Figured you guys might be interested in seeing these. It is in a Wet Sounds booth at SEMA this year. Note the pole....
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Figured you guys might be interested in seeing these. It is in a Wet Sounds booth at SEMA this year. Note the pole....
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knowing the kid that's running Pavati on the old man's dime, not surprising. he brought a blow up "doll" to the 2012 polar bear as his +1. slept on the boat passed out every night of the weekend.
nice kid tho.
Just as classless as ever.
Blows my mind that people want to be associated with such garbage.
It’s just so over the top design wise. Which obviously appeals to a certain market. But I stood around it for an hour or so and people initial reaction was similar : started with awe and interest but ended with “ehh too gaudy.”Quote:
Originally Posted by SONIC
The kid running Pavati is odd to say it kindly.
After watching Heavy D sink his Pavati and recover it, the Pavati owner was involved and was just unprofessional.
Stout boat, has some poorly engineered issues that are risks.
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My buddy bought a 24 Supra from Louisiana years ago from a divorced doctor. Came with a “pole” that fit over the ski pylon.
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I can only guess why he got divorcedQuote:
Originally Posted by MJHSupra
I've said it before but it's the affliction tee of the boat world. Absurdly over-priced, gaudy, and meaningless.Quote:
Originally Posted by dyrmz134
Some people no matter how much money they have just dont' have class.
These are the guys who give us all a bad name on the water (whether they can afford a pavati or not)
If you are still there, check out the RM Motorwerks CTS-V they built. Also, the Deberti drift truck should be making some passes. They own a Malibu on Lake Norman and surf a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by dyrmz134
A few have sent me that Pavati, fugly.
Well one thing about SEMA, most designs go over the top. It’s all about the attention.
I found the SEMA wetsounds pavati on IG and it’s pretty gaudy and the stripper pole is just for that absurd factor. Not the first wake boat stripper pole I have seen.
Strike it up as SEMA wow factor and here we are chatting about it, good or bad, there is no such thing as bad attention.
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Pretty much the point of the show. Press coverage is press coverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_arizona
As for Pavati as a brand, I agree with everyone. They have design flaws and Heavy D sinking his points to several of these flaws. However, still a Raptor motor, still Wet sounds and similar electronics as Skiers, Malibu, etc. So hard to complain about those things. The aluminum hull would be nice in some instances.
Would be nice to see a "normal" person's design of a Pavati and get everyone's opinion but that isn't the brands purpose.
don't remember if this is the actual boat but back in the 2007-2010 timeframe, there were pics circulating on WW of the boat that had the pole and tap at havasu. the pic of the hotel room at the nautical inn showed over 16 pony kegs empty against the wall during the week party.
there will always be "that guy" in any recreational hobby :)
https://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k...orday10002.jpg
even caddy's get into the mix...
https://www.wakeworld.com/forum/atta...1&d=1296580944
16 pony kegs > lead
would make a great wave if you ever made it out of the party cove, although you may not want to be around that boat if the driver is severely inebriated.
Never seen a Pavati in the wild.
Not that I could afford one or would want one, but I would love to spend an afternoon riding and driving one.
Maybe the guy on Norris that owns two G23 Paragons will buy one.
At just over 360K for an equipped G25 Paragon, they aren't too far removed from the Pavati market!
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What in the world does guy do to have 2 paragons on Norris?
I have 2 Jetskis. [emoji38]
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You can leave the ballast in for port and starboard sides and not have to shift anything around. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BigOrange
theres a shitty ol 2008ish centurion enzo that looks like its been stored in an open field the last 10 years, that runs one of our lakes with a stripper pole.... needless to say, the girls they bring out match the condition of the boat. hahahaha
friend of mine just sold is 2021 G23 Paragon because he only used it a couple times a year... nice boat, nice wave, but about 100k more than its worth IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by HFarr
Just like having 2 batteries in a boat, one for odd days and one for even days.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigOrange
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2 boat bowl surfingQuote:
Originally Posted by BigOrange
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Same guy was the first private person to get a ride to the space station.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigOrange
https://connorgroup.com/news/surpris...or-ax-1-pilot/
We had 3 Supras on Norris last summer for a week. There was a G23 Paragon in our cove that week. One day the guy came over to talk to us during a tie-up. He told us about how he works for the Connor Company and how generous the owner was to his employees - he was just using one of the company boats.
I’ve heard of this guy and the company. Seen his big azz house on the lake, so I knew this guy was not telling us BS.
The employees get to come to Norris and use his boats for free anytime they want. Company perk. This guy bought real estate for hat company.
Dudes that ride in spaceships don’t worry about a few little boats.
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Now that makes sense!!!
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Definitely- I’m in the wrong frame of mind! I just don’t equate that type of coin / business success with owning TN lake property. It’s cool that he is offering to his employees
That is really cool of him. And why not? People work better for a boss they like.
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There's big big big money on Norris Lake. A lot are FIFO's, some are local, some are from Knoxville. Lots of people outta Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio come to Norris. Reason is Dale Hollow doesn't really have houses or rentals, neither does Cumberland.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigOrange
Yes!!!! FIFO’sQuote:
Originally Posted by KnoxMojo
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Curious what are their issues? Not a fan of their design (and absolutely out of range price wise) but I would assume an aluminum boat would be an exceptionally over-engineered solution.Quote:
Originally Posted by larry_arizona
The one big design issue is they don’t use a threaded drain plug, they use a cheap rubber expansion plug and they have been known to fall out.
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