2019 Model Year Updates/Changes

[IXFE]

24 minutes ago, eubanks said:

Nice. Did you clamp a board down?

No. Sorry. 

[AussieSkier]

Australia gets the engine for 2019 too which is good....

 

https://www.boatsales.com.au/editorial/details/malibu-hands-new-engine-over-to-the-myuna-bay-boat-breakers-115696/

[oceanbu]

Crikey! I wouldn't mind going for a rip behind the new donk!

Great article!  Gotta start incorporating that word into my vocabulary.

[IXFE]

On 11/20/2018 at 9:16 AM, ibelonginprison said:

You don't have a pair if you don't match it to your GT350.
Noooo balls... nobaaaalls..... nooooooooo baaaaalllsssssssss..

doitibetyouwon'tdoit

Done!  I hope I made you proud, buddy! 

[bcoppess23]

2 hours ago, IXFE said:

Done!  I hope I made you proud, buddy! 

He will want to see actual photos when it arrives.

[TallRedRider]

6 hours ago, IXFE said:

Done!  I hope I made you proud, buddy! 

 

Is that a Stormtrooper boat?  Any metal flake in that white?  I have always been a fan of all white, but just haven't had the guts to pull the trigger on one. 

[ahopkins22LSV]

54 minutes ago, TallRedRider said:

Is that a Stormtrooper boat?  Any metal flake in that white?  I have always been a fan of all white, but just haven't had the guts to pull the trigger on one. 

White? What white? That’s all charcoal. 

[ahopkins22LSV]

If anyone got an early build 19 that had the PW II logo on the 12” the latest software has the new PW III logo. I have no idea if anything else changed because the lakes are starting to freeze but that changed lol. 

[Eagleboy99]

2 hours ago, TallRedRider said:

Is that a Stormtrooper boat?  Any metal flake in that white?  I have always been a fan of all white, but just haven't had the guts to pull the trigger on one. 

Nice thing about a mono colour hull is the gel is 3x thicker.

[ahopkins22LSV]

33 minutes ago, Eagleboy99 said:

Nice thing about a mono colour hull is the gel is 3x thicker.

Honestly curious, how so?

[csleaver]

4 hours ago, Eagleboy99 said:

Nice thing about a mono colour hull is the gel is 3x thicker.

I doubt the color selection would significantly change the gelcoat thickness on a build.  Also, three times thicker gel is not a really a good thing, unless you like lots of cracks.

[Eagleboy99]

12 hours ago, csleaver said:

I doubt the color selection would significantly change the gelcoat thickness on a build.  Also, three times thicker gel is not a really a good thing, unless you like lots of cracks.

You have to realize how these things are built to understand why a mono-colour will be "3x thicker".  Since they are built inside (gel coat first!) out, each colour must fit within the approx 22 MILS total gel coat thickness (at least that was the number Paul Singer gave  a ways back; I assume it is still about that thickness).  If you have one colour, there will be ~22 MILS all the way to the barrier coat (another 20 MILS) before you get to the glass.  Add a colour and it would be sprayed to about 8 MILS -  12 MILS give or take and then backed  with up to  10-14 MILS more.  Add another colour and then the preceeding colour will be thinner to account for the other colours.  You can test this when you scratch your boat (just kidding!) and you will not see metalflake all the way to the barrier coat (which BTW Malibu used to use black barrier for light hulls and light barrier for dark hulls: never figured out why or if they still do).  A solid (mono-colour) hull will be one colour all the way to the barrier coat and a multi-colour hull will  not be. 

This past summer my buddy's almost new MC got scratched  when another boat smacked up against it while it was moored.  You could see the various colour layers.  Thankfully it was basic red and black, not flake, so repair will be indistinguishable once completed.  

Edited November 22, 2018 by Eagleboy99
Needed more coffee for right UOM!

[Slurpee]

@Eagleboy99, awesome information.  Are you sure about those units? 25.4mm is an inch.  So 22mm isn’t right for just gel.  For gel and glass that could be right I guess.  Or do you mean 2.2mm?

[ahopkins22LSV]

Ahhh that makes sense. Thanks for that explanation!

[Eagleboy99]

Aw sorry - I needed another cup of coffee!   I meant MILS not mm.   About 6:04 in this video  https://www.waterskimag.com/videos/2010/02/11/video-malibu-boats-factory-tour/

[23LSVOwner]

On 11/21/2018 at 6:21 PM, ahopkinsVTX said:

If anyone got an early build 19 that had the PW II logo on the 12” the latest software has the new PW III logo. I have no idea if anything else changed because the lakes are starting to freeze but that changed lol. 

Early software bug. Update fixed it.

[Raimie]

On ‎11‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 6:19 PM, ahopkinsVTX said:

White? What white? That’s all charcoal. 

Pink or Teal?

[ahopkins22LSV]

22 minutes ago, 23LSVOwner said:

Early software bug. Update fixed it.

Do you know if anything else was changed/updated?

[23LSVOwner]

Just now, ahopkinsVTX said:

Do you know if anything else was changed/updated?

Honestly, I'm not sure.

[Chappy]

1 hour ago, 23LSVOwner said:

Early software bug. Update fixed it.

Glad to hear that, it has been driving me crazy!

[Chappy]

On 11/21/2018 at 7:28 AM, IXFE said:

Done!  I hope I made you proud, buddy! 

Love the dark interior!

[IXFE]

2 hours ago, Chappy said:

Love the dark interior!

Just to be clear, that’s not actually the boat I ordered. I was just messin’ with @ibelonginprison. I guess he’s right when he says I don’t have the stones to order that boat. 

[boardjnky4]

My leg skin is cringing looking at that.

[IXFE]

9 hours ago, boardjnky4 said:

My leg skin is cringing looking at that.

Yeah, gray and black is just a hideous color combo...

[ahopkins22LSV]

Soooooo @NWBU ordered his 19 and hasn’t shared any boat builder pics...?