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I have the 08 OBV and have been happy with it. It's very skiable and has enough wake for intermediate board sports. The seating is shallow compared with newer models but I'm short so that doesn't...

congrats on the OBV I bet you'll love it. I doubt you'll ever want to go back to an I/O. If you're not used to driving an inboard give yourself some time. I was thinking the other night about how...

I have an 08 OBV also- I'm able to free surf with stock ballast and a few heavy guys on the boat. Board wake is bigger than I need- I've pulled some proficient wakeboarders that are able to do...

hey RCA you live in Texas? How about you go out and rip it, shoot some video and toss it up? That way the northerners amongst us can dream about living in Texas and also check out that LSV wake. ...

what? seriously? can you take a video and post it? that's it I have to shred behind this thing!

I think what you do with the wing depends on your goal as a skier. If you're skiing recreationally in open water it won't make much difference either way. Take it off- try it out, if you don't like...

yeah I guess when I say north vs south I'm just talking about a function of lake size of the smaller WI/MI/IN/MN lakes vs TN/KY TVA lakes; I've not boated in FL so I shouldn't group you in with the...

seems like the guys in the North boat differently than the guys in the South- when we head to Norris we pack everything up + 4 coolers and then add an extra case of beer and plan to stay out all day...

in trying to understand I ran across this...

mmandley you speak the truth. I couldn't be happier with the two boat system. The OBV is a pretty good ski boat for open water but if he starts skiing the course a DD is the way to go. Your right...

we have the EZ ski trainer- love it. We've used it down to age 2.

I love this time of year. Once the water temp drops to the low 60s/high 50s it keeps some of the bozos off the water

I'm sure you've already done it but take a good look at your tracking fins also. My buddy's malibu had one spontaneously fall off- noticed that the bilge pump kept kicking on and when we pulled it...

yup sure enough the driver's side bushing is mushroomed bigger than snot! I usually have the dealer check the alignment (just never been sure how to do it myself) but I'm not sure it happened last...

hey thanks for the tip- not sure I ever would have thought about checking this but sure enough my washers spin freely- so does that mean the bushings need to be replaced?

another plus for the DD that hasn't been mention in this treat yet (Deerfield will chime in soon) is the engine placement makes it easy to service- I'll gladly do oil and impeller changes on my DD,...

As a guy who owns both a DD and a V-Drive- I gotta say I love this topic!
After I became addicted to the course I went to trade my VDrive in for an Outback DD, but after looking at the depreciation...

I was going to drive to TN to pick the boat up myself and they (factory + TN dealer) told me for a new boat I would have work out something where they would trade it to my local dealer and buy it...

In indiana you have to show proof that you paid sales tax when you title/register the boat- if you've already paid it in IN or another state you're good to go. If not then you have to pay it then.
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for what it's worth my 2008 OBV runs quite fine and will top out around 44 GPS verified. If I twist the little knob under the speedometer I can convince my friends it goes 50.

The Moomba Mojo is pulling the midwest collegiate midwest regional wakeboard tournament at the lake where I usually ski. Looks like the guys and girls got some pretty good air behind it. Here's the...

I had to leave Canada one time after I asked a tavern owner if he had anything besides Labatt's. Suddenly the music stopped and the everybody starting staring at me like I had 3 eyes. I'm convinced...

anybody heard of this happening to a fuel injected boat?

nobody here worries or even talks about them- we're too preoccupied with keeping the flying carp out of the great lakes. I guess they just figure zebras are in all the lakes anyways which is true of...

we have them in all our lakes here. Not that big of a deal for watersports except they like to stick to the slalom course booms- gotta wear gloves when replacing buoys or they'll slice your hands. ...