Best looking prostar ever?

6balls

Midwest Watersports thinking they have the best looking ever...true? I think it's cool, but not the best ever--got some contenders to post?

One of my fav's:

LoopSki

If it was all blue or red , I would like it more

Cam

My favourite Prostar shape, was like a sports car compared to the Nautiques of that era.

Broussard

Hull #25,000

MISkier

Prostar 205.

jhughes

I liked the 2007 TT then most. Had the different color on each side, paid homage to the Stars and Stripes while still holding its own modern look. Great looking boats and those usually had PP and ZO, crossover year for MC.

6balls

swbca

ITS 4TH OF JULY . . Light Weight - No Wake - Cute driver. Great for happy hour cruising . . the gunnels are wide enough for comfortable seating for cocktails and dinner with up to 12 people all summer long. We usually have the lake to ourselves at 9:00pm so I learned to practice when the course looks a little blurry.

jhughes

@swbca the 86 Rainbow Brite was a sweet boat for sure.

LoopSki

Was 1986 first year of the prostar? Barely squeaked that on in!

Bill22

@Broussard that’s my buddy’s #25000 PS! It was a sweet find for sure!

6balls

Some fine reds.

Wayne

I’m having a really hard time finding a good picture, but the boat Marcus Brown took on the Mastercraft Face to Face tour has been one of my favorites. Outside of that, the dark blue and white classic Stars and Stripes boats.

6balls

@wayne anniversary edition...it was sharp

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ0m3NlCQfV9HBIhgd9IUCe_0owSr8wG9ZCDg&s

swc5150

@LoopSki '87 was the first year of the Prostar. '86 model was called Power Slot (regardless of tranny).

Broussard

@swc5150 I have been unable to find definitive info on this perplexing issue but from what I can gather 85 and earlier was the Skier 19, 1986 was the ProStar, and 1987-2013 was the ProStar 190.

MISkier

@Broussard,

https://teamtalk.mastercraft.com/showthread.php?t=29236&highlight=prostar+history

From poster C36 (the author and, apparently, authority):

"The model name “MasterCraft Skier” was used from 1968 until 1985 on MasterCraft’s tournament water ski hull.

The model name “ProStar” was introduced eighteen years later in 1986. This change rebranded MasterCraft’s tournament ski boat the “ProStar”.

One year later in 1987 MasterCraft added the “190” to the model name – resulting in the “ProStar 190”. The “ProStar 190” model name has remained on the closed bow version of the tournament ski boat ever since."

ALPJr

93 Limited hands down. The whole TMCno1 rig was awesome too!

Broussard

@MISkier Correct, judging by that thread and other comments by Harold (TMCNo1) that’s what I would go with.

I haven’t been able to find any official brochures or documents from MC to confirm that.

swc5150

We've had 2 86's in our family, one still sitting the garage, and the model name listed on the yellow sticker reads "19' Power Slot".

Broussard

@swc5150 Interesting. I would bet that when they tested for Coast Guard approval they weren't sure what the boat would be called. (for example early 2014 ProStar towers had "197" on the tag under the tow point).

MC sent out a brochure in 1986 that said "A sneak peak of the 1986 COMPETITION SKI BOAT by MasterCraft. With the other side saying "A sneak preview of the new TriStar by MasterCraft. There was no mention of model name but you are the first I have heard refer to the 1986 as the Power Slot.

swc5150

@Broussard That actually makes sense. I remember when we got our first in 1986, and wondered about the "Powerslot" model name, as it was a std 1:1.

dbutcher

I owned two Mastercrafts many years ago. If memory serves, the first was a 1977 with a 1:1 transmission. The second was a 1981 power slot. The 81 had a larger diameter prop because it had the 1.5:1 transmission, and it indeed had a power slot in the hull bottom above the propeller. I always thought that the hollowed out bottom to accommodate that big prop was why it was called a "powerslot". The 1977 with the 1:1 transmission did not have the large prop or hollowed out bottom. For that reason I did not think it was a powerslot.

dchristman

@dbutcher I believe you are correct. Powerslot was a feature, not a model.

Orlando76

No other MC will ever be as cool as No. 1. The Orange hull, the significance, the history on how it came about and who was there. The impossible to find reverse mph/km white face Airguide 712. Being an antique ski boat nut there’s nothing like seeing it in person.

ALPJr

The TMCno1 I was thinking about was the red and white 88 or 89 that was towed by the same vintage, white Chevy Astro van with the custom red MC stripes that was popular on the MC Teamtalk site back in the early 2000’s.

chrislandy

I think I'm bias, but our 1st MC was a red rainbow, and that has got to be one of my favourite of all time, classic shape, no wake


Second is my old MC, a UK/Europe only model I believe, the 1st gen prostar hull with the "skier" deck, apparently done for that year (87/88 in the UK?) as the deck mould wasn't available during the production run.

BraceMaker

@chrislandy - you're correct there, in the late 80s MCs were being made under license in the UK - so the 87/88 skier hulls in the UK aren't the same as they are in the US. Alot of people look at your boat and say its an 86 - but the lower hull graphic tells the truth.

Wish

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MISkier

If I saw that boat speeding across the water on a particularly sunny/reflective day, I'd probably experience a seizure.

swbca

@Broussard I bought this 1986 ProStar promo boat in 1986 From Midwest Marine - now Midwest Watersports - for $16,000. Sold it for $8000 in 1994 when I moved away from the lake. It was a great boat as long as the prop was perfect. The power slot on that elastic hull required the prop to be better than new or better than just repaired. It took a couple of years to find the perfect prop. I still can't adjust to the prices of new boats. Twice the price of a good German car - not counting the ultra premium German car models.