Wakeboarder :: X2

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

Whats the story on this boat??? is it good? Some one told me its basically a mini X-star, but with only 600 Lbs of balast it doesnt seem like the wake will be that huge? i heard they changed their hull as well... whats the difference? how much weight do you guys think i will have to put in it to get the best wake? im J/W cuz it seems to be a pretty hot boat and i was taking a look at it.

Erik · Posted: Feb 02, 2006 5:52 am Post subject:

What year X2 are we talking about. New? 2002?

SouthWaker · Posted: Feb 02, 2006 6:53 am Post subject:

Bunch of guys on here have them now. I think some are still in there break in period, and the others haven't been able to sac their's out yet. It is still winter after all. Everyone seems to be disapointed with the factory 600 lbs. Just a heads up. With the x-star hull under it though it should kick up a wake with more ballast.

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

I'm talking about the new 06 X2's.

Xbrdr1 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 161

They are Maristar hulls..no center fins. MC 'flagship' wakeboard boats have never been Maristars....always Prostars. I was kinda turned off by that when I saw them at the boat show. Besides the 'pickle' front..not sure the exact hull diff's between the 1, 2, and Star.
Any of the MC boats need loaded pretty good for a nice size wake.
The shape will remain good, and once you start getting to about 2000lbs, the wake gets nice.

pilot_ryder · Posted: Feb 02, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject:

deeper v hull no need for fins

Atrain · Criminal Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 56 City: muskego

so the stock balast really isnt gunna throw a big wake at all or are u saying if i sack it out the wake is gunna be...MASSIVE!?!?

critrgitr · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 11 City: Boring

Xbrdr1 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 161

ATrain, Yes. The stock ballast will not be that big...MOST boats will not throw the wake people are looking for stock. But, if you load it up the wake grows nicely while remaining great shape.

Critrgitr, the way I look at it is...Yes, it is the XStar. But, the XStar of the early 2000's was the 205v hull (older x2, x1). Yes, the larger x series were Maristar hulls x10, x30 which, in MOST opinions, did not produce the best wake of the MC line.

Their Prostar hull has always been their tournament approved hull. It's not a 'ski' hull. The Maristar hull 'USED' to be always associated with a 'family' type ski boat...rode higher, cut through chop better, etc... Deeper V's were always associated with offshore type boats.

If you're looking at a XStar...no probs. I personally would have to water test any of the maristar lineup.

critrgitr · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 11 City: Boring

O.K. I called a Mastercraft dealer and got the low down.

1998 - 2002 X Star and Maristar hulls are identical. The only difference is the graphics and interior accents (and of course the wakeboard accessories on the X star). The guy I talked to claimed that the X star/maristar hull is one of the best hulls ever designed for wakeboarding. He said that the new (2003 and up) X Star have the new "pickle fork" front end - this is possibly even a better wakeboarding hull than the older X Star. But, he also said that every person in the store that he works for, has chosen the old style (1998-2002) X Star for their personal boats. That comment speaks volumes to me.

Another point he told me is that one of the most popular new purchases is the new X2. The new X2 uses the same hull as the 1998-2002 X Star/Maristar. Again, pretty telling.

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

critrgitr · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 11 City: Boring

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

It's rather unneccesarily complicated. The 2006 X2 should have been dubbed X1 so the X2 could just stay what it was. Oh, well. That boat does throw a great wake, though, if weighted properly (similar to a SAN, which has a perfect wake Twisted Evil

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Xbrdr1 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 161

What dealer did you talk to?

1998-2002 XStar is a PROSTAR 205v hull. 20'7". There was no such Maristar that length.
Closest was the Maristar210..20'9"..but the beam was 5-10" wider.

Some truths...03XStar and up are 'pickle' fronts. People are still liking the 205v hull over the new pickle. It's REALLY tough to beat the double up wake on a pickle fork X though.