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flamingoezz:
Thanks Sam, that is very helpful! The pump layout seems nicer on the GB Elite since both captain chairs, the footblasters and the lounger can be at full power at once.
Do you know if they changed the footwell for this year's antigua elite? Their site and brochure seem to match the Grand Bahama Elite exactly (only fewer jets) -- but a video Antigua posted 8 months ago by Artesian (see below) shows a different shaped and seemingly smaller footwell. Really just trying to get a handle on whether both captain seats be used at the same time without feeling scrunched together. That would be a deciding factor for me.
Smaller footwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BHq9squV0g Shows the footwell pretty clearly at :29
Larger footwell http://artesianspas.com/island-spas/antigua-elite/
--- Quote from: Sam on July 05, 2018, 05:05:14 pm ---I sell Artesian. The Antigua will fit 4 people but you are definitely playing footsie.
The Grand Bahama has 5 pumps, one for the 3 main seats, one for the footblasters and a circ pump. The Antiuga has 4. On the Antigua, you still get one pump for each main seat but the lounger and the footblasters share a pump with a diverter valve allowing power split, plus the circ pump. Jet power will be very similar with no discernible difference between the 2.
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Sam:
they did not change the footwell. Must be optical illusion. You can definitely sit in both captains chairs and the lounger simultaneously without feeling cramped. It's the 4th person that makes it feel tight.
flamingoezz:
Thanks sam. when you say 3 fit comfortably and 4 tight, are you talking about the regular antigua or the antigua elite? I'm just finding that they have different footwells..that is where the confusion on the video comes in. When comparing side by side, it seems the Antigua has a smaller footwell, and they must have slimmed some of the seats in the elite series to make more foot space and mimic the GB Elite shell shape, just scaled down to 7'.
I think I'm leaning towards the Antigua Elite now, since 95% of the time 3 or fewer people will be in the tub. Since my local dealer has the GB Elite stocked and filled, and both models have similar jet layout, lounger and pump strength I think I'll wet test that and make a determination from there. Thanks again for your knowledge Sam!
--- Quote from: Sam on July 06, 2018, 03:07:54 pm ---they did not change the footwell. Must be optical illusion. You can definitely sit in both captains chairs and the lounger simultaneously without feeling cramped. It's the 4th person that makes it feel tight.
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Sam:
Maybe I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure that the antigua elite and any other models are identical interior shapes and sizes. It's very expensive to change molds and wouldn't make sense to slightly change it within a model. (not counting the reverse mold add-ons for neck jets or foot domes)
flamingoezz:
Artesian's site and brochure both show different footwells on Antigua's Island and Island Elite Series. I guess they could have messed up the images on both..do you have the Elite at your location?
Antigua -https://artesianspas.com/wp-newsite/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/island-antigua.jpg
Antigua Elite - https://artesianspas.com/wp-newsite/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/island-antiguaELITE.jpg
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