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O'Brien Apex - What do you guys think of this?

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Towables are a pretty in demand product it seems and these look like a pretty rad. I'm thinking of bringing a few in. What do you think of them?
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They look solid and safe with the side skirts..... I think you should let me demo one...... ;)
 

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My last obriens where junk had 2 warrantied then gave up on them and got my money back
 

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My last obriens where junk had 2 warrantied then gave up on them and got my money back
Dang! That's not a very good sales pitch... 😉 what style tube was it and what was the issue? Was their warranty process at least better than the Yamaha Y.E.S...? lol!

The good news is most of their tubes/towables are new this season.
 

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To be clear, I have a strong interest in selling quality products. My main occupation is being the owner of a custom cabinet company. We design, manufacture and install them. I tell people, "I don't know how to build a crappy cabinet. I build them so I never have to fix them, because I only have time to build them once. As a result, the number of call-backs I've had in 8 years that went beyond a miner adjustment... I can't even really think of one. Unless it was the result of their kids doing something abusive to it... and those are few.

Anyway, I ask to know the issue because it's important for me to know what I'm passing on.

Besides the manufacturer, I'll do my best to stand by whatever I sell.
 

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As for this towable and others, I really like the concept. Typically I think sit-in tubes are kind of lame and I have trouble getting excited about it... but, kids want dad to go with them. Something like this adds to the dynamic as a rider. It looks a lot more fun in my opinion than bounding around on my butt. I also think it will be something to add to a the confidence of a younger rider.

I may not always have something to compete with Costco, but these being more unique I think could.
 

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They look solid and safe with the side skirts..... I think you should let me demo one...... ;)
Do you guys get off of your surfboards looking enough to tube??? 🤔
 

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It was a slacker 3 .2 rip the inner ribs making it ballon out and one ripped a hole at the seem like it was melted thin when being made .the warrenty was threw gander mountian i had to cut the valve out and send it to them with a cut out of the affected area
 
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