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Hey,
I was checking out a GTS 187 the other day. My friends and I are into slalom skiing and wakeboarding. I realize that those will have different ideal boats. I am just looking around for opinions on what might be the best fit. When checking out the GTS 187 I was really impressed with the roominess of it and the bang for buck performance you get with it. However I am worried about how well it will track when pulling a slalom skier through a course. I am not quite at that level yet, but since I just moved onto a lake I can see me getting to that point in a few years. Would the boat get pulled around a lot more than a dedicated ski boat? I know have read about other skier not liking to ski behind jet boats but I do know this is a new hull design for a jet boat so perhaps it will be better? Also how would it do pulling a wake boarder? Could it handle excess water in the bilge or a skirt to generate the big wake for a wakeboarder?
How would it compare in these regards to say a used Malibu response?
Like I said, I was impressed with the layout of the boat and the performance you seem to get for the (relatively) reasonable price for a new boat. But I worry it might not live up to what we want when we start to get more extreme later.
Glastron Pros:
Roomie layout allows for very accessible lounging times.
Style is bitchin
Good performance for value
Very shallow draft for my rather shallow lake front area for docking
Cons:
I am reading that jet boats are not ideal for water sports especially if I want to get more into those.
Malibu Pros:
5.7 liter 350 HP engine tickles me where it matters and will have good torque
Known commodity for skiing and I would think could be modified for decent wakeboarding
Also Good style
Also shallow draft but not quite as shallow (worried if my lake has an extra shallow day I could bend the prop or any possible hull fins before I am able to move the boat, will have to ask around about lake level fluctuations)
Cons:
Engine is right in the way of the lounging area
Likely have to buy used to be affordable
Would one be able to attach fins to the glastron or otherwise modify it to help it track with a slalom skier behind it?
I suppose this is all premature since we are probably at least a year off from buying our long term boat solution but it is fun to think about. Especially with the options I am looking at here. Looking for honest opinions.
Context for use: smallish inland lake for putzing around, wakeboarding, skiing and zipping around when I feel like it. Minimal traffic.
I was checking out a GTS 187 the other day. My friends and I are into slalom skiing and wakeboarding. I realize that those will have different ideal boats. I am just looking around for opinions on what might be the best fit. When checking out the GTS 187 I was really impressed with the roominess of it and the bang for buck performance you get with it. However I am worried about how well it will track when pulling a slalom skier through a course. I am not quite at that level yet, but since I just moved onto a lake I can see me getting to that point in a few years. Would the boat get pulled around a lot more than a dedicated ski boat? I know have read about other skier not liking to ski behind jet boats but I do know this is a new hull design for a jet boat so perhaps it will be better? Also how would it do pulling a wake boarder? Could it handle excess water in the bilge or a skirt to generate the big wake for a wakeboarder?
How would it compare in these regards to say a used Malibu response?
Like I said, I was impressed with the layout of the boat and the performance you seem to get for the (relatively) reasonable price for a new boat. But I worry it might not live up to what we want when we start to get more extreme later.
Glastron Pros:
Roomie layout allows for very accessible lounging times.
Style is bitchin
Good performance for value
Very shallow draft for my rather shallow lake front area for docking
Cons:
I am reading that jet boats are not ideal for water sports especially if I want to get more into those.
Malibu Pros:
5.7 liter 350 HP engine tickles me where it matters and will have good torque
Known commodity for skiing and I would think could be modified for decent wakeboarding
Also Good style
Also shallow draft but not quite as shallow (worried if my lake has an extra shallow day I could bend the prop or any possible hull fins before I am able to move the boat, will have to ask around about lake level fluctuations)
Cons:
Engine is right in the way of the lounging area
Likely have to buy used to be affordable
Would one be able to attach fins to the glastron or otherwise modify it to help it track with a slalom skier behind it?
I suppose this is all premature since we are probably at least a year off from buying our long term boat solution but it is fun to think about. Especially with the options I am looking at here. Looking for honest opinions.
Context for use: smallish inland lake for putzing around, wakeboarding, skiing and zipping around when I feel like it. Minimal traffic.