V-Drive or Direct Drive?

catdaddy76 · Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2004 Posts: 8 City: Norris

Okay, now I'm getting confused. I had narrowed my choices to two, but now I have a third option.
In the previous post I was down to...
Supra Launch SS
Calabria Cal-Air
Now for aprox. $3000 more I can get a Launch SSV.
Does the V-drive make a $3000 difference in boats?
Wake?
Resale?
Boat condition is VERY comparable.
SSV has a tandem trailer, both the other have single axles.
PLEASE HELP!!

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

wake is easier to get bigger with a vdrive befcause the engine is already in the back of the boat. and it ups resale quite a bit i think.

wakeguy2008 · Addict Joined: 16 Jul 2003 Posts: 847 City: Ft. Myers

id rather have a direct drive than a v drive. My dream boat is a Tige 22i Type R. Its an direct drive and it puts out the sizes of wakes xstars and air nautiques do

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

V DRIVE all the way! More room! User friendly! For the money it's a no brainer!

16 ft hero · Criminal Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 65 City: 518

and you can get atleast 2 hot chicks sun bathing on the BIG A$$ sundeck it creates ALL THE TIME

i think that might be the real reason Vdrives were invented....its all about the company you have with you

ohsix · Posted: Mar 07, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject:

Both have there advantages and disadvantages. V-drives seem to have more interior room because you dont have the engine in the middle. D-drives typically handle better and are better for making small wakes. If you are only wakeboarding behind it I would go with the V-drive. I have a d-drive and there is no room inside once you get fat sacs a few people and boards. V-drives are tougher to work on because of poor accessability. The V-drive also typically has more storage room because of the side lockers.

WSRider720 · Newbie Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 26 City: SoCal

go vdrive man. to me, its definently worth it. i have had both and i like the v drive soooo much better

Dave Sunseri · Posted: Mar 08, 2004 6:11 am Post subject:

Are you only going to wakeboard on this boat? Do you plan on waterskiing at all? If you just want to wakeboard then go V-Drive, If you have family members that want to be serious about waterskiing then think about the DD...

dba4life · Outlaw Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 129

I am a D-Drive person, but for that difference I would say the SSV is the way to go.

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

I too, have a d-drive. I like way people are spaced out in a D-drive.

FatBoy · Outlaw Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 143

Get the best of both worlds, go with the SV-211. I have attached pics of both wakes, 36mph and 19mph. My boat does not have the ballest tanks and I do not have fat sacks, that would only make the wake better for wakeboarding. I have a bro that has a 196 and the ski wake is not a lot different. The gate makes a lot of difference in the wakeboard wake, it makes the wake about three or four inches higher and it reshapes it and makes it steeper. If I had the ballest tank option it would be huge. I had a MC Prostar 190, it was a great boat but no room in it.

wakebrdgod1 · Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 2004 Posts: 22

V drive for sure. Way more space, quieter, easier wake building, more storge, and I think, better ride in the chop and double ups. I have a loaded 2000 Wakesetter VLX with 215 hrs for sale if anybody is interested. (352)-572-6174 or briggsr@law.stetson.edu