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  1. Haines Hunter on both, I was loyal to them for our offshore fishing rigs after many years behind 1600SO 2100SO when we skied salt. Last was 2011 very troubling a 120K offshore 7m rig with a wet delaminating transom at 6months. + soft wet floors. Numerous other structural issues with gel coat cracking hull, trailer package ect...and the lack of support from HH on a new package drove me to import a 196 that in 8years and 600hrs has only had One issue a alternator failure, the pcms lend them selves to owner maint and are a delight to service. The primary reason i imported was the US Timber free hulls after my last Haines timber rot from new prob all due to workmanship. ....I think mc has been timber free since early 84 and CC the 90's. To mitigate any after sale issues that may arise Id be looking for a manufacturer as close to me as possible or a dealer that will still exist in 3-5years because warranty has Zero value when transport is worn buy you the purchaser. From my experience it hurts when you have a new toy thats inop and The dealer says its a 5 week wait to get the boat assesed because the workshop is booked out. Whereas I can have parts sent to me from US suppliers like rockauto or skidm and we are back on the water drama free. Just a thought does Gilflite still produce hulls? They also have strong resale. It would appear the trusty flightcraft 21XLT's ect are fetching 20K from the mid 1990's. If a local stage one hull costs approx 12k, Easytow sw1600T trailer 7K, say 25K for PCM engine and trans. 5 -10K final fitout its very easy to see why new boats are $60K+ retail.
  2. @GregHind thanks for that, It was my poor assumption. The marine power plant market is changed a lot in the last 5years. I read that OMC are no longer making outboards. @freerange agreed, and that leads me to assume (the us distributors in AU) they are suffering from access to zero allocation on the US production line. I don’t know how affected local manufacturers would be, nice problem to have! The Australian Newspaper this week was highlighting luxury cars sales are breaking records. As a long suffering boat addict both in the offshore and ski segment, my strongest advice is to not overlook secondhand boats from an enthusiast like @auskier offered with a late model MasterCraft. Ive had 2 new boats in the last 20years and they both had major Ongoing issues that cost me a lot to rectify. There is little Consumer regulatory support When you purchase a new vessel. I’m on Day 14 of quarantine Isolation. locked up for daring to leave WA Thrown into retrospective 14 day Q iso two days after getting home from QLD + NT. So apologies for the rambling. try and be patient as possible because when you want to buy a boat there are none and when you need to sell the market will be flooded and don’t you know no body wants that model now.
  3. If its a new powerplant and comes with a FNR transmission it will be supierior to any Aus driveline without a transmission. mercruiser will have a better resale /reliability than a no name SBC 350. Comparing the Merc to PCM is upto your needs, do you need Zero off ? If not a Merc is fine for social skiing. ultimately they are presumably the same base vortec 5.7? I dont know what primary discipline your wanting to tow for with your new boat. The USA vessels are superior in every aspect of their design and build. We will never enjoy that level of R+D investment on an Australian ski boat again. I was using the PCM drive as an example. My strongest advice is to stay away from dog clutch / soft clutch setups, yes they work all day long but a even a dog clutch assembly from rolco is around $1k when a transmission like the ZF 45c 1:1 can be had with FNR for $1400 USD. Ive seen a beautiful Sucesscraft Nova Diva with a PCM EX343 FNR setup but its more for the barefooter and the hulls interiors are still stuck in the 1970's and small. I wish you luck anything new with a decent powerplant driveline will be in the mid $60K plus I imagine. We just tried to consolidate to one boat and the only manufacturer that responded was Malibu dealers. $105K for poverty pack TXI on trailer with base powerplant and a ZO dial speed control & no bimini in that price either theyd prob be another 2k. We couldnt get a price from Mastercraft or correct craft for a new boat. I think the mastercraft will be next for our family when the AUD increases again.
  4. freerange, Save your cash and buy a US import or a secondhand AUS TXI, the Aus hulls I have seen are all attempting to be the Swiss army knife of boats and doing poorly in all disciplines. The advice you have been given is correct. The local boats wakes leave a lot to be desired and unless you buy a turnkey boat with PCM EX343 and 1.23:1 PCM 40a/80 transmission - you will usually end up with a crate 350 or reconditioned with a primordial soft clutch or dog clutch. We have to run two hulls to achieve the tournament skiing and the social barefooting needs of a family of 5 . My Aussie 18ft hull weighs in at 350kg and has a wornout chev with dog clutch with No interior and is great at social skiing but lacks speed control which is a must with numerous drivers. The new and used market is ridiculous at present, seeing SN196's selling for a great deal more than what I imported ours for 8years ago.
  5. Pleased to hear they are resolved, I'll try and get a deal on a Response in January when the holidays are over.
  6. Thanks for your input it's greatly appreciated. I will try my luck sourcing a new Malibu.
  7. Yeah I looked into that, My 330 is great and they want almost $8-9K AUD to do the mefi and ZO swap, well on current exchange rates thats what it works out to looking at my previous enquiries over the last few years. With the COvid tax on anything outdoors related here I will just leave the 196 as its on the East coast in a shed, and buy a new boat with the 5 year warranty + I am after closed loop cooling and i think the 5.3L monsoon M5Di are now aluminium? I will be using it on salty water rivers that Id rather not put the 196 in, its a lake princess. My priorities are probably wrong I drive a 25yo XJ jeep and would rather a tournament boat over a $100K Landcruiser.
  8. Howdy, I am in the market for either a new tow boat from a local manufacturer (malibu) or import another Nautique 196 / 200 (nil available on local market secondhand). Attempted to order a new TXI Australian model back in 2018 however I talked myself out of it after the reading problems with engines overheating/derating with high OAT, plus my dislike of the open bow only option here in AUS. Due to my inadequate income this year, I don't have $140K cash for a Mastercraft or Nautique new so the Local Malibu TXI is my only affordable new option if I can get one under $100K. When I run the numbers on importing another 196 they are costing me around $45K AUD with me taking all the risk on a 12-15year old ship. Is the new M5di in the TXI working out - are these involuntary engine derates with high temps now resolved on the latest TXI's ? any feedback
  9. matthew

