![]() ![]() I do most of my skiing now behind a friend's inboard and it's mainly a matter of what you're used to. When I get a chance I'll put up a video of me running through the course behind it, so you can see what the wake looks like.įrom a free skier who is an outboard fanatic since birth.I grew up with outboards and that is still what I own. I expected the wake to be worse than the Flighty as the hull is essentially the same design, but it is a heavier boat, however it has a flatter table and I actually prefer it. You can also hear the engine surge to compensate for the skiers pull, similar to the inboard z-box videos I've seen posted on here. I've only ever seen times through the course between 16.08 and 16.11s. The torque would rival any inboard and the throttle response is instant, so it performs very well with the Z-box. This boat has a direct injected Optimax outboard, which is unreal. and I've now just upgraded to a 2000 Malibu Barefooter, and have installed Perfectpass and swapped the Z-box across from the old boat. I have used a Flightcraft 18XL with Perfectpass (and z-box) since 2010. I'm a big fan of outboard slalom boats and the right boat when properly setup will rival most of the best 3 event boats of the previous years. It's only taken me 6 months to read this and now I have to chime in! The Yama 200s on those things are thirsty, but bulletproof. You don't want to do that with an inboard. They beat the crap out of them pulling skiers year-round on Mission Bay and at the Colorado River, where they can run them up on sandbars without any concerns. ![]() A recreational club here in San Diego has one of each, and they love those boats to death. ![]() Plus you can't beat an inboard's full swim platform for convenience. I would recommend this boat to anyone who needs or prefers an outboard rig for serious skiing.īoth are great rigs, but are no substitute for an inboard when it comes to trick wakes and slalom course performance. It's basically their Prostar 190 hull - tracking fins and all - with a different layout for an outboard. The Prostar 200 before it is actually pretty decent in the course at slower speeds and longer line lengths. It has a V-hull with a great hole shot and good top-end, but it tracks poorly, so it's not very good for course skiing. ![]()
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