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So, I own a SAN 210. It has exceeded my expectations as a wakeboard boat and for slalom skiing. You can make the wake do anything you want by shifting ballast and it turns like it's glued to the water. I went to the Lake George Boatshow today hoping to see the new SAN 220. Tom Roach said he should have one mid-October for a ride.
I spent alot of time looking at the new '06 Mastercraft X30. I must say it has a radical hull, very sharp retro style vents and gauges and nice layout.
Graphics are superb and the tower is A1 with wicked swivel board racks. I was saying, maybe my next ride is going to be a Mastercraft.
As I said, I went to the show hoping to climb around a new SAN 220, but the best I could do was lounging in the Air Nautique 226. It was the closest sizewise to the X30. Well, I have my bias toward CC, and really after spending an hour or so looking over both boats carefully, the CC Air 226 has the edge in terms of fit, finish, quality material feel, and general layout. It could use some tricks in the Mastercraft like the swivel racks.
The Mastercraft has style, no doubt. The LED toggle switches are way cool. But still, it seems to be 1/2 step behind in overall feel for quality in workmanship. The CC just seems to be soooo tight and precise in workmanship and the quality of all materials.
My point is when the SAN 220 hits the floors and the water I think it's all over. With its bigger, deeper hull and the wakegate, it will have all the quality of CC with the size of the X30, and the versatility of providing easy shape to wakes via the wakegate as well as decent slalom skiing capability. I was told the ticket is around $70K with the Team Edition loaded with the 6 liter Vortec PCM. I'm starting to save.
I'll post an update after I ride with Tom Roach from Adirondack Marine in October. My son (19 yrs) will wakeboard. I'll do the slalom work and let you all know. We are going to ride the X30 too, so it will be interesting to compare performance on the water and wake performance at various speeds. Stay tuned.
I spent alot of time looking at the new '06 Mastercraft X30. I must say it has a radical hull, very sharp retro style vents and gauges and nice layout.
Graphics are superb and the tower is A1 with wicked swivel board racks. I was saying, maybe my next ride is going to be a Mastercraft.
As I said, I went to the show hoping to climb around a new SAN 220, but the best I could do was lounging in the Air Nautique 226. It was the closest sizewise to the X30. Well, I have my bias toward CC, and really after spending an hour or so looking over both boats carefully, the CC Air 226 has the edge in terms of fit, finish, quality material feel, and general layout. It could use some tricks in the Mastercraft like the swivel racks.
The Mastercraft has style, no doubt. The LED toggle switches are way cool. But still, it seems to be 1/2 step behind in overall feel for quality in workmanship. The CC just seems to be soooo tight and precise in workmanship and the quality of all materials.
My point is when the SAN 220 hits the floors and the water I think it's all over. With its bigger, deeper hull and the wakegate, it will have all the quality of CC with the size of the X30, and the versatility of providing easy shape to wakes via the wakegate as well as decent slalom skiing capability. I was told the ticket is around $70K with the Team Edition loaded with the 6 liter Vortec PCM. I'm starting to save.
I'll post an update after I ride with Tom Roach from Adirondack Marine in October. My son (19 yrs) will wakeboard. I'll do the slalom work and let you all know. We are going to ride the X30 too, so it will be interesting to compare performance on the water and wake performance at various speeds. Stay tuned.
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