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iansane

http://www.themalibucrew.com/forums/index.php?/topic/39594-2012-malibu-22-mxz-nc-promo-boat/

Shocked

I'm supposed to show my Mother's boat to some people on Sunday. If they bite, I might be flying down and driving this thing back up. Road triiiiiiip! The new boat has tons of junk I have no idea what it is/does. But it does have an LSx! Laughing

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:29 am Post subject:

Well now that's not even a little bit garish. Razz

iansane · Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:35 pm Post subject:

It's seriously like bass boat flake shine. Laughing

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject:

On a serious note I would be very nervous about buying anything owned by someone who thought that putting car tires, especially low-profile car tires, on a trailer is a good idea.

iansane · Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject:

Boat bling. It's a tournament boat so it had to be flashy.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:48 pm Post subject:

Nothing wrong with car tires if they have decent load ratings. Plus a boat isn't nearly like a working trailer.

QwkTrip · Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:31 pm Post subject:

People tend to drive trailers over curbs, ride the road shoulder where sharp things lay, and drive over other things they don't normally drive over with the car. That's why it's always good to have a tough tire.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 1:36 am Post subject:

Personally, I don't feel any more effort goes into a "trailer" tire, than any other. Want a duable tire, get an offroad tread with great sidewalls.

jchaussee · Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 1318 Location: renton

That thing is sweeeeet.

IROCDave · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:43 pm Post subject:

Wow, your mom / family must really be into wake boarding. Thats a lot of dough for a single use type of boat.

If you do the road trip you will have a blast. I wish Lisa and I had more time when we picked ours up. Couple of things I would recomend before leaving for home -
Make sure you have a good spare tire, jack that fits under the spring perch and lug wrench.
Take the roll bar off and have it shrink wrapped. Make sure the wrap is under the boat. The rocks, bugs, rain and maybe snow will trash it if it isnt covered.
Check the brake fluid on the trailer every time you stop for fuel.
Pull the prop off before heading for home. They are easy to steal, as is anything not under the shrink wrap.

What would you use to pull it home?

IROCDave · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:56 pm Post subject:

The main thing I see in ad is the ballast tanks. It's set up for making giant wakes for wakeboards. I have heard that insurance is hard to find for boats that have ballast tanks? We met a couple on Lake Kachess a couple weeks ago and they were talking about this exact same subject. Guess insurance companies frown on boats that can pump IN hundreds of gallons of water.

IROCDave · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject:

Man, before spending that kind of money on a mass produced chopper gun / bass boat metalic gel job I would be looking for something along the lines of this -

http://mohave.craigslist.org/bod/3236359210.html

12 people riding in comfort, large wake at less than 20 MPH and decent fuel economy with reliability. Not to mention 65 - 70 MPH top speed.

iansane · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject:

IROCDave · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject:

Sounds like thats the right boat for your use.

It looks really clean, as it should since it's basicly new.

blue89 · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:45 pm Post subject:

That is a really nice boat. Someday I will have an epic hybrid in my driveway.

IROCDave · Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:47 pm Post subject:

Did you make the road trip?

iansane · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:33 pm Post subject:

Nope, couldn't unload the current boat. Which is kind of to be expected since it's the end of the season.