wife loves it, and my eldest wants to get there. Your comment makes me wonder if waiting a year or so for him to develope further would help. Or if he'd get better faster with the prostar.

@BraceMaker correct, i trailer for every time I am on the lake (Lake Wylie, SC). @Billbert Thanks for the post. I'll look them up.

As to the two boat theory, I would rather keep the ar240 (it's huge and works great as a party cruiser) and add a cheaper ski boat. But I cannot imagine the headache of launching both boats or going out early to ski, then coming home to switch boats to go back out. We are not on the lake and have to use a public landing and it can be the worst part of the day just trying to launch and retrieve with all the lakeidiots who cannot observe courtesy or load their shit before tieing up a rmap. MY FIL has a 1999 29' regal and his SN but only takes one out at a time. Essentially picking when he will ski and when he will party. He's been taking the SN out with us most of this summer, but i'm not someone that enjoy's asking all the time to use his boat to ski with.

@LoopSki this one was the "show boat" for Atlanta, a ton of upgrades were done by the vendor and someone else paid the original mark up. Part of those upgrades were a ton of things done to quieten it. @Horton I honestly thought you'd tell me Prostar. :disappointed: Joking. The kids are not showing interest in wakeboarding and I have little interest in it myself. I'm just looking for a decent ski wake (not pro level). We are not champions by any means. I just find it hard to believe that there are so few open water boaters looking for a good ride and ski wake. I guess it's not "in". We obviously are a nautique family thanks to my FIL. The local ski crew all own Mastercrafts and spare no opportunity to joke about the Body Glove. That was until a month ago when one of them bought a 216 AN DD. @Vernon Reeve Great points. Thanks to all for responding. Most of this was frustration after spending hours hoping to find a boat that can do what I want. i.e. a 22 or 23' open bow, tower, decent all around wake. I will say that the Malibu Response TXI Open boat has taken a lead for me. Something about it just looks nicer than the Prostar's or Nautique's I'm seeing. I"m also having a hard time with sticker shock at the price of 2010+ boats. Coming from a 2015 Yamaha, the pre 2010's tend to look pretty dated and appear to have tech that is rarely supported. Something I worry about for the 2010-2020 boats. The last issue i have is that i'd really want to try go out for a Saturday in one of these boats before spending $70k on something. Only to find out it may not provide the water experience I'm looking for.

@mike_mapple I think John? helped me, as I had to call in. The website would flash every time I tried to create an account. Looks like everything is on it's was as of this morning.

Ordering from you now @mike_mapple Instant feed back and response is worth the money.

Looks like she is going to go with the Carbon Omni. Waiting on a response from one place as their listing is a bit lacking in information (but saves me $150 bucks on ski plus bindings). If not Perfski will get the order. Perfski lists two Carbon Omni's a LTD and regular. I cannot find ANYWHERE else that shows this. @mike_mapple any idea why there are two? It's hard to tell in the images but it looks like one has a slight difference in the carbon fiber portion? Less flowers. ? https://www.perfski.com/ski/slaloms/slalom-ski-packages/ho-2022-womens-carbon-omni-with-double-womens-stance-110-s.html https://www.perfski.com/ski/slaloms/slalom-ski-packages/ho-2022-womens-ltd-carbon-omni-with-double-stance-110.html

Clemson has a Ski Team. No real snow skiing nearby but i'd honestly suggest he goes somewhere that excels in his dream career first, as well as does a Coop or Internship. It's nearly impossible to distinguish yourself nowadays and "entry" level jobs require experience. Getting one of the above will help to show that you have experience IN the field. just my 10 cents (got to account for inflation.) https://www.clemsonwatersports.com/