It's that time of year: Styling upgrade?

ric · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:54 pm

Here's how the boat looks now:

Here's how it could look with the vent graphics removed and and yellow removed from main graphics:

Here's how it could look with a solid vinyl band:

Opinions?

RichA · **Joined:** Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:37 pm **Posts:** 98

I like as-is the best myself.

kd4pbs · **Joined:** Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:34 am **Posts:** 350

Just remember that removing graphics may impede top speed.
Add some checkered flags to it and enjoy the 5 MPH boost.

rpengr · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:20 pm

How about just removing the yellow and silver that is above the rub rail.

EvilZ · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:56 pm

I like the solid blue band the least....that's why I ordered mine without any color band.

That being said, I'd leave yours as is.

ric · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:02 pm

Well. The graphics around the vent are going away at least. That's so cheesy.

LVChris · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:14 pm

Quit fighting it Ric here's the best style upgrade....

ric · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:02 pm

I don't miss the quality!

Chap wiring in a FW hull would be a perfect boat

TX H210SS · **Joined:** Thu May 27, 2010 9:10 am **Posts:** 1488

Out of curiosity....do you get any tail whip towing that rig. Sure seems like there's as much weight behind the wheels as in front? Is that original trailer and setup for the boat.

Colors..I would take off vent accents too. Those vents seem odd and look like after thoughts as it is. Sticker removal may help hide them....a little

ric · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:03 pm

Nope. Tows perfect.

atlmover · **Joined:** Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:02 pm **Posts:** 52

I wouldn't change it. Definitely not the solid blue.

NiagaraChillin · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:31 pm

Yeah, I like the 2nd pic, no yellow.

rpengr · **Posted:** Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:28 am

ric wrote:

I don't miss the quality!

Chap wiring in a FW hull would be a perfect boat

You keep bashing the FW wiring, but I have had zero trouble with my wiring, and my 1987 Chap had a helm that looked like it was wired by a third grader. Wiring throughout the hull was sloppy also. And there was no sign of any tinned wire in my Chap, except what I added later on.

I'm not saying your wrong, but it would be interesting to see what models & years were better or worse. From reading this forum, it seems like some of the Vista models/years did not have a clear plan (schematic) and left a lot up to the installer?

ric · **Posted:** Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:41 am

Your opinion of Chaparral's wiring can't be taken from a vessel that was built 27 years ago. It is well documented that Four Winns didn't get their act together til around 2009.

rpengr · **Posted:** Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:02 am

ric wrote:

Your opinion of Chaparral's wiring can't be taken from a vessel that was built 27 years ago. It is well documented that Four Winns didn't get their act together til around 2009.

It's true, I don't have any apples to apples comparison. I just know that the wiring in my 14yo FW is a lot better than the wiring was in my 27yo Chaparral. So what year did Chaparral improve their wiring?

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