Quote Originally Posted by jsta281 View Post
Well that is what I was looking for, and yes I was talking retail to retail same year.

I can see the better stereo heated seats touch screen system with chrome and stainless accents making it a "nicer" boat. I did not realize hull design was different, I find that curious and perhaps the biggest difference. As a potential buyer I could easily forgo the "heated bling" stuff to save 20 k but hull performance would be a much bigger concern.

Any opinions on if/why the hull design is better comparing between the two?

I find it hard to understand that hull construction between the two would be significant enough to make the Supra cost more since the R&D is done and considering all the materials and molds are instantly available for both being the same company. And why would skier choice not use the same hull design (with accommodations for length) among all the boats? Why offer an inferior (if it is inferior) hull design for a boat built to accomplish the same thing?

I'm not a boat manufacturer so I obviously don't know the "why's" but that makes little sense that cost of production is so significant on a hull that they need a different "less expensive" hull for the price point boat.

Anyway thanks for engaging my curiosity I look forward to additional comments.
You offer inferior hulls to pull people to buy your premium product. If you are hard core into the wake and the best wake is 80k you will shoot for that. If you can get the same wake for 60k instead of 80k people have a lot less motivation to buy the nicer one.

And it's not just wake quality that differs but also freeboard like he said. Supras have higher freeboard, I would love to have the freeboard of a 21V but if you want that luxury you have to pay for it.


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