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  • Evening Shade
    1,000 Post Club Member
    • Apr 2015
    • 1295

    • Martinez, GA/Lake Greenwood, SC

    • 2017 GS20 Previous: 2011 SAN 210, 2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200

    #16
    Work a lot to pay for a new boat.
    2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200

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    • nautiques4life
      Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
      • Jan 2009
      • 696

      • SoCal

      • 2012 SANTE 230 Previous: 2005 SANTE 210 1997 OG Air Nautique

      #17
      OutdoorJP Carlsbad? CA? I live in carlsbad; you ride the lagoon or somewhere else?

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      • Outdoorjp
        • Jul 2016
        • 178

        • Carlsbad

        • 2011 SAN team 210

        #18
        Originally posted by nautiques4life View Post
        OutdoorJP Carlsbad? CA? I live in carlsbad; you ride the lagoon or somewhere else?
        We ride Lagoon and mission bay.

        we live a couple blocks from the boat ramp.

        You?
        Last edited by Outdoorjp; 01-15-2017, 04:24 PM.

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        • nautiques4life
          Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
          • Jan 2009
          • 696

          • SoCal

          • 2012 SANTE 230 Previous: 2005 SANTE 210 1997 OG Air Nautique

          #19
          Originally posted by Outdoorjp View Post

          We ride Lagoon and mission bay.

          we live a couple blocks from the boat ramp.

          You?
          Grew up riding on the lagoon, parents live on highland; new to us 230 doesn't fit the length requirements so we use it almost exclusively @ the river/havasu now

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          • Outdoorjp
            • Jul 2016
            • 178

            • Carlsbad

            • 2011 SAN team 210

            #20
            Originally posted by nautiques4life View Post

            Grew up riding on the lagoon, parents live on highland; new to us 230 doesn't fit the length requirements so we use it almost exclusively @ the river/havasu now
            If you ever see us in the Sublime Green 210 say hi.

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            • gobluemike2142
              • Jan 2017
              • 220

              • Michigan, USA

              • '96 SS

              #21
              Originally posted by WaterWeenie View Post
              Ice fish! Almost every day after work
              I want to join!!! Winter in MI has sucked on the west side. No snow right now, just teasing spring...

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              • gobluemike2142
                • Jan 2017
                • 220

                • Michigan, USA

                • '96 SS

                #22
                I actually took up a project this winter. I'm building my kids an arcade machine. Pretty fun project to work on. I'm 40 (man I hate saying that) and grew up in arcades. Well, my kids (8 and 11) never had that experience. So, there are tons and tons of games to get for free (I think I have over 5,000) that they can play. I'm just about done with all the software stuff and then we will begin building the actual cabinet. When all is said and done it will cost me about $500 in parts and materials. Most of that is in the arcade buttons, joysticks and trackball (think GoldenTee). Anyways, it's fun having them help out and letting my 11 year old do some of the basic setup on the software side to get it running. They LOVE the older games (as do I) so this will be pretty cool when it's done. The fun part is, what graphics should I put on the cabinet and marquee? I gotta say, after buying my first Nautique here recently, I might just make it a Nautique themed cabinet.

                Is it spring yet?

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                • sgresham
                  • Aug 2016
                  • 33

                  • Argyle, TX

                  • 2016 SAN G25

                  #23
                  surfed yesterday; but water temp was 53 degrees...a bit nippy

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                  • nautiques4life
                    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
                    • Jan 2009
                    • 696

                    • SoCal

                    • 2012 SANTE 230 Previous: 2005 SANTE 210 1997 OG Air Nautique

                    #24
                    Originally posted by gobluemike2142 View Post
                    I actually took up a project this winter. I'm building my kids an arcade machine. Pretty fun project to work on. I'm 40 (man I hate saying that) and grew up in arcades. Well, my kids (8 and 11) never had that experience. So, there are tons and tons of games to get for free (I think I have over 5,000) that they can play. I'm just about done with all the software stuff and then we will begin building the actual cabinet. When all is said and done it will cost me about $500 in parts and materials. Most of that is in the arcade buttons, joysticks and trackball (think GoldenTee). Anyways, it's fun having them help out and letting my 11 year old do some of the basic setup on the software side to get it running. They LOVE the older games (as do I) so this will be pretty cool when it's done. The fun part is, what graphics should I put on the cabinet and marquee? I gotta say, after buying my first Nautique here recently, I might just make it a Nautique themed cabinet.
                    Find an arcade auction... You can pick up old cabinets there with and without monitors for under $30. Actually got a golden tee 2005... All electronics except the board (power supply, marquee, monitor, topper, etc) for $15 last year. Can't build it for that... Keep it retro or paint it- up to you

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                    • gobluemike2142
                      • Jan 2017
                      • 220

                      • Michigan, USA

                      • '96 SS

                      #25
                      Originally posted by nautiques4life View Post

                      Find an arcade auction... You can pick up old cabinets there with and without monitors for under $30. Actually got a golden tee 2005... All electronics except the board (power supply, marquee, monitor, topper, etc) for $15 last year. Can't build it for that... Keep it retro or paint it- up to you
                      I'm using a 32" widescreen TV as the monitor, those cabs aren't wide enough, I've looked. Appreciate the help. Building it from scratch is going to be half the fun though.

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