Welcome Matt!!! Congratulations on ur new C180!!!
I was in your shoes a few years ago, and still consider myself to be fairly new...but I have figured a few things out...
Make sure you try to keep the weight evenly distributed from side to side, and the secret I've found to tubing is to try to keep the tube out of the wash behind the boat. If you can keep the tube out to the side by turning the boat it'll make for some sweet tubing!
The boat is a blast. I average about 56 with three adult men, about 52 with 3 adult men and 2 women. I've had as many as 7 aboard, but I think it was a little too crowded...JMO
The boats not the best on fuel, but then again it's my first so it's hard for me to compare. I can stay out all day on one tank, but we stop alot and just float around:) About a good hour and a half of tubing will take you down probably 1/4tank...probably
Never been out on anything bigger than a 10,000acre lake...so I can't help you there, and i'm no good at wakeboarding, but it skis fine with 5 people aboard:)
Hope this helps some! ENJOY!!!!
Bruce
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In Topic: 180 challenger
10 August 2007 - 11:12 PM
In Topic: Enough Power???
10 August 2007 - 07:50 PM
I've had my 2005 C180SE for three summers now, and for almost every weekend, Sat. and Sun. I've had my boat loaded down with up to 7 passengers, but average four or five, skiis, a tube, wakeboard, etc...and I fill my tank up every time b4 we go out...
I have never had a problem with 4 adults aboard while pulling a tube, skiier, or wakeboarder.
Like I said, I've had up to seven people on my boat at once, and I could def. feel it. I really don't like to take more than 6 adults out at once. Anything more and it's just too crowded.
I would just suggest you try to keep the boat as evenly balanced with weight as possible..meaning weight on both sides of the boat. If there are say three adult 200lbs men on one side, and two 130lbs. women on the other...you're not going to have fun..the boat handles like crap!
But I love my boat!! It does just fine on the lake for us:)
I hope this helps:)
Bruce
I have never had a problem with 4 adults aboard while pulling a tube, skiier, or wakeboarder.
Like I said, I've had up to seven people on my boat at once, and I could def. feel it. I really don't like to take more than 6 adults out at once. Anything more and it's just too crowded.
I would just suggest you try to keep the boat as evenly balanced with weight as possible..meaning weight on both sides of the boat. If there are say three adult 200lbs men on one side, and two 130lbs. women on the other...you're not going to have fun..the boat handles like crap!
But I love my boat!! It does just fine on the lake for us:)
I hope this helps:)
Bruce
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