    Aussie Malibu

    what engine do they get in the US Txi's as standard ? is it a 6.0L GM 409 Monsoon.
  10. matthew

    Aussie Malibu

    I miss-understood the post about the LXR and TXI having the same hull, and took it as unique to AUS - sorry about that, I always thought the late model TXis had a new hull.
  11. matthew

    Aussie Malibu

    Hmmmmm Interesting. recently "attempted" to buy a local 2018/19 TXI closed bow, after seeing they are back in production in the US. I've always enjoyed the ride behind TXI's locally, I was not aware they are different from US hull? I cant afford to import another nautique since the USA economy is back on its feet. Was firmly told no one would buy a closed bow tournament boat here, and no plans to introduce the closed bow TXI -shame. Im not fussed on a open-bow and the extra chamois work required after skiing drying them out. Im yet to see someone up front on a TXI whilst skiing.
  12. Very Jealous of those cooler temps. hurry up winter! nothing but Hot water and cumulus clouds here in the NT
  13. good luck watching the finals not on air
  14. @ntx i think the critique about the webcast is fair. as an Australian I enjoy all the live US web casts without this much disruption during the critical passes, like Sandro's 10.75m that i just missed for a Pringles ad - embarrassing
  15. Pela oil extractor - https://whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=126&item=67070&intAbsolutePage=1
  16. @AB I use a Pela oil extractor on my Correct craft, fantastic on lawn mowers too. looks like this https://whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=126&item=67070&intAbsolutePage=1
  17. the Pela oil extractor works every time https://whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=126&item=67070&intAbsolutePage=1
  18. Pela oil extractor, i have tried to post this numerous times with no luck . https://whitworths.com.au/main_itemdetail.asp?cat=126&item=67070&intAbsolutePage=1
  19. Its good to be back in the Southern Hemisphere and chasing buoys. After 3 weeks in the US with freezing temps and no skiing a return to glorious wet season skiing and sensible temperatures. Thanks @Horton‌ for the BOS replacement stickers for the A3 and Hat. Here are some shots from this morning.
  20. 2004 Correct Craft SN196 875hrs - an appreciating asset, here as the Aussie dollar slides vs USD
  21. thank you HO and @savaiusini‌ a replacement A3 came today, this one has speed skin. The old one is going up on the wall of the shed. A lot of skiing ahead this week before our lake water level drops too low over summer, we can almost walk the course now.
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