Good on your bro for McGyvering these, but why not buy a regular inset hinge?  Or locker hinge?  They make them in stainless steel.

56 minutes ago, The Hulk said:

Yes 23 loaded up here was aboutv 25k less than that.

Yes although I'm not overly convinced the wave is a game changer compared to the 25 I have now. Frankly looks very similar in size and length and total weight consider wedge is not much different,  tower would be nice for our bridge, the new Malibu power tower is a fail for bridges don't gain much maybe a foot of your Bimini is deployed and if boards are shifted fwd. 

Figured I'd be 265k - 90k for mine, maybe I could get 20k for my used lift.. puts me at 155k + around 30k for lift. So I figured I'm out 180-190k.. ouch.. yikes..

Or buy a BA pontoon, and 2 killer PWCs and upgrade to a new 25lsv? Ha

It's def a new life goal ha, just doubt wife will allow to justify

Yep, that's how the math works for those extra features and tweaks to the waves, so I'm sticking with the "value" boats, 23 and 25 LSVs. My next $100K+ is going towards a Vans RV-10, which has a longer usable season and doesn't require a wetsuit in the shoulder seasons.

26 minutes ago, Cole2001 said:

The P25 up here in Canada was just over 350 cad which comes out to ~265usd. 

Yes 23 loaded up here was aboutv 25k less than that.

Yes although I'm not overly convinced the wave is a game changer compared to the 25 I have now. Frankly looks very similar in size and length and total weight consider wedge is not much different,  tower would be nice for our bridge, the new Malibu power tower is a fail for bridges don't gain much maybe a foot of your Bimini is deployed and if boards are shifted fwd. 

Figured I'd be 265k - 90k for mine, maybe I could get 20k for my used lift.. puts me at 155k + around 30k for lift. So I figured I'm out 180-190k.. ouch.. yikes..

Or buy a BA pontoon, and 2 killer PWCs and upgrade to a new 25lsv? Ha

It's def a new life goal ha, just doubt wife will allow to justify

The P25 up here in Canada was just over 350 cad which comes out to ~265usd. 

23 minutes ago, The Hulk said:

Yes , will need to upgrade my lift to a 10-12k though.. seems the 25 is about 7500 dry, then 1k gas gear, and then people.. 

The 23 is very nice so the 25 would be the same I'm curious the price difference 25-30k?

That’s my guess, $20-30k depending on dealer, but I haven’t seen any actual pricing for that boat.

Upgrading the lift won’t be any issue, so sounds like this could happen for you then?!