Mastercraft to unvail new boat

[dpvandy01]

I don't like pickle fork designs. Chapparal just introduced a pickle fork express cruiser as well. It just serves no purpose as far as I am concerned (regardless of what they say it does by expanding the bow interior space). It's just another way to date a boat with a design that may look OK (to some people today) but in ten years will probably look totally dated.

No offense to those on this site but so too do colored hulls in my opinion... They look beautiful now but 10 years from now it will be fairly easy to date a red hull, or green hull on maybe even a blue one.

 

[Beer Thirty]

I like it, ill probably never be able to afford something like that but its definatly cool to see.

I'd say this is boat is for someone in their late 20's early 30's. Its got the popular styling of the wakeboard boat but its a cruiser. I'm in my mid 20's and everyone i know either wants/has a cigarette boat or a nice wakeboard boat. This would be perfect to try and fit into that market. You've got luxury, power and a design that apeals to the younger crowd. Yet its something you can cruise around in and take weekend trips comfortably.

 

[Four Suns]

That bow design would suck on the Chesapeake Bay... If the reverse shear line isn't bad enough, if you take water over the bow it would be like a big snow shovel in the water. I wish mine had a sharper entry and complain the nose is too low... I can't imagine that blunt nose trying to push a steep chop out of the way.

 

[tollycraft]

Like the looks for the most part but I can't believe there will be any acceptable ride in chop. Big seas, I would think will unshackle your head unless I'm really missing something here.

That bow design would suck on the Chesapeake Bay... If the reverse shear line isn't bad enough, if you take water over the bow it would be like a big snow shovel in the water. I wish mine had a sharper entry... I can't imagine that blunt nose trying to push a steep chop out of the way.

 

[tmhudson2]

Their timing couldn't have been worse, IMO -- even if it's a perfect boat in all respects.

How long does it take Sea Ray, or MasterCraft for that matter, to design an new boat and get it into production? I know for the auto industry, it was once 4 years, then 3, and now some are bragging they can do it in 30 months. So how long for a boat?

 

[KayKook]

Less than a year from inseption to finished product on the 300.

 

[billandamy]

Very sweet looking boat. I have several friends with mc's and they are one fine boat.

Great quality hulls and power plants on those vessels.

 

[Boulder GT3]

I would avoid any first year Mastercraft and this one is such a large departure for them I'd stay away for two years if I'd ever go near it.

My Mastercraft is no better than OK. It took me a full season to sort out a pretty simple boat. I think their quality reputation earned in the 80's on their straight shaft boats was deserved but the two I've had have been so so at best.

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

This is just another sport boat type builder jumping into the cruiser market. Consider Cobalts jump into the cruiser line. I remember seeing write up's about their entry late last year. Any one seen one of those yet? :smt001

 

[Pirate]

I've owned a 1988 MasterCraft 190 since new. It looks better today than the day it came off the showroom floor. It is a fine ski boat that has endured time very well. Through the years MasterCraft has built very high quality boats for ski/lake use.

Their recent entry into the "saltwater series" shows some consideration for coastal/saltwater, but, like Jim said, lake boats and coastal boats are VERY different. I think Frank W's assessment is apt. They will learn some lessons and 'skin their knees' for several years if they are going to make it into the coastal cruiser market.