HI THERE.. I AM BUYING A 2002 MOBIUS LSV AFTER WHAT I THINK IS A LOT OF RESEARCH. I FOUND ONE THAT HAS THE 310 INDMAR CARBURATED ENGINE(SAME AS MY BOOMERANG), I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT OWNERS OF SIMILAR BOATS OR (BRIAN RAYMOND) MIGHT ANSWER. I AM LOOKING FOR HONEST OPINIONS OF CURRENT LSV BOAT OWNERS ... SOMETIMES HARD TO GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM A DEALER.. SO HERE IT GOES...

1. WHAT IS THE FUEL ECONOMY LIKE.. MY 98 BOOMERANG WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND 20 GAL TANK SEEMS TO SUCK GAS LIKE A HOG..ESPECIALLY OVER 4000 RPM.. I AM EMPTY OR CLOSE AFTER ABOT 3 1/2 HRS OF RUNNIN HARD AND PULLIN SKIERS...IS THE NEW 310 THE SAME.. I HAVE DOUBLE THE FUEL NOW..SO A MIDDAY STOP SHOULDNT BE NECESSARY(I'D RATER HAVE THE INJECTED ENGINE..BUT THIS BOAT IS HARD TO PASS UP)..BUT DOES ANYONE HAVE SOME REAL WORLD ESTIMATES.. WE ARE WATERSKIERS.. AND I AM JUST STARTING TO GET INTO WAKEBOARD(ONCE I GET THE BOAT)..AND THIS IS AT 20 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IF THAT IS AN ISSUE(CALIFORNIA DELTA)

2. I KNOW THE WAKEBOARD WAKE IS THE BOMB WITH THIS BOAT... AND I'LLHAVE ABOUT 400# OF REAR BALLAST TO MAKE IT EEVEN BETTER...BUT IF I EMPTY THOSE TO WATERSKI... HOW IS THE WAKE AT 32-36MPH????..I'M NOT EXPECTING MY BOOMERANG WAKE(ITS DAMN NEAR FLAT..) BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REASSURE MY WIFE(A SKIER) AND MYSELF THAT I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TO BE JUMPING MT WAKE ON A SLALOM SKI AT 36 MPH..

3. DO I REALLY NEED THE HYDRAULIC WAKE PLATE IF IM A BEGINNER WAKEBOARDER?... OR DO I NEED IT TO TRIM THE BOAT TO KEEP IT FROM PORPOISING(SP?) AT 38- 40 MPH LIKE THE DEALER SAYS MIGHT HAPPEN ON FLAT H20( I DO HAVE A LOT OF FLAT BUTTERY WATER HERE..(SHHHH..DONT TELL EVERYONE..)

IS IT PRETTY EASY TO ADD A SECOND BATTERY AND A SWITCH SO I DONT RUN OUTTA JUICE WHILE SITTING AT THE SHORE RUNNING THE HUGE SOUND SYSTEM IT IS COMMING WITH?

ANY NEGATIVES TO THIS BOAT AT ALL... I KNOW ALL THE POSITIVES I THINK... THATS WHY I'M BUYING IT... IT'S A GREAT BOAT..WITH EVERYTHING I SEEM TO WANT.. (MINUS PERFECT PASS AND EFI ENGINE)

THANKS FOR THE INPUT AND ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS.. I AM PICKING UP THE BOAT ON FRI.. HOPE TO HAVE IT OUT SOON AFTER
BRIAN