buget board riders?

is anyone on here riding boats that dont cost 20k+ i would love to see your setup. got any pics? i have a 92 supra she aint much but i love her

Representing for the I/O riders isn't a $50,000 V-Drive buts it is paid for and I have just as much fun!!!!!!!!

is that a big air tower? got a pic of the wake?

thats a dope setup what kind of sound system is that

Hhahahahah Billy, what year is that?

does anyone know how to get info on older boats (like my supra)and the best way to set them up? ex where to put balast,how much, wake plate setting, rope length, speed, prop?

here is my baby
footer.
and it is usually sacked way out for a 19

here is my baby
footer.
and it is usually sacked way out for a 19

marister? what year ? how is the wake i looked at a 94 but it was to much

I am on my second Supra. The first was a 1983 Rider (the blue one) and my boat now is a 1990 SunSport. I have added a tower I got from Pyramid Manufacturing on Ebay (I think this is diywake.com now). I have a semi auto ballast system with a 400lb sac on each side of the motor for a total of 800lbs but I am hoping to upgrade to about double that this year. I will try to post a picture with the tower and racks when I get home.

Nope, not a Maristar - this is a 91 Tri star. This was the last year before the Maristar came out. I like to think of it as a diamond in the rough, cause it, and its bigger brother the 22 footer, were the only open bow MC's in production pre 1992.

The wake is great and getting better. I am looking at getting it reproped this summer, but we run two 600# sacs on each side of the engine, and a 500# (almost full) in the walk way up front. Great wake. I love it, soft and rampy IMO (but I have not tried a lot of wakes yet).

I dont have any pics of it with the real weight
Here it is pre-three-sacs
This is just with a couple of people and a 500 in the back. 23 @ 75 ft.
system.

not to bad its bigger then my comp i want to put a lot of wieght in it but it sits sooooo low in the water.chris how much did you pay for the sunsport?

Donald I hear ya about sitting low - or riddin' dirty as we call it - But there are really only me and my best friend that can drive the boat well with all the weight in it. on any rider pickup you have to be MORE than careful or you will put the bow straight through the waves. It took some getting used to but the wake was far better, and thats what its all about right?

how much are you haulin do you have a pic of the wake? or your boat for that matter

Yes that is a big air tower and it has 4 H20 Pros on the tower it is 4 speakers facing forward and 4 speakers facing the rear it is pretty loud. Beleive it or not the wake is pretty nice I will get some pictures soon.

Since these pictures four tower speakers have been added. We always seem to get a lot of looks with the brown tower.

what kind off boat is that? how is the wake?

Just got it about 2 weeks ago, and just picked up some tower speakers. I just throw a 600lb. sac on both sides of the motor and it's NICE! pics coming soon

thats what im talking about how much did you pay for that? the perfect budget wake machine

$13,000 which at first I thougt was too high, but it has a 2003 motor w/ 470 hrs, new interior, and the paint job is about a yr. and a half old. FYI, check this one out. http://orlando.craigslist.org/boa/305457186.html

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man thats not to bad its in great shape

dh03r6, not sure if you were asking about my boat. But it is a '84 seaswirl. The wake isn't to bad, gets better with weight up front.

running 1500 pounds and the wake is amazing, i also got a 10 inch sub up front in a custom aspen wood box (looks like a peice of furniture) and i got blue neons hidden in the sides so at night the whole boat glows blue.

I bought my boat for 6 thousand. Put another fifteen hundred into a tower, board racks, fat sacs, and a cheap stereo. It puts out a decent wake, but we are always trying to improve upon it.

I love the brown tower!

I've got an '86 Malibu Sunsetter and I have had a blast with it and I have pretty much rebuilt and reconfig'd everything about it as time and money allowed. Several of my riding buddies are getting new boats this years, so I am going to let it go and be a mooch for a season or two. Here is a link to the boat in the classifieds http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65919/194954.html?1098988318

what year is the 2001? bla bla do you have a pic of the wake

mine is an 86 there is a pic on my profile but its not great, heres another one... both pics only got 800 pounds. i dont have any pics with 1500 in it yet but its about twice the size (its huge!!!), im sure ill post em when i get em though

mine is an '84, no pics of the wake yet. I've only had it about 3 weeks and for 1 it had a prop on it that was the opposite pitch of what it should be, but thats another story. BUT, We also have a 96 Ski Nautique and the 84 has a bigger wake with 6 people than the 96 does with 2000lbs.

My old boat, 88 Tristar 190.
bought it for $6k, sold it for $10.5 after some good old love and work.

New boat 96 PS
bought for $10k will sell someday for $18-19? After some good love, a tower, pp, prop, wax, ballast, lights, stereo etc.

96 Sunsetter VLX - 15k

$6.5K before tower and racks. Bought it before I got into wakeboarding and would be fine for just skiing and hanging out. Wish I'd have known wakeboarding was in my future. Would've talked the wife into an old dd or v-drive instead.

Oh yeah, I mentioned tower and racks but forgot to add another 1700 after the motor crapped on me last year.
Atleast the motor's under warranty now though.

