The New 24 Ve'

[TeamAllen]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by NICKYPOO
[B]Malibu is more of a super puffy wave goer over.

NICKYPOO,

I like all the technical terms from your observations. I think your comments are right on! I'll add to your .02 cents and make it .04

[wrangler]

And you guys were laughing at my bad humor!!! A super puffy wave goer over!!! I like it!!!! Add my .02 to the growing kitty... I'm in with the Tige crowd... BTW, it sounds like my new ride hits the great state of California 2 December... Can't wait to see it...

[Dan]

Wrangler- Did they say how long for your stereo installation? Do they do all the work at Tige? I'd really like to see the workmanship and hear that bad boy when it's done. I plan on going large on the stereo as well.

What tower did you go with and speaker setup in it? (Sorry if you have posted this before, but these threads are getting long!) THANKS!

[wrangler]

Dan...the remaining tower, stereo and final prep work is about two weeks worth of "stuff." There is another nearly identical 24Ve in different colors and with a little more stereo than I am getting in the dealership right now if you are in the area. It's the white and black and grey and is in the work area right now waiting for the tower to get finished up. Wake Havasu, Justin and I all went with the Phat Budde tower. It's very clean looking and while it lost the cool billet piece going from the 24 V to the 24 Ve, it is still a very nice tower. I am going with four cans on the tower that are welded on and powdercoated to match so it should look pretty sweet... All the installation work is done at Tige Water Sports...

I had the benefit of seeing the white and black boat with the installation going on and I have to say that it is one of the nicest installations I have ever seen... They mount the amps on the outside wall under the dash on the passenger side with a false wall so they sit essentially flush. Very nice looking... It's all Alpine stuff... three batteries, three amps and eight speakers in the boat... I'm looking forward to it...but if you want to see one further along than mine, go check out Wake Havasu's sweet ride or the black and white one owned by Justin...

[wrangler]

Dan...here is an earlier description of the stereo...

Originally posted by wrangler
Dan - Everything is Alpine. We are doing four in the main cockpit area...one behind each of the three drink holders and one close to the driver's seat...

Two speakers in the walk through - one to the fore and one to the aft of the walk through...

The two normal spots for speakers in the bow area.

Four cans welded to the tower and powdercoated to match...

A 12" subwoofer in front of the driver's feet.

Three Amps - one for the sub(1000 watts), one for the main cockpit (1000 watts), and one for the tower (500 watts).

Three batteries to keep everything up and running.

Ipod adapter so the head unit will control an ipod and it still has the flexibility to host XM if we want it...

What part of the country are you located in? If you are out here in Cali...I would say go see Daniel at Tige Watersports...he is into the stereo options on the boats and has a good feel for what works and doesn't... I hope that helps... wrangler

[Dan]

Thanks Wrangler. If I go with Tige, I am getting the Phat Budde as well. IMO, it's the best looking tower out there. I also prefer the can look over the box look for tower speakers.

With three batteries, will you need to upgrade your alternator? What brand or type of batteries are you installing?

Thanks.

[wrangler]

Just going with three deep cycle marine batteries... I have also included a "built in battery charger" so I can charge all three batteries overnight when I take it out of the water for gas etc... Here again, go check out Justin's boat at Tige if you want to see some of this stuff installed...he is where I got that idea and it is all installed on his boat and looking mighty cool... wrangler

[wrangler]

It finally arrived...

Our new 24Ve was unloaded from the truck yesterday at Tige Water Sports. I posted a few more pix in the gallery... I will post more as the stereo, tower etc. get loaded up on the boat...

[CessnaCaptain]

Congrats... Looks very Nice...

Wow..!

[wrangler]

Thanks...they hadn't even taken the wrapper off yet... I plan to go by this week and see it after it's in the shop and work has started... I thought I was excited before...It's very cool now that it's actually in town...

[Wake Havasu]

[i]I thought I was excited before...It's very cool now that it's actually in town... [/B]

I saw it too!!!

Very nice Wrangler! Very clean color combo!

I even touched it!

Daniel says my Phat Buddi should be in and on next week!

soon...

[Zacky]

That looks good... nice and clean. You can never go wrong with red and white. Excellent choice...

[wrangler]

Thanks... I'll be excited to see the tower on your boat Wake Havasu... I am hoping that the red tower on ours accents the red and white boat... Zacky...thanks...we liked the colors... I suspect that all that white everywhere will be tough to keep clean...but our kids will help...???

[Matt Garcia]

Originally posted by wrangler
I suspect that all that white everywhere will be tough to keep clean...but our kids will help...???

Actually that is the easiest color to keep clean. The darker colors especially on the hull and deck require more time because the smallest water spots are visible.

Nice boat either way. Post some pictures of the full set up when its done.

[wrangler]

Now that's encouraging!!!

Thanks Matt...I'm glad to hear that... wrangler