Wakeboard boat or runabout for the sea?

[rossl]

I popped into the crownline dealer in Bristol harbour on saturday and they had some big 22,24 foot + boats, spec'd in the wakeboard edition. Those crownlines are big wide boats with a lot of free board and are very good in rough water, don't know what the wake would be like though, The guy said they also had a demo one on the water in portishead marina, it's yellow with black tower i think.

cheers
ross

[saltwater_cowboy]

There is a 24ft crownline in out club. Its fricken huge plus it has a platform on the rear big enough to land a small helicopter on.

No idea what the wake is like as most of the time its moored up or towing an inflatable.

[j3r3m7]

Popped in to the Bristol Crownline dealer, both at their yards in the centre of Bristol, then at the one opposite my house in Portishead. The Bristol location had a large red Crownline 225 LPX BR which was nice but had been sold.

Back at Portishead I got a tour round the Crownline 202 BR LPX, which had just 18 hours on the clock and was a 2003 model.

Here's the broker's web page: http://www.bristolyachtbrokerage.com...php?BoatId=168

I liked the wide beam and quality of the fittings. The tower was a bit rough and looked to me to be fitted to far to the rear of the boat. Colour is a bit brash but I've seen a good number of Mastercrafts and Tiges in yellow so would need to see this Crownline on the water to give a final judgement. I drove the missus past and she wasn't overly impressed with the colour and chestwig checker bits on the side.
Engine was a Mercruiser 4.3 L MPi Alpha, approx 220 hp so probably just enough for wakeboarding if ballast is added to the boat.

All-in-all I haven't discounted it from the search, am thinking it's a high quality boat that would be a great runabout, not sure whether it'll do the job wakeboarding wise however... anyone out there ridden behind a 202?

[j3r3m7]

Spotted that 2005 Centurion Enzo SV230 for sale:
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/EBY650/ and
http://www.essexboatyards.com/stockl...Enzo-SV230-600

Also tracked down what looks like the owner posting about it last year:
http://www.wakeboard.com/wakechat/sh...2112#post22112

Wonder why they sold it just a year on?

[saltwater_cowboy]

I'd see if you can get a 350 v8 rather than the 4.3 v6. The v6 will be lacking in torque, sure it has the power but at wakeboarding speeds you need the torque of a big engine.

Jon has ordered a 06 enzo to replace the 05. Mercedes techies must earn far to much wonga!

[j3r3m7]

Good advice regarding that torque. I'm not a small bloke so would hate to be hanging on whilst an underpowered motor chuffed it's way up to speed with me on the back and a couple of fatsacs onboard.

That Enzo does look awesome and very good to see that the previous owner liked it enough to buy another. Been doing a bit of web research and hear good things from other Centurion owners so I'm currently liking the combination of real wakeboard boat + decent sea going potential + non-astronomical prices.

2004 Avalanche at Azura
I contacted Azura regarding their 04 Avalanche to see what it's story was. From the reply back it's done about 95hrs with 70/30 salt to freshwater use. Maintenance wise they have flushed it every salt water run and it comes with a saltwater package including brass fittings.
So as I see it the pros and cons are:
Pros: Proper wakeboard boat with all the trimmings I want including perfect pass, beefy engine, large interior, depth sounder, flash paint job.
Cons: It comes on a trailer (I don't need one), it's a 2004 model (but then it is priced that way), it's been standing around for 2 yrs, it may be trickier to resell vs a Mastercraft.
Anything I've missed that you guys may have spotted?