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WOW, super happy for you guys!

If the boat is a ski boat,maybe too much gas. When on wide combos, need a slower, smooth acceleration. If the driver hits it hard, will pull the handle out of anyone's hands.

We skied a new 200 last summer, ski and drove great. Very impressed. We ski behind new Prostars almost daily for comparison

@teammalibu Alana and I are north of there in Sandpoint and happy to help a CR skier with a pull. However she may want to check out Stella Blue lake in Washington. Great private lake and super owners that are great to ski with. Lewiston is on a boatable river and may have some locals that ski there. Www.stellabluelake.com

My Lake (river) is ski boat country and at least as many ski boats as wake Barges, Pontoons are the majority however. But boats are mostly older models with some later model 200's mixed in, No new Prostars or new SN's yet.

@andre Me too, I just want to build my own, PS I started this thread just asking for the outline.

@Jody_Seal Thanks a ton! Could you give us a few measurements so we can replicate it?

Super Happy that this seems to be coming around and looks like a few of us will be building new ski racks for our Loved 196’s. Thanks to all.

Great ski Club and lucky to be a Member for many years now! 2 lakes, new Boats and awesome crew of skiers. Www.predatorbaywaterskiclub.com

@andre My cottage is in the states and it was shipped there. So cover never crossed the border.

@Andre, one issue I have found is that the Vinyl ones are very heavy and hard to install or remove by yourself. I have a vinyl and my neighbour went with a Sunbrella like material and way easier to handle. Easy to install and fold up to store. I did order a new canopy in 2019 from boatcoversdirect and was happy with the product and price etc. It was a shelter-rite vinyl and seems well made. I wish i had gone with the Sunbrella style material now however.

Having owned a Prostar 197 and a SN 196, I would say that the Nautique "rides" a bit better in roughish water. No ski boat is made for the big water on a large lake but Nautiques do cut through the waves and ride smoother then the flat bottoms of MC and Bu's. PS: Buy the 196, they are amazing boats and very well made!

We have an amazing 2004 196 and would love to find a set of these ski racks, my wife finds the skis on the floor messy and would love to have a set of these racks. Anyone have a set they would part with? OR anyone have have a set that they would take an outline of and I can try and make a set if I had the shape and size Thanks in advance,

This young man can SKI !

98 SN, all the way! One of the finest SL boats ever.