Clint, I love the 96 VLX. Any V-drive much less a VLX for 15k sounds like a great deal. There is a boat almost just like that on Dallas Craigslist right now for $15500. It needs a little interior work but other than that it looks like it is ready to go for wakeboarding. If I hadnt just bought a house I probably would jump on it but it just isnt in the cards right now. I just hope I can find another deal like that a year or so from now.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/boa/298846679.html

I posted the wrong link to my boat earlier. 1986 Malibu Sunsetter with Big Air tower and custom interior. http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/8/434367.html?1176254141
Pictures are here: http://bham.craigslist.org/boa/309384206.html

v drive for 15k wish i had the money

'89 Winner 17' with a 3.0. I bought it for $1K less than NADA. It's not the best, but it's paid for and in great shape. I've recently added a CD player, sub and better speakers. I've also waxed it up a bit to bring out the color and will likely be removing the cheesy graphic from the side. The wake is surprisingly good without being weighted yet.



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I love this thread as i have been talking to banks lately to get a 15000 loan. It gives me inspiration to find a nice boat. Hopefully by the end of the month i will have one!!!

I miss my old Prostar. A few sand buckets, a few friends and gas was 89 cents/gallon in the late nineties. Ahhh, life was so simple then.

Chris, I was looking at that boat a few years back when it was in Arkansas. The entire interior needs to be replaced and that boat also has a lot of pink on it, where mine is red/black/gray.

There is another 96 VLX on boattrader right now that looks fantastic for 17k, only needs a tower.
http://adcache.boattraderonline.com/6/9/9/88100899.htm

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hows the wake on the vlx for that kind of $ thats a lot of boat

might have been going a little slow here, this is with only a 600lb sac in the ski locker.



(Message edited by ttuclint on April 12, 2007)

sorry

15k brand new.. not the best for wakeboarding, but it looks decent and my family has a ton of fun on it. It gets awesome gas milage too. but for 15k I could also afford my new KTM, Quads, Motorcycles for my kids and plenty of trips to awesome lakes all summer long

1990 Sanger DX... paid around $7500... certainly not a wake specific boat, but it does the trick. I just need to figure out how best to weight the thing.

75 for the sanger its in great shape hows it run hows the wake?

2005 Monterey Montura 228SI Merc MAG350MPI with Bravo 1 and Perfect Pass Wakeboard Pro. Throwes a mean wake.

jim is it an i/o

hey kevin what year is that 2001 that thing is great

Not the greatest pic and not the latest, but $800 for the boat (unfinished interior, trailer shot) plus another $2k in tower, engine overhaul, ballast system and stereo and I'll be on the water this summer!!

Adam, I remember last year you were doing a custom ballast system. Any updates? Pics?

BTW, I think the only way someone will get more boat for the money is if they inherit one.

Adam, are you putting AC in your boat? That would so nice on those hot summer days.

Ahhhh, the Pirate ship....1987 Four Winns 21' w/ bags it does the trick. Still looking to upgrade

Mark, if you need to know how to weight that Sanger, let me know, I've owned an 88, and a 94 Ski Sanger...same hull as yours.

Donald, yes it is, but Im coming in over the budget here in this column, i dint see the 20K limit. My appologies, but still an I/O

My new boat! 7.5k, 500hrs. Have not seen it in the flesh yet, it is waiting at the Correct craft factory to get shipped back to me. Started on the ballast tanks today.

No pics of her on the water with the new upgrades yet... Fully auto ballast, running 1800lbs.

1985 SN 2001

nice Jerram, did you have that painted?

that wake is beautiful

Jerram, how is that weighted. That doesnt look like the wake at full speed when we have that much weight.

No, he didnt paint it. He just wetsanded the hell out of it!

less than 5k in whole set up

That 2001 is sweet. I'm thinking about selling the Supra and rehabing a 2001 myself

darren, be sure to post pics of the ballast tanks. this has been discussed so much and i like to see peoples ideas. will it be hidden?

all great boats guys!

Not the best pics of the wake - 500lbs on either side of the motor and 750 behind it. About 200lbs. of gear in the nose. We had to let some weight out - it would pop out of the hole fine, but the wake was turning into a curb. That rider was riding slow, probably 20mph. I usually ride @ 22/23mph.

That was the first time out with the new ballast arrangement, and the pic is taken from the swim platform which gives it a little different perspective. I'll get some better ones in a couple weeks... as well as of the boat in the water. The wake on this thing is a monster...

'wetsanded the hell out of it' is correct... and my shoulder hurt for days!

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what did you use to wetsand? my boat is faded bad can i bring it back?

Check out this post:

http://www.the2001.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=299&highl ight=wetsand

This is the 92 supra that i picked up for 6K. i've done some work on it and will try to pick an updated pic later

Andy Davis what part of South Carolina are you from?

andy what year is that mastercraft ? is it a tristar?

Here's my 96 VLX. Paid $18k for it back in '01. Got a little more than that in it now, what with the tower, PP, ballast, other little goodies, and it's getting all new vinyl right now. I wouldn't trade it for anything on the market right now, especially considering it's been paid off for years.

man how did you pay that little in 2001

jerram, you said it was turning into a curb? are you saying you can actually put too much in a 2001. im running around 1500 in mine and depending how i feel anywhere from 22.5 to 24 mph and the wake is amazing. what is the magic number for weight that you have found? cus it sounds like you got around 2k. I need to reprop anyways, but def. need to before i add any more. im saving up for that acme 542

its a 87 pro star 190

this on the other hand is not a budget boat kinda glad it's gone

This is what it looked like when I bought it for $12000

This is what it looks like now. It's a 97.







(Message edited by Olskooltige on April 16, 2007)

thats a sweet ride