I love the Z tower!

[JWALK]

The black boat

Tall dude, we should just have you go over to Mesquite and grap that beauty for us. The driver that we hired to bring it back from INT has been broken down all of last night and today

[thtrog]

I was really impressed with how solid and quiet the tower is - you can not move it. I watched Eddie and Nick put up the bimini - it took just a couple minutes. I was so nice to have all the rear seating areas shaded in the 100 degree CA sun. Also, it's cool how the tow pylon on the tower swivels, so you have a overhead dome light or anchor light depending on the the position. Overall great design, it will do well - especially with the swivel board racks and the wet sounds installed!

[talltigeguy]

Tall dude, we should just have you go over to Mesquite and grap that beauty for us. The driver that we hired to bring it back from INT has been broken down all of last night and today

I could keep it safe for a few days, I am sure!!!!!!!!!!

Call me if you need me to test it out on the lake tomorrow morning on it's way home to your place!

That is only 40 minutes away.

I could feel a ripple in The Force...I sensed that an RZ2 was in the area. The dark side made it break down just a little too far away.

[dogbert]

Dogbert - did you get an opportunity to collapse the Alpha Z tower while in Bakersfield?

Yes, it's a piece of cake (pull two pins) and it folds down into the cockpit so it's lower than the windshield. This means it's easy to get into a garage with an 8' door (like I have). I have to admit, I really liked the tower, especially with the bimini extension they had on it. Because the bimini is not up too high, it shades the entire cockpit area, which is very nice for warm climates. It was pretty hot in Bakersfield, so we really appreciated it.

Not sure how it would work out if you actually had speakers mounted where they are supposed to go, but I thought the height of it was ok. My current tower is really low, but the bimini is always up when we use it, so I never bump my head on the speakers.

The visibility was really nice. One downside is the mirror has to be mounted to the windshield. This makes putting a cover on it somewhat problematic and it creates a blind spot just above the windshield. The blindspot would be an issue if you're surfing because of the attitude of the boat. On my boat, with the tower up, I can put a cover on it because my mirror is actually mounted to the tower. I've seen Malibu's solution to the issue and it's not very pretty either. If you could remove the mirror easily or it had some kind of pop-up mount or fold up mount on the windshield, then it would work better. I'd be curious to see what others think and recommend.

Other than that, every other detail on the boat was well designed. The trashcan in the walkway is a nice touch. It makes it easy to store stuff there also, especially for items you want access to more quickly (like Babe's Boat Bright and other cleaners).

The boat was really, really smooth and quiet. I was amazed how well it performed.

One other thing to consider would be to add a removable ballast sack for the walkway that's plumbed so you can just quick connect it and throw the bow cushion over it. Like most Tige V-Drives, the boat really likes more weight up front there, but you only want it there when wake boarding. The rest of the time it gets in the way. Not sure how you'd do that, but that's something to consider. The in floor ballast was much appreciated because you don't lose space.

Now I just gotta figure out how I'm going to pay for one of these.

[dogbert]

I could keep it safe for a few days, I am sure!!!!!!!!!!

Wanna draw for it? I think this boat would be better off in Austin TX.

[Domsz06]

u know I can haul that boat anywhere it needs to be? My three quarter ton ford powerstroke is just sitting in my back yard. It's black too would look mean running down the road!!

[dogbert]

u know I can haul that boat anywhere it needs to be? My three quarter ton ford powerstroke is just sitting in my back yard. It's black too would look mean running down the road!!

And Lord knows, they need you driving that thing to make it perform just right for competitions!

[zad0030]

Im kinda partial to the black hull....

Maybe too much Red.

[talltigeguy]

One advantage to all white is that I could take off the stickers in 1-2 years and then wrap it with something fresh.

[zad0030]

One advantage to all white is that I could take off the stickers in 1-2 years and then wrap it with something fresh.

Hey, Its your boat, your money. Im just offering my opinion. Sometimes you need an outsiders perspective.

[da.bell]

One advantage to all white is that I could take off the stickers in 1-2 years and then wrap it with something fresh.

With very little color fading. Good point.

When my grahics were changed, there some some very minor fading going on with the orange. They were able to buff it out but when you have red or black, fading is going to be a bigger issue.

[turbonine]

One advantage to all white is that I could take off the stickers in 1-2 years and then wrap it with something fresh.

My plan as well. I am happier every day because of going with all white.

[JWALK]

Red

Tall, did I mention that Tige is willing to build a blue one for you when you jump on the Cougar band wagon in a few weeks. I could pick you up on my way to the Fiesta Bowl. I will bring an extra Cougar jersey for you to wear.

[Matt Garcia]

Im kinda partial to the black hull....

Maybe too much Red.

Webkinz?

[zad0030]

Webkinz?

This is the family computer... I have a little sister.