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WFO
08-23-2013, 02:43 PM
Hey guys, I am new to this forum because I just bought my first Moomba Boat. My signature says it all and my photo album will continue to grow with the 34 pics that make up the "virtual tour" of my new boat. I am not a new boat owner. I traded in a 1985 MasterCraft Stars & Stripes in order to get this boat. I took delivery of the boat yesterday around noon and after the demo ride with the sales guy the engine hours was reported by the gauge at 44 MINUTES! I am super stoked about getting it in the water and making some waves.
I am still learning to wake board and the dealer threw in a surfboard so, I am going to start learning to surf as well. I slalom and kneeboard. That '85 MasterCraft threw the smallest and softest wakes at ski speeds and was a dream to ski behind.

I'm married and have three kids and they all love to go to the lake. We like to have fun on the lake with old friends and new made friends so, if you are in or around Edmond, OK let's hook up and make waves together.

I am a mechanical engineer and an experienced (Non-certified) mechanic on pretty much every mode of motorized transportation from the air to the subsea. I am also a pretty good welder in MIG, AC/DC TIG, and Stick and I have some experience in CNC & Manual Machining. I built my own extended pylon for my boat out of aluminum. (I'll put pics in another album later.

I know it sounds a little like a job interview or a dating site application but I am just trying to give a little Bio and let y'all know that I am more than willing to help out with questions and labor whenever I can.

Cheers,

cab13367
08-23-2013, 02:47 PM
Congrats on the new boat and welcome to the forum. Let's see some more pics!

moombadaze
08-23-2013, 02:51 PM
Nice intro and welcome to the madness

WFO
08-23-2013, 02:53 PM
I'll upload more when I get home to a fast Internet connection. Even thought LTE is fast it is not 12 Mb fast. But here is another pic that will be in the album later. 18269


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REDFIVE48
08-23-2013, 03:08 PM
I think I missed the other 33 pictures in the album :) Welcome, nice boat, I'm sure you will enjoy it as much or more than your previous ride.

WFO
08-23-2013, 03:15 PM
To clarify. I did not buy the MasterCraft new. I bought it 7 years ago and then had to rebuild both the tranny and the 351W.

The MasterCraft was confirmed with me because that boat was still solid and did not creak or rattle even though it was 28+ years old. However, MC has decided to cash in on their craftsmanship. I couldn't convince myself to spend $30k (X10,X25, or X30) more for a boat that did not out preform the LSV.

However, when I win the lottery I will probably have to buy the "Cadillac" that has all of the gadgets and widgets you can fit in a boat and park it next to the brand new Moomba I just bought with my winnings as well.


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Wax
08-23-2013, 03:19 PM
Congrats, you're going to love it! Not sure you'll love the slalom wake though lol!

mcdye
08-23-2013, 03:25 PM
Congrats on your new boat. You won’t regret it...

jmvotto
08-23-2013, 03:26 PM
welcome and congrats

Woody929
08-23-2013, 03:29 PM
Welcome to the family!

kaneboats
08-23-2013, 03:32 PM
Welcome! Nice boat. You'll love this forum. Lots of help with everything you need.

motosno963
08-23-2013, 03:34 PM
congrats on the new lsv..also liking the duramax with the 4'' exhaust haha

chawk610
08-23-2013, 03:36 PM
Welcome and NICE BOAT!!! Really weird, I sold my 1983 Stars and Stripes to get our lil moomba! Do you miss it at all? I wish we would have kept it sometimes as a little Sunday get around boat.

18270

Mobius22
08-23-2013, 04:05 PM
Welcome to the fam! Sweet LSV!

EricU
08-23-2013, 04:14 PM
Welcome to the best forum around!

The people on this forum have lot's of knowledge, are very friendly and very, very funny at times.

moombadaze
08-23-2013, 04:16 PM
Welcome and NICE BOAT!!! Really weird, I sold my 1983 Stars and Stripes to get our lil moomba! Do you miss it at all? I wish we would have kept it sometimes as a little Sunday get around boat.

18270

nice stars and stripes, a few of us have had older mc's and upgraded to Moomba's

N2OGTO
08-23-2013, 04:24 PM
Welcome. Congrats on the new moomba

WFO
08-23-2013, 04:28 PM
Okay the pics are in the album!

kaneboats
08-23-2013, 04:44 PM
Sweet! Gonna have to order me one just like it one of these days.

WFO
08-23-2013, 04:58 PM
I will miss it. The thing was butter smooth to slalom behind. I didn't want to get rid of it at all. In fact I wanted to spend about $8k-$10k and completely restore it. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go out and enjoy this one. :)

My Old Ride (http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv58/eastbo78/Flaming%20Gorge%202007/DSC00082.jpg) with a couple of my buddies in it at Flaming Gorge.

jjerrod
08-23-2013, 05:23 PM
Welcome, nice looking boat. If you are ever in eastern Oklahoma we are usually out every weekend on ft Gibson. Its not the best lake over here but it is the closest to my house

costanza
08-23-2013, 05:40 PM
Nice boat! Congrats and welcome... If ever you take a wrong turn and end up in Quebec let me know... Bring a wet suit and lots of bug spray!! ;o)

kaneboats
08-23-2013, 09:20 PM
Nice pics. That MC looks like it just came out of the box today. I need to head out west and see those sites for myself sometime. Great pics!

jpetty3023
08-23-2013, 10:22 PM
Congrats and welcome

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snyderaaron
08-23-2013, 10:44 PM
I will miss it. The thing was butter smooth to slalom behind. I didn't want to get rid of it at all. In fact I wanted to spend about $8k-$10k and completely restore it. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go out and enjoy this one. :)

My Old Ride (http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv58/eastbo78/Flaming%20Gorge%202007/DSC00082.jpg) with a couple of my buddies in it at Flaming Gorge.

That place looks pretty sweet where you go.

Salyers
08-24-2013, 12:12 PM
Great looking boat! Welcome to the club!

rdlangston13
08-24-2013, 12:25 PM
Welcome to the forum man! I just went up to Edmond, OK a few days ago to go pick up a boat with my fiancé's uncle. It was an encore pontoon though, would have been better if it were a Moomba!


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Woody929
08-24-2013, 01:55 PM
Welcome to the forum man! I just went up to Edmond, OK a few days ago to go pick up a boat with my fiancé's uncle. It was an encore pontoon though, would have been better if it were a Moomba!


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That's why all you would say was you were picking up a "boat". Didn't want folks to know you were going to pick up the ugly chick

Ian Brantford
08-24-2013, 02:26 PM
Welcome to the forum. I hope that you are having a better time than some of us with "where's summer" weather. :-)

04OUTBACK
08-25-2013, 07:44 PM
Welcome! Beautiful boat!