New Master "Baiter"

[skinautique]

Anyone see this boat? There are pics of it on wakeworld.com

Where is MC going? Are they a ski and wakeboard boat company or are these investment firms just taking the company wherever they need to go and showing no dedication to their main industry?

By the way, I think they are calling it the Fish Star or something along those lines.

[wakeboarddrumma]

RE: New Master "Baiter"

I saw it. Next year, they will be ridding of the X-1/X-2/Older X-star hull. That will mean they will have no wakeboarding boat thats really got a nice wake. I personally have ridden behind an X-star and me and many other wakeboarders will say there wake isn't anything compared to a X-2. I dunno where MC is going.

[NautiqueJeff]

[NautiqueJeff]

I still like the Fish Nautique better.

[AbunDiga909]

Ski, good point... this is nice to see that MC really is leading and pulling furthur ahead, towards the ocean...

[wakeboarddrumma]

abundiga,
Are you kidding? Honestly, why make an ocean wakeboarding boat? I don't know of many people who wakeboard in the ocean. It seems like a huge waste to me.

[AbunDiga909]

Yeah I am actually kidding, lol... But thats exactly the thing, why would anybody want to board in the ocean? Yet, we take a look back at MC in the past couple years, and really look which boats they have been making. They made the X-80, which was their first major step into the saltwater world. Then, they introduced the salt water series. They made a movie w/ Zane Schwank and some other guys who wakeboarded from Miami to Key West in an X-80. Now, they've got two huge boats for the lake, the X-45 and X-30, which IMO are big enough for the bay. And finally, we see the saltwater series package being introduced to ALL models! Sorry if this is out of incorrect but to me it seems that almost 100% of MC's focus has been on the bigger boat world, and lakes can only take so much of a big boat. At one point, they will start spreading out to the bay, and then the ocean. It seems that MC is pushing into that market in hope of there being more money there, in disguise of wakeboard boats to make it seem as if they are still all for the sport. Well, when's the last time you saw any improvements to their direct drives? I can't remember the last time I saw something new on the X-9. At the NYC boat show there was 1 DD, and 7 V-Drives, I think... And now, I agree with skinautique, in that this fish mobile is the icing on the cake, and MC really lost all my respect as far as being loyal to the sport and what they build boats for...

Sorry for the long post, just find this very interesting and surprising, can't wait to see how sucessful this really is..

[AirNautique211]

Hey Diga - I must be right behind you in reading these threads.

I don't think it would be as fun boarding in the ocean, but I would love to go boarding in Cancun - the atmosphere there is unbelievable - just like a Buffet tune - just relax and soak up the sun. Everything is better in Cancun if one could afford not to work and just lay around the pool and beach all day.

[redelf75]

I actually agree completely with Abundiga (a first I might add). Well, except I still think MC is dedicated to watersports.

I noticed MC comparing the inboard advantages to stern drive in their brochure, something that hasn't been done in the ski market for along time.

The wakeboard market is huge and the traditional stern drive manufactures at getting in on our action by putting towers on their boats. So why shouldn't the ski boat manufactures want a piece of their action too?

I think MC will fair very well in the open water market. In fact, if I were considering a 24' Cobolt or similar for salt water bay, I think I may actually buy my first MC.

One thing is for sure, you can't say MC doesn't try new things. Remember the open bow with no console on the left side...

[pj]

I don't know of many people who wakeboard in the ocean.

I was down in Cabo last March for a week. Every day I saw a nice new SV-211 out in the bay with people wakeboarding. It looked like a lot of fun.

[wakeboarddrumma]

pj,
I was wrong there. I will say this, i don't know of many people who wakeboard in rough waters.. there are some parts of the ocean that aren't too rough.

[pj]

I guess when you're in a desert and the only water for hundreds of miles around is the ocean, you make due with what you've got. It looked like fun, but I would have never tried to slalom out there. Way too rolly.

[ag4ever]

I was looking for a 25 - 30 foot inboard center console fisinh boat for off shore fissing, and all I found was some really old boats that I frankly did not like. The Fish Nautique was the closest I found, but none in the texas area, most were in florida, and were basket cases. now if MC wants to tap into a market that is primarily empty, I applaud them. Heck, before we get too high and mighty, remember all the non-watersports boats that nautique turned out? Fish Nautique, Bass Nautique, Martineque, Cruisers, cuddy cabins, etc...

Now if they stop producing hardcore watersports boats, then that would be a shame.

[Hollywood]

I think that boat is redunkulous and there is probably a reason why there aren't so many around anymore (specifically the models ag4ever listed).

[2fat2ski]

is MC going to have removable rod holders mounted to the tower?? if so, then you can troll for dolphin while pulling a boarder...lol