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Big ol boner


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Awesome & Sexy Yes!

Until you look at what are probably the cheapest low end engine hatch hinges you can buy.

Why on earth they would use something like that on this beautiful high end luxurious performance boat is beyond me.

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Awesome & Sexy Yes!

Until you look at what are probably the cheapest low end engine hatch hinges you can buy.

Why on earth they would use something like that on this beautiful high end luxurious performance boat is beyond me.

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ka0tyk

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Until you look at what are probably the cheapest low end engine hatch hinges you can buy.

Why on earth they would use something like that on this beautiful high end luxurious performance boat is beyond me.

now now, hardin marine is the pinnacle of kustom billet.
 

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“What’s that you say? You want to ski at 120 all day today? Um, yeah. No problem. Your ass ain’t entering off the bow though.”
 

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Awesome & Sexy Yes!

Until you look at what are probably the cheapest low end engine hatch hinges you can buy.

Why on earth they would use something like that on this beautiful high end luxurious performance boat is beyond me.

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Damn, you guys are blowing me out!
 

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They make some beautiful boats! See their new cat? They have a cool video on it. This thing is crazy.

Converting some metric specs ---- 23.4' LOA 7' Beam 1411 lbs (With or without power ?) 111.8 MPH for ski race version, 93 MPH for luxury, both with 1350's.
 

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Their waterski racing pedigree would disagree
Yeah, Useless was the wrong word. But Ugly AF works for me. Black boats make me puke. I've always said every boat is a compromise, but this one feels like one task, then yank her outta the water. Back to Useless. Or how about Single use?
 

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Can we get the full specs on the beautiful boat?
 

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This is the F1 boat they brought to worlds in Vichy, France...
The rear swim step is a ballast tank... Along with the one in the belly and in the nose. This was a heavy sum-bitch fully loaded. The rollers this thing created was gnarly
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maybe my laptop screen but, I see a chocolate brown boat...never thought that color would come back in style.
Yeah, less than black. Still not my gig. To be fair, there are a few exceptions to my really dark boats don't work thing. I like the Chris Launch series for example. Maybe if I was James Bond I'd feel differently.
 

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Bernico builds some of the sexiest and sleekest boats on the water. We don't see a lot of them on the West Coast, but they are absolutely one of the nicest ski race boats out there. Of course it isnt going to meet everyone's wish list or check off every box on "Your" list, but neither does ANY other boat manufactured.

If you know what you're looking at, then you know. 😉👍
 

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What's with the chopped off nose ? Shortened like the Warpath fountain ?

Like flat bottom said, to be legal for the world championships. They have very strict length rules and Nico designs the boats for ski racing. Owner is Nico Bertels out of Belgium
 

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Got to play ski in that boat. So badass. The cabin is huge! Rumor had it that you could land a yellow tail on it too!


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Yes, Craig's Bernico was awesome to ski behind, race or play. It was also a great family boat the way it was set up with the back seat. And yes, there have been yellowtail landed!
 

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Yeah, Useless was the wrong word. But Ugly AF works for me. Black boats make me puke. I've always said every boat is a compromise, but this one feels like one task, then yank her outta the water. Back to Useless. Or how about Single use?

Almost everything at the outer fringes of sexy is single purpose?
 

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Almost everything at the outer fringes of sexy is single purpose?

Certainly you can ski behind it, cruise with it, haul-ass in rougher water with it, other than not being an open bow, seems like a fun lake ski and play boat.
I wrote lake, but in reality I wouldn't hesitate to run it in the ocean or Catalina Island with the right trailer.
 

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Good looking boat but I think someone lost a bet on that color.

Personal rule: Never bet something you cannot easily afford to lose.
 

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Good looking boat but I think someone lost a bet on that color.

Personal rule: Never bet something you cannot easily afford to lose.

Im thinking you guys need your screens adjusted.. lol. It’s a dark black with a gold base that comes through in the sun.. could be perceived as a brown in the sunlight.. I guess?
 

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Almost everything at the outer fringes of sexy is single purpose?
That's a good point, and I think often about designs and their limits, so probably not being fair or consistent. I want a 911 for example. Back to I don't like dark colored boats in almost all cases.
 
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