Another '99 21V Riders Edition

[Fiveflat]

Poor picture, but we were on our way home, stopped for McD's and it was getting dark. Will take more tomorrow.

Immediately, I'm not sure where to start. The Metcraft is in really good condition so maybe I should focus on sound and ballast first?

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[ajholt7]

Good looking boat Five!

[rostap]

Sweet dude! Looks clean, your gonna love it.

[ragboy]

looks pretty nice.

[NICKYPOO]

Cool ride! That's sweet little surf machine right there.

[KonaKing]

[Iwndr]

Sweet lookIng ride Five nice choice

[thtrog]

Congrats...I like it!

[Fiveflat]

Nice and roomy. Used to the beam of the X-Star and B-52 in our group. This baby has some girth!

So should I just start with the tower right off the bat even though this one is in good shape now? Or leave it and work on some electronics and ballast first?

[laserfish]

If my tower had not cracked multiple times, I would be leaving it alone. Unfortunately, that is not the case. How many hours on the boat? Could be that it was not used that much. Just keep an eye on the lap joints and be sure you keep the bolts really tight to keep the side to side sway to a minimum. I think that is what causes most of the problems. You will love the boat, I think that model is great looking. Less problems as they are much simpler, less to go wrong and less expensive to repair.

[Fit to be Tige]

Looks sweet! Very similar to Fasts boat I think. Oh, and my Metcraft tower has zero cracks and has had no issues... knock on wood.

[AdaminMN]

Awesome!!

You've solidified your position as a PW already, no we can truly welcome to the "club".

[spyderwebb]

Looks really nice from what I can see, not much different from my 2001, these boats are timeless classics!

[Fiveflat]

If my tower had not cracked multiple times, I would be leaving it alone. Unfortunately, that is not the case. How many hours on the boat? Could be that it was not used that much. Just keep an eye on the lap joints and be sure you keep the bolts really tight to keep the side to side sway to a minimum. I think that is what causes most of the problems. You will love the boat, I think that model is great looking. Less problems as they are much simpler, less to go wrong and less expensive to repair.

There's about 800 hours, but it was very well taken care of. A few very minor upholstery issues, but that's it. Older gentlemen who left everything stock and untouched. Didn't try to do any hokie stereo wiring or nothing. So it's pretty cherry
The one thing that irritated the heck outta me was that while I was test driving it, he would walk up on the seats with his sneakers, etc. I was thinking to myself "How dare you! Even if it is still your boat!"

[Iwndr]

There's about 800 hours, but it was very well taken care of. A few very minor upholstery issues, but that's it. Older gentlemen who left everything stock and untouched. Didn't try to do any hokie stereo wiring or nothing. So it's pretty cherry
The one thing that irritated the heck outta me was that while I was test driving it, he would walk up on the seats with his sneakers, etc. I was thinking to myself "How dare you! Even if it is still your boat!"

Sneakers in the boat