Rinker R1's and R2's.........

[2kwik4u]

Anyone here own one of Rinkers Wakeboard boats. I've only had mine a few months now, but I've already started thinking about the next one. Probably still 2-3 years off into the future, but something to dream/work for right?

Anyway, the R1's and R2's look to be a REALLY nice boat. Just curious if anyone here had one, and how they liked it. I'm also curious how long those have been around. I'm not looking to drop $50-$60k on one, so going used, and older is the ticket for me. Just curious how old I should be looking for.

Heres one on eBay that I like. Although the $57k buy-it-now price scares me some.

Rinker R2 on eBay

[Red226]

I have  2007 R1. I traded my 2006 226 for it. My dealer gave me a great deal on the trade. You will not need to spend 50-60k on an R1. More like 40k. It is a great boat. There may be better wakeboard boats out there like Supra or Momba but non of them can compare with the comfort and looks of the R1.

[JeffInKY]

Red,

Any reason you took the depreciation hit rather than have a tower installed on your 226??  Just curious.  I ordered a 226 with 350mag and tower and also plan on installed a 4-blade stainless prop.  Had one on my old boat and it gave a great holeshot, held well at wakeboard speed, and didn't lose much on top end.  I figured I could install tower speakers and amp myself, and I personally prefer the 226's standard side graphics to the R1's.

[2kwik4u]

I tried wakeboarding last night.......I'm hooked. Took me about 2-3 tries to get up and going good, but I got it finally. No tricks yet, just some basic learning to stand on the dang thing.......I'm here to tell you, it beat skiing hands down!

I also tried wake-skating. Same idea/concept, but no bindings. Also way cool to ride, and of course beats the snot out of skiing. If you'de asked me a month ago if it was possible to stand on a board behind a boat without bindings, I would've said you couldn't do it. I did it last night!

Now I just need to find a bigger truck, so I can get a bigger boat, so I can get a bigger wake!

[Red226]

I did not take much of a hit at all with the trade. My dealer gave me almost what I paid on the 226. I lost a total of $500.00. I looked at doing a tower my self but it got to be a pretty expensiv project when looking at the tower, speakers and wakeboard holders. My boat has a High Five 5 blade prop. Works great.