Help me decide on a color scheme..

[JoeA]

If your name is Tall Red Rider I'm thinking you need a red boat.

I'm a fan of the CC red metal flake even though I went with Orange Metal Flake.

[Tallredrider]

If your name is Tall Red Rider I'm thinking you need a red boat.

I'm a fan of the CC red metal flake even though I went with Orange Metal Flake.

It really has been painful the last few years being the red rider with a black boat. I currently have a black Malibu 247. So I don't want to do that again.

[nyryan2001]

Tall- lets go about this another way. Talk with the family.... Tell us 2-3 sets of colors and ask folks to post up mock builds.

[JoeA]

How's this look Tallredrider?

[Tallredrider]

How's this look Tallredrider?

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It looks awesome! The black bottom would turn me away, however.

[Tallredrider]

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Can you fit any REV 10's on the tower if you have a Z5 cargo bimni?

[MLA]

TRR,

You will likely need to put a drop pole on the Z5 Cargo to clear the Rev-10. They can be made or purchased.

[Tallredrider]

TRR,

You will likely need to put a drop pole on the Z5 Cargo to clear the Rev-10. They can be made or purchased.

So the whole bimini would have to drop down even lower, right? I already am loving the headroom of the standard bimini and the Z5 is a fair amount lower, so putting it even lower might not excite me. I will be considering it.

With the massive storage of the G23, I am thinking that needing the Z5 to store stuff is sort of a moot point, isn't it? Has anyone sewn in surfboard pockets onto their standard bimini, just to put a surf or wakeboard up there?

Here is what I did to my current boat:

[MLA]

On the 230 I did with 2 pair rev-10. One pair went in the factory lower locations and one pair on the rear tube not in the upper factory spots. The rear bimini supports need to be extended only a couple of inches.

[Tallredrider]

Thanks for the input.

[Nautiquehunter]

So the whole bimini would have to drop down even lower, right? I already am loving the headroom of the standard bimini and the Z5 is a fair amount lower, so putting it even lower might not excite me. I will be considering it.

With the massive storage of the G23, I am thinking that needing the Z5 to store stuff is sort of a moot point, isn't it? Has anyone sewn in surfboard pockets onto their standard bimini, just to put a surf or wakeboard up there?

Here is what I did to my current boat:

My wife has made a few sets of surf pockets for different boats yours looks like they are installed backwards ? The first prototype pockets were open in the front the wind got under the boards and they were rising up off the bimini . Closing the front of the pocket cured the problem.

[Tallredrider]

Very nice, Hunter.

I have a strap on the front of the boards that keeps them down nicely. Without the strap, the wind would be a problem. I wanted to go from the rear, but my tower speakers and bimini are only about 1 inch apart, so they wouldn't fit. I think I would not have to do a strap at all if I were able to get them in from the rear.

[JoeA]

Tallredrider,

Aren't you a tall guy? I loved the Z5 BUT on a G they reduce the amount of headroom. I wanted the Z5 initially but came to the conclusion that the reduction of headroom was not worth it.

[Tallredrider]

Yup, the Z5 would be a trade off for sure. If it jacks up my speaker plans AND it is shorter, then I would not do it.

[JoeA]

Tallredrider.....any closer to making a decision on colors? What engine are you thinking about?