boat quality:MasterCraft, nautique, malibu, tige, etc.

mojo

which company makes the most reliable and best quality boat? I was going to make a poll, but i wasn't 100% how to do it so please leave any stories or issues too.

OLLIES WAKE · Pop Shuvit Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 225 City: Nokomis

CENTURION BOATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Smash

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 4:06 pm Post subject:

OLLIES WAKE, coulda seen that one coming Smile

hahaa

I enjoy a mastercraft the best, the wake is clean, perfect lip, and perfect wake. I really do not like natiques wakes at all maybe for wakeboarding it might be better but its just a steep wall. and i havnt been behind a new malibu but the older ones are MONEY! Cool

Poo · Guest

I've always been a fan of the look of malibu's and tige's. and malibu hands down has the very best wake. mastercraft has a fun mellow wake, and up here there are a lot of nautiques in the contests, and I've ridden quite a few different air nautiques and come to the conclusion that the 210 Team has the best wake out of nautiques, but it doesnt match up to any malibu wake.

if you're wanting to know more about the boat itself i dont know much about that, ive been in most of these boats, but i ride behind them more.

Cyclone268 · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

from what i know Nautiques wakes are like a straight wall while malibu provides a super nice clean even ramp, Mastercraft somewhere in the middle, but closer to Malibu i would say

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

Natique's have my favorite wake.

Jamie Eddy's boat, super air 210:

Jim.Branton · Guest

I like the mastercraft and the 06 natiques the best very diferent bt bth are amazing

SP Sk8er · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

SUPRA...

brassmonkey · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject:

Well, I've never been ballin' enough to be able to have a chance to ride in many expensive boats. I saved up for a long time and bought an old Malibu Sunsetter and installed some hard ballast tanks in it myself and it does a good job. So, malibu gets my vote, ha.

coricluster · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1826 City: berlin

i got an 82 ski nautique 2001, its got an amazing wake, it closed bow so ur a little limited on space, but we still stick 6 people in and have a great time, the wake is damn near up there with all the newer boats and is alot better on gas. i love my tique, ill never get another boat, well unless i hit the lottery...here she is

CapriSunAllNatural · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject:

I ride mostly tige and nautique, but malibu has a solid wake and is a GREAT boat.
Construction-wise, cant beat Tige. I used to work at a Tige dealership and I've seen some crazy shizzle. People taking their tige under a bridge at 30mph, the tower hit the bridge, and there was NO structural damage to the boat, the tubing on the tower snapped. Another tige hit a 55 gallon steel drums at full speed, and only scratched the hull and chipped the prop, no serious damage. and our tige, we have his about 3 big stumps over its life-time, and the hull is in perfect condition, the prop and the drive shaft were even in perfect condition after each incident.
I have to give Tige mad props for making such a beast of a strong-azz boat!

THe Taps2 system is also really nice and quick (compared to ballast). great for finding just the right wake, whether you wakeskate, wakeboard, or wakesurfing.

Not bashing Nautiques at all, but my friend hit a stump in the same lake, same area as i did, and totaled his brand new nautique. I guess it really fvked up the wholed engine as well as the prop.

bmr712 · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject:

Centurion boats have a huge wake and have a ton of room to sit. The one I rode in and behind

I have a Moomba and i love it.

Most of these boat companies founders once worked for mastercraft or a boat company and left them and made their own company.

mojo · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject:

i'm diggin all the feedback. i'm really interested in the combination of a great wake and reliablity.

Cyclone268 · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 5:14 pm Post subject:

coricluster, the 2001 is an amazing hull. with 1000lbs of ballast, id say the wake is better than an x-star

Chrishau · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 919 City: Aurora

Ive ridden behind all wakeboard edition Tiges, Nautiques, Master crafts, Centurions, and Malibus. And My ulitimate favourite which is our current boat right now its the Mlaibu VLX. The interior design is perfect. SO much room and storage room. I felt when i was in the nautique everyone was crapmped and counted find a set. (There were 6 of us) also The malibu looks and handles perfectly. If you want a quality boat Get a malibu Vlx. (My opinion doesnt mean that i hate the other boats i love them all, but i feel at home behind a malibu).

EJazzle · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject:

kyle · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:

I've had a mastercraft and currently have a nautique and the nautique has given me WAY less problems. Its so weird with boats though because a few of my friends have 210s from the same year, and theirs have had some issues. Another one of my buddies has a 220 and have put 250 hours on it this year and havent had one problem.

nopulseimpulse · Posted: Apr 22, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject:

kyle, B.O.A.T = Bust out another thousand

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

Lemonscraft is my fav kind of boat

cheapskate · Guest

I wanna ride behind the Lemonscraft Sad

I love fastgreens air alloy. the aluminum boats just seem more fun. We can get into some really narrow and hairy spots